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A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Greymouth.
On Tuesday 30 September, Police were called to a property on Chapel Street at around 12.15pm. Upon arrival 67-year-old Donald Baikie was located deceased at the scene.
Our condolences are with his family and… View moreA homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Greymouth.
On Tuesday 30 September, Police were called to a property on Chapel Street at around 12.15pm. Upon arrival 67-year-old Donald Baikie was located deceased at the scene.
Our condolences are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time.
An examination of the scene continues, with the assistance of the Christchurch Police Fingerprint Section and members of the New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science.
There will be a visible Police presence in the area as we work to establish the full circumstances of what has occurred. While we are in the early stages of our investigation, Police would like to reassure the community that there is not believed to be any risk to the public.
Police would like to hear from anyone who may have information in relation to Donald's death, or have seen him in the last week.
If you have any information that can assist in our investigation, please contact Police on 105 online or via phone.
Please reference Operation County or file number 250930/4221.
This image was on the memory card of a camera found at Lake Rotoiti and we are hoping to reunite it with the rightful owner.
If this is yours, please contact us through our 105 service referencing file number 250916/7708.
Alternatively, you can head in to Richmond Police Station between 8am - … View moreThis image was on the memory card of a camera found at Lake Rotoiti and we are hoping to reunite it with the rightful owner.
If this is yours, please contact us through our 105 service referencing file number 250916/7708.
Alternatively, you can head in to Richmond Police Station between 8am - 4pm weekdays to collect it.
Police executed a warrant earlier today at a Wanaka address and charged a 28-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman with defrauding a person of $1,044,500 over the past two years.
Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Dye said the Tasman Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) has been investigating two suspects … View morePolice executed a warrant earlier today at a Wanaka address and charged a 28-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman with defrauding a person of $1,044,500 over the past two years.
Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Dye said the Tasman Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) has been investigating two suspects who first lived on the West Coast and have recently moved to Wanaka. Their lavish lifestyle has been funded with money allegedly defrauded from family, friends and associates, for cancer treatment that inquiries show was never required and never obtained.
“Inquiries to date including an ongoing financial analysis of bank accounts used by the couple which indicates there are other victims who have not yet spoken with police. We’re identifying who they are and will be investigating their complaints.”
“Members of the TOCU will continue to investigate this matter to ensure all offenders are held to account.
“If you feel like you have given money away to this couple that matches with some of the deceptive reasons mentioned here or have information that can assist the inquiry, contact the Tasman Organised Crime Unit.”
“We’re based in Greymouth where the team will be actively investigating your complaint. Please quote case number 241031/7310,” says Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Dye.
If you believe you are, or have been, a victim of fraud, contact Police at www.police.govt.nz... or call Police on 105 and report the matter.
If you have handed over your bank details, contact your bank and immediately suspend your account.
Police are now treating as suspicious the fire at the old Hokitika Seaview hospital complex early on Sunday 10 August.
We are interested in hearing from anyone who was around the Seaview area that night and leading up to the fire being discovered at daybreak on Sunday morning.
Detective … View morePolice are now treating as suspicious the fire at the old Hokitika Seaview hospital complex early on Sunday 10 August.
We are interested in hearing from anyone who was around the Seaview area that night and leading up to the fire being discovered at daybreak on Sunday morning.
Detective Sergeant Graham Parsons of the West Coast says the scene examination took the better part of Sunday and half of Monday to complete, involving both fire and police investigators.
“Based on the scene examination the fire is being investigated as an arson. Of particular interest, Police would like to identify and speak to a person who was seen walking across the grounds of the complex at about 3.20am.
“Police will continue to investigate and would like to hear from any people who may have information that may assist with identifying who was involved in the arson,” says Detective Sergeant Parsons.
If you have any information that could help our enquiries, please update us online now or call 105.
Please use the reference number 250810/4743.
Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
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