The ASB is suing an escort to recover some of the $17.8 million stolen by fraudster Stephen Versalko over nine years.

Robbers tied up a woman shop assistant in a toilet and ransacked a New Lynn store last night.

Police have launched an online "shopping cart" so the public can claim stolen items recovered by police raids on second-hand dealers.

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 takeaway shop owner was stabbed at least eight times for just $200 by four youths who arrived and fled on bicycles.

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

A murder suspect reacted angrily when asked if he was behind the hit-and-run death of businesswoman Joanne Wang.

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.