damaged. Police are seeking information from the community.
A Netherton man was arrested and charged for discharging a firearm
at a Pekapeka Rd address. Police seized a shotgun and ammunition.
The man allegedly discharged a firearm
when his neighbours
retrieved sheep that had wandered on to his property.
Thursday October 8
A house
under construction at Haszard St was broken into. The offender gained entry through a boarded-up window. Nothing appears to have been stolen.
Someone entered an empty house on
Albert St and painted the inside of the windows black. Police are seeking information from the community.
Friday October 9
An Auckland woman has been spoken to by police for sleeping rough and damaging the Haszard St and Rocket Park toilets. She has been referred to social services.
Saturday October 10
A Bowentown woman was trespassed from a Tatai Rd property.
Sunday October 11
A ute was broken into overnight at a home
on Waitete Rd. Power tools were stolen.
Anyone
offered tools for sale or trade is asked to report it to police, phone 105.
A Paeroa man was stopped driving a quad bike on SH2, Karangahake. He was not wearing a helmet and had driven from Paeroa to Waikino on the state highway. Checks revealed he was also a disqualified driver. The quad bike was impounded and he was
summonsed to court.
An Athenree Rd property was burgled overnight. The home was entered and vehicle keys were stolen, along with a red Subaru Legacy car. Police have a suspect and are making inquiries.
Police attended an alleged serious assault at Waihi Beach. A Hamilton woman called police alleging she had been repeatedly kicked by a man. She said
she found a road cone in the van she was travelling in and threw it out the window, which was closed so it smashed.
The van belonged to the man she was travelling with, who became angry with her. The man left
in the van before
police arrived. The woman refused to tell police who he was or provide any further information. A pile of smashed glass was found nearby. Checks revealed the woman had a warrant to arrest so she was taken into custody. Police are unable to substantiate the alleged assault.
Crime prevention advice
To all the tradies out there, mark your tools! Invest in an engraver and etch your driver's licence number on them. They're less likely to be stolen if they're marked because they are easily identifiable, which deters offenders from taking them and they cannot be pawned or sold to places like Cash Converters because they're traceable. Police come across suspected stolen tools often. Sometimes we're unable to prove they're stolen and the bad guys get to keep them. With a driver licence number etched on them, we can trace them back to victims and get them returned. We can also link the offender to a crime and hold them accountable.
Police contacts
Report crime online at 105.police.govt.nz - If it's already happened call 105. If it's happening now call 111. For traffic matters call *555 (mobile phone only). To remain anonymous call Crimestoppers 0800 555 111. Paeroa, Waihi and Whangamata police station public counters are open business hours and police are working in the area 24/7.
