Police are appealing for witnesses following the armed robbery of a south Auckland supermarket.
A
sawn-off air rifle was pointed at the shopkeeper in the robbery of
Jay's Supermarket in Manurewa about 4.30pm on Thursday when two men
demanded cash.
They made off with the cash tray from the till and got into a getaway car, which was described as a black, two-door vehicle.
Later
the two men were seen leaving Cambridge Rd in a car also described as a
black, two-door vehicle, where they had just dumped a stolen Mitsubishi
Legnum.
Police found the air rifle and cash tray in the Legnum.
The two cars were seen racing each other earlier in the day, before the supermarket was robbed.
"Witnesses
reported the black car's number plate to be similar to UF8125, but they
weren't 100 per cent positive," said Detective Sergeant Eddie
Sutherland.
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