Arrests in major central Auckland drugs sting
UPDATED 12.52PM: An inner city drug ring has been operating inside Auckland's St Matthew-in-the-City church.Fourteen people have been arrested in a drugs sting in central
View ArticleHome detention for child abuse images
A man who had thousands of child sex images on his computer has been sentenced to home detention.Jason Oliver narrowly avoided a jail term when he appeared for sentencing in the Wellington
View ArticleMongrel Mob members jailed for home invasion
Five men have been jailed over a home invasion in which a woman was doused in petrol and threatened with a lighter.Christopher Stephens, Warwick Karaka, Nassey August and Jermaine Anderson
View ArticleFour-year-old's death 'not an accident'
Police believe the death of a four-year-old girl in her Auckland home earlier this month was not an accident.Maggie Watson's body was found in an Onehunga house around 4am on Friday the 7t
View ArticleMan rushed to hospital after Hamilton house stabbing
A woman will appear in court in Hamilton on Monday, after a man was stabbed at a home on Victoria Street earlier today.The 54-year-old victim has undergone surgery at Waikato Hospital afte
View ArticleDrunk driver flees police, kids in car
A Hawera woman is facing a raft of charges following a short but high speed police chase yesterday evening.The 28-year-old, who failed to stop at a police alcohol checkpoint, later blew fo
View ArticlePolice dismayed at drink driving mother
Police are dismayed at a South Taranaki woman who was caught drink driving, with four children in her car.The 28-year-old will appear in the Hawera District Court on Tuesday. Â She's charge
View ArticleMan critically injured after five person attack
UPDATED:  1.50PM The man who was left in a critical condition after being beaten by five others in central Auckland this morning is now in a stable condition.  The 21-year
View ArticleAnother alleged offender cuts off ankle bracelet
There's yet another case of an alleged offender cutting off an ankle bracelet, and going on the run.This time it's a 44 year-old man, who's believed to have cut his bracelet at around 11 l
View ArticlePolice search for ATM card skimmers
Police are searching for two men after a card skimming device was installed on an ATM in Mt Eden, Auckland in July.Card skimming devices are used to read bank cards, enabling thieves to st
View ArticleShould monitoring bracelets be toughened up?
There's a call for Corrections to go further than just toughening up the bracelets used for electronically monitored bail.Thomas Shortcliffe is the latest to go on the run, after assaultin
View ArticleWoman charged over Hamilton stabbing
A 53-year-old woman has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm following a domestic stabbing at a central city Hamilton flat.Emergency Services were called to
View ArticleHamilton man pleads guilty to toilet murder
Updated 12.58pm: The High Court in Hamilton has heard shocking details about the night a man an elderly man was bludgeoned to death in a central city public toilet.Turei K
View ArticleTeacher guilty of $67,000 credit card fraud
A teacher from a top Auckland school has admitted using colleagues' personal details to swindle more than $67,000.Ex-Auckland Grammar School economics, accounting and business studies teac
View ArticleCredit card fraud nurse suspended
A nurse who stole her friend's credit card and racked up more than seven thousand dollars in debt has been suspended and slapped with a heavy fine.South African woman Rouchda Jacobs was li
View ArticleAssault on baby charge upgraded to murder
A man charged with fatally assaulting a six-month-old baby at Raumati Beach has had his charge upgraded to murder.Gracie May McSorley died in July.At the time Michael Kereopa was
View ArticleClaw hammer killer sentenced to life
The High Court in Rotorua has heard Martin Schofield's daughters are now terrified of him.The 49-year-old was today sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 11-years
View ArticleTwo armed robberies overnight in Wellington
Two armed robberies within an hour in Wellington have targeted a pizza parlour and a bar.Police said the first was around 11.30 last night when a Dominos Pizza delivery driver was approach
View ArticlePetricevic's parole challenged in court
UPDATED 11.36AM: The Sensible Sentencing Trust says the early release of a fraudster sets a dangerous precedent on how we punish white collar criminals.The trust is filing
View ArticleFour men arrested after vicious car park assault
Four men have been arrested after a vicious assault in a car park in south Auckland.The incident took place around 4am on April the 19th.Three 29 year olds and a 24 year old have be
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