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Have You Seen Jay?

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 6:39 pm | New Zealand Police

Police are appealing for information from the public to assist us in locating Tailo, who goes by the name Jay. More >>

Update: Homicide Investigation, Hāwera

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 6:37 pm | New Zealand Police

Detective Senior Sergeant Debbie Gower: Police can now name the man who died on Monday night in Hāwera. He was 26-year old Whatitiri Whakaruru from Hāwera. We continue to support his family at this distressing time and offer them our sincere ... More >>

Police And Otago University Urge Residents To Keep Your Property Secure From Thieves

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 5:48 pm | New Zealand Police

Among the many important things students will learn in Dunedin this year, Police want to add just one more: Don’t make a thief’s job easy. Police on Sunday arrested a 20-year-old man, thanks to members of the public reporting suspicious behaviour ... More >>

Charges Come Out In The Wash

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 5:42 pm | New Zealand Police

Police have folded a string of burglaries at laundromats with an arrest being made last night. An investigation run by the Counties Manukau East Tactical Crime Unit has been looking into reported burglaries across Auckland piece-by-piece. Area Investigations ... More >>

Remember Your Road Safety This Anzac Day

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 5:41 pm | New Zealand Police

As we commemorate Anzac Day this week, road safety advocates are aware that many will also take the Friday off, leading to a busy long weekend on our roads. More >>

Beat Police Make An Arrest On The Street

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Police

Police on the beat have caught up with an alleged prolific offender in central Auckland. Auckland City Central Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Dave Christoffersen, says the Auckland City Beat team located a person of interest while patrolling on Tuesday ... More >>

Police Seeking Information After Burglary Of Four Square

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Police

Tokoroa Police would like to speak to this man, who may be able to assist enquiries into the burglary of a Tokoroa shop on Sunday 20 April. More >>

Appeal For Witnesses To Sexual Assault In Gisborne

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Police

Gisborne Police are asking the public to come forward with any information that may assist them with the investigation into a report of sexual assault near the Boardwalk on Tuesday 9 April at around 5pm. The suspect in this case is described as a man ... More >>

Police Acknowledge IPCA Finding Into Unjustified Use Of A Police Dog During An Arrest

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 10:43 am | New Zealand Police

Police acknowledge the Authority found that the dog handler did not have reasonable grounds to conclude that the driver was attempting to escape, and using the dog to apprehend the youth was not justified. More >>

Update: Missing man, Waitaki River

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 10:10 am | New Zealand Police

Police continue to search for a man missing near the Waitaki river mouth. Poice were alerted on Monday 22 April that a fisherman was overdue from a day fishing trip on the Lower-Waitaki River.. Surf Life Saving and LandSAR continued with the search ... More >>

Search Ongoing To Locate Missing Raglan Fisherman

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 9:49 am | New Zealand Police

Police have resumed the search for a missing fisherman who fell from theirboat off the coast of Raglan yesterday. More >>

Police Appeal For Information Following Burglary, Chartwell, Hamilton

Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 8:02 pm | New Zealand Police

Police investigating the burglary of a dental trailer parked in the grounds of a Bankwood Road school are appealing for information. The burglary is believed to have occurred between Monday 8 April and Wednesday 10 April. Detective Sergeant Matthew ... More >>

Police Deliver Rude Awakening After 10 Vehicles Impounded

Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 4:55 pm | New Zealand Police

Waitematā Police were at the door of his New Lynn address as part of an investigation into dangerous driving on public roads. Police would not only leave with an arrest and both offending vehicles, but also eight additional motorcycles. More >>

Man Arrested After Serious Assault On Bus Driver

Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Police

A man will face the Court for his role in what Police allege was a violent and unprovoked attack on a bus driver in Ponsonby on Monday evening. More >>

Fatal Crash In Waiuku

Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Police

Police were in attendance at a serious crash in Waiuku this morning. The incident involved a vehicle and a child on a driveway on Mellsop Avenue. Police were notified of the crash at around 11.07am, and sadly we can advise the child died at the scene. ... More >>

Update - Body Located In Wellington Harbour

Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Police

She was a 60-year-old Hutt Valley woman who had recently been living in Levin, however Police are not in a position to release her name at this stage. More >>

Operation Middlepark - One Month On

Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Police

Detective Inspector Dave de Lange: A month on from the deaths of two men at a Gisborne birthday party, Police continue to make solid progress in the investigation. Kane Te Paa and Chrysler Stevens-Mark were killed at the party on Lytton Road on 23 March. ... More >>

Police Increase Presence At Shopping Malls Across Auckland City

Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Police

Police will continue to be out in force in and around shopping malls across Auckland City District, as investigations into recent offending at jewellery stores continue. A dedicated team has continued work through the weekend as part of an ongoing investigation ... More >>

Northland Police Officer Named

Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 1:54 pm | New Zealand Police

The Northland Police officer who died after being hit by a car in Helena Bay on Saturday was Senior Constable Gail Shepherd, aged 49 years. More >>

Update: Missing Man, Waitaki River

Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 1:29 pm | New Zealand Police

Police are continuing to search for a man missing near the Waikati river mouth. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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