Hamilton armed robber claims he was doing laundry during robbery

Thursday 4 December 2025 · 4 outlets · 3 reports · updated Fri 5 Dec 2025, 7:38am

Hone Daniels, who was on electronically monitored bail, was involved in an armed robbery at The Riv Sports Bar in Hamilton. While Daniels claimed he was at a nearby laundromat during the incident, his ankle bracelet placed him at the scene.

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1. NZ HeraldThu 4 Dec 2025, 7:00pm

   Hamilton armed robber Hone Daniels claimed he was doing his laundry, not robbing a pub (opens in new tab)

   Also on RNZ (opens in new tab)

2. Waikato TimesFri 5 Dec 2025, 5:00am

   Man who robbed bar while on bail foiled by tell-tale signal from his ankle bracelet (opens in new tab)

3. Otago Daily TimesFri 5 Dec 2025, 7:38am

   Armed robber claims he was doing laundry at time of bar raid (opens in new tab)