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Police are urging firearms license holders to make sure their weapons are tightly secured after three separate burglaries occurred across Northland on Anzac weekend. Firearms were taken from all the properties including two firearms stolen from a Mangawhai address. Wellsford Senior Sergeant Geoff Medland says firearm theft is a common occurrence in Northland due to the common use of firearms in the farming industry. “A likely scenario may be an owner has a pest problem, for example a possum, and leaves a firearm by the backdoor ready on hand to get the pest when it appears,” he says. “But then the property gets burgled and the weapon falls into the wrong hands with the risk of the firearm being used against them.” Any link between the burglaries is not yet known as the investigation is still ongoing. Abuse help Police say the number of domestic disputes they attend throughout the region is still ‘a lot’ and would like to encourage people to seek help from available support services. “People shouldn’t have to live with any type of abuse,” Senior Sergeant Geoff Medland says. Through their involvement with families, police recognise that difficulties including financial strain, health issues or contributing factors such as alcohol or drug addictions, can add pressure to family relationships. “There is a perception that police are only interested in locking people up,” Medland says. “But we are committed to bringing peace to families by helping to provide assistance from the area’s social agencies.” Full recovery The 10-year-old boy who suffered serious injuries related to an accidental strangulation in Mangawhai on April 19, has made a full recovery. The boy was playing with a chain hanging from the deck of his house when the incident occurred. |
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