Police crack down on fuel theft after overnight arrest

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Police are warning would-be fuel thieves they will be swiftly tracked down and prosecuted, following an arrest at a construction site in West Auckland last week. A 35-year-old man is due to appear in Waitākere District Court after allegedly stealing fuel from a digger in Laingholm, with officers following a trail of diesel from the scene to locate and arrest him. At about 3.20am Thursday, Police were notified of two unknown people at a construction site on Victory Road, Laingholm. Waitematā West Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Jon Winthrop, said the pair were seen removing fuel from a d...

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