SUPPLIED When Shayden Whipps arrived home, he was shocked to find his bedroom tipped "upside down". We had such a hard year last year, we lost three people to cancer and then, this happened," Shayden Whipps said. The Whipps' house was one of three burgled in St Albans on the same day. Canterbury had 9273 "unlawful entry with intent/burglary" crimes reported to police in 2018, up from 8086 in 2017 – a 14 per cent increase. Reported burglaries fell last year Auckland, Wellington and Waikato by 8 per cent, 17 per cent and 13 per cent respectively.

Source: Stuff February 15, 2019 10:52 UTC