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Police hunt hots up for “rock throwing cowards” charge of community section Mal Drummond says A man who was jolted from sleep and fled with while he can understand some residents feel so anhis daughter down seven storeys of a a shuddering gry they want to deal with the offenders themselves, Christchurch hotel stairwell during the 7.1 earth- “we certainly don’t condone vigilante action. That quake says what happened to him at home in Queen can cause confrontation which may have a terrible result for the innocent party and Street a few weeks later was just as even if they do apprehend the ofterrifying and upsetting. fenders they could end up on the “We were all in bed asleep at wrong side of the law.” 11.30pm on Saturday when a rock Mr Drummond advises members was thrown through the plate glass of the public who are aware of suswindow of our conservatory,” says picious or illegal behaviour to get the man who didn’t want to be a description of the suspects and if named. “It was terrifying; you don’t possible a registration number of a expect that sort of thing in the privehicle they may be travelling in. vacy of your home and you won“The main thing is phone the poder what’s going to happen next. Is lice immediately; we may have a someone in the house, how many patrol car just around the corner. of them, what do they want and are Phoning us up on Monday mornyou going to be able to protect your ing is useless to us,” says Mr family?” Drummond. The man ran outside but the While he wouldn’t say if the net offender(s) had high-tailed without is closing on the offenders Mr leaving a clue to their identity. Mal Drummond, Drummond confirmed police beUnfortunately this is not an isoacting senior sergeant of lieve the same group may be related incident in Richmond as poPolice in Richmond, sponsible for random attacks on lice have received many reports of damage by hand thrown missiles to residential and neighbourhoods from Atawhai to Hope over the commercial properties and motor vehicles over the past few weekends. past few weeks. And it’s been happening for several “The random selection of targets and lack of information provided by the public have made a solution months. Late last year a woman in Templemore Drive was difficult. We have increased the number of traffic woken by a rock which crashed through her win- checkpoints around Richmond on Thursday to Satdow and into the wall near her head. A neighbour urday nights and we’re looking in vehicles we stop told Waimea Weekly, “It could have killed her. This for any possible evidence of things which may be sort of behaviour shouldn’t be tolerated. Your home used for this type of attack.” Apprehending these is where you are entitled to feel safe and if our neigh- cowards is high priority,” says Mr Drummond. bourhood watch group men catch these idiots they’ll Those who wish to report suspected or criminal behaviour without revealing their own identity should wish they’d never gone out that night,” he said. Richmond acting senior sergeant and officer in phone Crime Stoppers on 0800 555111.
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