A man is facing at least 18 charges after a string of alleged offending across the North Shore area in recent months.
°Â²¹¾±³Ù±ð³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ East Police caught up with the man and he is custody until his next court date later in June.
Businesses and commuters have been the alleged targets of the man¡¯s spree, including a defibrillator worth thousands of dollars from one Takapuna business.
Area Commander Inspector Stefan Sagar says staff have been piecing together a series of burglaries and shoplifting offences.
¡°Thanks to this collation the man was deemed a priority to target and locate, and Police arrested him near the Takapuna area late last week,¡± he says.
¡°Other alleged offending includes the theft of scooters from Park and Rides at Constellation and Sunnynook.
¡°We have laid 18 charges against this man including burglary, unlawful takes, theft and trespass.¡±
A 42-year-old man appeared in the North Shore District Court in late May.
¡°Police are continuing to target and hold offending to account and in this case, there was ongoing harm being inflicted,¡± Inspector Sagar says.
¡°The man has been remanded in custody and is not currently in the community.¡±
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