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Police appeal for help to identify man who did an indecent act in Nelson

Nelson Police are appealing for information to assist them in identifying a man who did an indecent act on a walkway on Wednesday 11...

Police updates – Collingwood robbery, Operation Deans awards, crypto investment warning

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 23 May 2022. Name release - fatal crash, Longlands Police can now name the person who died following a...

Nearly $245,000 to be forfeited to Crown following Christchurch investigation

The Christchurch High Court has ordered the forfeiture of nearly $245,000 following an investigation into the drug-related business dealings of Daren Standen. Standen, aged...

Four charged, 29 non-compliant cars located during Invercargill operation

Four people were charged, 21 cars ordered off the road, and three vehicles impounded following an operation in Invercargill targeting anti-social driving behaviours and...

Operation Ball – Arrests made for Mt Roskill shooting

Police have arrested three people in relation to a firearms incident that occurred on Morrie Laing Ave, Mount Roskill on 8 October 2021. The...

Arrest made following investigation into harmful online activity, 56 year old Nelson man arrested

Marlborough Police have arrested a 56-year-old man following an investigation into harmful online activity which targeted predominantly teenage girls from the Marlborough area. Late...

Arrest made following death of Rikki McCall in Owaka, Clutha

Police have charged a 50-year-old man in relation to the death of 33-year-old Rikki McCall in Owaka. Rikki was found deceased on Owaka Valley...

Two arrested following fleeing driver incident in Southland

Police have arrested two people following a fleeing driver incident on Tuesday morning. At around 8:40am on Tuesday a man driving a stolen vehicle...

Lawmaker arrested amid rape allegations

A Tory member of the British Parliament has been arrested, but will not be suspended from the party. A British politician is under arrest and...

Police appeal for witnesses to fatal crash near Auckland airport

Police are appealing for any witnesses to a fatal crash on George Bolt Memorial Drive on Thursday 12th May, 2022. The crash involved a motorcycle...

Appeal for video footage following disorder in Rotorua

Police are appealing for video footage of a disorder incident which took place in Rotorua yesterda evening 17 May. Two groups of people were...

Murder charge laid – Northland

A 65-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder after a body was located in an area of the Waipoua Forest, near State...

Police updates – deceased Wairoa Kayaker, fatal Waverley quad bike accident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 May 2022. Name release - quad bike crash, Waverley Police can now release the name of the man...

Tauranga Police investigate serious assault at Bayfair Shopping Centre

Tauranga Police are investigating after a Bayfair Shopping Centre employee was the victim of a serious assault on Saturday 14 May 2022. “The man...

Police updates – Whanganui assault, missing Northland woman

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 14 May 2022. Man appears in court in relation to Linwood assault A man arrested after an assault in...

Police updates – Tangarakau murder victim named, fatal crash Auckland airport, Lawziah Karaitiana update

Police updates for investigations and cases 12 May 2022. Fatal incident, Owaka, Clutha Police are now in a position to confirm the name of the man...

Arrests, high value items recovered following Auckland burglaries

Police have made arrests and recovered more than $100,000 in stolen property from two burglaries in Auckland’s CBD earlier this year An investigation has been...

Police updates – Feilding school vandalism, Pongakawa fatal crash

Police updates on investigations and cases for 11 May 2022. Name release - fatal crash, SH2, Pongakawa Police can now name the woman who died following...

Prison riot kills dozens, over 100 escape

One of the gangs involved in the clash in Ecuador is known to be responsible for casualties in another prison. The latest in a spate...

Budget 2022: ‘Investing to eliminate violence in our homes and communities’ – Davidson

Budget 2022 is delivering on the Government’s plan to eliminate family violence and sexual violence. “Our Government is investing in a future where everyone, no...

Police updates – Tangarakau homicide, Castlepoint road death

Police updates for Sunday 8 May 2022. Serious crash, Kairanga, Manawatū A person has died following an earlier serious crash in Kairanga. The crash occurred at around...

Police updates – Wellington gang shooting, Te Aro sexual assault, Kaikohe drug bust

Police updates for 7 May 2022. Police investigating sexual assault Te Aro Wellington Police investigating a sexual assault are seeking assistance from the public. The victim was...

Cannabis, meth, and firearms seized from organised crime groups

Police seized more than 34,000 cannabis plants and 79kg of dried cannabis with a combined street value of around $95 million during this summer’s...

Police accept IPCA findings in relation to officer who used ‘excessive force’

Police accept the IPCA's findings into two incidents in the Bay of Plenty in 2018 and 2019 involving the same officer. The officer is referred...

George Floyd’s murderer dodges death penalty

Judge accepts plea deal in federal civil-rights case against Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder in state court. Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police...

Police updates – Waitara crash, Cambridge serious incident

Police updates for 5 May 2022. Body recovered, Waitara crash Police can confirm the body of one person has been recovered from the car that went...

5 year old Malachi Subecz killed by his carer Michaela Barriball – the shocking facts

Details of the shocking and tragic death of 5 year old Malachi Subecz can now be revealed to the public after the Crown's Summary...

Beware of online dating scams – Police

Millions of dollars a year are being swiped by scammers taking advantage of those looking for love online. Statement of Senior Sergeant Chris Allan, Auckland...

Warrant to Arrest: Police seek Mana Lawson

Police investigating the shooting of three people in Dixon Street, Wellington on 23 April 2022 are seeking 29-year-old Mana Lawson. A warrant to arrest Lawson...

Invercargill speed camera operator assaulted

Invercargill Police are investigating a serious assault on a Police mobile safe speed camera vehicle operator just before 8.20pm on Friday night. Immediately prior to...

Police updates – Missing Hamilton woman, SH7 crash witness appeal

Police updates for 1 May 2022. Hamilton Police appeal for sightings of missing woman Hamilton Police are wanting to urgently locate 67-year-old Barbara Police and her family...

Police updates – Fatal crashes in Raetihi and Foxton, fisherman search suspended

Police updates for 30 April 2022. Fatal crash, SH1 Foxton Police can confirm that a person has died following a serious crash on State Highway 1,...

Charges laid following incident in Auckland on Sunday

Charges have been laid in connection with a young man’s death after an incident in central Auckland early on Sunday morning. The incident occurred near...

Police warn of puppy for bitcoin scam

Police are urging potential new pet owners to be wary following an influx of scams involving fake puppies and cryptocurrency. Police are seeing incidences of...

Man dies following incident in Auckland on Sunday

Police can confirm that a man has died following an incident in central Auckland last weekend. The incident occurred at 2.35am on Sunday 24 April,...

63 year old arrested for arson, bullion fraud and burglary

Wairarapa Police investigating a recent series of vehicle fires on private properties in Martinborough, Carterton and Masterton have charged a 63-year-old old Carterton man...

Guilty plea in murder of 5 year old Malachi Subecz

Twenty-seven year old Michaela Bariball has pleaded guilty to the murder of 5 year old Te Puna boy Malachi Subecz. Malachi died in Starship hospital...

Update – Firearms Incidents, Wellington

Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the shooting in Dixon Street yesterday morning, as the investigation into two firearms-related incidents in...

Name releases: Invercargill fatal crash

Police can now name the four people who died on Friday in a crash near Queens Park, Invercargill. They were: Konnor Steele, aged 16, from...

Shooting Takes Place Near Several Embassies in DC, at Least 4 People Shot, Police Says

There is an active shooting underway near several foreign embassies in northwest Washington, DC, with at least 3 people shot, a Washington’s Metropolitan Police...

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