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  • Car stationary night lights on - 1
    3 Feb 2026 8:21am News:
    Waitematā

    Off the tools: Men charged following burglary

    Two burglars never saw Police coming, after being rounded up after a construction site burglary this morning. At around 2.30am a report was received about two men entering a work site in Hobsonville... More

    1 min read
  • Car stationary night lights on - 1
    28 Jan 2026 11:27am News:
    Eastern

    Appeal for sightings of vehicle from Napier robbery

    Please attribute to Sergeant Lee-Ann Grant Police are investigating a robbery in Napier overnight where cash from the tills were taken. Four males have entered the Z Service Station on Tennyson and... More

    1 min read
  • Handcuffing 1
    21 Jan 2026 7:54am News:
    Auckland City

    Youth arrested after aggravated assault in Newmarket

    Three young people have been apprehended after a shoplifting event became violent in Newmarket. Police responded to the area on Tuesday night after reports of a shoplifting at a hobby store on... More

    1 min read
  • Police radio on shoulder
    19 Jan 2026 6:57am News:
    Wellington

    Three in custody, one outstanding offender in Churton Park assaults

    Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch: Police investigating serious assaults in Churton Park can confirm a further two offenders have been taken into custody. A 21-year-old man will... More

    1 min read
  • Handcuffing 1
    14 Jan 2026 6:16pm News:
    Northland

    Police make arrest following aggravated robbery at dairy

    A teenager will face court over an aggravated robbery in Whangārei late last week. It comes as Police continue to investigate a series of aggravated robberies targeting dairies in the community over... More

    1 min read
  • Suspect A
    13 Jan 2026 10:02am News:
    Wellington

    Information sought following aggravated robberies

    Police are appealing to the public for information following a spate of robberies in the Hutt Valley. About 1.30am on Saturday 10 January, Police were notified of an incident at a bar in King Street... More

    2 min read
  • Cannabis located inside a rubbish bag.
    9 Jan 2026 2:05pm News:
    Counties Manukau

    Teen takes off only to land in Police hands

    A Police officer on route to a robbery job got more than he bargained for after a vehicle travelling in front of him took off, driving dangerously to evade the red and blue lights. At about 5.50pm... More

    1 min read
  • Henderson Beat Team staff at work
    9 Jan 2026 7:46am News:
    Waitematā

    Quick work by public and Police leads to Henderson arrest

    Police are thanking diligent retail staff who led Police to an alleged shoplifter smuggling stolen items in Henderson. The 47-year-old woman is now facing charges of theft, obtains by deception, and... More

    1 min read
  • Car decals / graphics / stickers - 1
    6 Jan 2026 8:10am News:
    Waitematā

    Quick reporting leads to swift arrests in Sunnyvale

    A group of teenagers who allegedly attempted to rob a Sunnyvale store have been taken into custody. At about 7.40pm last night Police received a report of a group of people armed with a weapon (not a... More

    1 min read
  • Eagle 1
    2 Jan 2026 6:25pm News:
    Waikato

    Four face court after aggravated burglary in Thames

    Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson Four people will appear in the Hamilton Youth Court tomorrow on a number of charges following an aggravated robbery in Thames today. Two men... More

    1 min read
  • Police radio
    24 Dec 2025 9:06pm News:
    Waikato

    Trio arrested after aggravated robbery

    Police have arrested three youths following a swift response to reports of an aggravated robbery in Hamilton this morning. About 6:40am, Police were alerted to the aggravated robbery on Mill Street... More

    1 min read
  • Some of the groceries recovered by the Henderson Beat Team
    22 Dec 2025 6:17pm News:
    Waitematā

    Shoplifters' supermarket shop doesn’t add up

    The Henderson Beat Team had a list, they checked it twice, finding out two shoplifters were not nice. More

    1 min read
  • Cops walking the beat (male) day - 2
    22 Dec 2025 11:42am News:
    Waikato

    Shoplifters nabbed in Waikato

    A dedicated retail crime team set up in Waikato District to disrupt and target prolific retail crime is netting results. Waikato District launched a new retail crime model last month, setting up... More

    2 min read
  • Cops walking the beat (male) day - 1
    22 Dec 2025 10:19am News:
    Counties Manukau

    Naughty and not nice: Quick arrests following swift reporting

    A pair who filled up three shopping trolleys’ worth of goods from Kmart in Botany before allegedly leaving without paying will spend Christmas rethinking their choices. Just after 10.30am yesterday... More

