Crime

Business owner loses $10,000 in Facebook scam

Businesses are being warned their insurance may not cover them for losses resulting from online marketplace scams. In a recent case investigated by the Insurance... Read More

Fatal crash: Police decision “unjustified”

Police have been found unjustified in their decision to withdraw a charge against a man pertaining to a fatal motorcycle accident in Rotorua on January 29,... Read More

'Rustling Charlie' facing 13 fraud charges

Police have arrested the man dubbed ‘Rustling Charlie' on 13 charges of fraud. Charlie Thompson pleaded not guilty in the Rotorua District Court on... Read More

Arrests made following Ōpōtiki shooting

Police have made two arrests in relation to a shooting where a 20-year-old woman was seriously injured in Ōpōtiki. 'These arrests are significant and a... Read More

Firearms taken in rifle club burglary

A number of firearms have been stolen from a rifle club and police are appealing for any information from the public. Police are actively investigating following... Read More

Police look to take fewer people into remand

Police are moving to cut the number of people remanded in custody, while acknowledging this will mean more offenders in the community. Cutting the soaring... Read More

Elderly Mount man pleads guilty to wife's murder

An 80-year-old man has admitted killing his 78-year-old wife in a retirement village in Mount Maunganui. John Alfred Salter appeared at the Tauranga High... Read More

Book scam a real page turner

Straight away Sergeant Eric Browne knew something wasn't right. When an elderly gentleman came to see him at Gore station speaking in code and talking... Read More

Man is arrested after refusing a police stop

Police have arrested a man for failing to remain stopped in Tauranga after he fled from police last night Staff stopped a vehicle travelling on Ocean Beach... Read More

Warning as scammers posing as priests

Scammers are reaching out to parishioners pretending to be priests, the Catholic Diocese of Auckland has warned. An email sent out to Auckland parishioners... Read More

$400,000 lost to Facebook investment scam

Gavin Keesing lost almost $400,000 in an investment scam, and now says he has run out of options to try to recover any of it. He says, when his marriage broke... Read More

Police investigating early morning ram-raid

Enquiries are underway into an early morning ram-raid in Tauriko. A police spokesperson says they responded to reports of a burglary, "where a vehicle was... Read More