A 17-year-old on Electronic Monitoring Bail was nabbed by police in Kawakawa after an alleged crime spree in which the youth broke into multiple vehicles and drove recklessly in Northland.
On May 3, police learned the youth had let their electronically monitored tracker go flat, and enquiries were made to locate the teen.
Kaikohe Area Prevention Manager and acting Senior Sergeant Greg Johnson said the accused was on EMB at a Taheke address for unrelated active charges.
Between 7pm on May 9 and 2pm on May 10, a vehicle was broken into in Kawakawa.
“The victim in this matter has had her vehicle parked on Gillies Street, Kawakawa and when she returned found that it was entered into, via the driver’s door, with the ignition destroyed.”