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Salvation Army Shop Kilbirnie
- 21 Dec 2009
- Wellington District Police
- At about 5.30am on 20/12/09 the Salvation Army Shop located at 31 Onepu Road, Kilbirnie was burgled. The safe with approximately $900 was taken. This money is used to help the community by running Salvation Army programs and helping people in need.
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Doorknocker’s search for redhead alerts suburb
- 16 Dec 2009
- Newswire.co.nz
- NOBODY with red hair has lived at Ruci Tueli’s house in Wilson St, Newtown, for at least 20 years. So she was suspicious when a stranger knocked on her backdoor and asked for a John Taylor, a mid-thirties man with red hair. And she had good reason to be cautious.
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Charity box bandit
- 25 Nov 2009
- Capital Times
- A bandit who steals charity boxes is on the loose in Mount Victoria. The Welsh Dragon Bar had their second charity box stolen last week. This one had been for Mary Potter Hospice.
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Operation COBRA disrupts Wellington Drug Community
- 18 Nov 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police have arrested more than 50 people over the past seven days in efforts to disrupt...
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CCTV footage provides Star Wars offender images
- 11 Nov 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police are seeking to identify four males seen on CCTV footage regarding the theft of a...
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Blessing marks start of road safety initiative
- 10 Nov 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police will mark the start of a new road safety initiative tomorrow by blessing a car...
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Lower Hutt Police search for gunman
- 5 Nov 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Lower Hutt Police including the Armed Offenders Squad are searching for a man who fled after...
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Wellington Police concerned by motorists' drink driving attitude
- 27 Oct 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police say too many motorists wrongly believe they can get away with drinking and...
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Driver checkpoint catches high alcohol readings
- 20 Oct 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Police say a number of motorists processed for drink driving at a Lower Hutt checkpoint on 16...
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Police seek owners for recovered property
- 11 Oct 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Upper Hutt Police are holding recently stolen property which needs to be linked back to their...
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Stabbing on Tory Street, Wellington
- 8 Oct 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Police are appealing for witnesses and information concerning a stabbing that occurred at about 5:...
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Wellington Police working hard to keep the community safe
- 4 Oct 2009
- Katrina Shanks MP
- Crime statistics released last week reveal Police resolved 212,038 offences during the year to 30 June 2009, an increase in the resolution rate from 47 to 47.
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2008/09 Fiscal Year Wellington District Police Crime Statistics
- 30 Sep 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police District's total recorded crime in the 12 months ending 30 June 2009 has...
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Under-age sales in alcohol 'sting' operation
- 28 Sep 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Three Wellington businesses will be appearing before the Liquor Licensing Authority after selling...
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Newtown: it's sometimes more than a bit shit
- 27 Sep 2009
- The Wellingtonista
- On Wednesday night, our next door neighbours were burgled. It's times like this that I need to be reassured of the good things in Newtown. Things like: * The otters at the zoo! * The haloumi at Cafe Kialis * The macademia & chicken salad at Baobob What are your favourite things about Newtown right now?
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This Wellingtonista newsitem has 10 comments.
- ‘It's closing at the end of the month’
- ‘I'm an ex resident :) - but here is my list (hi Matty J) of favourite N town things and places: Red Pandas; Spider Monkeys; Kajal Creations for cheap georgous (Indian) jewellery; Masala tea bags at Moshims; late afternoon sun; Coin Save and the shop acr’
- ‘ The Adelaide !! - tho not for much longer :-( Do tell! ’
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Growing concern over student safety
- 20 Sep 2009
- Salient
- With a spring of violent attacks around the Wellington region, student safety is quickly becoming a top priority. Within the last month, a young female has been sexually assaulted and several youths have found themselves beaten and robbed on city streets. The recent spout of attacks has targeted intoxicated young people who are by themselves on city streets.
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Taxi Driver Foils Attack
- 14 Sep 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police want to speak with witnesses, including a taxi driver, of an 18 year old female...
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Punch-up leaves Fix store in need of a fix
- 11 Sep 2009
- Newswire.co.nz
- THE Cuba St Fix store needed a quick fix recently – after a couple of men fighting in the street smashed one of its main windows.
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Lower Hutt Police Investigate Arsons
- 12 Aug 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Lower Hutt Police are investigating three arson attacks in the past week. On Friday 7 August a fire...
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Recession triggers drink spiking for theft not sex
- 12 Aug 2009
- Newswire.co.nz
- DRINKS are being spiked in Wellington bars for robbery rather than sexual assault, say some Wellington ambulance officers.
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This Newswire.co.nz newsitem has 2 comments.
- ‘Great article- this is an important issue that is not often covered. However, it is disterbing to hear some of these bar staff place the responsibility on the girls to safegard their drinks when it is so easy for a drink to be spiked. Look forward to hea’
- ‘I enjoyed reading the articles. You have an easy flowing style. I like the attention grabbing idea of linking spiking to the recession. Is there any evidence for this? It certainly pays to be aware of the dangers of spiking. one should not drink alone an’
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Mt Cook residents warned to lock up
- 2 Aug 2009
- Salient
- Newtown residents warned to bunker down, prepare for Thunderdome. The suburb of Mt Cook, home to a number of Victoria University students, has seen an increase in the number of intruder burglaries recently.
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Police investigating IRD mailroom incident
- 21 Jul 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Upper Hutt Police were alerted to a suspicious package containing white powder this morning. The...
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Police appeal - Bidwell Street, Mt Cook incident
- 20 Jul 2009
- Wellington District Police
- Wellington Police are appealing for information and sightings of a male who asked a young female...
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