Auckland tradie turns detective to track down stolen tools

As the Auckland crime wave continues, tradesmen are being hit in the pocket as thieves target their tools to sell on online marketplaces. But many are taking tracking down offenders into their own hands, NZ Herald reports. Apprentice carpenter Braden Barker was successful in finding out who stole tools from his car, but says police were unable to arrest the man when he tracked him down. Barker is just one of many in the building industry who have been forced to take matters into their own hands against who he describes as “criminals who have the run of the mill.”