Police have released photos of a suspected thief after $5000 worth of cigarettes and tobacco was taken from a Northland supermarket four months ago.
Police have released a security camera photo with details of the theft at Kamo Four Square in March on their Facebook page. A second post also highlighted photos from a burglary at Oakleigh back in April that was believed to target tobacco products as well.
![A security camera picture of a man attempting to smash his way into Oakleigh service station.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FHMZSEMYWFO2YTBUNXRU7NEAQY.jpg?auth=ec640f0dad5e3dbd4044b1680e0e538118ce238562a593b83a18c7b401c67040&width=16&height=29&quality=70&smart=true)
Police said on the Northland Police Facebook page that the release of the photos from March and April came after recent break-ins at "a number of service stations" and they were "working hard to solve this current spate of offending in the wider Whangarei area".
Yesterday, a police spokesperson said the footage was not released straight away as a number of inquiries were to be made first.