Kia ora koutou. You will have already read on page 4 that police had a good result from four search warrants being executed in Tūrangi over the last week.
We were targeting stolen snowboards but it was also good to get those three firearms and the cannabis plants off the streets and return the snowboards to their owners. Four local men are being spoken to.
In terms of other happenings, we have had a bit of a spike in burglaries around town in the early hours of the mornings. It has mostly been at the northern end of the town centre, where the bowling club, a local cafe and a residential garage have all been hit.
We have some pretty good CCTV footage from two of the locations and will be reviewing it.
These burglaries are also a timely reminder to repeat our advice to protect your possessions: lock things away and don't leaving them lying around, keep valuables out of sight, lock your vehicles, homes and sheds and call police on 111 immediately if you see something suspicious.