Stephen Versalko duped ASB Bank customers into parting with $18mby writing dodgy statements that didn't even carry the bank's logo.

A High Court jury has found Christopher Shadrock guilty of murder after he struck down Joanne Wang in a Manukau carpark.

A crime prevention programme reduced suburban burglaries by more than 60 per cent in a recent trial.

Three people were arrested last night after police chased a car with burst tyres along the wrong side of the Northwestern Motorway.

A man accused of robbing a suburban bank, armed with a pistol, on Friday shouted "This is John Key's fault" during the raid, say police.

The married couple charged with receiving $600,000 worth of stolen goods say they will vigorously defend the criminal allegations.

FBI called in investigate an international cyber-crime syndicate that hacked into a carpark to steal credit card details from customers.

Two armed and hooded men forced terrified bank customers to the ground in a daring daytime heist yesterday.

Two women have been jailed after they forced an 82-year-old to drive around in her own car and used her bank card to get cash.

Two armed offenders detained security guards and held customers at gunpoint while they robbed an ASB Bank branch in Auckland.

An Australian sailor has been robbed of his service medals during a night out with navy mates over Anzac weekend.