Police

Police were called about 5.35am to a Windsor Street commercial premises following a burglary where a window had been broken to gain entry. Enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing. The local business Found My Way has a notice on their Facebook page stating ‘ Unfortunately Found My Way is closed

Police are appealing for information following a serious assault around 8pm at an address on Lyon Street on Saturday 13 August where a man was critically injured. Police would like to hear from anyone who may have seen a black, sedan-shaped car in the area around the time of the assault. The victim

Three Mongrel Mob members were arrested in Mataura on Friday, following the execution of a search warrant at the gang’s headquarters in Albion Street. The search warrant was undertaken by Southland Police and Southern District’s Organised Crime Group, following a serious gang-related assault earlier

Southern District Police have arrested and charged a man with Nomad gang links as part of ongoing Operation Cobalt, targeting gangs. The man initially came to Police attention last Friday after an alleged fleeing driver incident in central Invercargill. Further enquiries resulted not only in the arr

A successful joint operation by NZ Police and Customs has resulted in the seizure of a significant quantity of methamphetamine and an arrest for importation. Half-a-kilogram of methamphetamine was concealed within a box of Lego from the USA and intercepted by Customs at the border with an estimated

Invercargill Police are appealing for the public’s help to find out who was responsible for stealing from a local charitable organisation. At about 6pm on Sunday, 17 July, Police were alerted to a vehicle fire at Sandy Point past the Te Ara Oue Track. The fire-damaged red Nissan ‘Caravan’ van had pr

In June, police launched Puhikura, a campaign which has been created to attract more wāhine Māori to join police. The candid documentary series shows wāhine Māori police applicants telling their honest stories of what has held them back from being recruited into Police and what has called them forwa

A 26-year-old man was arrested early on Saturday morning after allegedly doing a number of burglaries in the Central Southland areas of Benmore and South Hillend. The man has now been charged with multiple offences including burglary and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle. He made an initial court ap