There are 17 AOS which are made up of nearly 300 part-time members, covering all the country’s main centres.
The squads were first established in 1964 after the fatal shooting of four police officers in Lower Hutt and Waitakere incidents.
AOS members are part-time and operate on a call out basis.
Police report, May 2-7
Burglaries
A commercial premises was entered on Marshall Rd, Katikati, on Thursday night but there was nothing noticed missing.
Between April 30 and May 3 a Honda TEX 420 quad bike, golf clubs, Stihl hedge trimmer, blower and clothing was stolen from an implement shed on Winroy Grove, Tahawai.
Theft
About 200-300 litres of diesel was siphoned from trucks on Pukekura Rd, Katikati, over the weekend.
Unlawfully taken motor vehicles
There was an attempt to steal a Honda Stream parked in a carport on Pukekura Rd, Katikati, on Thursday night.
Other
A letterbox was damaged on Park Rd on Saturday night.
Found property
A silver and gold watch with numerous fake jewels was found.
Arrests and apprehensions
May 1: A 29-year-old man was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon, threatening to kill, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of cannabis. The Armed Offenders Squad was called to make the arrest in Tahawai.
May 3: A 47-year-old Omokoroa man was charged with assaulting a person in a family relationship.
General
People are still falling for social media market scams and depositing money into sellers’ accounts but never receiving the goods. Either don’t use social media to purchase goods or if you do, ensure you receive the product before parting with your money.
Other people have fallen for the Waka Kotahi / NZTA email scam where a fraudulent email is sent asking the victim to follow a link. Eventually, the scammer accesses your bank account.
Another person fell for the daughter/son-in-financial-difficulty scam where the parents are texted or emailed by someone pretending to be the child of the victim who needs money urgently.
