Police responding to a report of a perfume heist say they quickly were able to quickly “sniff out” the leads and detain four young people.<\/p>\n
Just before 2pm on Saturday, Hamilton police were called to a report that staff at a store at The Base shopping centre “had been assaulted and thousands of dollars’ worth of perfume had been taken,” a Police bulletin said.<\/p>\n
“No weapons were used, nor were there any injuries.”<\/p>\n
Senior Sergeant Pete Simpson said officers who responded were given details about the possible identity of the suspects, and video captured by a person at the scene.<\/p>\n
By 2:25pm on Saturday, officers had found “a bag full of the stolen items” at a nearby address, Simpson said.<\/p>\n
Four young people were taken into custody, and are expected to appear in court on robbery charges next week.<\/p>\n
“This is a brilliant result,” Simpson said, “thanks to prompt information from the public both in the 111 call and at the scene.”<\/p>\n