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Attribute to Sergeant Michael Palmer, Waikato Tactical Crime Unit:
Waikato Police have arrested three people in relation to an ongoing investigation of commercial burglaries targeting large quantities of copper metal.
In August 2025, the Waikato Tactical Crime Unit (TCU) became aware of a commercial property in Frankton that had been the subject of multiple break-ins where reels of copper had been stolen on several nights over the course of a week.
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Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Tangoio earlier today.
The single vehicle crash on State Highway 2 was reported just after 11:40am.
The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene.
State Highway 2 has since re-opened.
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Police have arrested and charged a 20-year-old man following an antisocial road user gathering in Gisborne overnight.
In the early hours of this morning, 30 December, Police were alerted to a group of around a dozen vehicles participating in antisocial road activity on the corner of Whatatutu and Matawai roads.
Constable Jak Rowe said Police received multiple reports from disgruntled members of the public, and upon arrival the group quickly dispersed.
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