Five men have now been charged in relation to Invercargill ram-raids — two making first appearances in the Invercargill District Court yesterday.
The police executed a search warrant at an Invercargill address in relation to the ram-raids and the aggravated robbery of the Centre St Dairy in Invercargill.
However, charges laid against those believed to be involved show the crime spree went wider; charges relating to the theft of Mazda and Subaru vehicles, and the burglary of True Grit, were included.
Zacharey Soper (28) along with a 29-year-old and 18-year-old man — who were both granted interim name suppression — have previously appeared.
Yesterday, two 18-year-old men made an appearance in the Invercargill District Court before Judge Brian Callaghan — they were both granted interim name suppression.
One was charged with theft in Invercargill on August 8, dishonestly getting into a Mazda Demio and jointly charged with the burglary of Found My Way and True Grit, all on August 15 — he was remanded on bail without plea to appear on September 20.
The other was jointly charged with burglaries at a Herbert St residence, True Grit, NZ Safety Blackwoods and Found My Way; stealing four Mazda Demios, attempting to steal a Mazda station wagon and aggravated assault with a tomahawk with intent to rob — all allegedly happened between August 14 and 22.
He was remanded on bail without plea to appear on September 20.
