Three people implicated in a recent spate of armed robberies at Dunedin dairies will have their names suppressed until they next appear in court in three weeks.
The three were arrested on Thursday following the execution of a search warrant at an Oregon St home.
A 27-year-old man faces charges of aggravated burglary, two counts of aggravated robbery and two of theft (from petrol stations).
A 19-year-old woman is charged with aggravated burglary and two counts of aggravated robbery.
A third woman (20) is accused of committing an aggravated burglary and an aggravated robbery.
The defendants, all of Dunedin, were granted interim name suppression and will appear in court on August 10.
Court documents allege the male defendant stole more than $150 of fuel on July 8 and 15 and committed crimes using a firearm and a knife.
According to charge sheets, the defendants got away with cash, cigarettes and confectionery but no amounts are specified.
Thursday’s search warrant followed an investigation into three incidents which featured the Musselburgh Food Centre on June 7, the Stadium Store in St Kilda on Sunday evening and the Elgin Food Market in Maryhill on Monday night.
Police said Thursday’s raid recovered a firearm, one of several items thought to be linked to the robberies.
Detective Sergeant Dylan Ross, of Dunedin, said the arrests were a "great result".
Armed offenders squad officers cleared the property about noon before uniformed police officers searched the home.
