Hello young and old.

It has been an eventful week so here is a snippet of the jobs we attended.

We attended crashes on wet and dry roads this week on the Crown Range. It is a good reminder that coming into winter the roads will get icy where you least expect it so drive carefully and safely and don’t be in a rush.

We are dealing with a number of thefts from Mitre 10 MEGA and New World over the week. Thankfully they have excellent CCTV cameras at both of those places. Don’t even bother trying when the consequences are facing court.

We dealt with more family harm incidents this week. At each one somebody is hurt, either physically or psychologically and the children who witness family harm are badly affected. You are teaching them how to be parents and this cycle of harm just gets passed on generation to generation by what they see.

We had some cyber crime offences this week and I just want to remind you to be vigilant by not giving out any personal information to anyone you don’t know over the phone or computer.

Five drink drivers this week with one blowing over 1100. Madness if you ask me. Wānaka drink driving statistics are disappointing. Two drivers lost their license from excess demerit points this week. One was under the impression police warn for breaches of restricted and learner driver license breaches. I can assure you we don’t, so don’t take the risk. Thirty-five demerit points each time means your license will be gone with only three of these breaches and this could affect your job. Don’t be a banana and look after your mates to stop them from breaching.

There is no shortage of speeding drivers being caught around the area including Ballantyne Road between Wastebusters and State Highway 6. It is a 60 km/h area because of the number of blind brows that conceal an exit from someone’s home. At 80km/h it would simply be unsafe. Again ask yourself what’s the rush anyway.

Our community team are doing some great work on their youth BLAST program that gives youth some strong positive influences and some fun along the way. They get a chance to learn new skills and experiences in a safe and welcoming environment. They receive nutrition and healthy habits advice and complete the police fitness test. This is run alongside the Wānaka Fire, Fit Collective, Kahu Youth and Mount Aspiring College. Local Lions have provided essential support also.

I have also dealt with lots of lovely people this week who had done nothing wrong at all and just wanted a chat. I am always up for a chat if not dealing with something so don’t be afraid to say “hi” to any of us.