Hawke's Bay Police Arrest Prolific Burglar
Hawke's Bay Police have arrested a prolific burglar
thanks to the help of our
communities reporting real time
information to us.
Police received reports from
multiple members of the public in short
succession
yesterday, that a man was seen committing burglaries at
five
properties in Hastings.
The first call was
received from an off-duty Police officer who had
been
contacted by his parents, that they had seen someone
breaking into their home
via remotely watching
CCTV.
Soon after we received another four more calls
from the public, reporting the
man was seen breaking into
other properties before making his way north
through the
suburb.
Due to the swift reporting from the public,
staff were able to attend, track
the offender to a nearby
4 Square and set up cordons, where he was
arrested.
Frontline staff including a Dog Unit and
investigators responded to the
incident.
Staff from
the Hawkes Bay Police Precision Targeting Team are
continuing to
investigate into the activities of the
burglar while he was in Hasting.
The 31-year-old man
has been charged with five counts of burglary. He is
due
to appear in the Hasting District Court
today.
We have also become aware that he was wanted in
relation to a burglary in
Hawera early last
month.
We’d like to thank the members of the public
for their assistance in
providing information which led
to the man's
arrest.