Ryan Fleming looks back on the week of crime in the Te Awamutu district including a man who kept them busy but was ultimately arrested by their Ōtorohanga colleagues and a woman who went on a shoplifting spree.
Ryan Fleming
Monday
Police attended a family harm incident involving a male with a knife threatening family members, Police attended seven other family harm events during the day including one where a Police Safety Order was served. Police also attended a mental health incident, recovered two stolen motor vehicles, attended a mental health suicide threat and a suspicious activity incident in Kihikihi where rocks appear to have been thrown onto a roof.
Tuesday
Police attended a burglary and conducted a curfew check where we discovered the offender was breaching her curfew conditions. Police attended a family harm incident and dealt with a series of bizarre incidents involving the same male who was ultimately assessed by mental health staff. A shoplifter who was trespassed from a supermarket returned and shoplifted, she was already in breach of her bail conditions. Police conducted a curfew check at her home and discovered she was breaching. Police attended a neighbours at war. The afore mentioned shoplifter went to a second supermarket and shoplifted. Security at Tokanui called police after bizarre behaviour by the previously mentioned male who went on to cause several more incidents.
Wednesday
Police attended a disorder incident at a local primary school, essentially an adult decided to try and be the toughest kid in school before being trespassed by police. A shoplifter went to a retailer and stole items.
Police attended a sudden death of a pedestrian on Alexandra Street.
Shoplifters at a supermarket were reported, a male was arrested for breaching bail, he was further charged with more offending. A burglary was reported where a bike was taken from a home, a male was threatening to self-harm. Police attended a breach of the peace and more bizarre behaviour from the previously mentioned male.
Thursday
Police conducted a bail check to locate the female shoplifter, she was in breach of her curfew again. Police attended a civil dispute. Police attended a family harm event. Police dealt with the same male that had been dealing with all week who was referred to mental health. Police also attended two burglaries.
Friday
Police attended an assault at workplace, a motor vehicle collision and attended to more suspicious behaviour by the male previously mentioned. Police attended a minor motor vehicle collision, off duty. Police located the female shoplifter who was wanted for breaching her curfew, on duty staff arrived and arrested her.
Saturday
Copper wiring was taken from a power pole. Police located a gang member wanted for breaching bail hiding in the boot of a vehicle. Police attended four family harm events, a motorcyclist was found to be riding in breach of his licence conditions, a male was arrested for assault, a male was found to be driving over the legal limit for alcohol, a male was found to be driving at more than three times the legal limit for alcohol, a vehicle has been interfered with on the side of the road. Police discovered a male driving at four times the legal limit. Another male was summonsed to Court for refusing to undergo breath alcohol procedures. Of note police in Ōtorohanga arrested the male causing issues all week.
Sunday
Police attended two motor vehicle collisions, a family harm event and a threatening behaviour incident as a result of road rage.
