A New Zealand father who vanished into the wilderness with his three children nearly four years ago was likely spotted on a CCTV camera during a break-in at a local store, police said.

New Zealand police on Friday released nighttime footage that they believe shows Tom Phillips and one of his children apparently breaking into a store before driving away on a quad bike.

Det. Senior Sgt. Andy Saunders told reporters on Friday that the pair made off with some "grocery items," according to a report by CBS News partner BBC .

CCTV footage released by New Zealand police appears to show Tom Phillips and one of his children breaking into a store. New Zealand Police

Phillips took his three children – Ember, 9, Maverick, 10, and Jayda, 12 – from their family home in December 2021 over what

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