11 Nov 2009 4:56pm News:
Central

Two charged over cheese theft

A man and a woman have been charged following the recovery of cheese believed stolen from a train en route to Auckland. The 23-year-old woman and 21-year-old man were arrested around 7.30am after a... More

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11 Nov 2009 3:34pm News:
Canterbury

Police dog receives special award

On Saturday 7 November Christchurch police dog Ryka was presented with a special award from the German Shepherd Dog Advisory Council, at Te Marua, north of Wellington. He and his handler Constable Tom... More

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11 Nov 2009 3:20pm News:
National News

Update missing elderly man Whangamata

Search teams continue to scour waterways, parks and reserves as they seek an elderly Whangamata man who went missing from his home overnight. Waikato Police Search and Rescue team leader, Sergeant... More

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11 Nov 2009 2:43pm News:
Central

Five train containers broken into

A train believed to be linked to the recovery of numerous boxes of cheese in the Halcombe and Marton areas earlier today has now arrived at Auckland and it has been confirmed that five containers of... More

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11 Nov 2009 12:52pm News:
Central

Stolen cheese thought to have come from a train

Police believe that large blocks of cheese recovered after reports of people acting suspiciously near Halcombe have been stolen from a container on a train en route to Auckland. The incident began... More

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11 Nov 2009 11:20am News:
National News

Elderly man missing in Whangamata overnight

A Hamilton based Police search and rescue team is currently on its way to assist in the search for an elderly man who went missing in the Coromandel overnight. Sergeant Phil Bell of the Waikato SAR... More

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11 Nov 2009 11:09am News:
Waikato

Waikato Police request sightings of missing teenager

Morrinsville Police are appealing for sightings of a young teenage girl last seen in Hamilton early in September. Constable Rosemary Rakich of the Morrinsville Police said 14-year-old Cassia JONES was... More

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10 Nov 2009 11:47am News:
Waikato

Appeal for witnesses to Saturday's hit & run Hamilton East

Detectives investigating a hit and run incident 'with a difference' over the weekend are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Senior Sergeant Jeff Penno of the Hamilton Police said officers... More

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10 Nov 2009 7:48am News:
Waikato

Thieves stealing church spouting arrested

Two men had plenty of time to 'repent' as they languished in a Police cell early this morning after being caught stealing copper spouting off a Hamilton church overnight. Constable Myles O'Donnell... More

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