Photo: File / Getty ImagesSumner and Redcliffs are in the grip of a crime wave, residents say. Houses and cars are being broken into, and vehicles stolen. Cave Tce residents Sarah McDonagh and her partner Benjamin Ellis-Jones’ Toyota Landcruiser was broken into at the beginning of January. Meanwhile, an arrest seems to have had an impact on a crime wave in Lyttelton. The man is facing 61 active charges, including eight charges of unlawful taking of motor vehicles, thefts from motor vehicles, and three charges for burglaries, including one in Heathcote Valley.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 18, 2021 02:37 UTC