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Crashes and an arrest mar the weekend

Tuesday June 26, 2018

Driving behaviour on Rarotonga at the weekend was marred by three road incidents and one arrest for drunkenness and obscene language directed at hospital staff and the police.

The Tex Mart store at Betela was fully ablaze by midnight on Friday. PHOTO: John Hay. 18062415

Blaze at Betela – Tex Mart burns

Monday June 25, 2018

The Tex Mart store in Betela was destroyed by fire on Friday night, making it the second Arorangi building to fall victim to flames in just an eight-day period.

A vehicle smashed into the Cook Islands parliament in the early hours of Friday morning, causing considerable damage to the building. Police received a call about the incident, believed to be alcohol-related, at about 2.40am, and subsequently arrested a 21-year-old local man, who was lucky to emerge unharmed from a serious crash.

Arrest over parliament smash

Saturday June 23, 2018

A 21-year-old local man was lucky to emerge unharmed after crashing his vehicle into parliament building at Nikao yesterday morning.

The victim’s jaw was broken in two separate places (as indicated by the arrows in this X-ray image).

Complaint laid over alleged assault

Wednesday June 20, 2018

An investigation into the alleged assault of a 25-year-old woman holidaying on Rarotonga continues, as further details of the incident come to light.

Onlookers watch as the whale’s carcass is examined on Sunday afternoon.

Police look into theft of a camera

Tuesday June 19, 2018

The Cook Islands Police Service had a relatively quiet weekend, attending only a handful of minor incidents.

Allegations that a police officer was involved in an assault on a woman at a nightclub have come hot on the heels of the launch by Police Commissioner Maara Tetava last month of a new “policing model”.

Officer under investigation after alleged assault

Tuesday June 19, 2018

A Cook Island Police Service spokesman has confirmed that a police officer has been interviewed as part of an investigation in to an alleged assault that occurred at Rehab Nightclub in Avarua on June 7.

Police say they’re required to attend up to eight incidents a day. The photo was taken at a special police parade last month to mark the arrival of a new drug detection dog.

‘We’re taken for granted’ say police

Monday June 18, 2018

The Cook Islands Police Service says the service they provide to the community is “often taken for granted and perhaps not fully appreciated”, after it was revealed officers responded to 247 incidents last month, an average of eight a day.

Burglary victims learning lessons too late

Monday June 18, 2018

Visitor accommodation continues to be the largest target for burglars, the latest statistics released by the Cook Islands Police Service show.

We’re on track for the worst month on our roads

Thursday June 14, 2018

The Cook Islands Police Service says crash statistics for the month of June are on track to be “the worst of the year so far”.

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