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The man was taken into custoday after leaving on foot across the Mt Richmond Reserve. (File photo)
A man has been arrested after allegedly using an air rifle to steal a bottle of coke and a packet of chips from an Auckland dairy on Sunday afternoon.
“At about 4:40pm a man entered the Richmond Superette with a backpack,” a police spokesperson said.
“Once inside, the man removed an air rifle from his backpack and presented it at the store owner.
“The man stole a coke and a bag of chips before leaving on foot across the Mt Richmond Reserve.”
He was located walking through the park and taken into custody a short time later.