POLICE REPORT

Burglaries

Between December 2 to January 8 commercial premises and a shipping container on O¯ mokoroa Rd were broken into and a number of tools and office equipment were taken.

Theft

January 9 — Fishing rods, jacket, backpack and wallet stolen from a vehicle parked at Kauri Point wharf area. PayWave card subsequently used. Inquiries continuing.

January 4 — Fishing rod and tackle box left outside a campervan at Tuapiro Point were stolen.

Unlawfully taken motor vehicles

January 8 — Green 2004

Toyota Hilux stolen from the side of Wainui South Rd.

Between January 9-11 — A Komatsu 1.8 tonne digger coloured yellow and a karaka green tandem trailer were stolen from an orchard near Claymark. On Wednesday, the digger was found abandoned in Athenree bush.

Arrests apprehensions

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January 9 — A 24-year-old Minden man was arrested for allegedly stealing a quantity of cash from a reception area in Minden.

A 37-year-old Katikati man has been charged with burglary and being unlawfully in an enclosed yard which relates to the same property in Rea Rd in December. A vehicle allegedly stolen from the property has been recovered.

A 30-year-old Katikati man of no fixed abode has been charged with two counts of burglary in relation to alleged break-ins at Dave Hume Pool on December 21 and 31.

General

Facebook Marketplace fraud complaints continue to come in. We have limited capacity to investigate all of these offences and recommend that people do not use the platform unless they are paying for the goods on receipt of them. Do not trust anybody that you do not know. The public counter is open, but police would encourage people to keep on reporting crime and incidents online through the police website or by ringing 105. If it is urgent use 111.