Police report 19 March 2010
3 March: A 17-year-old Takaka man was arrested for theft of a quantity of alcohol from a Takaka address. He will appear in the Nelson District Court on the 22 March.
4 March: A 17-year-old Takaka man was arrested and charged with theft of property from a car parked at Paynes Ford. The stolen items included a gameboy cell phone and personal documents. He was later charged with theft of a wallet from a vehicle parked on the Takaka Hill. He will appear in court on 22 March. Enquiries are continuing into who his co-offenders are.
4 March: A 20-year-old Nelson man was charged with possession of cannabis and instruments. His court date is yet to be set.
1 December-31 January: Three Jersey cows were reported stolen from a property in the Collingwood area.
15 February-6 March: An Abel Tasman Drive property was burgled and a quantity of alcohol and grocery items taken.
5 March: A ladies’ pink mountain bike was reported stolen from the Golden Bay High School grounds. The cycle has a yellow sticker on the down tube.
7 March: A quantity of meat produce was reported stolen from a roadside store in the Takaka area.
7 March: A Golden Bay camping ground office was reported entered overnight, and a quantity of cash and climbing equipment stolen.
4 March: A vehicle parked at Tarakohe wharf had its windows smashed overnight.
10 March: A 53-year-old Takaka man was charged with driving with excess breath alcohol after the vehicle he was driving left the road and crashed through a fence on the Central Takaka Road. He will appear in court on the 13 April.
6 March: A number of Selwyn Street, Pohara residents reported rocks thrown on their roofs and in one case a solar panel damaged. Solar garden lights were also moved around the street. Noises were heard at around 11pm on Saturday 6 March but did not report anything until the following week. Please ring at the time.
On 11 March a meeting was held between the Police, Tasman District Licensing and the management of the Junction Hotel to discuss a series of events on the night of 30-31 January, when a number of serious assaults took place resulting in five assault charges being laid against young Takaka men. There has been a tendency for quite large groups of people to congregate and consume alcohol on the Commercial Street frontage of the premises. This is illegal. People doing this are warned to desist as the area is not covered by the hotel’s liquor licence. Please assist the hotel management to keep within the law by only using the area within the boundary of the large tyres on the north side of the building which is covered by their licence. This is relevant to all licenced premises proprietors and their customers. Takaka Police will be strictly enforcing any liquor ban breaches and liquor licence breaches that occur in Golden Bay.
