Scott Beard

Top cop Scott Beard on child abuse, the Grace Millane case, and how tech is changing crime Plus, how increased surveillance is taking its toll on homicide investigators, and how a simple hand signal… Video, Audio

The 2018 murder of 21-year old British backpacker Grace Millane gripped the country. A powerful new film The Lie explores how the shocking case highlights disturbing attitudes about violence towards… Audio

One of the country's most recognisable officers, Detective Inspector Scott Beard has been a police officer for 43 years and the chief investigator on many high profile cases in the last few decades of… Audio

Police have arrested and charged a man with the murder of Auckland man Fuk-Fu Kwok, and his wife Mei Han Chong.

The 66-year-old man was found dead at his Ellerslie home on Monday evening having… Audio

An appeal tonight for sightings of the wife of a man found dead in his Ellerslie home. Police are searching for a 67 year old woman Mei Han Chong, after a worried relative went to the couples house at… Video, Audio

Auckland police detective inspector Scott Beard discusses the fatal stabbing at the dairy in Sandringham. Video, Audio

DNA has led police to a large group of people who could be related to a baby girl who was found at an Auckland recycling centre.

The body of the newborn was discovered by workers at the Onehunga site… Video, Audio

Warning: Details in this interview may upset some listeners.

Police investigating the discovery of a baby girl's body at an Auckland recycling facility are scouring CCTV footage for the movement of… Video, Audio

The murder case that sparked intense media interest here and around the world was actually not that hard to solve. Why did Grace Millane's death in particular spend so much time in the spotlight? Audio

Auckland police are hunting for a man they describe as a sexual predator. They're appealing for witnesses after a 17-year-old woman was abducted from a supermarket carpark, dragged into a van, driven… Video, Audio

A 26-year-old man charged with the murder of British backpacker Grace Millaine will appear in the Auckland District Court on Monday. Ms Millane, 22, was last seen outside a hotel one week ago on… Audio

A 26-year-old man is due to appear in the Auckland District Court today charged with the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane. She disappeared on December 1. On Saturday police confirmed their… Audio

Police are appealing for any information about British backpacker Grace Millane, who was last seen in Auckland on Saturday night. Detective Inspector Scott Beard spoke with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

Two women were allegedly assaulted when they returned to their car near Albert Park in Auckland. Detective Inspector Scott Beard said they were kidnapped then locked in a car boot. Audio