Crime

Retailers “losing faith” over crime

Business owners feel helpless in the face of crime and and have lost hope in the authorities after more break-ins and attacks, a business group claims. Shop robberies... Read More

Police attending “sudden death” on Coach Drive

Police are attending a sudden death in the Coach Drive, Otūmoetai area. Information surrounding the incident is limited at this time. A police spokesperson... Read More

Police ask for public help with aggravated robbery

Warning: Some people may find the video distressing to watch. Police are asking for the public to assist with enquiries where a superette employee was assaulted... Read More

Convicted killer thought violence was normal

The 14-year-old who used a baseball bat to murder a Scottish tourist in Taupō back in 2008, and had earlier attacked another woman, 'remains an undue risk”... Read More

NZ man arrested in global dark web operation

A 30-year-old New Zealand man has been arrested following a global operation targeting an illicit online marketplace selling stolen identities. The operation,... Read More

Dishonesty offences: Man jailed for seven months

A man who walked into court with 119​ convictions, left with two more in a prison van to serve a sentence of seven​ months in jail. Lawrence Alexander David... Read More

Arrests following robberies

Four youths have been arrested following robberies on Saturday morning in Tirau and Te Poi. At around 8.45am three armed offenders entered a supermarket on Hillcrest... Read More

Duck strangler caught

One person has been taken into custody on Saturday morning following an incident involving a duck in Whakatane. Police responded to reports of a man being cruel... Read More

Police seeking information following robberies

Police are investigating following two robberies in Tirau and Te Poi on Saturday morning. "At around 8.45am three armed offenders entered a supermarket on Hillcrest... Read More

Police release ram raid data

Police has released two sets of ram raid data here. The first set is Text Mined Operational Offence Statistics, created to be able to report against questions... Read More

Crime: Holding prolific offenders to account

Less than one year since its inception, the work of the Police National Retail Investigation Support Unit with districts has resulted in 1000 retail crime charges... Read More

Man hog-tied, beaten during rural home invasion

After beating, punching and clubbing his hog-tied victim, Mark Simon got some black duct tape and a can of lighter fluid. I'm going to burn you alive and burn... Read More