Police attended three family harm incidents and a mental health callout.
July 15: At 12.15pm a two vehicles collided at the intersection of Maniapoto and Ballance Streets. There were no injuries. At 7.05 pm a truck crashed into a cow running along SH39 Ormsby Rd, at Puketotara. The truck had minor damage but the cow got up and ran away.
July 16: At 11am at Ngutunui Rd, Puketotara, in wet conditions a Toyota truck slid off the smooth road surface there and crashed into a bank. It came to rest on the driver’s side of the vehicle but there were no injuries.
Overnight between July 16 and 17: A woman arrived at an address on Domain Rd and yelled at the occupants. The woman kept yelling after the door was closed, some of her words allegedly including threats.
July 17: Between about 1am and 10am a vehicle was stolen from an address on Karaka Rd. It is still missing.
Overnight between July 18 and 19, a 2021 red a $15,000 quad bike was reported stolen from an address on Mangaorongo Rd.
July 19: At 8.30am police, supported by the Waikato Armed Offenders Squad, executed a search warrant at an address on Waitomo Valley Rd. A 53-year-old man was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of two firearms and ammunition. Police recovered a loaded sawn-off double barrelled shotgun and a home made pistol.
July 19: At about 7.30pm a car lost control on a slippery road surface in Ngutunui Rd, Puketotara. It skidded into the water table but there were no injuries.
July 17: At 10 am a Kāwhia resident reported that her Visa card had been cloned and used at a service station in Hamilton.
Police attended three family harm incidents.
Police attended four family harm incidents.
July 15: At about 11.30pm camera footage showed the driver of a utility vehicle driving to a club building on Cotter St, removing plywood sheets from the back of a building and driving off.
July 16: At about 2.45pm a petrol drive-off involving $95 worth of diesel occurred at the Z Service Station. At about 3pm The Warehouse reported a person took a packet of singlets valued at $18. At about 5pm two windows were broken at the Scout Hall on the Esplanade.
July 18: At about 12.35 pm police stopped a car on SH3 at Hangatiki. The driver was allegedly driving while disqualified and his vehicle was impounded. In the early afternoon police spoke to a group of middle aged to elderly people were preaching and singing songs in Rora St. They advised police that they had a permit, but it was only valid for Hamilton. After some discussions with police the group moved on.