    1 min read
  • Police shoulder patch
    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

    1 min read
  • 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

    1 min read
  • Staff walking down the street
    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

    1 min read
  • Car decals / graphics / stickers - 1
    15 Dec 2025 11:38am News:
    Waitematā

    Teens land in Police hands following vehicle theft

    Four teenagers allegedly driving a stolen vehicle in Henderson Vally overnight have landed in the hands of Police. Police were called to an address on William Wallbank Crescent, Swanson at about 1... More

    1 min read
  • Police Logo on SRBA
    11 Dec 2025 1:21pm News:
    Northland

    Witnesses sought following Otangarei aggravated robbery

    An investigation has been launched after a worker was assaulted during an aggravated robbery in Otangarei last night. Police were called to a store on William Jones Drive at about 7.25pm after a... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Appeal for information
    10 Dec 2025 5:01pm News:
    Wellington

    Hutt Valley Police appeal for information after robbery

    Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Todd: Hutt Valley Police investigating the armed robbery of an Upper Hutt bar are seeking help from the public. Police received a call just after... More

    1 min read
  • Police radio on shoulder
    9 Dec 2025 3:28pm News:
    Waitematā

    Operation Governor: Police make arrests in offending against Ōrewa businesses

    Police have executed a series of search warrants across west Auckland and the North Shore, as part of an investigation into offending at Ōrewa businesses. Five people associated to the Headhunters... More

    1 min read
  • Car stationary night lights on - 1
    8 Dec 2025 7:44am News:
    Auckland City

    Police quickly apprehend teens after aggravated robbery

    Two teenagers have been arrested after an aggravated robbery outside a Mt Wellington petrol station overnight. Police were called to the petrol station on Mt Wellington Highway after 11.30pm... More

    1 min read
  • Police recovered $20,000 worth of stolen goods following a burglary in Albany.
    5 Dec 2025 12:39pm News:
    Waitematā

    Fashion crime: Burglar’s $20k spree halted

    A teenager who allegedly attempted to steal more than $20,000 worth of clothing from an Albany store overnight has been caught in the act. At about 2.54am, Police were notified of several alarms being... More

    1 min read
  • Car decals / graphics / stickers - 2
    4 Dec 2025 5:41pm News:
    Canterbury

    Arrest made in relation to serious incidents, Christchurch

    Attributable to Canterbury District Commander Superintendent Tony Hill: A young person has been arrested in relation to a number of recent incidents across Christchurch, including an aggravated... More

    1 min read
  • Police car in garage 1
    4 Dec 2025 1:52pm News:
    Auckland City

    Alleged offender couldn’t outrun cameras

    A coordinated Police response meant an offender didn’t get far after she allegedly carried out an aggravated robbery in Newmarket. Around 4pm on Wednesday, the alleged offender entered a shop on... More

    1 min read
  • Police car in garage 1
    1 Dec 2025 11:58am News:
    Waitematā

    Alleged offenders violent act lands them in court

    Two people will appear in court charged with aggravated assault after a shoplifting attempt at a North Shore mall on Friday. At around 1.30pm Police were called to Glenfield Mall after receiving... More

    1 min read
  • Car stationary night lights on - 1
    1 Dec 2025 11:35am News:
    Waitematā

    Court calls for alleged fraud offender

    A man has been charged with theft after using stolen credit card details to purchase more than $1000 worth of petrol across Auckland. Waitematā East Area Investigations Manager, Detective Senior... More

    1 min read
  • Car stationary night lights on - 1
    28 Nov 2025 7:54am News:
    Counties Manukau

    Police outwit fleeing burglar

    A change of clothes failed to change the outcome for an alleged burglar in Manurewa this morning. Just after 3am, Counties Manukau Central Police received a report of a burglary in progress at a... More

    1 min read
  • Police car in garage 1
    21 Nov 2025 1:54pm News:
    Eastern

    Young people arrested after aggravated robbery, Napier

    To be attributed to Detective Mike Godwin, Hawke’s Bay CIB: Two young people have been arrested following the aggravated robbery of a dairy on Bill Hercock Avenue in Pirimai, Napier at around 6pm on... More

    1 min read
  • Car decals / graphics / stickers - 1
    20 Nov 2025 1:35pm News:
    Waitematā

    Police stop alleged offenders in their tracks

    Good Police work has swiftly ended the plans of four alleged youth offenders in Auckland on Tuesday. Two investigation teams were tasked with enquiries into a series of aggravated robberies reported... More

    1 min read

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