2 June 2009
2 Patrols in Te Puke disturbed burglars in rear of car service yard,
they escaped in a stolen car from Rotorua the car was lost up
Te Matia Road Rural Te Puke driving with lights off.
2 more Prowler Patrol cars assisted with areas with police.
30 May 2009
02:41 Patrol disturbed male in a stolen van from Manukau in Jellicoe Street Te Puke,
the offenders escaped in a second van they had just stolen it was lost up
Te Matia Road Rural Te Puke driving with lights off.
May 2009
Burglars targetting schools for computers.
1st April 2009
Again 1 Male found sleeping on private property police attended and issued tresspass.
29 March 2009
Person tresspassing 3am police attended and moved on, person on actives for burglary.
20 March 2009
2 offenders disturbed on Papamoa School roof after a foot chase and police searched area, they escaped no damage was reported.
28 February 2009
Patrols called to Mt Maunganui School drunks in grounds smashing bottles.
8 Youths disturbed on property.
22 February 2009
Burglary at resteraunt blood left at scene, offender caught following day.
18 February 2009
Patrols respond to school incident 6 offenders caught.
16th February 2009
Mt Patrol spots 2 fires on Girven Road and police were alerted police put fires out and tracked though parks finding another fire but lost the track.
14th February 2009
Update
One youth had broken into a car and dropped his cash flow card in side the car more charges following.
14th Feruary 2009
Te Puke Patrol responded to distubance call Jellicoe Street from customer living above shop.
Confirmed broken windows in shop and phone booth police were alerted and with assitance of the Te Puke Night Owl Patrol offenders were followed to address in Edghill place 2 males aged 17 were arrested.
13th Feruary 2009
POlice were called to Te Puke for a male and female fighting in the main street.
1st February 2009
Mt Patrol responded to a burglary Girven Road Police were called and one offender caught walking from area with a stolen camera on him.
For customers who have problems with boy racers this one is for you.
At around 02:00 18 January 2009 a Black RX7 Mazda went into Te Akaroa Drive Papamoa and started doing burnouts in the Ashley Place dead end.
Patrols observing reported to police who responded quickly.
Within 2 minutes the car went to leave but was observed to have flames coming from under the car.
It went down the side of a building where 3 ran from car as it burst into flames.
Fire service was called by the Prowler Security patrol.
Within 5 minutes there were 3 to 4 explosions, the car totalled.
One male was taken by police and charged.
Flames behind cars. Fire behind police car.
The car on fire between buildings.
The end result of $60,000.00 dollar car up in smoke.
After doing burnouts was it worth it?
21 December 2008
Prowler security waved down by male covered in blood S/H 2 Te Puke near Pah Road.
The male and friend had been returning home from a party and crashed a yellow ute.
Police and ambulance with fire were called.
One male received minor injuries and the second received head injuries.
The ute was completley off the roadway ony thing spotted was one tail lite working.
Blood left on patrol cars door and partial photo of ute.
22 August 2008 23:54am
Barry Patrolling Centamax at Papamoa disturbed
3 youths in a car tagging the rear of the shops.
Walls rubbish bins a freezer and including a container were tagged.
A sign on Beachwater Drive was also tagged.
3 youths were arrested and charged with a varity of offences.
3 August 2008 02:30 am
Patrol in Papamoa disturbed males breaking street signs in Parton Road 7 signs damaged.
Two were caught in behind a property by security staff and were then taken away by police
29 JULY 2008 23:19pm
Patrols alerted to Glass Break alarm activation, called police as well, patrol observed 2 males running off and then spotted them leaving a church property in Queen Street Te Puke.
Alerting police they were stopped and questioned.
A police dog handler and manager of Prowler Security checked the area where the males had come from and found all the property stashed by rubbish bins.
After questioning at the station it turned out they had also broken into a $2 Dollar shop.
18 June 2008
Male spotted tagging in Atuaroa Avenue Te Puke by security patrols alerted Police dog section who after a strong track caught the male hiding in bushes with a bag full of spray cans.
2 May 2008
Female arrested for disorderly behaviour at Jamison Oval drunk and out of control.
24 April 2008
2 Offenders caught when guard responded to silent alarm at a scrap yard.
A stolen van and tools recovered.
4th February 2008
Patrol spotted 4 people on number 3 Road acting suspeciuos around car.
On rechecking them several minutes later found car broken into and alerted Police.
Police dog section tracked to a house nearby and several people were arrested. Noted: same offenders from sports club 20th January.
2nd February 2008
23:50 Another van broken into Commerce Lane by toilets as well tagging on toilets the Te Puke Top Club and phone booth windows smashed.
1st February 2008
Van Broken into rear Te Puke Hotel
20 January 2008
After alerting patrols and Police to a alarm activation at a sports club Police dog section tracked several offenders and caught 4 people involved in the burglary.
11 January 2008
3 Fires set in rubish bins around TE Puke shopping centre
as well as shop doors being forced and tagging in area.
8 January 2008
Several groups were observed interferring with customers windows in the main street of Te Puke and police have advised us of several fingerprint hits one male already in custody for other offenses will have another charge
laid.
4th January 2008
Shell Robbery Te Puke
A male youth entered demanding money and then left no one
was hurt.
7th December 2007
We were sent to an alarm in the main street (glassbreak) we advised police as well to find a person had used a gun to shoot 2 windows.
Witnesses passed a car reg and description of offender.
Who for some unknown reason pulled up again next to the police and started rambling, Police questioned him about the glass and spotted a gun on back seat he was arrested shortly after and gun recovered.
24 November 2007 19:32pm
Prowler Security Manager Barry Jones came across a nasty scene at around 1am on Jellicoe Street outside the BNZ while doing patrols.
A male known as Dale was receiving assistance from the public in the way of CPR on arrival.
He died soon after Ambulance staff arrived.
There were around 25 to 30 drunk males and females at the location some were abusive towards Ambulance staff.
At one stage Barry moved in to move females away from the man as they were becoming violent.
Prowler Security was asked to keep as many people at the scene and take notes of anyone leaving the area.
"He was killed just minutes after withdrawing $100 from a cashpoint machine during an evening out drinking, say police."
Three teenagers aged 16, 18 and 19 appeared in Tauranga District Court yesterday afternoon on homicide charges.
Police later said that a 24-year-old woman had also been arrested for being a party to the murder and she will appear in court today.
OFFENDERS CAUGHT BY PATROLS
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2009 #019
2008 #047
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Please Note: Increased car break in's at beaches and park reserves please don't leave valuables in your cars.
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CONFIRMED BREAKS 2010
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