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![Govt sets up new Ministerial Advisory Group to tackle retail crime](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt sets up new Ministerial Advisory Group to tackle retail crime
The Ministerial Advisory Group will work with victims and offer ideas to reduce offending.
![How not to ram raid: Offenders escape out windows after getting car wedged in dairy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How not to ram raid: Offenders escape out windows after getting car wedged in dairy
The culprits fled the scene empty-handed after getting the car stuck in the doorway.
![Jewellery store owner was closing down business before latest violent raid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jewellery store owner was closing down business before latest violent raid
The dejected owner described it as "the worst attack so far".
![Hammer-wielding pair on the run after brazen robbery at Auckland jewellers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hammer-wielding pair on the run after brazen robbery at Auckland jewellers
Two people carrying hammers entered the store and began smashing cabinets.
![First he targeted jewellery stores. Then teen crim graduated to prison stabbings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
First he targeted jewellery stores. Then teen crim graduated to prison stabbings
Two brazen daytime heists, both terrifying shoppers at crowded malls, netted $850,000.
![Judge's full reasons for ex-MP Golriz Ghahraman's case ending with conviction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Judge's full reasons for ex-MP Golriz Ghahraman's case ending with conviction
The former Green Party standout said a conviction might derail her legal career.
![When knife-wielding teen demanded cash, shopkeeper said no - then she locked him inside](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
When knife-wielding teen demanded cash, shopkeeper said no - then she locked him inside
The judge urged him not to follow in the footsteps of his father.
![Lawless rampage: What car-jacking fugitive did after dumping baby on roadside](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lawless rampage: What car-jacking fugitive did after dumping baby on roadside
Michael Smith stole a car that had a baby asleep in the backseat. Then he went on the lam.
![Judge cites Ghahraman's 'vicarious trauma' in handing down shoplifting conviction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Judge cites Ghahraman's 'vicarious trauma' in handing down shoplifting conviction
Once one of the Green Party's brightest stars, her political career is now in tatters.
![Crime steady overall, rise in feeling unsafe, big rises in fraud, vehicle theft – survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Crime steady overall, rise in feeling unsafe, big rises in fraud, vehicle theft – survey
Highly victimised groups were Māori, young people, the disabled and the LGBT+ community.
![Rose Cottage dairy murder: Shopkeeper died for a 'few dollars', 501 killer says 'I am a coward'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rose Cottage dairy murder: Shopkeeper died for a 'few dollars', 501 killer says 'I am a coward'
“I admit I am a coward and a low-life criminal, to say the least."
![Fog cannon scares off ciggie robbers who left with icecreams instead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fog cannon scares off ciggie robbers who left with icecreams instead
A member of the public tried to stop them from fleeing but was rundown in the process.
!['Middle man' sold firearms stolen in rifle club heist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Middle man' sold firearms stolen in rifle club heist
Owen Dlyakiya received four rifles and onsold two of them.
!['Complex PTSD': Ghahraman blames threats, mental crisis for shoplifting - to learn fate on Thursday](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Complex PTSD': Ghahraman blames threats, mental crisis for shoplifting - to learn fate on Thursday
The Crown said the offending had the hallmarks of pre-meditation.
![Stakes high for Golriz Ghahraman today as disgraced ex-MP returns to court for sentencing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stakes high for Golriz Ghahraman today as disgraced ex-MP returns to court for sentencing
It might not just be her political career that's over.
![Escaped sheep alert people to theft of tools, fuel and machinery at Showgrounds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Escaped sheep alert people to theft of tools, fuel and machinery at Showgrounds
Sheep out on the football field alerted people to a theft at the showgrounds.
![Woolworths heist: Staff cowered in back room before wild getaway, tree crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woolworths heist: Staff cowered in back room before wild getaway, tree crash
Serial burglar Logan Anaru had replaced his meds with meth, a judge was told.
!['Off his head': Man arrested after assaulting police, fleeing across Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Off his head': Man arrested after assaulting police, fleeing across Auckland
The driver fled at high speed from West Auckland to Papakura before crashing.
![Watch: World's dumbest criminal? Woman's idiotic act before arrest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: World's dumbest criminal? Woman's idiotic act before arrest
She thought she was being smart. Her act landed her in handcuffs.
![One dead, one critical after car fleeing police in high-speed tree smash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One dead, one critical after car fleeing police in high-speed tree smash
Several investigations underway after the car sped away from police and crashed.