Three people have been arrested following an investigation into a number of burglary incidents that have occurred during the Alert Level 4 lockdown period.??
Yesterday officers from the Auckland City West Area¡¯s Tactical Crime Unit, with assistance from the Financial Crime Unit, carried out search warrants at two properties in Mount Albert and Mount Roskill.
A 27-year-old woman has been charged with a number of offences including 8 burglaries in the Auckland City Area.
This included five alleged burglaries targeting Post Shops in Mt Roskill, Epsom, College Hill and Auckland¡¯s CBD along with other burglaries at construction sites in central Auckland during lockdown.
She will be appearing in the Auckland District Court next month.
Two other people were arrested as a result of further fraud offences identified.
Police located a large amount of stolen property during the search warrants including high-end bags, tools and construction equipment. Police are making follow up enquiries in relation to this stolen property.
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