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Man sentenced for burglary spree targeting ‘high-end’ jewellery

Reice Silbery was the getaway driver for the burglaries carried out over five months.

Police found a black rubbish bag full of stolen designer handbags in the roof cavity of Reice Tama Silbery's Huntly home in October 2024. Photos / Police, Supplied

Police found a black rubbish bag full of stolen designer handbags in the roof cavity of Reice Tama Silbery's Huntly home in October 2024. Photos / Police, Supplied

Police found a black rubbish bag full of stolen designer handbags in the roof cavity of Reice Tama Silbery's Huntly home in October 2024. Photos / Police, Supplied

Police found a black rubbish bag full of stolen designer handbags in the roof cavity of Reice Tama Silbery's Huntly home in October 2024. Photos / Police, Supplied
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Renata Leaf set fire to his father’s Waikato Kāinga Ora home, stood by and watched it burn

Renata Leaf faces court after destroying the Waikato house, valued at about $160,000.

Renata Leaf has admitted a charge of arson after burning down his father's Kāinga Ora home. Photo / 123rf

Renata Leaf has admitted a charge of arson after burning down his father's Kāinga Ora home. Photo / 123rf

Renata Leaf has admitted a charge of arson after burning down his father's Kāinga Ora home. Photo / 123rf

Renata Leaf has admitted a charge of arson after burning down his father's Kāinga Ora home. Photo / 123rf
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Boatie Aaron Ritchie sets off on anti-Semitic rant before attempting to burn down a hotel room

The 55-year-old piled up scraps of material before setting it on fire with a butane torch.

Aaron Ritchie, 55, caused $170,000 worth of damage to a room at the VR Hotel after trying to set a room on fire in February last year. Image / Google maps

Aaron Ritchie, 55, caused $170,000 worth of damage to a room at the VR Hotel after trying to set a room on fire in February last year. Image / Google maps

Aaron Ritchie, 55, caused $170,000 worth of damage to a room at the VR Hotel after trying to set a room on fire in February last year. Image / Google maps

Aaron Ritchie, 55, caused $170,000 worth of damage to a room at the VR Hotel after trying to set a room on fire in February last year. Image / Google maps
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Birgit Brauer’s killer Michael Wallace to fight conviction through Criminal Case Review Commission

Michael Scott Wallace denies killing Birgit Brauer while she was hitchhiking in Taranaki.

Michael Scott Wallace didn't seek parole when he reappeared before the Parole Board this morning after being imprisoned for the 2005 murder of German backpacker Birgit Brauer.

Michael Scott Wallace didn't seek parole when he reappeared before the Parole Board this morning after being imprisoned for the 2005 murder of German backpacker Birgit Brauer.

Michael Scott Wallace didn't seek parole when he reappeared before the Parole Board this morning after being imprisoned for the 2005 murder of German backpacker Birgit Brauer.

Michael Scott Wallace didn't seek parole when he reappeared before the Parole Board this morning after being imprisoned for the 2005 murder of German backpacker Birgit Brauer.
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