I am starting again with some incidents police have taken action on. Last Monday, staff attended a family harm incident in progress where a female was assaulted. Following an investigation, a male was arrested the next day. He has appeared in court on related charges.
Senior Constable Deb Hann – On the Beat
On Tuesday, road policing staff responded to a driving complaint involving a truck and trailer travelling north into our area on Tirau Road (SH1). Over a period of time, the same vehicle had been the subject of a few 111 calls. Police were told the truck was repeatedly swerving, crossing the centre line and travelling at speed.
Trucks have a speed limit of 90kph, however due to their mass, the effect of an impact from a truck is equivalent to a car travelling over four times that speed. Staff responded and found the truck travelling near Hydro Road. Routine breath alcohol testing was carried out and showed that the driver had alcohol in his system. As a result, the driver was forbidden from driving for a period of 12 hours. He will be appearing in court associated with his dangerous driving.
This is an example of how our different teams work together. Because a heavy motor vehicle was involved, the local staff contacted a member from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Team (CVST) who also attended. CVST members will attend or consult on any traffic crash involving a truck and routinely police commercial vehicles, their speed, loading safety and limits, driving hours, logbook entries and the like. We appreciate the people who called 111 about the truck. Their actions no doubt prevented a traffic crash.
Last Friday, Police attended a single car crash on Tirau Road where a vehicle had hit the wire barrier and overturned. The driver was found to have a breath alcohol level over three times the legal limit and will appear in court on associated charges.
Last weekend, after a couple of quieter car crime weeks, we again had a spree – predominantly involving offender/s smashing quarterlight windows to gain entry, damaging ignition barrels and sometimes removing items. One car was stolen and another suspicious vehicle fled from police. If you hear or see anything suspicious overnight, or have CCTV footage relating to such behaviour, please call 111 at the time or 105 if discovered later or come into the station. Your information could be the last piece in an investigation puzzle.
Senior constable Deb Hann inside the police station. Photo: Aaron Radford.
