Retail crime is growing, becoming more menacing and more violent.

The store had been open for less than a month when up to $10,000 of stock was stolen.

A health worker says he deeply regrets stealing the drugs for his partner.

The 19-year-old was left for dead last May with at least seven holes in her skull, bound, beaten and violated.

As police services up and down the country are centralised, the Waipa Mayor is voicing his concerns after his constituents struggle to contact police in emergencies, particularly after hours.- Made with funding from NZ On Air.

There was 88kg of gold which passed from Rob Burgess to a gold dealer - enough evidence for police to take almost everything he owns.

Two women were asleep when the man entered their Queenstown hotel room about 4.30am to steal cash

A German tourist is considering leaving the country after thieves stole all his possessions in Tutukaka.

A dognapped pooch sold within hours of going missing is back with her family.

The thickest thieves ever have burnt an ATM they were trying to rob... And everything inside it.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has ruled that a new cop's use of a taser on a man fleeing a potential crime scene was unjustified.

A miscommunication, and not a burglary, is behind 10 church pews going missing.

Hastings lawyer David John Porteous yesterday admitted charges of stealing almost $80,000 from clients during the latter years of

Sophia Nash, ex of radio jock Thane Kirby, is accused of stealing a $20 bag from the op shop she worked at in Mt Eden.

An Auckland artist says materials stolen from her art installation at a festival over the weekend were "sacred" to her. "I know to

Number plate recognition technology could prevent crime, says capital retail group.

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Wellington Hospital has received more than $18,000 in donations and 17 PlayStations after its PlayStation was stolen from the cancer ward on Waitangi weekend.

Gamers from around the world are wanting to help, after the story of a PlayStation stolen from a Wellington Hospital has gone viral.

The theft of the donated Playstation 4 left one of its youngest users - a boy with a brain tumour - in tears.

Thieves damage artwork set up as tribute to quake-hit Kaikoura.

A man was attacked and his car stolen in the incident, police say.

A police statement, in which a terrified Kim Kardashian described the moment she lost $14.5m worth of jewels has been published for the first time.

A precious carved club gifted to Rotorua Lakes Council in honour of late kaumatua Mauriora Kingi has been stolen.

A woman claims to have realised £7million of her gold is missing nearly two years after the Hatton Garden jewellery raid.

Mana Thaugland waited until the women were at their most vulnerable - alone and unaware - then he struck, catching them by surprise to snatch their bags.

A high-risk child sex offender in custody after admitting cutting off his electronic monitoring tag and going on the run.

The Porirua community is rallying around their local Santa after his sack was stolen just weeks before Christmas.

An armed would-be robber walked into an erotica shop in California this week deeming it a soft target, but fearless store employees quickly taught him a hard lesson.

More than a third of Kiwi farmers have been a victim of theft in the last two years, a recent survey has revealed.