Deb Hann – Senior Constable
The sound of screeching tyres echoed and a big plume of smoke went up over Shakespeare Street late on Sunday night when a vehicle did ‘donuts’ at the intersection with Kingsley street.
Thank you to the members of the public who called with information at the time. The driver certainly made a mess of the road and drove away just on rims. At the time of writing investigations are ongoing to locate the vehicle. As always, if anyone has information on this or any other crime, please call 105 and tell us what you know.
Senior Constable Deb Hann – On the Beat
A routine traffic stop last Friday for a vehicle caught speeding, resulted in a female from Morrinsville being arrested. She was also found to be the suspect for several historic theft matters and will appear in court on various charges.
This week I am again facilitating the Loves Me Not programme delivery to year 12 students from Cambridge High School. It is always a rewarding experience as the information and messaging imparted is so important.
For those who haven’t heard of it, Loves Me Not is a programme that was originally launched by the Sophie Elliott Foundation in 2013, in conjunction with New Zealand police and the Ministry of Social Development. It came about as a result of the murder of Sophie by Clayton Weatherston in 2008 and an associated desire from her family to prevent the same thing from happening to anyone else’s daughter/family member through education about healthy and unhealthy relationships.
Provision of the programme has been handed over to police. It takes the form of a one-day offsite workshop delivered to senior high school students with follow-up discussions at school. The programme not only provides students with the ability to recognise abuse in their own relationships, but also to see it in those of their friends and family. It teaches options for how to take effective bystander and community action to intervene and make a change where abuse is happening.
It is supported by a book written by Sophie’s late mother Lesley Elliott with William J O’Brien. A free downloadable version is available online and it is called, “Loves Me Not. How to keep Relationships Safe”.
On a final note, staff have been out enforcing speed around town and report that people are continuing to put their foot down. Speed has a significant impact on the outcome of any traffic crash. The faster the speed, the greater the likelihood of serious injury or death. Please don’t wait for a speeding fine to remind you to slow down. It is not a case of speed until you get caught. Drive defensively and especially now, drive to the conditions.
