An offender allegedly single-handedly responsible for $90,000 in retail crime offending has been arrested, police say.
They say officers made the arrest late last week as part of a prevention operation at Lynnmall in west Auckland.
The 25-year-old man was located by the police’s area prevention unit who were working during late night shopping on Thursday, September 11.
Inspector Kelly Farrant, the area prevention manager for Waitematā West Police, says the man is facing 26 shoplifting charges and two burglary charges.
“The man was a person of interest in our operation and was spotted by staff just after 7.30pm, as he was wanted in connection with around $90,000 in offending.”
The charges relate to shoplifting and burglary cases in Mt Albert, Henderson, Auckland and New Lynn between April and September, police say.
The man has been remanded in custody and is due to appear in Waitākere District Court on September 23.
“This is the result of great teamwork, intuition and planning,” Farrant says.
“Our area prevention team will continue running operations that protect hard working business owners from the devastating and costly consequences of retail crime.”
