Four Wairarapa men arrested for aggravated robbery

Four Wairarapa men have been arrested in connection with an aggravated robbery of a house in Worksop Road earlier this month.

The men, aged 19, 23, 27 and 29 face one charge each of aggravated robbery and are due to appear in the Masterton District Court this afternoon.

It is alleged at about 11.35pm on the 2nd of September, three masked men armed with rifles and a jemmy bar burst into a Worksop Road address and confronted the occupants demanding cash.

Officer in charge of the Wairarapa CIB, Detective Senior Sergeant Sean Hansen says, "At around 5:30am this morning, Police began executing a number of search warrants. Seven of these were executed at Masterton addresses and one in Carterton."

He says the four men were arrested at three separate addresses - two properties in Masterton and one in Carterton.

Detective Senior Sergeant Hansen says the arrests follow a large amount of investigative work over the past few weeks and help from the community.