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6 Nov 2024 12:48pm
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Bay of Plenty
At about 6am this morning, four people armed with a large machete and other weapons entered the Te Ngai Road Caltex Service Station in Owhata, Rotorua.
They threatened a staff member, stole ... More
18 Oct 2024 10:45am
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Counties Manukau
Police in Counties Manukau South have taken four teenagers into custody following a fleeing driver incident overnight.
At about 1.30am, officers attempted to stop a Nissan Wingroad driving ... More
17 Oct 2024 9:00pm
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Canterbury
Please attribute to Superintendent Lane Todd, Canterbury Metro Area Commander:
Five young people have been apprehended this afternoon and face charges relating to serious offences over the ... More
17 Oct 2024 1:51pm
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Counties Manukau
It was a busy night for officers in Counties Manukau, with six people taken into custody following a spate of vehicle crime across the district.
At about 10.35pm, officers in Papatoetoe ... More
16 Oct 2024 9:43am
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Canterbury
There were several serious incidents involving youth offenders in Christchurch overnight. More
15 Oct 2024 6:00pm
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Waikato
Police have today arrested a 56-year-old woman in relation to a number of dishonesty-related offending targeting retailers in the Hamilton area.
She appeared in the Hamilton District Court ... More
15 Oct 2024 2:08pm
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Counties Manukau
Police have taken seven youths into custody following a fleeing driver incident in east Auckland early this morning.
Counties Manukau East Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Rakana Cook, ... More
14 Oct 2024 3:55pm
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Waitematā
Two teenage girls who allegedly attempted to steal items of clothing before fleeing a shopping mall have been caught by Police as they were boarding a bus.
At about 1.45pm yesterday, Police ... More
14 Oct 2024 10:52am
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Counties Manukau
A man with a swag of shoplifting charges totalling nearly $40,000 and who has been evading Police since April, will now face court.
Police caught up with the 24-year-old on the weekend, ... More
11 Oct 2024 9:35am
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Northland
Police have made further arrests over a recent spate of offending across the Kaipara and Whangārei regions.
Four recent arrests will see offenders held to account over the majority of ... More
10 Oct 2024 10:59am
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Waitematā
Police have swooped in on offenders allegedly trying to sell clothing stolen from a west Auckland retailer yesterday.
At around 4.30pm, four masked offenders entered a store in Westgate, ... More
9 Oct 2024 9:38am
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Counties Manukau
Going low wasn’t enough for one offender playing hide and seek with Police in Flat Bush this morning.
Instead, the man will find himself before the Court after allegedly attempting to gain ... More
8 Oct 2024 3:06pm
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Northland
Police have quickly rounded up three offenders after an aggravated robbery at a Morningside dairy this morning.
Three offenders entered the store on Morningside Road store just before 7. ... More
7 Oct 2024 12:19pm
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Counties Manukau
A police dog was quickly on the scent following an aggravated burglary in Māngere during the early hours of Monday. More
7 Oct 2024 10:36am
News:
Counties Manukau
A group of alleged burglars who climbed onto the roof of Māngere Town Centre in an attempt to evade Police, will now face court.
At about 11pm, Police were alerted by security of three ... More
6 Oct 2024 2:39pm
News:
Counties Manukau
Police have arrested five people following the aggravated robbery of a liquor store on Market Street West in Pōkeno last night.
At around 7.40pm on Saturday 5 October, four masked people ... More
2 Oct 2024 1:01pm
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Eastern
Napier Police have collared a sticky-fingered thief after the knife-point robbery of a coffee shop’s tip jar.
About 1.30pm on Monday 30 September a young man entered a Bridge Street cafe, ... More
1 Oct 2024 11:27am
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Counties Manukau
Police have closed the lid on a thief who allegedly attempted to make off with more than $200 worth of mayonnaise.
Police in Papakura relished the opportunity to assist in locating the ... More
1 Oct 2024 10:10am
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Northland
Dargaville Police are making progress in investigating a recent spate of burglaries targeting local businesses.
Three arrests have been made in under a week, with Police carrying out ... More
26 Sep 2024 12:58pm
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Counties Manukau
One supermarket shoplifter in Papakura didn’t bargain for an eagle-eyed camera operator in her plans.
Instead, she is without $300 in stolen groceries and faces the Papakura District Court ... More
24 Sep 2024 9:25am
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Counties Manukau
Police have unscrewed a pair’s plans after two men allegedly stole tools from a hardware shop and presented a firearm at store workers in East Tāmaki yesterday.
Detective Inspector Karen ... More
20 Sep 2024 2:39pm
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Counties Manukau
A teenager who allegedly drove a stolen vehicle and broke into a bar in Takanini will front court today.
At about 4am, a stolen Toyota Aqua was seen arriving at a commercial premises on ... More
20 Sep 2024 11:02am
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Auckland City
Police are warning retailers to be cautious of counterfeit cash after fake $100 note was used at a Remuera shop yesterday.
Auckland City East Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Rachel ... More
18 Sep 2024 12:10pm
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Northland
Two alleged burglars weren’t able to spout off from a construction site in Waitangi this morning.
The pair were arrested after extensive patrolling by Police.
Mid North Response ... More
18 Sep 2024 9:25am
News:
Auckland City
Police have recovered two expensive pieces of jewellery after being stolen from a shopping centre.
Staff at a jewellery store at St Lukes Shopping Centre reported the theft just before 3. ... More
18 Sep 2024 8:59am
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Counties Manukau
Police arrested two men on the South-Western motorway, following a fleeing driver incident that began near Matamama this morning.
A stolen vehicle had earlier been seen in the Mt Maunganui ... More
17 Sep 2024 2:07pm
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Northland
Police have made a sweet arrest following an alleged aggravated robbery at a service station in Kerikeri earlier this month.
Detective Brooke Chambers, Kerikeri Police, says at about 9.55pm ... More
16 Sep 2024 4:17pm
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Canterbury
Three people have been arrested following enquiries into three burglaries in Pegasus.
The three incidents occurred in two commercial premises on Pegasus Main Street, on Friday 30 August and ... More
13 Sep 2024 6:04pm
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Waitematā
A Police investigation on the North Shore has quickly zeroed in on a pair of tech burglars. More
13 Sep 2024 4:59pm
News:
Counties Manukau
Police have quickly rounded up a trio following an aggravated robbery in Maraetai this afternoon.
At 12.30pm, three offenders entered a dairy on Maraetai School Road, one of which was ... More
