Southern View: October 12, 2023
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Thursday <strong>October</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 3<br />
Armed police raid<br />
Sydenham house<br />
RAID: The Milton St property was searched and a woman was taken into custody<br />
last week.<br />
RESIDENTS OF a street in<br />
Sydenham were told to stay<br />
inside their homes while armed<br />
police raided a house.<br />
A neighbour of the Milton St<br />
property where the raid took<br />
place said Armed Offenders’<br />
Squad members arrived at the<br />
house about 3pm on Thursday<br />
last week.<br />
The neighbour said they were<br />
told to stay in their home until<br />
the raid was over.<br />
A woman from the house was<br />
taken into custody while police<br />
searched for two men.<br />
“Police cuffed a young woman<br />
and have yet to find the two<br />
men,” the neighbour said.<br />
A person was later charged<br />
with a drug-related offence.<br />
“They first searched with a<br />
drone inside the house, then they<br />
went in.<br />
“We were out on the patio<br />
and (I) was asked to go inside. It<br />
was hectic with lots of guns and<br />
stuff.”<br />
Another neighbour of the<br />
Milton St property said: “I saw a<br />
shadow go past before I saw the<br />
full body – a dude in a full armed<br />
offenders’ suit was pointing a finger<br />
at me and asked me to come<br />
to the window. They then asked<br />
me about the neighbours.”<br />
TEAM: The Hornby patrol car currently covers the Halswell/<br />
Hornby area with eyes, ears, and assistance when needed.<br />
Volunteers needed<br />
for Halswell patrol<br />
• From page 1<br />
Community patrols are organised<br />
and operated by their local<br />
communities and volunteers,<br />
who work closely with police and<br />
other agencies to assist in building<br />
safer communities.<br />
Moore said that there is capacity<br />
for another 20 volunteers<br />
and the response to his proposal<br />
will determine whether there is<br />
enough people power to deliver<br />
more patrol hours on the road.<br />
“Our community is on track<br />
to soon be about the size of Gisborne<br />
so the time has probably<br />
come,” said Moore.<br />
“It will require a few willing<br />
volunteers for patrols and establishing<br />
a new committee, but I<br />
believe it’s achievable if the support<br />
is there.”<br />
Expressions of interest can be<br />
sent to Andrei.Moore@ccc.govt.<br />
nz or Hornbycommunitypatrol@<br />
gmail.com. Alternatively, go to<br />
hornbypatrol.org.nz to find out<br />
more.<br />
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