One of the thieves who stole the Waiouru war medals was on bail after using stolen priceless artefacts as bargaining chips to get out of jail.

The convicted Waiouru medals thief sentenced to six years in prison today has links to Joseph Reekers, the killer of hairdresser Marie Jamieson.

The second professional burglar who stole the Waiouru medals has been given a six year jail term for the brazen heist.

A burglar who died while wrestling with a pharmacist was a convicted killer driver with an extensive criminal history.

Police have named the man who died in an Auckland pharmacy after a struggle early yesterday morning.

The Herald understands a pharmacist struggled with an intruder and was holding the man down before he went into cardiac arrest.

Brazen but brainless thieves have risked their lives by breaking into a Manawatu wind farm switch yard in an apparent attempt to steal copper wire.

Two men accused of packing 14 stolen sheep into a car have been jailed for 10 months.

He was ageing, bald and a bit pot-bellied, but the man whom the FBI dubbed the 'Granddad Bandit' was, above all, brazen.

Two Salvation Army volunteers have been convicted of stealing groceries intended for the organisation's charity food bank.

A warning to the two young men who broke into Michelle Kidd's house while she slept - the police are the least of your problems.

Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged arson and burglary of a west Auckland discount store gutted in a fire early today.

Hamilton police are praising neighbours for helping to catch brother and sister burglars yesterday.

Rotorua's runaway millionaires continue to enjoy their ill-gotten fortune in Hong Kong and there is nothing NZ police can do about it.