Auckland cellphone store ram-raided

A car has smashed into the front of a mobile phone shop as part of a ram raid on Monday morning.

Emergency services were called to the 2 Degrees store in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga at around 2.15am.

Police say a significant amount of merchandise was stolen. 

A witness told Newshub that an attempt was made to use the car to pull a safe out of a wall.

Traffic cordons are in place on Arthur St and a scene examination is underway.

Newshub.