Levin thief in court after more than 30 tap burglaries

The tap's been turned right off on a flow of burglaries in Levin, after a man was arrested.

The 21-year-old will be reappearing in court in relation to 14 burglaries involving the theft of taps from about 20 businesses.

These have been reported over the last week as happening at local sports grounds and other facilities, public toilets, churches, and schools.

These taps were generally removed without shutting off the water supply, which has caused thousands of dollars of water damage to a number of premises.

Local plumbers have told polic they have attended at least 30 jobs to replace stolen taps.

Police would like to thank members of the public who helped in identifying the person responsible by alerting them to suspicious activity.

It's a timely reminder to always report unusual behaviour to police as soon as you notice something – your information might just be the missing piece of the puzzle needed to help stop further offending.