This week I am taking inspiration from my Te Awamutu counterpart Ryan Fleming to bring you a week in review for Cambridge frontline staff.
Senior Constable Deb Hann – On the Beat
Monday (April 15) – a male was reported for assaulting his partner. He was arrested and faces charges in court. Staff attended a separate family harm incident and a female was taken for mental health assessment. We dealt with reports of a vehicle speeding on King Street and another driving dangerously on the expressway.
Tuesday – staff attended a mental health incident, a security alarm activation at a childcare facility and a crash on Karāpiro Road. We then followed up a report of a male possibly casing properties in Cambridge East and dealt with another driving complaint. Staff attended a family harm incident in Cambridge East and a report of a male behaving oddly in a park in Leamington. Next came a report of a male behaving in a disorderly manner.
Wednesday – we assisted Fire and Emergency New Zealand with a digger on fire in a paddock, responded to dirt bikes driving on the grass in Taylor and Robinsons streets, a report of retail fraud and a mental health incident. Staff conducted multiple bail (curfew) checks then dealt with six sheep loose on Victoria Road. Staff attended when a security alarm activated at a construction site and assisted a vehicle that was reported broken down and blocking a lane on State Highway 1.
Thursday – staff responded to a truck driving dangerously on Tirau Road and threatening behaviour by a female toward staff at a government organisation. Police attended a report of a suspicious vehicle at the boat ramp, a burglary in Maungatautari, arrested a person who had a warrant for their arrest, attended a mental health incident, conducted bail checks, and dealt with two further dangerous driving complaints.
Friday – Police conducted a welfare check on an elderly male after a request from his family. He was located injured inside his home and taken by ambulance to hospital. Next came a traffic crash on Raleigh Street before staff attended a report of a male who had locked himself in a female public toilet. More dangerous driving incidents followed on State Highway 1 and the expressway, before a burglary was attended in Karāpiro Village.
Saturday – staff again attended dangerous driving incidents, a family harm incident in Cambridge East, a crash on the expressway and a family harm incident in Roto-o-Rangi. Next came a disorder incident, a broken down vehicle on State Highway 1, bail checks and a further disorder incident. A male was found to be breaching his bail. Staff next responded to a report of boy racer activity in Leamington and a person believed to be driving under the influence of cannabis.
Sunday – Police attended a burglary in Cambridge East, a family harm incident in Cambridge East, a welfare check in Roto-o-Rangi and a concern for a driver slumped at the wheel on Tirau Road. We also attended a report of a confused elderly male lost in Leamington.
In addition there were 14 reports of retail theft last week, multiple traffic stops completed and other case enquiries to be completed by staff. No two days are ever the same in this job and we are definitely kept busy.
