Crime
'It truly beggars belief': Judge blasts Mobil's 'mind-blowing' POS system in $100k theft case
More than $100,000 vanished, but only $1800 was proven stolen by Armandeep Kumar.
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Jailed accountant who created 245 fake invoices won't have to pay back $420k he stole
Thirusivan Perumal Rajah has successfully appealed against the reparation order imposed.
Domino’s Pizza workers chase down brazen burglar as he steals TV from store
Kevin Kaukau also stole several loaves of bread and hundreds of crates.
'Not the smartest guy': How troubled inmate's five-year sentence became 17 years
Neither fellow inmates nor Corrections staff have been safe in Sean Browne's presence.
'Absolute menace': Man repeatedly phoned woman and made sex noises, sent explicit videos
Daniel Barlow sent images, videos and 'numerous' voice messages of a sexualised nature.
Parcel shelf thieves smash London car windows in new crime wave
Thieves are smashing rear windows to steal boot parcel shelves for resale.
'Disingenuous': The IT worker, his company credit card, and overseas 'escorts'
The 54-year-old's expenses were approved by his then-manager.
London's murder rate just hit a historic low
New York Times: The homicide rate fell to the lowest level since records began in 1997.
Israeli forces arrest jewel thieves posing as soldiers in West Bank
The suspects were wearing ‘uniforms, protective vests, helmets, and carrying firearms’.
Southland man accused of war veteran plaque theft keeps name secret for now
Police allege nine plaques worth $5000 were taken over four weeks in 2023.
'Sheer terror': Armed group storm teens' flat, rob them at knifepoint
The victims were herded into a room where they were threatened and assaulted.
Escort stole thousands from clients while entering her payment details into their phones
Anahera Marino then wanted home detention to continue escort work to repay her victims.
Police search for car stolen at gunpoint on Boxing Day
The 2009 dark Volkswagen hatchback has mag wheels, stickers and RBZ53 plates.
Serial Auckland fraudster ran $110k trade debt under false name
Judge Jude Claire Ryan weighed 158 prior convictions in jailing him.
‘Hero driver’ praised for helping return missing dogs after vehicle theft
Police say the driver became suspicious of a man he gave a lift to and rang officers.
'Particularly low act': Man charged over theft of nine war plaques from cemetery
Nine plaques vanished from St John's Cemetery over a month last year.
‘He just froze’: Dairy owner alleges axe-wielding youths threatened his son before stealing chips, drinks
Police believe the trio of lawbreakers were aged between 11 and 15.
Hastings council's plea to thieves: return our 'much-loved' stolen turtles
A large square hole was cut in the fence of the Cornwall Park aviary in Hastings.
Macron’s butler accused of stealing tableware from Elysee Palace
The butler is accused of taking more than 100 historic porcelain pieces.
North Shore teens allegedly threatened at knifepoint in roadside e-bike robbery
Police say a man pulled a knife and pushed a teen off the e-bike in Belmont.
Police in US uncork cases of high-end wine heists
Police agencies elsewhere are seeking connections to similar thefts.
'Opportunistic theft': Public warned after Christmas presents stolen from car
Thieves smashed the rear window of the vehicle and stole bags of gifts in minutes.
Boy found sleeping above loaded shotgun as police raid stolen car den
Police say four stolen cars were found at a Glen Eden address.
Motorway pursuit: Fleeing car hits bus and another vehicle before arrests
The car was allegedly driven at over 1.5 times the speed limit on SH1.
'Shocks the conscience': Harvard morgue manager jailed over body parts scheme
Cedric Lodge removed skin, faces and organs from the morgue over two years.
Mud thwarts would-be burglar's escape from West Auckland farm
Police say the 40-year-old man tried to flee in a ute loaded with stolen tools.
Home invasion victims still haunted by masked gang members smashing their way in
The four intruders forced the family into separate rooms at screwdriver-point.
'Appalling crime': Treasured pounamu headstone stolen from Christchurch cemetery
The missing pounamu had been in Peter Wakefield’s family for many years.
Police charge three over Hamilton copper thefts
The alleged thefts targeted reels of copper at a Frankton commercial site.
Illegal alien: Florida driver blames extraterrestrials after crashing stolen BMW
The BMW's owner had left the keys in the cupholder while walking his dog.