Police Continue To Investigate Waikaia Arson
Detective Sergeant Brian McKinney, Gore Police:
Police investigating the arson of a Waikaia
property have identified one of
the vehicles previously
sought, along with further offending
potentially
linked.
Prior to the arson of the
property, it is believed items such as, a weed
eater and
chainsaws were stolen from the address.
Police have
now been made aware of similar dishonesty offending in
the
Waikaia township, where similar items were stolen,
and Police are
investigating the potential link between
these previous dishonesty offences
and the
arson.
Police have ruled out any involvement in arson
or dishonesty offending of the
ute driver, police
previously sought to speak to.
Police continue work to
identify the driver of the red vehicle seen in
the
Waikaia- Riversdale Road area around the time of the
arson, as we would like
to speak to them.
Police
would like to hear from anyone who was victim to burglaries
of similar
equipment, or who may have information about
suspicious activity, that have
not yet reported
information to Police.
Police also seek any dashcam
footage from the Waikaia-Riversdale Road area
between
12am and 2 am on Wednesday 21 February.
If you have
information in relation to the red vehicle, Dashcam footage
of
the Riversdale-Waikaia Road area, were a victim to
dishonesty offending or
have any information that may
assist in our investigation please
contact
Police.
You can report information to
Police on 105 or online via
https://www.police.govt.nz/use-105
using ‘Update Report’ please reference
file number:
240222/8704.
Alternatively, you can report information
anonymously to Crime Stoppers on
0800 555
111.