Gucci targeted by Auckland ram-raiders

Monday, 11 April 2022

Wooden boards cover up the flagship Gucci store in Queen street following a ram raid overnight.

A luxury Queen St luxury boutique has been targeted in ram-raids that took place throughout Auckland overnight.

Gucci was one of two stores broken into, with the high-end store’s window boarded up on Monday morning.

The luxury boutique was one of two stores to be targeted by thieves in the early hours.

A spokeswoman said police were called to reports of a ram-raid at two retail stores on Queen St in the early hours of Monday morning.

She said a stolen vehicle was found at the scene, and a second stolen vehicle was located nearby.

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An investigation into the matter is ongoing, including a review of available CCTV footage.

Anyone with information on the incident is advised to contact police on 105, quoting event number P050205354, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Given the incident will be “distressing” for the business owners, the spokeswoman said police will liaise with them around prevention measures that can be put in place to deter future offending.

This comes just two weeks after Louis Vuitton was last targeted in a ram-raid, on March 26.

The thieves escaped with a number of luxury goods after crashing a car into the Auckland store in the night.