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Police Notebook: 15 burglaries over Easter weekend in Rotorua

Kelly Makiha
By Kelly Makiha
Multimedia Journalist·Rotorua Daily Post·
3 Apr, 2018 07:35 PM2 mins to read

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Fifteen burglaries were reported to police in Rotorua during Easter weekend. Photo/File

Fifteen burglaries were reported to police in Rotorua during Easter weekend. Photo/File

The Easter Bunny wasn't the only visitor in people's homes over Easter with 15 burglaries being reported in Rotorua during the long weekend.

Among the items stolen was a gold St Christopher necklace and silver bracelet taken from a Devon St house on Easter Monday. A suspicious looking woman had been seen in a car in the area around the time, Rotorua police crime prevention manager Inspector Brendon Keenan said.

Several vehicles were damaged at a Rotorua car yard on Old Taupo Rd overnight on Thursday. The offenders climbed a fence and trampled on several cars, keying them and scratching paintwork.

A house on Turner Drive was broken into over Easter weekend where the offenders smashed windows and a TV, and scattered food around the house, Keenan said.

Motorcyclist's death

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The death of Rotorua man in a motorcycle crash at the weekend means five people have now died on local roads this year.

Keenan said the 19-year-old man, whose name was yet to be released, died on Saturday after he came off his motorbike on Edmund Rd and slid under the wheels of a passing truck on Clayton Rd.

Keenan said the motorcyclist had been overtaking vehicles on Edmund Rd just before he came off his bike.

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Stolen cars

The following are vehicles stolen in Rotorua during the past two weeks.

A black 2013 Nissan Qashqai registration GTK686 was stolen from Koutu Rd, a white 1978 caravan registered R154A was stolen from Te Ngae Rd, a black 2005 moped registration A4EEN was stolen from Tui Rd, a number plate registration EJP354 was stolen from Sunset Rd, a green 2001 Mitsubishi Triton registration WYC329 was stolen from Mount View Drive and a silver 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante registration WX4829 was stolen from Taharangi St.

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Police were called to 53 family harm incidents from Saturday last week to Thursday, March 29.

Keenan said family harm included incidents such as arguments, yelling, threats and physical violence.

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