28 Apr 2022

Police shocked at 1am shop burglary involving 7-year-old

From Checkpoint, 5:17 pm on 28 April 2022

Four children have been caught by police stealing from a Hamilton mall in the dead of the night.

Police say the children - aged seven, 10, 11 and 12 were found at Chartwell shopping centre around 1am.

They say multiple alarms alerted police to the break in. Hamilton City Area Commander Inspector Andrea McBeth says toys were all they wanted.