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.

Melted gold, diamonds and luxury watches worth more than $100,000 were found at one shop.

Police have seized cash, drugs, guns, electronic equipment and about $300,000 of watches in an operation targeting secondhand dealers.

Seven years passed before police could match a DNA sample to Joseph Reekers.

Hit-and-run victim Joanne Wang was left rolling on the ground, bleeding and crying after a vehicle ran over her left foot and part of her body and flung her down onto the concrete, a court has heard.

Up to 20 taxis arrived on a central Auckland street within moments of hearing a colleague had been robbed by a well-dressed female passenger.

The lawyer representing the man accused of a hit-and-run murder says he intended only to steal the victim's bag.

A businesswoman was run down and killed after she chased a thief who allegedly snatched her handbag, a court has heard.