North Shore Homicide – Updated

Our thoughts are with the family and friends of a woman who died in North Shore, Auckland on Saturday. Police have confirmed that the woman suffered a violent death in a house that was involved in a fire,  they’ve started a homicide inquiry but have not released details about the cause of death. She has…

Third Armed Robbery In Orewa This Year

‘Sleepy’ little seaside town, Orewa, has just suffered its third armed robbery this year. Of course there may have been more than this. We’re just going on the news reports and, as you know, not everything gets reported these days. Creole’s Bar and Brasserie on the Hibiscus Coast highway (above) was robbed this morning by…

Another Elderly Person Beaten Up In Own Home

Another elderly person has been beaten-up in his own home, this time in The Avenues, Tauranga, a town that is popular with retired people. Police were called to the man’s home by a concerned relative. He is thought to be in his 80s, and has serious head injuries. He was taken to hospital today where…

Another Armed Offenders Call Out In Auckland

It’s been a busy period for the Armed Offenders Squad. Three  days ago there was an armed robbery of a pub in Point Chev that led to an AOS stand off in the residential area of Flatbush, 20kms away. Then this morning they cordoned off roads and surrounded a house in Pakuranga Road, South Auckland.…