Talking about driving

I hope everyone had a good long weekend. It was great to see the road toll at zero with everyone making it home from their holidays safely. In the seven days prior to writing, in…

This week I am again prompted to remind you about Facebook fraud. Facebook Marketplace is an unregulated trading platform. While a lot of legitimate people use it, there are equally those recidivist fraudsters who use…

This week I want to focus on youth. School has started back up and so often it is when our youth are truant or being negatively influenced by mates that they can end up making…

I have mentioned car crime a lot recently. In good news for the week, we have made a great catch with the apprehension of four youths who were responsible for four times attempted unlawful takes…

Across Waipa, Te Awamutu and Cambridge Police have definitely been kept busy this week. In the police we have a saying, ‘see something, do something’. It is something we would like our community to embrace…

As I write this column, I have finished a busy shift which included recovering three stolen cars. Thank you to the members of the public for noticing the tell-tale signs of a stolen vehicle, and…

We had another spate of car thefts overnight last Saturday, most of in Cambridge East. Circumstances indicate local involvement – or at least a local connection – and we are working hard to identify the…

I have some better work stories to share following a week of great catches. It was good to put a stop to some out-of-town offenders committing crime here in Cambridge.  On Tuesday, police received a…

Firstly a crime update – we are continuing to have a spate of thefts from cars and car thefts in Norfolk Downs and nearby areas. Offending is happening in night time hours, although is sometimes…

This week a counterfeit $50 note was presented at a local business. Where there is one note, there may be more. The Reserve Bank website provides comprehensive information around key identifying features of legal tender….