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Thieves take off in test-drive van

Brazen bank robber finally arrested

Crashed driver takes good Samaritans' car

Police are disgusted after a crashed driver stole a car belonging to an elderly couple who had stopped to help him.

Thieves target solo kayaker

<i>Noelle McCarthy</i>: The case of the laptop and knickers

Burglar gets 13 months

Fleeing shoplifters leave three children behind

A mother and a man abandoned three children after the pair were caught shoplifting at Taupo's Pak'n Save supermarket.

Thieves cause train chaos in Rome

Neo-Nazi jailed for Auschwitz sign theft

A Swedish neo-Nazi has been jailed for the theft of the infamous 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign from the Auschwitz Nazi death camp.

Man in court over stolen vehicles

A man appeared in court today charged with burglary and unlawfully taking two vehicles in west Auckland, which may be connected to an arson attack on a residential property.

Thousands taken in Eftpos scam

A con-artist has taken thousands of dollars from Northland shops in a sophisticated Eftpos scam. Police say the scam - involving a fake courier - is likely to have been used elsewhere in New Zealand

Callous killing of shop owner

Axe-wielding robbers hold up dairy

Police are looking for two men who held up a dairy with an axe in Wellington this afternoon.

Neighbour foils thieves

Kaikoura violence leads to seven arrests

Guest admits stealing gifts