Police and the local Whenuapai community have capsized a duo¡¯s plans following a fishy discovery.
Senior Sergeant Garry Larsen, of the Auckland Maritime Unit, says Police were notified of three homes in Whenuapai being broken into overnight on 20 May.
¡°The offender allegedly accessed the Kauri Road properties via a small inflatable dinghy, which was found floating near Herald Island.
¡°A number of items have been taken from the addresses, including a vehicle.
¡°Members of the public have observed a male rowing back to a boat across the inlet to a yacht on a mooring near Paremoremo and have quickly contacted Police.¡±
Senior Sergeant Larsen says along with assistance from the Police Eagle helicopter, both Deodar and one of the Maritime Unit¡¯s RHIBs, also picked up two officers from Herald Island Wharf.
¡°Both vessels simultaneously came alongside the vessel and the two occupants were immediately arrested for the burglaries.
¡°The yacht was then cleared and some property recovered,¡± he says.
¡°This is a great result for our staff and the local community.
¡°Our teams works hard to keep our communities safe and these arrests are another example of how we can and do work together to achieve positive results every day.
¡°I would like to thank the member of the public who acted quickly to notify us of their observations, which proved pivotal in these quick apprehensions.¡±
People are encouraged to keep on reporting illegal or suspicious behaviour by calling 111 if it¡¯s happening now, or 105 if it¡¯s after the fact.
You can also provide information anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
A 48-year-old man will appear in Auckland District Court tomorrow charged with burglary, unlawfully taking a motor vehicle and unlawfully entering an enclosed area.
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