Police say two burglars never saw them coming, after being rounded up after a construction site burglary this morning, February 3.
At around 2.30am a report was received about two men entering a work site in Hobsonville.
Detective senior sergeant Megan Goldie, from Waitematā Police Crime Squad, says a vehicle had been driven through gates at the Hobsonville Road site.
Tools and petrol were allegedly stolen from the location.
“A Crime Squad unit deployed into the area carrying out enquiries, with information on two vehicles involved,” she says.
“The unit came across a Hilux at a Westgate petrol station that had stopped for petrol after its alleged exploits.
“The vehicle was stopped, with a large quantity of tools located inside the vehicle.”
The 31-year-old man was arrested and has been charged with burglary.
Meanwhile, enquiries continued into the second vehicle allegedly involved.
Goldie says the vehicle had been tracked to the Avondale area.
“Our colleagues from Auckland City located the vehicle abandoned, locating the driver a short time later and arresting him.”
The 39-year-old man has also been charged with burglary, with both men due to appear in the Waitākere District Court today.
Goldie says the arrests are “a fantastic outcome from quick reporting to police along with detailed information about vehicles involved”.
“It’s yet another great example of police staff from different areas working together to achieve the same outcome and holding this offending accountable.”
