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VANDALISM IN NGARUAWAHIA

STILL A SERIOUS PROBLEM

16th April, 1980
Vandalism in Ngaruawahia is still a A Waipa School sign had been broken
serious problem, and at a recent down and thrown over the fence. In another
Ngaruawahia Borough Council meeting, street some of the letter boxes were torn
delegates to the forthcoming Municipal down and an effort made to rip up the
Association Conference were asked to make letters. Several of the residents had been
enquiries there about the situation pensioners and were upset by the
elsewhere. disturbance.
The Mayor, Mr F. Barakat, said Delegates to the Rotorua Conference
Ngaruawahia wasn’t the only area with this said they would certainly make enquiries
problem. At Matamata recently 14 dozen and report back.
eggs had been stolen and thrown around the Councillors felt that Ngaruawahia did
town in a fighting escapade. not have nearly enough police protection,
Cr. A. Patterson said it had been and that people did not like the words
bananas in Ngaruawahia over the weekend “power of the police” these days.
with main street windows being smeared
with the goo-y mess.

Burglaries ARRESTS MADE AT

Continue NGARUAWAHIA

The present spate of
burglaries in the Following the burglary of
commercial area of Ngaruawahia High School last Wednesday
Ngaruawahia continue night two Ngaruawahia men were arrested.
with the break-in at Waipa The pair, aged 22 years and 17 years
Autos, Ngaruawahia respectively were located at a motel in
Primary School, Raglan Tokoroa late on Thursday night.
County office and
Ngaruawahia High School Both have been charged with the
over the past week. burglary and are due to appear at the
Hamilton Court on Friday next.
Little property was
taken from any of the As a result of extensive inquiries
premises but considerable following these arrests another local youth
damage and inconvenience was arrested. Many more charges of
caused. burglary of local premises over the three
months will be laid and it is expected more
arrests will be made in the near future.