Portaloo theft leads Hawke's Bay police to thousands of dollars of stolen goods

Hawke's Bay police executed a search warrant at the "known" property in Pukehamomoa after a burglary and the theft of portaloos and a trailer. Photo NZME

Usually, when a portaloo is stolen, the cops have nothing to go on.

But this time a lead about a set of stolen loos led Hawke's Bay police straight to a property in Pukehamoamoa, west of Hastings, where they found thousands of dollars worth of stolen goods.

Hawke's Bay police executed a search warrant at the "known" property on Monday after a Twyford burglary and the theft of portaloos and a trailer.

It resulted in the recovery of tens of thousands of dollars worth of stolen property, including a stolen generator valued at $10,000, a stolen caravan valued at $30,000 and numerous other stolen items.

A 44-year old man has appeared in the Hastings District Court charged with multiple counts of burglary and receiving stolen property.

Senior Constable Pehi Potaka said it was a great result.

The alleged offending is believed to have taken place over a number of months and police had been able to return a number of stolen items to victims across the North Island, Potaka said.

* In an earlier version of this story police wrongly stated the stolen goods were located at a property in the Fernhill area.