At about 7.45pm on Tuesday 28 August 2012 the two new owners of a 'Kools Chicken and Chips' store located at the Maraenui shopping centre were inside their store preparing the store for it's opening next week.

The steel roller door covering the front of the store was closed.

At about that time they heard people outside the store banging and kicking on the roller door.  One of the owners called out for them to stop but to no avail.

The complainants then went out the back door of their premises and drove around to the front of the store to investigate.

They were met by a number of young adults and an older male who arrived in a black late model Ford Falcon at the same time as they had pulled up outside the store. There was also a male person wearing a Mongrel Mob Patch. There were also two boys present who appeared to be about 10 years of age.

Both complainants were approached and money demanded from them.  Both were punched in the face by different offenders and both had a small amount of cash taken from them.

The complainants were not badly injured and did not require medical attention.

Those involved in this Aggravated Robbery have been described as:

1. Driver of Falcon: Male Maori 35 -40 years. Wearing a white t-shirt and dark                           pants.  He had a tattoo on his right forearm which appeared to be   green in colour.

2. Mongrel Mob Member: Male Maori 20 - 25. Medium build wearing a t-shirt           under a Mongrel Mob patch and black pants and a black cap.

3. Male Maori 19-20 years. Slim build

4. Male Maori  20-25 years. Medium build.

Hawke's Bay Police are investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred at the Racecourse Takeaways on Gascoigne Street, Hastings at about 7.40pm on Sunday 26 August 2012.

Two offenders have entered the takeaway bar, one armed with a knife and the other with what appeared to be a rifle.  They threatened the occupants while demanding cash. 

The offenders took a small amount of cash before leaving the shop and leaving in a car parked on Gascoigne Street

Police are appealing to members of the public who were in the Gascoigne Street, Railway Road area at the time of this robbery and who saw anything suspicious to contact Detective Constable Campbell on 06 8730500.  Information can be left anonymously on Crimestoppers 0800 555111.