Police are investigating after a ram raid at a jeweller's shop in Kamo early yesterday morning. The frontage of Graeme Johnson Jewels and Time was heavily damaged following the incident. "A number of items were taken," a police spokesperson said. Police were called out to the shop on Kamo Rd at about 3.10am after a report of a ram raid, and are making inquiries. The incident follows dozens of ram raids around the country in the last few months, many of them in Auckland, where three stores were hit in one night just a few weeks ago. In some cases, the culprits - including the drivers - of ram raids have been as young as 11.
Arrests after property raid
A gun, bullets, cannabis and cash have been seized and two people have been arrested after Northland police carried out a search warrant on a gang-linked property. Officers executed a warrant on a house with known gang affiliations in Tikipunga, Whangārei on Thursday. A 40-year-old woman was arrested and faced 20 charges of supplying methamphetamine and one of selling cannabis. A 19-year-old man was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of cannabis for supply and a representative charge of selling cannabis.
Driver sought
Northland police are searching for the driver of a vehicle at the scene of a serious crash on Saturday. At least two people were in serious condition following a two-car crash that blocked State Highway 1 south of Whangārei. Police were notified of the collision at the intersection of Totara Rd, Mata, and SH1 at 5.35pm. Police would like to speak with the driver of an older-style, white Mitsubishi ute with a white canopy, believed to be heading south from the crash site at the time.
