Musician Troy Kingi was spotted loitering suspiciously outside a butcher's.
Councillors Willow-Jean Prime and Di Maxwell were accused of pilfering from a second-hand bookshop.
Community board member and organic farmer Marty Robinson was nabbed for growing a suspicious crop.
Gone Fishin' TV show host Graeme Sinclair claimed he was a conscientious objector, but fellow inmates thought his arrest had something to do with under-size snapper.
Image 1 of 15: The prisoners, their captors, and a few family members at Doing Time for Youth, a fundraiser for youth charity Blue Light.