11 Jan 2023

13-year-old arrested after ram raid

6:27 pm on 11 January 2023
Auckland, New Zealand - October 10, 2019 : Close up of a New Zealand police officer's uniform and badge

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Hawke's Bay Police have arrested a 13-year-old in relation to a ram raid burglary at a business in Napier on Wednesday morning.

The arrest followed the execution of a search warrant at a Cranby Crescent property that afternoon.

Police recovered stolen items at the address, and seized a small number of cannabis plants.

They believe other youths were involved in the ram raid, at an Emerson St business.

Anyone who has information should contact police on 105 or online using Update My Report. Please reference file number 230111/7697.

Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.