A small township in the Bay of Plenty targeted by ram raids and rural crime is ''taking a stand'' to keep thieves and criminals out of their community.
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Battered by repeated ram raids, many businesses are calling for more information on the government's $6 million crime prevention programme and where the money will go.
Reports of retail crime - from shoplifting to vandalism and ram raids - have almost doubled in five years, with police and the sector confirming a violent