Police Monthly Crime Reports
North Canterbury Crime Report for Waimakariri/Hurunui
Police Crime reports November 2022
Police have noticed an upsurge in offenders targeting unlocked vehicles around the Waimakariri townships
Tuesday 15 November
Wednesday 16 November
Thursday 17 November
Thursday 17 to Friday 18 November
Friday 18 November
Friday 18 to Saturday 19 November
Saturday 19 November
Sunday 20 November
Monday 21 November
A Christchurch male was processed for Driving with Excess Breath Alcohol after being stopped near Kaiapoi
Monday 7th – Tuesday 8th November 2022
Thursday 3rd – Friday 4th November 2022
Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Police have noticed an upsurge in offenders targeting unlocked vehicles around the Waimakariri townships
Tuesday 15 November
- A suspicious car was seen on South Eyre Road. The numberplate was obtained by the witness and enquiries are ongoing.
- A suspicious male was seen in a vehicle in Woodend. The numberplate was incorrectly recorded. Please call 111 at the time if you see any suspicious behaviour.
- Copper earth wires were stolen from power poles in Leithfield and Loburn.
Wednesday 16 November
- A handbag was stolen from a vehicle parked in McQuillan Avenue, Woodend.
- An unlocked vehicle parked in Pines Beach was entered and a bag was stolen while the owners were briefly absent.
- A drone was reported flying over a property in Sefton.
- Vehicles parked at the boat ramp near State Highway 1 were broken into.
- Tagging was discovered on play equipment in Barnes Street, Pegasus.
Thursday 17 November
- A burglary was reported to a vacant property in Chalet Crescent in Hanmer Springs. Detergent was poured over the floors.
- A Nissan Navara was stolen from Kaiapoi. It was located the next morning in Springfield.
- A vehicle parked in West Belt, Rangiora, had its numberplate stolen and replaced with another set.
- Two unlocked vehicles parked in Dunns Avenue, Pines Beach, were entered and property stolen.
- A suspicious vehicle was seen in Kennedys Hill Road.
- Vehicles were observed doing burnouts on Oxford Road near Mt Thomas Road.
Thursday 17 to Friday 18 November
- A wallet was stolen from an unlocked vehicle in Dunns Avenue, Pines Beach.
Friday 18 November
- A canopy side window was stolen from a Ute parked in Pines Beach.
- A Kaiapoi male was charged with Driving Whilst Disqualified after being stopped in Kaiapoi.
- The inside of a truck cab was set alight near Bob Robertson Drive in Ravenswood. Fire extinguishers were also set off on other equipment nearby.
Friday 18 to Saturday 19 November
- A vehicle was stolen from an address in Sefton and located nearby.
Saturday 19 November
- A Kaiapoi male was processed for Driving with Excess Breath Alcohol after being stopped in Waikuku.
- An Ashburton male was processed for Driving with Excess Breath Alcohol after being stopped in Kaiapoi.
Sunday 20 November
- A vehicle parked in a car park on High Street, Rangiora, had a window smashed.
- A Dunedin male was processed for Driving with Excess Breath Alcohol after being stopped in Glasnevin.
- A Christchurch male was processed for Driving Whilst Suspended after being stopped in Rangiora.
Monday 21 November
A Christchurch male was processed for Driving with Excess Breath Alcohol after being stopped near Kaiapoi
Monday 7th – Tuesday 8th November 2022
- A commercial yard in Todds Road in Rangiora was entered and a roof top tent was stolen from a vehicle parked there, and four wheels for a Ford Courier in the same yard.
- A Nissan Safari was stolen from a Bush Street address in Rangiora.
- Two electric skateboards with off-road tyres were stolen from The Esplanade in Pegasus.
- A toilet at Victoria Park was damaged by someone setting fire to an item of clothing. A rubbish bin nearby was also set alight around the same time.
- A male was disturbed near a vehicle parked on Page Place in Rangiora.
- A Swannanoa male was processed for driving with excess breath alcohol after being stopped in Woodend.
- A Rangiora male was processed for driving whilst disqualified after being stopped in Church Street.
- A Loburn male was processed for driving with excess breath alcohol after being stopped on Southbrook Road.
- Several drone sightings have been reported around the Swannanoa and Eyrewell areas. Just a reminder to drone operators that you must obtain consent from the property owner before flying over property, and you must not fly at night.
- An Auckland male was processed for driving with excess breath alcohol after being stopped in Amberley.
Thursday 3rd – Friday 4th November 2022
- A reversing camera was stolen of a VW van parked in Kaiapoi.
- A Nissan Tiida was stolen from Hanmer Springs.
- A person was seen on a property in Montrose Avenue in Culverden.
- A Tasman male was arrested for indecent exposure after an incident at the Ashley River.
- A male was disturbed on a property near Worlingham Road in Eyrewell.
- A house staged for sale in Helmore Street in Rangiora was entered and a clock, two wardrobe doors and a couch was stolen.
- Number plates were stolen off a vehicle parked in Peak Crescent in Kaiapoi.
- Commercial yard in Amberley was broken into and fuel and a trailer were stolen.
- A tradie’s vehicle parked in Courage Road, Amberley, was broken into and tools were stolen
Wednesday 2nd November 2022
- A tradie’s vehicle parked in Walker Street, Kaiapoi, was broken into and tools were stolen.
- A person was disturbed in a vehicle on Sidey Quay, Kaiapoi. The victim called Police at the time and dogs tracked for a short time, however the offender was not located.
- A vehicle parked at the Ferry Road carpark by the Waimakariri River was broken into. Nothing was stolen.
- A vehicle parked in Amberley had a window smashed and wallet and electronics were stolen
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