July 19, 2017
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Jeremey and Emma Holman are fed up with regular break-ins at the Baxter Street carpark.
Crime wave prompts campaign for cameras Frustration at the number of vehicle break-ins on the top level of the Baxter Street carpark in Warkworth has prompted a local man to launch a fundraising campaign for more security cameras. Matters came to head for Jeremey Holman late last month when his daughter’s car, a Mazda Demio, had a
rear window smashed in. Thieves found nothing of value and insurance paid to repair the damage. But Jeremey’s daughter, Emma Holman, 16, says her workmates at the New World Supermarket, opposite the carpark, report similar incidents with their cars about every second week.
“Cars are egged, windows are smashed, number plates are taken, cars are stolen and stuff is stolen from cars,” she says. She says it is tough on colleagues, most of whom earn only a minimum wage. Supermarket staff are not permitted to park on the lower level, which is reserved for New World customers. Jeremey says there is parking by the
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