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East’s top cop taking on new role

Counties Manukau East Police area commander, Superintendant Scott Gemmell, is leaving the role to take up a new position with police as Director: Partnerships...

Senior citizen to supermarket thieves: ‘Buy your own food’

Anger is growing in east Auckland at the actions of brazen thieves who fill supermarket trolleys with groceries and walk out without paying. Multiple posts...

Drive-by shooting, armed robbery, both unsolved

Two serious crimes committed using firearms in east Auckland last year have so far gone unsolved. The first incident saw a house in Flat Bush...

Men charged over burglary of Mellons Bay home

Two men have been arrested and charged over a daylight residential burglary at a house in east Auckland on Thursday afternoon. The incident happened just...

Defence casts doubt on Crown case in murder trial

The defence has made its closing argument in the Auckland High Court murder trial of Fang Sun, who’s accused of killing his former business...

Pakuranga Plaza ram-raided

More east Auckland retailers are repairing the damage caused to their businesses during the latest ram-raids carried out in east Auckland. Police say they’re investigating...

New police unit cracking down on retail crime

Police are hailing the success of their new National Retail Investigation Support Unit, which has already led to 1000 retail crime charges being laid...

Offender referred to iwi community panel after school pupils robbed

Police have arrested two people in relation to the recent aggravated robbery of several school pupils in rural east Auckland. One of those arrested has...

Brown attacks Labour’s record as Ardern retires

Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown has labelled the Labour Government "arrogant, entitled, and tired" during a blistering attack on its track record. Brown was the first...

Looters chased from tornado-damaged house

A tornado that struck east Auckland on Sunday night left parts of the community looking like a war zone. Strong winds lifted tiles from roofs,...
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