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Teen fleeing police caught with cannabis after high-speed chase

Quick work by public and police leads to Henderson arrest

Quick reporting leads to swift arrests in Sunnyvale

Man arrested after antisocial road gathering disrupts Gisborne overnight

Four youths apprehended after burglary in central Dunedin

Former Shortland Street actor sentenced for road rage attack

Woman jailed after shooting at house and carrying out large-scale fraud

Two arrested after armed e-bike robbery

Henderson police arrest pair after alleged $1,000 grocery theft

Stolen Bentley probe uncovers multiple vehicles and loaded shotgun on Auckland’s North Shore

Drunk driver arrested after swerving car reported in Southland

Supreme Court to review sentence in toddler manslaughter case

New nationwide strategy unveiled to crack down on organised crime

Christmas deliveries rescued after stolen courier van recovered

Auckland man Vincent Ding Peng Hii jailed for six-year fake job immigration scheme

Police hunt Rotorua homicide suspect, urge residents to check properties for evidence

Man arrested in central Auckland after police seize Samurai sword

Moped rider arrested after failing to stop for police in Mt Albert

Two youths arrested after aggravated robbery and vehicle incident in Hamilton

Man jailed for two separate sexual assaults

Police acknowledge sentencing of former Wellington GP Jared Cook for sex crimes against boys

Refugee jailed over sexual abuse of 14-year-old at Māngere centre

Quick-thinking security guard foils New Lynn burglary

Rare Matchbox car collection worth $30K stolen from Auckland storage unit

Companies fined over $500,000 after Queenstown landslip forces evacuations

Five arrested after aggravated burglary and assault at Albany store

Three Auckland liquor stores caught selling alcohol to minors

Community tip-offs lead to meth supply disruption in Whangamatā

Police to maintain ‘strong presence’ in Napier ahead of headstone unveiling gathering

Three arrested after Waikato police bust copper theft operation

Police hunt group after worker assaulted in Otangarei store robbery

Police hunt for Holden Clubsport stolen in Palmerston North

Off-duty NZ cop helps stop Crown Jewels vandalism at Tower of London

Police seek public help after armed robbery at Upper Hutt bar

Army corporal to appeal dismissal after swindling touch team funds

Hamilton man sentenced for brutal ‘mistaken vigilante’ assault on autistic victim

Police hunt Northland teen wanted over Multiple Vehicle Offences

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