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Two Devastating Ram Raids At Opposite Sides Of The Globe

by Liz Karson | Sep 21, 2021 | Crash and Grab

I received one alert last week about two recent crash and grabs. The first one happened (again) in New Zealand and the other in the UK. I read “Liquor store owner in Hamilton wakes to second ram raid this year” as reported by Stuff first. The disturbing aspect of this...

Yet Another Crash and Grab Makes Headlines In New Zealand

by Liz Karson | Sep 7, 2021 | Crash and Grab

 Just last month I shared this video with you in a story entitled “Crash and Grab or Ram Raid Incidents Surge In New Zealand”. If you missed the article and my comment I came upon the video above accidentally. I use it again to show the extent of loss a...

Crash and Grab or Ram Raid Incidents Surge In New Zealand

by Liz Karson | Aug 24, 2021 | Crash and Grab

 The above video has nothing to do with either the headline or the story about crash and grabs (also know as ram raids) I am about to relate. However, I ran across it by accident and think it points out what can be lost to a retail establishment in a matter of just...

Crash and Grabs Are Just A Game For Australian Juveniles

by Liz Karson | Aug 10, 2021 | Crash and Grab

I thought to myself that this story is truly a sad state of affairs as I read “Business owner fears young offenders taking part in ram raids like they’re a game” from ABC News in Australia. I could not believe that a gang of nine youths, aged 12 to 16, were...

New Zealand Crash And Grabs Result In Thousands In Losses

by Liz Karson | Jul 8, 2021 | Crash and Grab

I found this video of a ram raid at a Super Liquor Store in New Zealand after being alerted to a recent crash and grab at an appliance store in Te Awamutu, NZ. I want to initially focus on the video since it visually shows the sequence of events during the ram raid....

A Series Of Crash And Grabs In Cambridge New Zealand

by Liz Karson | Jun 22, 2021 | Crash and Grab

It’s been a while since I last wrote about ram raids in New Zealand. In January I posted “Recent Series Of New Zealand Ram Raids Leave Destruction”. An article on New Zealand’s Stuff website caught my attention and I scrolled down it. The title...
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