Please attribute to Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird:?
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Enquiries into an aggravated burglary and kidnapping in Invercargill on 19 November are continuing, with a further five search warrants being carried out in the past three weeks.
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As a result of the warrants, two women - aged 25 and 34 - have been charged with possession of methamphetamine for supply.
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The 34-year-old woman has also been charged in relation to an aggravated robbery in Invercargill on 6 December.?
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A stolen vehicle has also been recovered.?
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Those involved in the offending have gang connections.
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Police will not tolerate this kind of violent behaviour and we will continue to closely monitor and take a proactive approach to disrupting and combating this type of offending in our communities.
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Enquiries into both incidents are ongoing and further arrests and charges are being considered.
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ENDS
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Issued by Police Media Centre.?