‘Armful’ of watches taken, but jewellery ignored after stolen ute used to smash grille.

News snippets from across Northland and the surrounds.

Around 10:55am, a man entered a store on Normans Road with a weapon.

A bystander said she saw police pulling the youths from the vehicle and handcuffing them.

The offenders stole cash from the till and fled the scene in a stolen vehicle.

At least four life-saving defibrillators were stolen in Napier in three weeks.

Four teens were arrested after cash and cigarettes were stolen from a Waikato supermarket.

Ram raiders plough through metal grill on dairy in early morning smash-and-grab.

The woman and her daughter were in a dairy when a masked man told her to fill a backpack.

A prolific shoplifter with a methamphetamine habit has been sent to jail.

“Stop, take a step back, take a deep breath, think about it."

Woman, 41, shoplifting since age 14, told "it should end today".

Retired Central Hawke’s Bay farmer Michael Hardy had long forgotten the theft.

One of the people was allegedly armed.

Two pupils were robbed after they disembarked a school bus. The offenders are at large.

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"Love this. It’s the small gestures in life that sometimes have the biggest impact."

In two years there has been a 465 per cent increase in ram raids.

Locals say looting rife in Hawke's Bay since cyclone rendered many homes unliveable.

Police say the man and women have allegedly stolen more than $300,000 worth of goods.

The group wants help locating other sentimental belongings, too.

Christopher Luxon has hit out at the Government for downplaying crime fears.

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The Toyota hatchback used in the raid was left dumped in front of the Wicked Habits store.

'Their sole purpose is exploiting people’s weaknesses and lonely hearts.'

Its alleged the 31-year-old has also pinched thousands of dollars worth of grocery items.