Northland Police are appealing for public help following reports of a burglary at a service station on SH12, Kaihu, Kaipara, this morning.

“At around 1.30am, Police received a report of a vehicle attempting to drive into the front door of the business,” Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer, Area Investigations Manager, Northland, says.

“No entry was gained and the offenders fled before Police arrived. We’re appealing for any sightings of a black car in the vicinity around that time and may have been seen heading towards Dargaville around 1.45am.”

Police are asking public near Waiotapu Loop Road to search their property for anything that may relate to the search for Jayleb-Che, age 36, who has been missing since Tuesday 30 September in Rotorua.

Police, and Search and Rescue, are actively searching the area where Jayleb-Che was last known to be.

Police would like to hear from members of the public who used the ‘hot and cold’ pools on Waiotapu Loop Road between 10pm on Tuesday 30 September and 10am on Wednesday 1 October.

Police are particularly interested in any dashcam or CCTV footage.