Canterbury Car Break-Ins Stopped
On the evening of Monday 21 July, the man stole a vehicle from Hornby, and later crashed it in West Melton just after midnight. Over the next few hours, he attempted to break into more vehicles and steal from several properties.
A car owner disturbed the offender breaking into a vehicle around 8am on 22 July, in the Kingsdowne Road area, and alerted Police.
Senior Sergeant Rachel Walker, from Selwyn Police, said they were grateful for the assistance from members of the public.
'The car owner and his family were able to hold the offender until we arrived which probably prevented more crime,' Senior Sergeant Walker said.
'He will appear in the Christchurch District Court on 13 August.'
Senior Sergeant Walker says Police are keen for people in the Willfield area in West Melton to check any CCTV from between midnight and 8am on Tuesday 22 July.
Anyone with footage, or who witnessed the crash involving a white Nissan Presage, is asked to make a report online [1] or call 105 referencing file number 250722/9743.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
RNZ News
7 hours ago
- RNZ News
Person in custody after another critically injured in Parklands, Christchurch
Photo: RNZ/Marika Khabazi One person is in custody after another was critically injured in the Christchurch suburb of Parklands. Emergency services were called to Lamorna Road just before 8pm on Wednesday. Police said they were working to establish exactly what had happened, and local residents could expect to see officers in the area overnight. They said there was no risk to the wider community.
RNZ News
9 hours ago
- RNZ News
Car fire in building on the Terrace treated as suspicious
File photo. Photo: Pretoria Gordon / RNZ A car fire involving a vehicle that was parked in a building on the Terrace in central Wellington is being treated as suspicious. Fire and Emergency got the call to the scene about 6pm with four fire crews, including an aerial fire truck, attending. The fire was now extinguished, with one crew still at the scene. A fire investigator has been called in and police have been notified.
RNZ News
11 hours ago
- RNZ News
Northland teens arrested after stealing car, threatening shoppers with machete during robbery
Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Two Northland teens have been arrested after allegedly stealing a car and threatening shoppers with a machete during a failed robbery. Senior Sergeant Mark Barratt, of Mid-North police, said the offenders targeted a service station on Moerewa's main street just before 7pm on Tuesday. The youths were wearing ski masks and one was brandishing a machete. Barratt said staff and a customer were threatened before the pair took cigarettes and left in two stolen vehicles. Police found the cars dumped a short time later in Kaikohe and located two youths at a nearby house. Officers also found a bag containing the stolen cigarettes. Barratt said a 13 and 14-year-old appeared in the Kaikohe Youth Court on Wednesday charged with aggravated robbery and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle. They were due back in court on 31 July. "In this instance no one has sustained injuries as a result of the brazen offending," Barratt said. "This was good work by our staff in locating these two in a timely matter ... we will continue to hold to account those who think this type of offending is acceptable." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
