Senior Constable Don Allan's monthly newsletter
Hi Neighbours,
Don has lots of excellent information to promote your wellbeing and safety.
I'm going to email Don about the rather disturbing & very dangerous posts on Neighbourly of people chasing "strangers off their property " I feel that sooner or later there's going to be an ambulance required by a resident , I've had prowlers on my property many years ago, I know how the adrenalin kicks in to chase them ! I personally would recommend, lock your doors & windows , try to get a description of the person, what they're wearing, height, gender etc and call 111. I believe from past information from Police that if you call 111 and the dog squad is available they have a good chance of tracking the person, whereas not so much if you have been chasing the person up/down the road.
Regards
Colleen
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In the newsletter there's an article of fraudulent/counterfeit bank notes , particularly the $50 & $100 notes. ( see page 4)
Here's Don's latest update for us and the full newsletter is attached below : On 6 October police dealt with another dirt bike rider tearing up our residential streets. He was arrested on other matters in addition to his motor cycle being pink stickered. This person has been issued with a number of traffic offence notices and has a cancelled drivers licence. ( see page 3)
Please notify police immediately on 111 if you observe activity of this nature.
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Onehunga Crime Summary for incidents during August 2023 ( see page 6)
Last month, resident on Onehunga reported a twenty-one percent increase in property crime compared to incidents reported throughout August 2023.
This increase was associated to an increase in vehicle related crime with eleven additional incidents of vehicle theft and four more thefts from cars.
The streets with multiple reported incidents were:
Onehunga Mall (12 incidents) 5 x burgs, 5 x stolen motor vehicles 2 x theft ex-cars
Church St (7 incidents) 1 x burg, 2 x stolen motor vehicles, 4x theft ex- cars
Princes St (4 incidents) 4 x theft ex-cars
Mays Rd ( 3 incidents) 3 x burgs
Arthur St ( 3 incidents) 1 x burg, 2 x stolen vehicles Symonds St (3 incidents) 2 x burgs, 1 x stolen vehicles Pleasant St (3 incidents) 2 x burglaries, 1 x stolen vehicles Trafalgar St (3 incidents) 1 x burg, 2x stolen vehicles Selwyn St (2 incidents) 2 x burgs
Namata Rd (2 incidents) 2 x burgs
Mariri Rd (2 incidents) 2 x burgs
Mt Smart Rd (2 incidents) 1 x burg, 1 x theft ex-car Normans Hill Rd (2 incidents) 1 x burglary 1 x stolen vehicle Captain Springs Rd (2 incidents) 2 x stolen vehicles
Rawhiti Rd (2 Incidents), 2 x theft ex-car,
Alfred St (2 incidents) 2 x stolen vehicles
Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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4.6% Second half of November
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43.6% 1st December
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17.8% A week before Christmas
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33% Whenever you wish
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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83% Yes
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14.5% No
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2.5% Other - I'll share below