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Quick-thinking community helps net repeat offender

A prolific offender will face court following a spate of shoplifting incidents in Counties Manukau South. A 39-year-old woman appeared in Manukau District Court this...

Five youths arrested following Bombay car theft

Keen reporting and swift Police action has seen five youths being taken into custody after a vehicle was taken from an address in Bombay...

Police documents link inadequate 111 emergency system to fatalities and harm

New Zealand's outdated 111 emergency call system is causing deaths and injuries due to its antiquity, slowness, and fragmentation, police documents have revealed. Despite being...

‘All-star effort’ in burglary response

It was a home run for Police, with one arrested and a range of stolen property recovered in St Heliers this morning. Police responded to...

Dangerous driver ‘feels the burn’ in South Auckland

Police in Counties Manukau South have put the brakes on one motorist’s dangerous driving following not one but two incidents in the past month. At...

Arrest made in relation to death of Helen Gregory

Police investigating the death of Helen Gregory can today advise an arrest was made this morning. A 52-year-old woman was taken into custody and has...

Police make arrest following Ōtara assault appeal

Police have made an arrest in the investigation into an assault at Ōtara Creek Reserve in January. Last week, Police released images to the public...

Unlawful activity in Herne Bay lands three in Police custody

Three youths have been arrested after allegedly breaking into vehicles in Herne Bay on Sunday afternoon. Just after 3pm on Sunday afternoon, Police responded to...

Man arrested following car break-ins across Kapiti Coast

Police have arrested a 34-year-old man following a spate of car break-ins across the Kapiti Coast. A search warrant was executed and further enquiries following...

Jessica Boyce investigation: Search warrant executed in Marlborough

Marlborough Police have executed a search warrant at a Canvastown address yesterday. 'We can confirm the search relates to Operation Largo, the continuing investigation into...

Arrest made in Grey Lynn liquor store robbery

Police have made a significant arrest in relation to a serious incident in Waitematā thanks to information received from the public. Detective Sergeant Jimmy Kim,...

Man gets Home Detention for aiding illegal prostitution

Michael James Sloan has been sentenced to 10 months of home detention in the Auckland District Court for aiding Brazilian immigrant women to work...

Four arrests following shots fired in Weymouth

Four people were taken into custody overnight after reports of shots fired in Weymouth. At around 11.30pm, Police received a number of reports of hearing...

Police update on Khandallah homicide

Police investigating the death of 79-year-old Helen Gregory in Baroda Street, Khandallah on 24 January have this morning begun a search at a landfill...

Ramandeep Singh murder: Family of witness sent crime scene photos

Security guard Ramandeep Singh was killed in the Royal Reserve car park in West Auckland just before Christmas last year. Singh, a 25-year-old Armourguard patrolman,...

Arrests made following recent violent incidents in Hawke’s Bay

Hawke’s Bay Police have made two arrests following an aggravated robbery at Te Mata Peak and a ram raid at a premises in Clive...

Otara Creek reserve assault: Police appeal for information

Police are seeking the public’s assistance into an assault at an Ōtara reserve last month. Three images are being released of a man Police are...

Law & Order crackdown: ‘Cultural Report’ funding and prison population reduction target abolished

The coalition Government is making good on its promise to restore law and order by removing government funding for Section 27 reports and abolishing...

Detective in charge of ‘Baby Ru’ homicide investigation gives update

The death of 'Baby Ru' in Lower Hutt occurred over three months ago without any charges being laid so far. Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard, the...

Alexandra Police appeal for information following damage to public toilets

Alexandra Police are investigating after multiple reports of wilful damage to public toilets across the area over January. Significant damage is reported to have occurred...

Update – Khandallah homicide

Wellington Police continue to make good progress investigating the death of 79-year-old Khandallah resident Helen Gregory. She was found dead in her home on Baroda...

One arrested following firearms incident in Manurewa

Police have arrested a man following a report of a person seen with a firearm in Manurewa this morning. At around 10.50am, Police received a...

Arrest made in relation to death of Gurjit Singh

Police investigating the death of Dunedin man Gurjit Singh have arrested a 33-year-old man this morning. The man will appear in Dunedin District Court later...

Corrections seeking Extended Supervision Order on ‘Filthy Few’ gang member

The Department of Corrections is seeking to impose an Extended Supervision Order (ESO) on David Aaron Stephenson (37), a member of the Filthy Few...

Armed police secure house in Kaikohe following shooting

Armed police have been deployed to secure a house in Kaikohe following a shooting that occurred around 12:20 pm today on Tawa Street. It's the...

Axe used in Greenlane liquor store robbery

A robbery at the Super Liquor store in Greenlane saw a staff member assaulted with an axe. Two men who armed with weapons entered the...

Operation Spider: Serial ‘anti-social’ road user arrested in Palmerston North

A 19-year-old Manawatu man has been convicted in court this week for anti-social driving behaviour after multiple burnouts and skids on Palmerston North roads. Early...

Man arrested for murder in Dayne Rademakers homicide

A man has been arrested for the murder of Palmerston North man Dayne Rademakers last year. Mr Rademakers died in hospital after being found with...

Further arrests made in Samuel Curle homicide investigation

Waitematā Police have today charged a further three men in relation to the death of Samuel Curle in Helensville in November 2023. Police initially charged...

Auckland fake cash users arrested

Police responded quickly to reports that attempts had been made at using counterfeit bank notes at businesses in the Auckland region. Retailers were quick to...

Arrest made in relation to death of David Bridgwater

Police investigating the death of David Bridgwater can today advise that an arrest has been made at a semi-rural property near Timaru this morning. A...

Police make renewed appeal for information in Baby Ru homicide investigation

Police are continuing to investigate the death of Baby Ru in Lower Hutt in October last year, and are making a renewed appeal for...

Cops appeal for video of Bayfair ‘smash and grab’ Michael Hill robbery

Police are continuing to investigate the robbery of a jewellery store at the Bayfair shopping complex on Saturday 27 January. At around 2.50pm that day,...

Update: Gang funeral procession – Porirua

Police have had an active presence in the Porirua region today monitoring a funeral in the area to ensure behaviour did not impact other...

Cops charge ‘Pesky’ Beachlands dirt bike rider

Police have stepped efforts up a gear in locating a pesky dirt bike rider in Beachlands. As a result of enquiries and information from the...

Death of Gurjit Singh now a homicide investigation as police confirm death caused by multiple stab wounds

Dunedin Police can advise a homicide investigation is continuing into the death of Gurjit Singh at a Hillary Street address in Dunedin on Sunday. The...

Five youths in custody after dangerous driving incident in Papakura overnight

Police in Counties Manukau South have taken five youths into custody after being seen driving dangerously around Papakura late last night. Counties Manukau South Area...

Police seek reports of beanie in investigation of Dayne Rademakers death

Police continue to investigate the death of Dayne Rademakers and are now seeking to locate a distinctive camo coloured beanie with built-in lights on...

Police to search Avon River following death of David Bridgwater

The National Police Dive Squad will be carrying out a search of a segment of the Avon River to assist staff investigating the death...

Multiple arrests in Auckland CBD overnight

Quick eyes and quick responses saw numerous arrests in central Auckland overnight. Frontline Police and camera operators worked together to respond to a firearms incident...

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