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Whangarei Homicide investigation – car sightings sought

Whangarei Homicide investigation – car sightings sought

Police are seeking information about this car

To be attributed to Detective Inspector Kevin Burke:

Whangarei Police are releasing CCTV images of two vehicles of interest as we continue our investigation into the death of John Henry Harris.

Police are still looking for information and any sightings of the two vehicles believed to be involved in the incident.

The first is a red 2007 Holden Commodore, registration JCS248, that police believe was towed from an address on Hassard Street in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The second vehicle of interest is a black 2011 Holden Commodore, registration FZC162.

This vehicle was found on fire at Lovell Road, in Ruatangata just after 12:00pm on Tuesday afternoon.

We are seeking any sightings by the public of these two vehicles in the Whangarei area in the days before Tuesday 18 October.

Scene examinations at two Whangarei address are ongoing, however we expect these to be completed later today.

We are receiving a number of calls from members of the public and this has assisted police greatly.

We continue to thank our community for their ongoing support.

Mr Harris was a patched member of the Tribesman Motorcycle Club.

A tangi for Mr Harris is to take place on Saturday and police are expecting a large number of gang members from across the North Island to attend.

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Additional resource from Auckland has been put in place throughout Northland District to provide coverage for as long as needed while this investigation is ongoing.

We are also still asking any members of the public who may have witnessed a group of men gathered in the Whangarei or Kamo areas in the early hours of Tuesday morning to contact Whangarei Police.

Anyone with information can contact Whangarei Police on 09 430 4500.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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