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Box 437 Fax (07) 871-4069 A/H (07) 871-6352 Your community newspaper for over 100 years EXTRA COPIES 40c Email: [email protected] Arrests for Rash of shoplifting dairy robbery BY DEAN TAYLOR Four Ngaruawahia people, suspected of robbing Puniu An increase in shop thefts Road dairy on Monday over the past few weeks has afternoon, have been arrested prompted Police to offer advice at Whatawhata. to store owners and staff about The offenders entered the increased security options. store and confronted and Te Awamutu Prevention Ser- geant Joanne Porima says Police intimidated the owner. don’t want to brand the They stole a small amount shoplifting as an epidemic — but of cash from the till and made says there has been a rise in off in a station wagon. crime in certain stores because Police were able to follow an offenders see them as an easier avenue of enquiry with target. assistance from a member of She says prevention is the the public. key and Police are happy to give advice to store owners or staff. Ill-gotten gains Police say offenders like Detective-Sergeant Keith smaller stores, with fewer staff, Kay comes into contact with because they can be easily criminals who have dishonestly distracted, so storekeepers obtained goods, money and should be vigilant when larger other assets. groups enter a store together, He will explain modern especially if one person engages methods used to detect them while the remainder offenders at the Te Awamutu spread around the store. TC271016SPCCTV Continuing Education Group Also tempting to offenders CCTV footage showing an offender stealing a leg of lamb from an Auckland supermarket. are stores where the counter is meeting next Wednesday. near the centre or back of the identify offenders,” says Mrs with shoppers as they enter, areas. But it isn’t just smaller Everyone is welcome. See store — giving them a chance to Porima. which can put some offenders off stores that are under threat. ad in today’s paper or ring 870 escape unnoticed. She also recommends looking committing theft in the store. Supermarkets are prime tar- 3223 for more information. It may also be that a store has at placing them at entrances to Security tags on valuable gets for theft — especially meat two entry and exit points, offer- get a good view of people when items and keeping valuable — and sometimes thefts are on a Half Eaten Pie ing the same opportunity. they enter the store or covering stock under lock are also good grand scale. Many stores also have blind carparks so offenders’ vehicles prevention tools. In most shop theft situations in concert spots that offer an easy oppor- can be identified. Storing serial numbers of community engagement can be a The public has a chance to tunity to stash stolen items. Mrs Porima says some stores items that have them can assist valuable tool for Police. see Te Awamutu’s National Mrs Porima says if any local are run only by staff and if they in getting a conviction. If a member of the public sees Smokefreerockquest finalists shops have these, storekeepers feel vulnerable they should con- Staff should also think about any suspicious activity in a Half Eaten Pie live this should remedy the situation by tact the store owner to identify security of their own valuables store they should tell the store- weekend in Hamilton. relocating counters, reducing issues. and at least keep handbags, keeper. Descriptions of people, The band is the dual the number of doorways and She says Police are happy to cellphones and other personal vehicles and registration num- headline act with El Jay Hall for opening up the view or using give them advice to pass on. items out of sight, or preferably bers are all valuable and should Halloween II this Saturday at CCTV equipment. Other tools that help locked in a secure place. be recorded if possible. Zeal, Ward Lane. “If installing CCTV, choose a storekeepers are door buzzers, Rear doors should be secure Mrs Porima warns that For details of other acts, system that provides a good, so you know when people have and staff should keep an eye out people should not get directly prices and times check zeal.nz/ clear image that can be used to entered the shop, and engaging for people entering staff-only involved. hamilton Country Fair Roto-o-Rangi School is New library opens before large crowd holding a Country Fair on Saturday, November 5. Nearly 2500 people poured million facility. In between staff will move over from then, between the museum and the The school will be buzzing through the doors of Te Awa- answering queries and assisting saving Council