From Stuff.co.nz: Pie in the sky?
How much do I love my country’s attitude?
THIIIIIIIIS much!
Okay, so I’m not at all groovy with the alleged stabbing.
It’s that THIS became the top news story in the country that makes me laugh a little:
An Auckland pie-lover has been arrested after allegedly stabbing his stepson in the neck.
The man approached police as they were conducting an examination at the scene in South Auckland, but when police ordered him to drop his hands, the man refused to drop his pie, 3News reported.
“It’s only a pie,” the man told police.
When police tried to lead the accused away he attempted to make a deal – the rest of the pie, which had been left on the ground, as reward for handing himself in.
It was believed the two men began fighting about 6am and both had probably been drinking, Detective Sergeant Len Leleni of Manukau police said.
A 25-year-old man had received stab injuries and defence wounds.
The victim was now recovering in Middlemore Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
His alleged attacker was this afternoon charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and will appear in court tomorrow.
This isn’t the only thing to happen in the land of pies involving the New Zealand Police, either.
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Read on…
A fun post in New Zealand laws
Coaster’s wee police car incident
From Stuff.co.nz, By The Press’s Giles Brown
When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go. However, a young West Coast man has found out that there is a time and a place.
Ryan Stentiford, 21, of Greymouth, has pleaded guilty to trespass after entering a police car park.
On November 1, Stentiford walked into the Greymouth Police Station carpark and relieved himself on a police car.
The Greymouth District Court heard yesterday that Stentiford, who was drunk, was walking along the town’s Guinness St when he made a detour for his toilet stop.
“It was like sticking your hand up and saying ‘book me’,” Sergeant Nigel Orpwood, of the Greymouth police, said after Stentiford was arrested.
Defence counsel Vicki Walsh told the court it was “rather unusual behaviour, and clearly the defendant is embarrassed by his own actions”.
“He doesn’t have a clear memory of the event or why he went onto police property.”
Police officers had caught Stentiford in the act and had made him wash the car.
Yesterday, Judge Jane Farish gave Stentiford, a mine worker, an ultimatum.
“If you go and clean one of the cars at the police station, you can come back this afternoon and I will discharge you without conviction,” she said.
“I will clean the car, thanks,” Stentiford said and left the court.
Okay, this one’s mostly just for the sheer amusement factor. Not for the issue that he was charged with, but for the community policing involved in the sentencing.
Sometimes, I just adore my country’s attitude.
Conflict Management Final Review
Watch out! This stuff isn’t exactly the nicest of formattings!
Provincial Offences Review
Provincial Offences Cheat Sheet
For those who haven’t done the test yet (you know who you are).
All pages for further references given are for the Provincial Offences: Essential Tools for Law Enforcement (2nd Edition), 2008, by Dan Gilbert and Peter Maher, and do not include the ‘assignment pages’ within the book
Short Acronyms list:
RICE:
Reasonable Grounds
Identification
Courts
Evidence
Other notes:
Search powers:
When search powers are not listed within the act, a reliance upon Search Incident to Arrest is permitted.
A personal nightmare…
Or would that be ‘personal dream case to solve’ – given as the stolen New Zealand Victoria Crosses were found (hi, Army Brat).
Why is it a ‘dream case to solve’?
Because I collect stamps, and parts of my collection are , while not as valuable as this, certainly worth a bit. This is the sort of case I might get rather invested in – if only for the chance to chat over stamps with the owner!
COLLECTION CONTAINING RARE NZ STAMPS STOLEN
New Zealand Police National News Release
10:56am 7 April 2009
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A distinctive folder containing rare stamps was stolen from an exhibition in Lower Hutt at the weekend.
The collection went missing from an exhibition at the Lower Hutt Horticultural Hall on Saturday.
Detective Constable Mike Philpott said a number of stamp dealers were exhibiting at the fair and the missing folder contained several hundred New Zealand stamps some of which are rare.
“The retail value of the stamps is in the vicinity of $80,000 some of these stamps are quite rare and it would be hard for someone to sell them,” Mr Philpott said.
“The owner would understandably just like them returned. If anyone does have information please call, or return the folder, to Lower Hutt Police.”
Police would like to hear from anyone with information on the disappearance of the missing stamps. Detective Constable Philpott can be contacted direct on (04) 5602 618
Just gimme the chocolate and nobody gets hurt!
From my NZPolice email alerts, this one’s too good to not be shared:
ALL FOR EASTER EGGS
New Zealand Police National News Release
12:33pm 24 March 2009
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On Monday 23 March 2009 at 7.50pm three offenders, one male and two females entered the Bishopdale Discounter in Leacroft Street Bishopdale.
The male was armed with a long barrelled rifle possibly a pump action shot gun which he pointed at the lone proprietor.
They demanded money and cigarettes and when they were not immediately handed over, one of the females took a container of chocolate eggs from the counter and the three fled onto Leacroft Street and are believed to have left in a waiting vehicle.
Police are concerned by the actions of these offenders as it could easily have resulted in serious injury or death to the proprietor.
Anyone who can provide information about this offence is asked to contact Detective Richard Quested at the Papanui Police Station on 3741 700.