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Tuesday 26 July 2011
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Stair dancing thief targets staff rooms Police are on the hunt for a brazen thief who has been targeting staff rooms and are warning businesses to lock away valuables belonging to staff. Last week a man believed to be in his mid-20’s was found in the office of Paper Plus Motueka by a staff member, before smashing his way out through a glass door to get away. He ran through a dairy, Decks Reserve and then onto High St, which is where he was last seen. A similar type of burglary has happened in Nelson and twice in Richmond in the past few days and police say they may be linked. The type of theft is known as Stair Dancing, where
people walk into shops and enter the staff rooms and offices of commercial buildings, helping themselves to staff bags or anything else lying around. The offender has so far stolen cash, handbags and cash boxes and is linked to 10 offences. Police say he is possibly using a green square shaped older model Holden or Ford Vehicle. “He is a male Caucasian or light skin Mäori or Polynesian aged approximately 25 years. He has a number two haircut with dark hair. He is described as a tall man with an athletic build,” they say. Any information please contact Sergeant Rob Crawford on (03) 528 1220.
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Local men Andy Farmer, left, and Paul Shutte and looking for more Nelsonians to join them and Habitat for Humanity in building homes in Cambodia. Photo: Andrew Board.
Locals off to build Habitat homes in Cambodia Andrew Board
A security camera image of the suspect who has been walking into and stealing from staff rooms.
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A photograph of Nelson man Andy Farmer and his family is most likely still holding front and centre position on the mantel piece of a Nepalese grandmother. But Andy reckons it is he that should be grateful for the experience of building a home for her and her fam-
ily as part of Habitat for Humanity. Andy and friend Paul Shutte went to Nepal two years ago as part of a Nelson group that helped build houses for disadvantged locals. The lady, whose home Andy worked on, couldn’t be more excited by the project he says and proudly put the photo of he and his family on the mantleplace.
This November the duo is heading to Cambodia, where 300 people from all over the world will converge to build 24 homes in a week. Among the hundreds will be about 15 Nelsonains and Andy says there is still room for more and best of all, you need very few skills.
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