Crime

Katikati charity shop reeling from break-in

Waipuna Hospice's Katikati Charity Shop is dealing with a significant loss following an break-in. The incident happened between the hours of 2pm on Saturday,... Read More

Fraud investigation: Millions forfeited

New Zealand Police has successfully petitioned the High Court for the forfeiture of more than $2 million under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act, following... Read More

Lake Rotomā crash victim named

Police have released the name of a person who died after a car ploughed into Bay of Plenty lake last month. Seventy-seven-year-old Antony Byrne Ansell of Lake... Read More

A look into NZ’s underworld of organised crime

Gangs, drugs, violence and the business behind it are all topics Jared Savage writes about in his true-crime book; Gangland. Released in December 2020, Gangland... Read More

Gang war: Heavy fire power used in alleged assault

An armed assault on the home of a Mongrel Mob president's daughter - where five children were inside - involved weapons of such high calibre the bullets passed... Read More

One in custody after imitation firearm incident

UPDATE 5.51pm: One person has been taken into custody after brandishing an imitation firearm in Ōmokoroa. This comes as police were responding to "reports of... Read More

Woman charged with murder after toddler’s death

Police have arrested an 18-year-old woman following the death of a 2-year-old girl in Hamilton in April. The woman has been charged with murder and will appear... Read More

Mongols: “loose lips” could sink ship - Crown

'Loose lips sink ships” - but whether the interception of covert conversations on an unsecured phone has effectively doomed the maiden voyage of a newly-established... Read More

BOP Police respond “appropriately” to 111 calls

An independent investigation into the handling of 111 calls from a woman in rural Bay of Plenty has found that police responded 'appropriately”. On the... Read More

Mongols on trial: Defence case opens

Whether the owner of a Queensland motorbike shop called Taking Care of Bikes was more concerned with 'taking care of business” - specifically gang business... Read More

Ram-raiders hit seven Waikato stores in a night

Business owners in Hamilton and Cambridge are literally picking up the pieces following a slew of attempted and successful ramraids on Saturday night - but for... Read More

Ketamine and ecstasy smuggling: Drug dealer jailed

A first offender drug dealer has paid a significantly high price for his crimes having been sentenced to 4 years and 2 months jail. Samuel James Clement, 26... Read More