Crime

Four warnings to OT before toddler‘s death

Staff at the hospital where murdered toddler Comfort Jay Witeri-Thompson spent the first four months of her life were so worried by what they saw they filed a... Read More

Fraud week: Legitimate bank transfer or not

Where once a screenshot was a simple way of confirming payment, it's now more important than ever to make sure you're not going to fall victim to the latest scam. This... Read More

Op Depot: At least 190kg cocaine seized

Police have arrested seven people and seized up to $38 million dollars' worth of drugs in a major operation targeting the importation of cocaine into New Zealand. Operation... Read More

Family harm jobs continue to dominate police calls

More people have reported being victims of crime, and emergency calls have increased by 40,000 in the last year, new police data shows. New Zealand Police has... Read More

Mongols trial: Witness‘ motivation a core issue

While there may have been benefits for a former gang insider to turn against his comrades and give evidence in a High Court trial, there were some powerful 'disbenefits”... Read More

Scissor & knife attack: Man jailed for six years

A man who attacked his partner twice, once with scissors then a carving knife, just minutes after a Police Safety Order expired, has been jailed for six years... Read More

Warning: More investors targeted for fraud scams

A financial dispute resolution service says consumers need to be vigilant about fraud, following a noticeable increase in complaints around financial scams over... Read More

Fewer ram raids, police behind in security promise

Police have not delivered on their promise in August to radically speed up protecting shops from ram raids, but the raids are dropping off anyway. In late August... Read More

Mexican-cartel: Convicted money launderer jailed

A man who moved $20,000 around for an overseas syndicate in an alleged Mexican cartel-linked drug smuggling plot has been jailed for three years and eight months. Angel... Read More

Police seize guns, drugs and cash worth $2.5M

Police have seized firearms, vehicles, drugs and cash worth a total of $2.5 million in a series of warrants under Operation Cobalt. Eight search warrants were... Read More

The mysterious disappearance of Shane Edwards

Six months after Shane Edwards' mysterious disappearance from a Tokoroa home, his brother remains confident he will be found. Edwards has been missing since May... Read More

Drink-drivers ‘not getting the message’“

A fun night out has turned into a very real hangover for 18 people caught drink-driving in the Bay of Plenty. Police operated two checkpoints in Rotorua on Saturday,... Read More