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Kane Ranui sentenced to home detention after stealing and selling $45,500 of scaffolding

From NZ Herald · () English

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  • Kane Ranui received home detention after stealing scaffolding from his employer and selling it to another company for $45,500.
  • The 36-year-old took the scaffolding after his family experienced financial hardship in 2024.
  • The theft ended a six-year period without offending, despite his earlier burglary and theft convictions.

Kane Ranui was sentenced to home detention after stealing scaffolding from the company where he worked and selling it to another company for $45,500.

The 36-year-old had been on a six-year non-offending streak after meeting his wife and having four children. But when his family faced financial hardship in 2024, he stole scaffolding and moved it to an empty lot to sell it. At the time, he was a branch manager for the scaffolding company.

Ranui had a history of burglary and theft offending. The scaffolding theft ended his six-year period without offending.

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