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Ryan Fleming at Fieldays 2023

Here’s how last week played for Te Awamutu police.

Monday  – Police attended following reports of a stolen vehicle, a fraud, an unlawfully takes motor vehicle, a workplace assault  and a threatening behaviour incident as a result of a workplace dispute.

Tuesday – A group of cyclists had objects thrown at them during a cycling event and enquiries are ongoing into this assault. A male breached court bail, a motor vehicle was stolen from an address in Te Awamutu and another male who had tailgated police was processed for drink driving.

Ryan Fleming

Wednesday – Police attended a family harm incident where a Police Safety Order was issued. We located cannabis while executing a search warrant, received reports of a shoplifter at a supermarket and attended a breach of Protection Order incident. There was also an attempted theft of a motor vehicle, a burglary, a family harm case, a warrant was executed to uplift a child and there was a minor vehicle collision.

Thursday – Police attended a family harm matter. A male who had earlier been served a Police Safety order breached the order and was arrested, Police served a trespass notice and attended after reports of a suspicious person near a residential dwelling. A vehicle was stolen from a rural property. A group shoplifted from a supermarket, police attended a family harm matter and a vehicle was stolen in Kihikihi.

Friday – Police attended a mental health incident. Cannabis was found after police were alerted to reports of a suspicious person. There was a family harm incident that had a mental health aspect, and a threatening behaviour incident as a result of a civil dispute. Four other family harm incidents were attended and a male was found to be driving with excess breath alcohol.

Saturday – Police attended a family harm incident, a vehicle was impounded because the driver was suspended, police attended a burglary, a male was arrested for breach of bail, and there was a threatening behaviour and a family harm incident. A male reported his Eftpos card stolen and it was subsequently used in several transactions.

Sunday – Police received reports of fires being deliberately lit in a rural area and another scam was reported. Two family harm incidents were attended, and a male was arrested at another family harm incident, Police located a number of weapons during a mental health incident, a driver failed to stop for police, a vehicle was taken from a residential address, a male was found unlawfully on a property and another male was arrested for breaching bail

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