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Crime In New Zealand - Page 9

Violent month puts murder statistics hit 14-year high

The number of murders is at a 14-year high, with Police Minister Judith Collins blaming "an abnormal spike" of 12 unrelated murders in one month. Ref. Source 7

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Police search for missing brothers

Police are appealing for a telephone call from anyone knowing the whereabouts of two young pyjama-clad brothers who disappeared from their home in the Auckland suburb of Blockhouse Bay last night. Ref. Source 2

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Burglars targeting empty homes

Thieves are targeting Christchurch homes left empty after the earthquake, police say. Ref. Source 6

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Girl, 10, robbed at gunpoint

Police need your help to track down this man who held a 10-year-old girl at gunpoint as he robbed a New Plymouth dairy. Ref. Source 5

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'Drive or we will kill you', victim told

A man escaped his kidnappers and fled to the Ashburton Police Station, only to be recaptured as he tried to use the station's after-hours phone, the Crown alleges. Ref. Source 1

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Shoplifting costs up to $800m

Theft is costing shopkeepers hundreds of millions of dollars a year, as close to 3 per cent of lipsticks and shaving products on sale are stolen. Ref. Source 2

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Kiwi war vet arrested after police standoff

A 16-hour standoff in Brisbane's Riverside precinct has ended, with police arresting a 54-year-old New Zealand army veteran. Ref. Source 7

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'Serious assault' on pregnant woman

A pregnant woman was treated in hospital after she was allegedly assaulted by her de facto partner in Hawera. Ref. Source 7