Ramraider breaks leg

A young person broke his leg after a group ramraided an Icebreaker clothing store near Auckland Airport.

A police spokesperson said stolen property was recovered after the incident, which happened on John Goulter Drive about 3.30am on Saturday.

The spokesperson said a group of young people drove a car through the front doors of a clothing store on the street, and took clothes before leaving in a second car.

A police officer then saw the second car speeding on State Highway 20 and signalled for the group to stop.

‘‘It failed to stop, and the officer did not pursue it,’’ the spokesperson said.

A short while later, the officer found the car on Bader Drive, where it had crashed through the fence of a school. The occupants had already fled the scene but one of them was found a short distance away with a broken leg.

‘‘Police took him to hospital for treatment, and the stolen clothing was found in the crashed car,’’ the spokesperson said.

Police were now working to find the other four young people involved with the burglary.

A worker at Postie, near the Icebreaker shop where the incident happened, said bollards were being installed outside the shops to prevent ramraids, but the work hadn’t been completed.