{"id":50780,"date":"2025-09-29T21:16:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T21:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/50780\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T21:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T21:16:15","slug":"police-searching-for-driver-passenger-after-car-rams-orewas-shoreward-gastrobar-fire-lit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/50780\/","title":{"rendered":"Police searching for driver, passenger after car rams \u014crewa\u2019s Shoreward Gastrobar, fire lit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">Photos from the scene show a small blue car in the middle of the pub, with tables, chairs and glass strewn around it. <\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The blue car was left sitting in the bar with debris strewn around it.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The blue car was left sitting in the bar with debris strewn around it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">Goldie said the vehicle\u2019s occupants then tried to set fire to the restaurant before fleeing on foot. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">The fire was extinguished by a member of the public before police arrived. <\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Police are investigating after a vehicle was driven into \u014crewa's Shoreward Gastrobar before a fire was lit in the building. \" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Police are investigating after a vehicle was driven into \u014crewa&#8217;s Shoreward Gastrobar before a fire was lit in the building. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cAn investigation is now under way to determine what was taken and who was involved; however, at this stage, no arrests have been made,\u201d Goldie said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">Goldie asked anyone with footage or information that may assist to contact police via the 105 phone service or online at <a href=\"https:\/\/police.govt.nz\/use-105\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/police.govt.nz\/use-105\">police.govt.nz\/use-105<\/a>, using Update My Report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">People should reference job number P063967549. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\">Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MtQqFgbmCbNYi\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\">Sign up to Herald Premium Editor\u2019s Picks<\/a>, delivered straight to your inbox every Friday. 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