Attributable to Acting Detective Inspector Andrew Saunders:
Waikato District Police can confirm a second person has been arrested in relation to an ongoing investigation into the death of Cedric Maniapoto.
The 35-year-old man has been charged with the unlawful possession of firearms and made his first appearance in the Hamilton District Court yesterday.
A number of firearms were recovered as part of the investigation and will undergo forensic examination.
¡°We are now turning our focus to two vehicles that have come to our attention,¡± says Acting Detective Inspector Andrew Saunders.
¡°The first is a black Toyota Hilux Ute with the registration number EBM957 and the second is a red Toyota Camry with the registration SB857.¡±
If you saw either of these vehicles anywhere between 10pm on Tuesday 5 and 12pm on Wednesday 6 March, Police want to hear from you.
¡°We are particularly keen to hear from people who were in the vicinity of East Street, Raglan in the early hours of Wednesday 6 March,¡± says Acting Detective Inspector Saunders.
¡°As we piece together the movements of these vehicles, no piece of information is too small.
¡°Dashcam footage is exceptionally helpful, and we encourage anyone that has a dashcam and knows they were in the area around these times to check and provide anything of note to Police.¡±
Police are continuing to make enquiries into the dog, Napier, who was found around 7am near the Te Uku store on Tuesday 5 March with gunshot wounds.
How Napier got to the store remains a mystery, and we are still interested in any information that can clarify how he came to be there.
Anyone with information is asked to call 105, or make a report online at 105.police.govt.nz, clicking ¡°Update Report¡±.
Please reference the file number 240305/1701.
Information can also be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111.
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Issued by Police Media Centre
