Napier police shooting

Mid-morning on May 7 2009, Napier was put into lockdown after Senior Constable Len Snee of Taradale was shot and killed at a Chaucer Road address, close to the downtown city centre. Two other officers were injured and taken to hospital, along with a civilian with serious injuries.

Jan Molenaar was identified as the gunman. He continued to defy police, preventing their efforts to retrieve Snee's body where it had fallen. The standoff continued until May 9, when Molenaar's body was found in the house.

Napier Police Shooting - Full Coverage

Shot actor remanded on bail for sentence hearing

An actor alleged to have engineered his own shooting by police in July was today remanded on further bail until next year for a sentence indication hearing.

November 24, 2009, 2:01 pm

Napier gas station robbed at knifepoint
Napier police are investigating an aggravated robbery of a Gull service station.
November 23, 2009, 8:54 am
Police probe drive-by paintball gun shootings
Wellington police are investigating three drive-by shooting incidents where people have been shot at with a paintball gun.
November 23, 2009, 4:25 am
Shooting victim farewelled
Friends and family farewelled Nelson man Troy Minto yesterday just metres from where he was fatally shot a week ago.
November 22, 2009, 8:58 am
Man shot in hospital grounds
A man is undergoing surgery after a shooting at Tauranga Hospital.
November 21, 2009, 10:58 am
Further remand for fatal Nelson shooting accused
Five men arrested after last week's fatal Nelson shooting of a 22-year-old man were further remanded in custody after making a second appearance in Nelson District Court this morning.
November 20, 2009, 10:38 am
Man recovering at home after air pistol shot
A man has escaped with minor wounds after being shot with an air pistol in south Auckland today.
November 18, 2009, 12:29 pm
Man facing 10 charges after Christchurch shooting
A 28-year-old man now faces 10 charges - including attempted murder - after a man was shot twice in a violent incident in Christchurch late last Wednesday.
November 16, 2009, 3:41 pm
Court security tight for group accused of shooting
Tight security surrounded Nelson District Court this afternoon as the man charged with murdering a 22-year old man in a city park early on Saturday evening appeared with four associates also charged in relation to the death.
November 16, 2009, 12:35 pm
Nelson shooting victim named
Police have named the victim of a fatal shooting in Nelson on Saturday evening as 22-year-old local man Troy Minto.
November 16, 2009, 7:57 am
Five in court over fatal Nelson shooting
Five men will face charges including murder in court today following a confrontation which left one man lying dead in a Nelson park.
November 16, 2009, 4:56 am
Court appearances after man shot dead
Four people are due to appear in the Nelson District Court today following the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man.
November 16, 2009, 3:20 am
Nelson men charged over fatal shooting
Police have arrested a fifth man in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Nelson last night.
November 15, 2009, 5:14 pm
Police seeking fifth man after fatal shooting
Police are seeking a fifth man in connection with a fatal shooting in a Nelson park yesterday.
November 15, 2009, 9:37 am
Investigation into fatal shooting underway
Nelson police are trying to piece together the chain of events leading up to the fatal shooting of a man last evening.
November 15, 2009, 5:20 am
Four in police custody over fatal Nelson shooting
Four people have been taken into police custody following a fatal shooting in Nelson.
November 15, 2009, 4:46 am
Shooting death: 4 in custody
Four people have been taken into custody following an armed offenders operation near Nelson.
November 14, 2009, 10:00 pm
Fatal shooting in Nelson
A man has reportedly been shot dead on Nelson's Maitai Valley Road.
November 14, 2009, 5:11 pm
Still no suspects or motive for Hutt Valley shooting
Detectives still have no motive and no suspects in relation to a Lower Hutt home invasion on Wednesday night, which left a man shot and a woman beaten.
November 14, 2009, 6:39 am