Armed robbers hold up Taupo's Lucky Lizard

  • 20/09/2016
The Lucky Lizard Bar and Grill (Google Maps)
The Lucky Lizard Bar and Grill (Google Maps)

Three armed men are on the run after robbing the Lucky Lizard Bar and Grill in Taupo on Sunday.

One of the men was armed with a sawn-off shotgun and the other two with knives, demanding the lone worker open the tills and safe at around 9:20pm.

When they fled, they ran around the back of the bar and into a nearby reserve.

All three had covered their faces and hands during the robbery, police say. One was around 177cm, another 167, and the third around 170cm.

The shorter two are believed to have had a stocky build while the tallest had a solid build.

The worker was uninjured in the robbery.

Police are looking for information from anyone who was at the Richmond Heights Shopping Centre at the time of the robbery.

Anyone with information is asked to call Taupo Police on (07) 378 6060 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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