Newswire.co.nz and Crime
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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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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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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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