Raetihi crime

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 11, Issue 521, 1 February 1994, Page 3

Raetihi crime

From Page 1 nity. To the suggestion of 24hour policing, he told the gathering that the community needed to work with the resources available. 'The mere fact that we're (the patrol) out there dosen ' t mean that nothing's going to happen," he pointed out, referring to several nights where offences had occurred while he and the Night Patrol had been in circulation. He expressed frustration at the apathy displayed by the parents of some young offenders, who conveyed theattitude: 'Youwerestupid because you got caught. ' Constable Hart said he is in the process of organising a series of Blue Light discos that are based on a system of reward, where peer policing eventually occurs in order for the activity to continue. When concerns were expressed about "up-and-coming offenders", he informed the meeting of a community-based Law Related Education Programme (L.R.E.P) currently in place in local schools, run by Ohakune-based constable Brian Wilson. It was decided that a representative of the meeting would approach both the Waimarino Community Board and the Ruapehu District Council for their endorsement of proposals to secure a second police officer with the added incentive of the communityowned house.