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He was due to be brought back to New Plymouth on Wednesday. Coomey said he did not think the public had anything to worry about as he believed this was “an isolated incident”. He said they were still unable to locate the vehicle involved, which is believed to be a four-door station wagon, like a 1990s Toyota Caldina. It is believed to be dark green or blue on top, and grey down on its lower half. Coomey was now calling for anyone who lives on Mangati Rd near the car park and has CCTV c...

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 14-year-old was assaulted in Bell Block on Monday. A 14-year-old Taranaki boy is in a stable condition in hospital after being hit over the head with a weapon for his backpack. Taranaki detective Daniel Coomey said the teenager had been in the Mangati Rd car park, near Bell Block Beach, around 5.20pm on Monday when a vehicle approached him. The passenger of the car got out and tried to get his backpack off him. “They hit him over the head with a ...