Location:

Auckland City

A prolific shoplifter has been remanded in custody after allegedly offending across large parts of the Auckland region.

The Newmarket Community Policing Team had been on the hunt last week, locating the man at an Onehunga address.

“Our community teams are targeting areas that are seeing higher reports of retail crime,” Auckland City East Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Rachel Dolheguy says.

“While they are targeting prolific offenders who continue to cause this harm, they are also working closely with retailers in harder hit retail locations.”