Female predator on run from police
A female predator who targeted teenage boys through social media is on the run from police. Thirty-one-year-old Natalia Burgess was jailed for two years and two months in November, 2013.
View ArticleNapier targeted by door-to-door scammer
Napier Police are warning residents in Maraenui to watch out for a scammer. A woman is going door-to-door in the suburb, asking for money. Police have received reports the scammer is
View ArticleMan admits abducting five-year-old
A man has admitted abducting a 5-year-old girl as she walked to school. Brendan Henson, 46, appearing in the Palmerston North District Court this morning where he pleaded
View ArticleArmed robbery at Palmerston North petrol station
A trio of armed robbers have stolen cash and cigarettes from a Palmerston North petrol station. Three men wearing dark clothes with their faces covered confronted the attendant at the Mobil
View ArticleBrothers cut off electronic bracelets sought by police
Two brothers who have both cut off their electronic monitoring bracelets and fled are being sought by Police. Tyson and Evanda Harding are both due to go to trial in June on methamphetamine-
View ArticlePolice investigating brutal Dunedin assault
Police are investigating the brutal assault of a man kicked in the face several times in Dunedin. It was unclear what the victim was doing on Arthur Street, but a taxi driver reported the in
View ArticleDrunk driver hits three pedestrians
A woman who hit three people with her car in Christchurch this morning - was drunk. The 45-year-old was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol earlier today, and police are inve
View ArticleScam warning for luxury car owners
New Zealanders with luxury cars are being warned they could be targeted in a hacking scam which is sweeping Europe. Cars including BMWs, Audis and Range Rovers are being remotely unlocked an
View ArticleGravestones knocked down by person doing burn-outs
Two graves have been damaged at a cemetery in Hastings.Ā Police say the damage has been caused by someone doing burn-outs. Police are looking out for a blue car missing a front
View ArticleFour arrested after aggravated robbery in Canterbury
UPDATED 3.36PMĀ The north Canterbury man who was held at gunpoint while his Amberley home was robbed early this morning is traumatised. He managed to escape to a neighbour's
View Article18-year-old stabbed in Hamilton
An 18-year-old has been stabbed in Hamilton. He was attacked on Massey Street in Frankton, and suffered a stab wound in the arm. Police located four people nearby two were arrested an
View ArticleWhanganui dairy robbed at gunpoint
A Whanganui dairy has been robbed at gunpoint. Police were called to the Durie Street Dairy on Durie Hill just after two this afternoon. Senior Sergeant Steve Crawford said a man wear
View ArticleNiggle of doubt saves funeral director from $9k scam
A niggle of doubt is all that saved a Christchurch funeral director from getting scammed out of $9000. Dignity With Sincerity Funeral Services was emailed by a man claiming to be a fishing b
View ArticleMonitoring bracelets about to get less crackable
Top notch security is on the way, to stop criminals on parole cutting off their monitoring bracelets. A new bracelet model has been approved, and is expected to be tamper-proof. Corre
View ArticlePolice launch operation to target burglars
Auckland Police are telling burglars they will be caught. Operation Resolve will seek to decrease the number of burglaries, and increase the resolution rate across the district. The c
View ArticleFour teens arrested after stealing petrol and ramming police car
Four teenagers have been arrested in Mosgiel after a car drove off from a gas station without paying, and rammed a police car. Police were responding to a report of a car leaving the BP with
View Article17 arrested in major meth bust across New Zealand
UPDATED: 5.35PM Seventeen people have been detained in a major police operation underway in the North Island, focused on an alleged organised crime ring thought to be responsible f
View ArticleMan admits threatening All Black's family with firearm
A Taranaki man will be sentenced in May for recklessly discharging a firearm in the vicinity of All Black Beauden Barrett's family. Eugene Nuku pleaded guilty to the firearm charge in the Ha
View ArticleConvicted child murderer set to get parole
A woman serving a life sentence for killing a 17-month-old girl and poisoning another child is set to be released from prison. Elizabeth Mary Healy, who still denies killing Shae Hammond and
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