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Former cop gives woman police shirt
Disgraced former cop illegitimately contacted woman and gave her a police uniform.

Rose bushes stolen under cover of darkness
Lower Hutt residents are waking up to discover their beloved rose bushes have been stolen.

Alleged elderly scammer wanted by police
Police are looking for Sivi Crichton, accused of ripping off elderly people in Auckland.

Man arrested after string of attempted carjackings
A man fled police - then tried to carjack a number of vehicles.

Policeman's identity stolen by fraudster
It's unlikely more than $60,000 owed by Gobey will be repaid to the victims.

Police car stolen while cop arresting someone else
A police officer had their car stolen mid-arrest by a opportunistic passer-by.

Pensioner loses life savings to burglars
Grandfather had been saving up for trip to visit his children for Chinese New Year.

Victoria Cross medal thief investigated
Thieves who took 96 medals from the nation's Army Museum will stay in prison 10 years on.

Man posing as tax agent sent to jail
'Opportunistic fraudster' jailed for four years for fraud and theft.

Stolen cop car: Police hunt 18-year-old
Police are seeking 18-year-old who allegedly fled in stolen police car.

Crime spree costs victims over $100,000
Judge says victims will not see a cent after costly 10-month South Island crime spree.

Stolen cop car dumped north of Murupara
A police car stolen from Murupara tonight has been found abandoned.

Warrant to arrest issued for Morrocco Tai's brother after funeral runner
Police have released a photograph of wanted man Quade Tai, on the run after a funeral.

Hitchhiker robbed at knifepoint by driver who stopped
The male victim handed over several hundred dollars after being threatened with a knife

Morrocco Tai's fugitive brother facing police assault charges
The brother of Morrocco Tai is facing a raft of serious charges and is wanted by police.

Brother, sister face 11 SFO fraud charges
Siblings took more than $1 million from Maori land trust, Serious Fraud Office alleges

Men armed with machete rob Gore dairy
A Gore dairy employee was attacked with a machete during the robbery.

Burglars with taser demand money at wrong house
Police seeking men who burgled a home armed with a taser.

Masked robbers attack dairy employee and customer
Three robbers attacked a dairy employee and customer with an iron bar last night.

Man sought after nurse's wallet stolen
A man is wanted by police after allegedly stealing a nurse's wallet from a medical centre

Elderly woman, daughter attacked by burglars
The women struggled with armed burglars who invaded their Hastings home.

Alarm over theft of lethal medical bag
Police are issuing concerns after a bag containing a strong drug was stolen.

Dairy robbed again, 6 months after owner bashed
The dairy where Jitesh and Preeti Arora were attacked has been robbed again tonight.

Two hurt, hospitalised after dairy robbery
The man and the woman were left with non-life threatening head injuries.

Woman threatened with knives in bar robbery
The female bar employee is receiving victim support after the "harrowing" robbery.

Homeless drug addicts forced to be slaves
Members of a traveller family have been convicted of running a modern slavery ring.

Five teens arrested hour after violent dairy robbery
Five masked males robbed a Henderson dairy this morning, armed with bats and batons.

Hammer-wielding men steal lollies, cigs
The alleged offenders entered Gull in Whitikahu about 6.10pm and also took cash.