Howdy folks, hope this finds you all well.

Here is some of what has been going on around the place.

An employment dispute was brought to our attention, but thankfully resolved without our input.

The reserve at Eely Point has been turned into a quagmire courtesy of at least one vehicle, if not more. We’ve got a lead and will be asking that person some questions in the near future.

There were two shoplifting incidents reported at our supermarkets this week, one Monday and another on Friday. We have excellent CCTV footage of these suspects and will likely identify them shortly.

A bit of a sting was done throughout the day targeting drivers on their phones resulting in a few infringements. This is something that we see frequently when off-duty and people also mention it to us. Sometimes we don’t even have to go far because they drive past the police station on their phone.

We are just trying to keep road users safe and aren’t out there to harass or gather revenue. We know it hacks the law-abiding citizens off so please stay off your phones out of respect for other road users.

On Friday an individual was caught driving while disqualified. Their vehicle was impounded, and another date arranged to meet the Judge.

Late on Saturday night a driver was stopped on Ardmore Street and had an alcohol reading of nearly five times the legal limit. Town was busy that night but no real issues for us. We spent a bit of the evening trotting around the CBD like the coppers of old.

Two other drivers will be walking or cycling to where they need to get to because their license was taken away for speeding on Sunday. They were over the limit by more than 40km/h.

There have been a few thefts occurring around the area so stay vigilant and practice all those theft prevention antics we keep preaching about.

Police have dealt with two very similar incidents of fraud this week. There is an advertisement circulating on Facebook Market Place selling a trailer, portacom, ride on lawn mower and whiteware. If you see this advertisement please ignore and report to Facebook as fraudulent.

We attended five family harm incidents this week.

Wānaka Community Patrol is looking for new members to join the team. If you are honest reliable and want to help keep Wānaka a safe place to live, we want to hear from you. Please come into the Wānaka Police Station for further information.

Take care everyone and have a good week.