Second Hawke’s Bay courier van theft in two weeks, 21-year-old arrested

Hawkes Bay Today
Police set up a cordon in Tamatea after the courier van was stolen. File photo / Getty
Police set up a cordon in Tamatea after the courier van was stolen. File photo / Getty

Police cordoned off a suburban Napier street to track down the second courier van to be stolen in Hawke’s Bay in two weeks.

Police were called about 11.35am on Monday after a courier van was stolen in Tamatea.

A police spokeswoman said cordons were set up on Lancaster St to find a “person of interest”. A 21-year-old man was arrested.

She said the courier van had been recovered, but it was unclear whether any delivery items were missing.

On July 15, a Post Haste courier driver was robbed in the morning of their van and its contents in Hastings.

Police recovered the van that afternoon.