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How a successful farmer spiralled into a homeless 'night-crawler'
Paul Harrop once ran a $4 million farm. Now, he's in prison.

Japanese bus driver steals $7, loses $84,000 pension
Despite being caught on camera, the Kyoto City employee tried to deny the theft.

Amputee begs thieves to return his foot
Someone has stolen Russel Blank's foot and he is, to put it mildly, 'a bit pissed off'.

'Everything but the kitchen sink': Kōhanga reo burglary shock
The facility remains closed as whānau deal with the loss of resources.

Minister pushes facial recognition software to prevent shoplifting
Facial recognition tech could help reduce retail crime. What limits should be in place?

Gang member jailed for perverting justice after fake funeral bail bid
He sought compassionate bail, claiming his godmother had died – she didn't exist.

Pattern of deception: Woman scams Facebook users
The offender previously stole $305,000 from her employer.

'Serial and prolific:' Woman who stole $25k worth of goods has 150 dishonesty convictions
Now she's appealed her two years, six months jail term saying it's manifestly excessive.

'Great courage': Plucky elderly woman confronts attacker in home invasion
Police have charged a man with burglary and aggravated assault over the incident.

Perfume thieves in Napier caught on CCTV and phone cameras
They took some scents, but there wasn't much sense to it, shop owners say.

‘Trapped’: Business owner bribed Immigration NZ employees, exploited migrants
Migrants weren't told they were working illegally until after they arrived from Samoa.

Within days of arriving in NZ, Aussie man helped scam 71yo out of $150k
The reluctant NZ resident wants to make up for the fraud – with volunteer work, not cash.

'You can’t continue to make victims': Teen ram-raider, robber gets dressing down from judge
He was in court on charges relating to stolen vehicles, ram raids and dairy robberies.

‘Prolific burglary offending’: Writing on the wall for man who broke into 23 homes
Some people were burgled of sentimental jewellery that could never be replaced.

Police believe Miramar aggravated burglary, Nabizadah death are connected
Police want to hear from the driver of a grey or silver Mazda Atenza/Mazda 6 seen nearby.

How a Facebook post led to the rapid recovery of a stolen tiny home
The tiny home was stolen on March 29 at 4am from Rea Rd, Katikati.

Machete wielder's risky escape causes motorway chaos after $260k jewellery heist
He drove on the wrong side of the motorway with lights off while trying to shake police.

'Wouldn’t want to be in his way': Stolen forklift taken on Auckland joyride
'Call the police because he’s putting the public at risk.'

Watch: Group targets luxury new shopping centre in brazen smash-and-grab
The masked group smashed their way into the glass counters.

Police arrest man sought after spate of Akl Central retail crime
The man faces nine charges of aggravated assault and five charges of theft from retails.

NZME Christchurch office targeted in brazen break-in; branded radio cars stolen
The colourfully branded cars were taken from a secure car park.