Police call for evidence, footage connected to violent Lower Hutt robbery

Police are appealing for the public's help to catch masked offenders they say assaulted a Lower Hutt dairy owner on Sunday night.

A group of at least four masked offenders entered a dairy in Knights Road, near the central city, just before 7pm.

A store owner was assaulted, before the group left in a stolen car with cigarettes, cash and other items.

The group then allegedly dumped the stolen vehicle in Woburn before getting into another stolen vehicle which was dumped on Parliament Street, and then fled on foot.

Detective Senior Sergeant Rachael Boyd said police are concerned by the levels of violence used, and called for anyone who witnessed anything suspicious, or who might have information or CCTV which could assist, to call 105, or Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.