Tena koutou katoa Taupō. We are now in level 2 after navigating down from level 4 and it would appear things are starting to return to some type of normality. Now that we are in level 2, I have been wondering, what happened to all those toilet rolls people panic bought?
From the seven days beginning May 11 to May 18, the Taupō Police have responded to 28 family harm reports. Many of these are a result of alcohol consumption, and I take this opportunity to remind our whānau to take it easy when consuming alcohol and remember to be kind with one another.
Our volume crime still remains low with four burglaries and three stolen vehicles being reported in the past seven days. Our messages here are simple, make it secure so that other people can't steal it.
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Now that the roads are fully open we have unfortunately seen a rise in petrol thefts from Z Energy on the Napier Taupo Road and BP on Heuheu St. These thefts are stupid as both these premises have excellent CCTV which captures people stealing. There is no need to steal petrol and if people are struggling in this way, WINZ have means to assist, please utilise their services.
