Cambridge Police Station
We have been kept busy in the last week in Cambridge. Last Thursday, I received a report of a recidivist shoplifter having offended in Karapiro. We located and stopped his vehicle and he was quickly arrested. The male was bailed to appear in court and has been provided with wrap around support to address the drivers of his offending. He was appreciative of the support and intervention.
Deb Hann
Last Friday, we then received a complaint over the Cambridge public counter of a family harm assault that had occurred in Hamilton. A person came to the attention of Te Awamutu police later that afternoon and was arrested for assault. He was held to appear in court the next day. On Saturday night, police were called to a burglary at a superette in Cambridge East. Despite arriving within two minutes of the call, the offenders had fled. Half an hour later the same offenders were disturbed committing a residential burglary in the Norfolk downs area and a stolen vehicle was located nearby. With updated information from the community and some significant and persistent work by the police incident cars, police dog handler and his dog, three people were eventually located and arrested. All have been held to appear in court.
Also, a male wanted for recent repeat shoplifting from a Cambridge chemist was located in Hamilton last week and arrested there. He is facing multiple charges in court. Finally in the last week, two people were caught driving with excess breath alcohol. One will be appearing in court on related charges.
I’d now like to give a shout out to our local Cambridge Community Patrol and Neighbourhood Support teams. Crime prevention is not something police can achieve on our own. We need community buy-in and support. There are 20 active volunteers who fulfil a roster of nightly patrols throughout each month in Cambridge. Many have been volunteering for a long time. They are our extra eyes and ears in the evenings and are of great assistance. On any given shift they may alert keyholders to premises left insecure, assist police with areas to locating missing or suspicious people, provide community reassurance in burglary hotspots and generally keep an eye on things in town.
Our Neighbourhood Support community engagement officers work tirelessly to increase connection within our neighbourhoods, educating around emergency preparedness and reinforcing crime prevention messaging. In our schools they encourage citizenship and kindness from our youngest community. Both organisations operate under the Safer Cambridge Community Trust umbrella, who are grateful for the community sponsorship that makes this possible.
Cambridge Police Station
