Stay safe this Labour weekend

POLICE NEWS

1. At about 12:06 p.m. on October 16, three unknown males entered a superette in Clover Park and jumped over the counter. At the time there was a male and female attendant present in the store. One of the males was armed with a weapon and threatened the male attendant. The three males stole cash and cigarettes. Police arrested two males shortly afterwards and they have been charged with Aggravated Robbery and will be appearing in Manukau Youth Court later this month.
2. At about 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, a male entered a liquor store in Mangere. At the time there was a male attendant and an associate present in the store. The male presented a weapon at the victim and demanded alcohol, cash and cigarettes to which the victim complied. The male took all the items and left the store. Police investigation resulted in the male getting arrested a short time later and not far from the liquor store. He was charged with aggravated robbery and will appear in Manukau District Court in November 2016

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS:

• Attended Dussehra celebrations organised by Maa Shakti Charitable Trust at Barry Curtis Park in Flatbush
• Engaged with the community at Auckland Diwali festival at Aotea Square.

DIWALI CELEBRATIONS

Counties Manukau police celebrated Diwali at Manukau police station on Tuesday, October 18 with members of the South Asian Community and the police staff. Nearly 200 people attended and the occasion was well received by the members of the South Asian Community, department of corrections, CPNZ, service providers, ethnic media and police staff across the district. It was also an opportunity for Counties Manukau police to thank the South Asian community for all the hard work they do and for providing support to the NZ police.

LABOUR WEEKEND

SAFETY ON ROADS

• With the long weekend coming up police across the country will be out in large numbers to enforce: seat belts, especially child restraints and speed.
• So please be careful. The sign posted speed is not a target, it's the maximum limit you can safely travel to give you the best chance of arriving at your destination safe and alive.
• Remember, you cannot control the weather, road conditions and other road users but you and only you can control your driving. So please drive to the conditions.

Sergeant Gurpreet Arora can be contacted at 021-191-0461