Do we need a law change?

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Patrick Reynolds’ $8000 e-bike is among those. Three weeks ago, his ride was stolen from Britomart in Auckland.

CCTV footage has captured the thief using an angle grinder to break it free. Reynolds, who is a transport advocate, sought help from police but despite supplying clear photographs, and a live GPS location of the stolen bike, police said they didn’t have enough “evidential sufficiency” to progress the investigation.

Speaking to Breakfast this morning, Reynolds said he’s frustrated by the situation, especially because he has anti-theft technology built into his bike to prevent this happening.

“There is a theft crime epidemic in Central Auckland, there’s CCTV but it still needs humans to do their job.”

This is intolerable. When you can provide proof of a stolen item’s location, it should become a priority for police to follow up.

In a statement to Breakfast, police said the information provided by the GPS wasn’t sufficient to conduct a search warrant.

I’m sceptical of that claim, but if it is true, then the Government should move to amend the law so a GPS record of a stolen item’s location is sufficient for a search warrant,