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Police busy New Year’s Eve BY CAITLIN PORTER
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Ashburton police were kept busy on New Year’s Eve, with three arrests and a number of call-outs. Ashburton police sergeant Janine Bowden said during the day police responded to a number of complaints. One person was arrested and another was summonsed to appear in court in regards to offending at local businesses. She also said police responded to calls regarding suspicious behaviour in and around proper-
ties in Allenton, as well as to a burglary at a residential address near the town centre. Throughout the day a number of calls were received by police regarding the behaviour of drivers on State Highway 1. During the evening police were called to a number of family violence events in and around Ashburton. Later on in the evening Ms Bowden said police responded to an incident south of Ashburton which resulted in the arrest of a male, who was affected by alcohol.
In the early hours of yesterday morning Ms Bowden said police responded to a call regarding a person repeatedly crossing the centre line on State Highway 1, south of Ashburton. The person was given an infringement notice as a result of an evidential breath test. The EBA result was within the new provisions, of between 251 and 400 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. At about 3.30am police were called to a group of 15 people who were fighting around the Moore Street area. This result-
ed in another arrest – this time of a male who received a precharge warning. “A lot of the police calls for service last night involved the excessive consumption and misuse of alcohol,” Ms Bowden said. She said police were also advised of an assault involving a weapon that occurred around licensed premises in the early hours of the morning and were currently looking into the matter. The night was a lot quieter in Methven and at Lake Clearwa-
ter. Methven police senior constable Mike Seque said New Year’s Eve went off without a hitch in both areas. “It was very quiet, quiet in Methven and quiet at the lakes,” he said. There were no arrests made and only one traffic ticket was issued in Methven early on in the night, he said. As for the weather at the lakes, he said it was very windy and there was a lot of dust which resulted in many people celebrating indoors. Ph 03 307 7900 to subscribe!
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