The story couldn't be sat on any longer and press reports were buzzing today with news of an armed hold up just after the lunch break two days ago (Wednesday, can this be news when it's already two days old?) at Epsom Girls Grammar School in the centre of Auckland.
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An Armourguard employee was threatened with a gun by two men who stole a security box that contained the week's takings from the school.
The guard gave chase in his van but the getaway vehicle (a stolen Nissan Elgrand) was later found abandoned in a nearby Almorah Road, a quiet residential street. It's frightening to think that an armed robbery occured in such a densely populated area in broad daylight. There are some reports that two students were narrowly missed by the stolen van as it sped away from the school, which then went in to lockdown.
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Armed hold-ups have been prevalent in New Zealand for some time but this is thought to be the first time that a school has been targeted during the day.
Security guards and police officers do not carry firearms in New Zealand.
It is estimated that 60% of all of New Zealands crime can be related back to the drug "P". This is quoted in a Police Report.
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