rent. There will library and the entrance to the with mechanical bull rides, a mutu’s new library on opening with new memberships, library be some fit-out costs for the old library has been closed. petting zoo, snail races, pony day. staff issued 2351 items. space, but those have not yet The library opens 9am-5pm rides, live country music and The library was officially The old library space will be been finally determined. Mondays and Thursdays, 9.30am- more. opened on Friday by Waipa occupied by council staff who The old shelves and other 5pm on Tuesdays, 9am-8pm The free-entry event runs mayor Jim Mylchreest following work from a privately-owned furniture not moved to the new Wednesdays and Fridays and from 11am to 4pm and EFTPos an on-site ceremony. building in Wilson Street in library or to the Cambridge 9.30am-1pm on Saturdays. Te will be available to buy food. Between the doors opening Cambridge. library will be sold on TradeMe. Awamutu Museum is open 10am- about 11am and closing at 8pm The lease on that building The Te Awamutu Museum 4pm weekdays and 10am-2pm 2439 people visited the new $4.4 comes up on April 30, 2017, so has taken over the old foyer Saturdays. WASTE DISPOSAL - Powerful, quiet and sturdy - Energy efficient motor - Balanced sound shell for quiet operation - 2 year warranty - Environmentally beneficial - Reduces landfill waste Your Event Space - Makes kitchen cleanup easy BUY NOW DEAL (includes installation) Chews corn cobs for fun Find out what’s going on in Waipa $499 Benchtop air switch optional extra BEST VALUE - more power with less noise Please ask instore or see website for terms and conditions whatsonwaipa.co.nz /WaipaHomeofChampions The divisions of 2 Te Awamutu Courier Thursday, October 27, 2016 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CourierTe Awamutu Community Newspaper of the Year 2014 Running the prisons up for grabs Your community newspaper for over 100 years. With news that Waikeria is The poor record of those of exemption for prison their share of problems. Circulated free to 14,055 homes through Te Awamutu expanding, even better news is who run New Zealand prisons officers? The list of suitable poten- that my spinning wheels are cannot be discussed without While many in the com- tial prison operators is getting and surrounding districts. still up for grabs and there will consideration of their inability munity might say it is good small. CIRCULATION 14,055* (7136 urban, 6919 rural) be three times the demand to count the number of days a that a prisoner does extra Perhaps the Ngaruawahia from prison officers wanting to person must spend in jail. time, they quickly forget that Tribal Huk might make an We welcome letters - preferably via email. They teach wool-craft at Waikeria The Ministry of they would not want that to offer? How about the Waikato should be under 300 words and must have the because, as we all know, the Corrections is facing a poten- happen to them or their loved Regional Council? Oops, they sender’s name, address and phone number. No members of the Te Awamutu tially huge human rights ones. lost a whole lot of money pseudonyms are accepted and names will only be Spinning and Weaving Club claim when as everybody The issue of public/private overseas a few years ago when withheld in special circumstances at the discretion have a zero criminal record knows that if you take away a partnerships is on the agenda they had no legislation of the editor. Letters are not usually acknowledged between them and most mem- person’s liberty, you have an for when Waikeria expands to entitling them to invest over- and may be edited, abridged or discarded. bers are over 70. obligation to not take it for 1500 beds. What? ‘Beds’ you seas. That is a track record that any longer than the amount say? Why do they need beds? Waipa? Forget it. MANAGER not many other clubs can that a judge ordered that it be Well the facts speak for It might boil down to Thee Alan Price [email protected] boast. taken away for. themselves don’t they? and Me and I’m not so sure Creative art leads to full Are we still following the Clearly the Government can- about Thee. EDITORIAL lives and kind people making orders of judges in this not run a prison honestly. JAMES PARLANE Dean Taylor (editor) warm clothes for others. country or is there some form Cerco have had more than (Abridged) [email protected] Colin Thorsen (journalist) [email protected] Admiration for library staff Bethany Tiddy (journalist) Expensive petrol [email protected] ADVERTISING Like many others in this Well done to the library Dorinda Williams town and district, I cannot staff.