There is a lot of good work that goes on in the police. A lot of it never makes the news – or is deemed not newsworthy by the staff who attend – however each week I do scan incidents attended looking for something to share and show a small snapshot of what we do. With retail crime being topical recently I thought I would highlight an incident from last weekend.
Ryan Fleming outside Te Awamutu Police Station.
Police were called to a large retailer where three shoplifters were in the store. They left prior to police arriving, however a registration number of the vehicle they were travelling was given to police. This assists us greatly in following up with and locating offenders.
Police located the vehicle travelling south on SH3 near the Te Awamutu Golf Club. Police signalled the vehicle to stop and after being given false details by the occupants one of the males was found to have active warrants to arrest. After a brief struggle which involved pepper spray, the male was arrested as were the other occupants. All are now before the court on a raft of charges including assaulting police and theft.
One of the many hats I wear in my role is Police Liaison Officer for community patrol. With June being volunteer month I am seeking more volunteers to join our Commsafe Community Patrol. Volunteers are the extra eyes and ears for our town and do a great job.
CommSafe needs more volunteers to help in both patrolling and as CCTV operators. In a perfect world we would like to see them involved day and evening seven days a week, so the community needs to join and help. It is simple to get involved, a police vetting is completed and then your training can begin. If you have four hours spare a month and think you would like to volunteer, send an email to info@commsafe.co.nz for more information.
Thank you to all our volunteers who put in the time to help our community be safer.
Ryan Fleming at Fieldays 2023
