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Man charged with murder of Invercargill 5-month old

Police have now made an arrest in relation to the murder of five-month-old Hope Elizabeth McFall-Schultz, who was killed in January. A 24-year-old man has...

Police accept and acknowledge the IPCA review into the investigation of the Shargin Stephens’ death

Police accepts and acknowledges the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) findings into the review of the earlier investigation into Shargin Stephens' death. Mr Stephens died...

Northland Police make arrests, investigations continue into serious incidents in Kaikohe

Northland Police have arrested a number of gang members and associates following a series of incidents between gangs around the Kaikohe area. The arrests come...

Nelson Homicide – Victim named

Police have named the man who was found dead at a rural property in Hope on Wednesday. He was 56-year-old Simon Allan Bevers. Mr Bevers' family...

Homicide investigation launched, Nelson

A homicide investigation, has been launched after the death of a man at a rural property in Hope yesterday. Tasman Police arrived at the property...

Appeal for information following incident on Alma Road, Whanganui

Police would like to speak to this person in relation to an incident that took place around 10:20am on Wednesday 9 March on Alma...

Meremere homicide: Police seek information on alleged offender’s movements

Police investigating the murder of Abdul Kareem are seeking information from the public regarding the movements of the alleged offender. Our enquiries indicate the alleged...

Woman kills father with cyanide, tries to burn house down in cover-up

21 year-old Tong Thi Tung Linh of Vung Tau Province in the south of Vietnam has admitted killing her father by lacing his drink...

Arrest made in Meremere homicide investigation

Police investigating the homicide of Abdul Kareem have made an arrest. A 35-year-old man is due in Hamilton District Court today charged with the Mangere...

Nine arrested in Wairoa meth bust

Police's Eastern District Organised Crime Unit (OCU) has arrested a further nine people in relation to an ongoing investigation into the sale and supply...

Taneatua homicide: Second person arrested

Police have made a second arrest in relation to an aggravated robbery and an assault, which occurred in Tāneatua on Monday, 14 February. A 28-year-old...

Name release, Meremere homicide investigation

Police are now able to release the name of the man who’s body was recovered, in Meremere on Tuesday, 15 February. He was Abdul Kareem,...

Investigation underway into sudden death in Meremere

An investigation surrounding a suspicious death is underway after the discovery of a man’s body in Meremere on Tuesday. Police have been investigating the circumstances...

Homicide investigation launched following serious assault in Taneatua

Eastern Bay of Plenty Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a 57-year-old man in Waikato Hospital yesterday afternoon. The man had...

Further appeal for information following Devonport assault

Waitematā Police are appealing for further information from the public as the investigation continues into an incident at Stanley Bay Park, Devonport, on Tuesday...

Mexican drug cartel shares video of hit man eating rival’s heart

The infamously violent Jalisco cartel is engaged in brutal turf wars with other Mexican criminal groups. Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel, also known under its...

Reverence and revulsion: The problematic case of Roman Polanski

He’s won an Oscar, Baftas, Cannes Palme d’Or, Golden Globe, Venice Golden Lion, Berlin Golden Bear, a string of French César Awards and all...

Wordle helps rescue woman from home invader

“I didn’t think I was going to live,” a Chicago resident said after a naked, bloodied man climbed into her bed at night. A Chicago...

IPCA – use of police dog on Greymouth suspect ‘unjustified’

In a Press Statement today, police acknowledged the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) findings into the use of a Police dog to apprehend an...

Five charged following Hutt Valley Meth investigation

Five people have been charged following a five month-long investigation into the importation of methamphetamine in Wellington. The Wellington Drugs and Organised Crime team led...

Police investigate damage to historic flagpole

Police are investigating after someone has caused serious damage to an area that holds significant history in New Zealand. Unknown offenders have damaged the support...

Gisborne toddler homicide victim named

Eastern District Police continue to investigate the death of a 19-month-old toddler who passed away in Starship Hospital on 10 January 2022. Police can also...

Police name Raglan homicide victim

Police are now able to release the name of the man who died in Raglan, Waikato on Wednesday 26 January. He was Jade Pui, also...

Investigation launched following death of man in Raglan, police seek sightings of white Mitsubishi Legnum

Waikato Police have launched an investigation after a man’s body was found in a parked car outside a residential address in Raglan at about...

Invercargill baby dies in Starship, police begin homicide investigation

A baby with critical injuries died in Starship Hospital yesterday (26 January). The baby was taken to Invercargill Hospital on Saturday morning (22 January), and...

Mt Roskill homicide – second man arrested and charged with Murder

Police investigating the homicide of Brian James, who was shot and killed in a Glass Rd, Mt Roskill address on 23rd December 2021, have...

Arrest made in Addington homicide

Police have arrested and charged a person for the homicide of Juliana Bonilla Herrera in Christchurch at the weekend. Police launched a homicide investigation after...

Police seek witnesses following alleged assault in central Wellington

Police are seeking witnesses to an alleged assault in central Wellington on Sunday morning. The incident happened at about 4.30am on 23 January outside a...

Police release name of Addington homicide victim

Police can confirm Juliana Cayena Bonilla Herrera, 37, was the victim of the homicide at Grove Road, Addington. She was a Colombian national. Juliana’s next...

Woman found dead in Addington, homicide investigation underway

A homicide investigation has commenced in Christchurch after a 37-year-old woman was found deceased at her Addington home yesterday evening. A scene examination is under...

Second arrest made in historic homicide case

Bay of Plenty Police have today arrested a second person in relation to a homicide in Tauranga in 2018. David Kuka was fatally shot at...

Watch: Woman pushed in front of train in Brussels

Shocking video footage shows the woman’s brush with death in the Brussels metro. A man pushed a woman in front of an oncoming train in...

Wanted: Sam Junior Angelo Thomsen in relation to Mt. Roskill murder

Police investigating the homicide of Brian James, who was shot inside a Glass Rd, Mt Roskill address on 23rd December 2021, have made a...

Watch: Mexican drug cartel drops bombs on rivals using drone

The ultraviolent Jalisco New Generation Cartel is believed to be behind the attack. Several Mexican outlets have released shocking footage that features an alleged cartel-operated...

New Brighton murder – police updates

A homicide investigation is under way in Christchurch after a woman was killed overnight. Police were called to reports of an assault in Hawke Street,...

Further arrests made as part of Operation Freya Northland drug bust

The Northland Organised Crime Unit has made two additional arrests as part of Operation Freya, an investigation targeting the importation and supply of illicit...

Arrest made in Gisborne injured baby case

Gisborne Police have arrested a man in relation to the injuries of a three-month-old baby who was admitted to hospital on New Years Eve. The...

Police investigation into death of Gisborne toddler

Gisborne Police have launched a homicide investigation into the death of a 19-month-old toddler. The toddler was brought into Gisborne Hospital with critical injuries on...

Help sought to find Invercargill assault offenders

At about 2am Sunday 9 January Invercargill Police attended an incident where a male was assaulted while walking home on Herbert Street. He sustained a...

Police seek information following Ashburton burglary

Ashburton Police are seeking information from the public following a burglary at Farmlands in Ashburton on 5 January. Four offenders were involved, two of whom...

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