Three youths are in custody after a report of a robbery in Rotorua this morning.

Police were alerted to a group of people entering a gas station on Te Ngae Rd about 6.25am, a police spokeswoman told the Rotorua Daily Post.

Police alleged the group threatened employees of the store with weapons and took items before leaving the area in a stolen vehicle, the spokeswoman said.

The weapons were not firearms.

“After making a number of inquiries, police located the group, and they were placed into custody without incident.”

The vehicle was located shortly afterwards on Owhata Rd.

Inquiries into the matter were ongoing, she said.