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Police note the findings of an Independent Police Conduct Authority report into the use of force during an arrest in Invercargill in October 2020. The authority found the use of the Police dog was unjustified in this instance and that other tactical options would have been preferable. We note that O

Invercargill Police are continuing to investigate an aggravated robbery that occurred yesterday and urge anyone with information to contact Police. The incident took place at a service station on Elles road around 8:30pm last night. The occupants of the silver Nissan sought in a pervious appeal have

Invercargill Police are investigating an aggravated robbery on Elles Road tonight. A person entered a BP service station at around 8.25pm armed with a weapon – possibly a screwdriver. The person left the service station with a quantity of tobacco, and was seen entering a silver sedan – possibly a Ni

Invercargill Police have made a further arrest in relation to recent ram raids in the city. An 18-year-old man has been charged in relation to the burglary of Found My Way in Windsor in the early hours of 15 August. He has also been charged with  the burglary of True Grit on Dee Street that […]

Invercargill Police have arrested and charged a 29-year-old man in relation to an aggravated robbery in the city on 18 August. The man appeared in Invercargill District Court on 22 August, charged with aggravated robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm, theft of a motor vehicle, unlawfully taking

Police have executed a search warrant and arrested a man in relation to recent offending in Invercargill. The warrant was executed at a residential address in Invercargill on Thursday morning, in relation to a ram raid at the Found My Way store on Windsor Street on Monday and an aggravated robbery a

It’s been a busy week for the criminal elements of our city, are we in the middle of a crime wave or is this just the beginning? There was a failed ram raid attempt at Blackwoods on Bill Richardson Drive this morning around 5:30am, a store staff member said. The stores main window was damaged […]

A group of four teenager boys broke into Jump n Fun Trampoline Park in Invercargill on Saturday night – taking hundreds of dollars in coins and the cash register as well. Owner/operator Cameron O’Donnell said he was alerted to the smash and grab by security after the four intruders set off alarms in