Waikato police arrest 11 in warrant crackdown, child assault charge laid

Waikato Herald

7 Aug, 2025 07:14 PM2 mins to read

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The one-day operation targeted offenders with active warrants to arrest in several Waikato towns, police said.

A police operation has netted 11 alleged offenders in Waikato including one accused of assaulting a child.

The one-day operation targeted offenders with active warrants to arrest in several Waikato towns, police said.

The warrants to arrest were for unrelated incidents in the Ngāruawāhia, Huntly, Te Awamutu, and
Kihikihi areas, relating to shoplifting, theft, receiving stolen property, assaulting a child, burglary, unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, obtaining by deception, and driving with excess breath alcohol.

Six men and five women, between the ages of 21 and 59, are due to appear in court at a later date.