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Ex-athlete jailed for major fraud
A former sports star embezzled $450,000 then gambled it away.
Burgled seven times in a year
An Auckland mother is planning to uproot her two children and leave her family home after being burgled seven times in just over a year.
Catch me if you can - escaper's taunt to police
An Auckland Prison inmate left police a taunting note on a concrete slab before cutting his way through a steel perimeter fence to freedom.
DNA advance and $8 theft capture killer
The Marie Jamieson homicide is the first time in NZ that a long-standing murder case has been solved by identifying a suspect through the DNA of a sibling.
Salami theft proved to be killer's undoing
An $8.20 roll of salami was the downfall for the killer of Marie Jamieson, allowing police to crack one of Auckland's most mysterious unsolved murders.
Jail for $68 parking meter thief
A man has been sent to jail for a parking meter ram-raid that would have netted him $68.50.
Westpac botches runaway millionaire hunt
Westpac's runaway millionaires are a step closer to keeping the cash after the bank bungled an attempt to recover it.
Couple sleep through dog theft
A couple who slept through a burglary wondered why their two english bulldogs didn't bark, then discovered the dogs had been stolen too.
Robber points rifle during violent hold-up
A robber pointed his rifle at a bank customer before ordering a dozen people to the floor in what police say was an aggressive hold-up.
Fraudster managed stash from jail
NZ's biggest benefit fraudster manipulated a web of offshore accounts from prison in a bid to hide the $3.4m he stole from taxpayers.