AOS called out to Lower Hutt
The armed offenders squad is on its way to the Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata following an incident there this morning -- believed to involve a firearm.
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Toilet incident investigated
Queenstown police are appealing for information about an alleged sexual assault in the centre of the resort just after 2am yesterday.
Trio jailed over drive-by shooting
Three Taupo men have been jailed for a total of 13 years for their role in a drive-by shooting of another Taupo man in February.
Jail for 'ballistic' woman who attacked police
A woman who attacked two Bay of Plenty police officers when they stopped her for unlicensed driving has been jailed for three months.
Dunedin dairy robbed at gunpoint
Future of cops on the line after assault
Police are remaining tight-lipped about an inquiry into the future of two policemen sentenced today for punching a drunk teenager they had arrested at a party last year.
Elderly couple robbed at gunpoint in their home
Armed men demanded gold and cash from an elderly couple during an aggravated robbery of a Hutt Valley home overnight, police say.
Chances sink with family car
Four Cromwell youths who were in a vehicle that broke down early yesterday allegedly tried to set the car on fire, then "smashed it up" and pushed it into Lake Dunstan, Cromwell police said.
Angry drinker torches car beside packed Waihola pub
A drunken man thrown out of the Waihola Tavern spread petrol over eight vehicles in the pub's car-park and set one of them on fire last night in what police say could have been a "disastrous" inc
No details on what informants receive
Police remain tight-lipped on how much money is paid to informants in the Southern district.