Crime

Operation Tirade: Investigation continues

Two additional investigators have joined Operation Tirade, as Police now have 44 methamphetamine ‘lollies' secured. Information obtained so far indicates... Read More

Arrest made following ramming of Police car

A man is due to appear in court on Friday charged with intentional damage causing danger to life, receiving stolen property, and dangerous driving following... Read More

Meth and cocaine use increases in BOP

Cocaine consumption is on the rise in the Bay of Plenty but methamphetamine appears to be the Bay's illicit drug of choice, according to new police data. The... Read More

Man arrested after Pāpāmoa police chase

Update 12.09pm: A man is due to appear in court on Tuesday following an arrest in Pāpāmoa. "A 26-year-old man was arrested on Roxbury Place at 11.10am for... Read More

Police impersonators targeting vulnerable elderly

Police are aware of reports emerging in several police districts where people have received a scam phone call over a landline from someone claiming to be a Police... Read More

Police investigate anti-social road user behaviour

Waikato Police are investigating offending by anti-social road users, and seeking the public's help to identify offenders involved in an incident in Hamilton... Read More

Police arrest five following Bethlehem burglary

Five people have been arrested following a burglary in Tauranga on Friday night. Police were called to a service station on State Highway 2 in Bethlehem around... Read More

Man outwitted by Police in Waihi

A man is due to appear in court today after being outsmarted by Police in Waihi on Friday night. "Waikato Police have arrested a suspected repeat offender... Read More

Man charged in relation to fatal crash, Tauranga

Police have arrested a man in relation to the death of Tauranga man Brendon Bourne. Brendon died following a two-vehicle crash on State Higway 2, near Katikati... Read More

Fatal crash: Police release woman's name

Police can now release the name of the person who died following a two-vehicle crash on Takitimu Drive on August 7. She was 51-year-old Joanna Teresa McMillan,... Read More

Scam alert: calls from Police station numbers

NZ Police are aware of a scam where members of the public are receiving calls from what appear to be Police Station numbers, says a police spokesperson. "These... Read More

Operation Tirade: Thursday afternoon update

Police have now recovered 31 blocks of methamphetamine disguised as branded lollies. Additionally, Police are in the process of recovering a further meth... Read More