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19 Dec 2025 1:38pm News:
Central

Youths using TikTok get big shock from quick cops

Please attribute to Manawatu Area Commander Inspector Ross Grantham Police caught a group of youths on the job while they livestreamed their alleged car thefts at about 3.30am today in Palmerston... More

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19 Dec 2025 12:54pm News:
Counties Manukau

Burglar strikes the wrong chord

Police have strung together the events leading to a number of crimes in East Auckland. Officers have been on the hunt for a person believed to be responsible for at least three separate incidents in... More

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19 Dec 2025 12:47pm News:
Southern

Two arrested in relation to Gore shooting

Two men have been arrested over a shooting in Gore this week. The pair – aged 36 and 54 – were arrested in Invercargill on Thursday afternoon (18 December). Both men are facing a range of charges and... More

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Ballistic Vests
19 Dec 2025 11:30am News:
Central

Shoplifter stuck out 'like a sore thumb', thanks to retailers

Police are praising Palmerston North retailers whose quick reporting led to an alleged shoplifter's arrest. The teen is alleged to have stolen caps from a store near The Plaza yesterday afternoon and... More

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Door knock - day - 1
19 Dec 2025 10:56am News:
Bay of Plenty

Hide and seek win for Rotorua Beat Team

A shoplifter stole over $13,000 worth of items then she hid in a wardrobe. She was found and arrested in Rotorua at the weekend. Area Prevention Co-ordinator Senior Sergeant Sonia Sherborne says that... More

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Media release - Investigation update v1
19 Dec 2025 9:59am News:
Bay of Plenty

Man arrested in Rotorua homicide investigation

Rotorua Police have arrested a man for murder in connection to the death of Nicholas Mitchell last week. Mr Mitchell, 37, was found deceased in a vehicle on Ford Road shortly before 8:30pm last Friday... More

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Media release - fatal crash
18 Dec 2025 8:57pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Fatal crash on rural property near Tīrau

One person has died following a vehicle rolling on a rural property in Piarere, near Tīrau. Emergency services were called to the scene around 5:15pm. WorkSafe has been advised, and the circumstances... More

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Media release - homicide inquiry
18 Dec 2025 8:48pm News:
Waikato

Homicide investigation launched in Hamilton

Emergency services were called to a Lake Crescent address at about 6:15pm on Thursday, to reports that a person had been seriously injured More

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18 Dec 2025 7:28pm News:
Eastern

Significant arrests in Hawke's Bay for retail theft

A team tackling retail crime across Hawke’s Bay has arrested two people for significant theft. On Tuesday 16 December a vehicle pulled into a loading bay of a major retail store carpark at 2.56pm. One... More

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