Police hunt cigarette thieves

Police are on the hunt for at least two men who stole a cabinet of cigarettes from a service station in Sanson, 24km northwest of Palmerston North, today. 
At 4.30am, the men smashed through the front doors of the Caltex station in a stolen ute, Feilding police said.
They stole a large cigarette cabinet from the shop and loaded it on the back of the ute.
The ute, which was stolen from Foxton Beach overnight, and the empty cabinet were found in Foxton, 39km southwest of Palmerston North, later this morning.
Pretty much all the cigarettes were stolen from the cabinet, police spokeswoman Kim Perks said.
The store was doing a stock take to work out the value of the items stolen.
Nothing else was taken from the shop, she said.
Ms Perks said two men had their faces covered and were wearing hoodies, one a green and white check, and the other a black and grey check.
Trucks were believed to have driven past the service station while the crime was being committed.
A search warrant was executed in the Foxton area this afternoon and police were continuing investigations.