Great to be back

I’m back. After a six month hiatus working in Hamilton I have decided there is “no place like home” and I have returned to my substantive position as community constable for Te Awamutu.

Ryan Fleming

I particularly enjoyed the fact that the extensive roadworks on State Highway 3 were completed the same day I finished my daily commute.

To those that live here in Te Awamutu and work in Hamilton, I take my hat off to you. I also enjoy the fact that my first column back is for both Te Awamutu and Cambridge and I would like to pay tribute to Deb Hann who has stepped in and been the voice for both communities in my absence.

Stepping away from my role has given me a renewed focus on what I do and how I do it. As they say, a change is as good as a holiday.

Deb Hann

Early on March 23, Fresh Choice Cambridge was subject to a robbery where four offenders arrived in a stolen vehicle and ran into the store with weapons (crowbar, hammer) and stolen cigarettes. They then drove to Te Awamutu where they did the same at the Chatsfield Dairy.

Waikato West Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) made enquiries and through an extensive intelligence network, four offenders were identified.

Police executed a series of search warrants across the Waikato and as a result three of the four offenders have been arrested and put before the court last week.

Members of the public observed a female going onto a commercial building site at the weekend and began removing items belonging to the builders. Police responded and arrested a female who has been put to court for burglary.

 

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