{"id":138823,"date":"2025-11-17T03:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T03:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/138823\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T03:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T03:06:07","slug":"napier-south-red-cross-shop-raided-safe-in-office-smashed-1800-stolen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/138823\/","title":{"rendered":"Napier South Red Cross shop raided, safe in office smashed, $1800 stolen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWhy would someone pick on a charity? I know people get desperate, but what they did here wasn\u2019t desperation, it was just senseless vandalism,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe can\u2019t see that they\u2019ve taken anything else, they just wrecked the place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">She said the burglars also tipped out water bottles, scattered cleaning products, upended the computer and microwave, and dumped contents of drawers across the office floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI didn\u2019t get much sleep last night &#8230; It\u2019s the devastation of how they ruined everything. They didn\u2019t just take the money and go &#8230; they trashed the place for no reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The shop was left in disarray after the burglary. \" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The shop was left in disarray after the burglary. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">Assistant manager Rachel Hoare arrived about 8.40am on Sunday to open the store and found the garage door half up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI noticed the garage door was dismantled and broken. So, I called Shirley and then she said to ring 111.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI\u2019m not sure whether they got through the front door or the back door. Both doors are wrecked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The front entrance of the Red Cross shop in Napier South, where offenders tried to force their way in. Photo \/ Rafaella Melo\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The front entrance of the Red Cross shop in Napier South, where offenders tried to force their way in. Photo \/ Rafaella Melo<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">Police were notified about 8.50am on Sunday and believe the break-in  was between 5pm on Saturday and 8.30am on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">Police were on site for several hours taking fingerprints and examining the damage, Hoare said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">The store was closed on Sunday and remains shut, with no reopening date yet. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">The till drawer was destroyed, and the shop cannot trade until doors, locks and security features are repaired, Davies says.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Store manager Shirley Davies outside the Red Cross shop, which has been closed since Sunday. Photo \/ Rafaella Melo\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Store manager Shirley Davies outside the Red Cross shop, which has been closed since Sunday. Photo \/ Rafaella Melo<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">The burglary has heightened ongoing safety concerns. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">Davies said rough sleepers and drug users often camp behind the building, leaving rubbish and needles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">She said Napier no longer felt like a safe place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">Police are reviewing CCTV from neighbouring businesses and  asking the public for help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe would like to hear from anyone who may have CCTV or dashcam footage in the Carlyle St area, as well as anyone who has information that can assist in our inquiries,\u201d a police spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">It was the second retail burglary in Napier in three days, after jewellery and accessories store<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/hawkes-bay-today\/news\/break-in-at-napier-jewellery-store-beija-flor-police-investigating-burglary\/YV4CZRKWJFGX7BXI6LSILJSMJ4\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/hawkes-bay-today\/news\/break-in-at-napier-jewellery-store-beija-flor-police-investigating-burglary\/YV4CZRKWJFGX7BXI6LSILJSMJ4\/\"> Beija Flor was broken into on Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wzdDHKkU\" style=\"display:none\">Anyone with information can contact police via 105, or online at 105.police.govt.nz using \u2018Update Report\u2019. Information can also be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWhy would someone pick on a charity? 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