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There were a series of drive-by shootings in the south Auckland suburb of Ōtara in November 2020. “Evidence was located which confirmed a firearm had been discharged near the property,” a police spokeswoman said. Enquiries are ongoing. The incident comes six months after a spate of drive-by shootings in the south Auckland suburb of Ōtara, where there were six shootings in 29 hours.
Neighbours were left terrified after the incidents, but tensions eased after an agreement was reached between rival gangs and several arrests were made. Since then, a dairy owner was shot in the leg in Manurewa in January, a person suffered serious injuries after a firearms incident in Papatoetoe in January, and a man was shot by police during a firearms incident, also in Papatoetoe, in February.
Man accused of threatening to kill Simeon Brown appears in court Newshub 1 hour ago
The man accused of threatening to kill National MP Simeon Brown has appeared in court.
The 25-year-old entered no plea and was granted name suppression.
He was arrested at a Lower Hutt address in early May after Brown reported the alleged threats to police.
Brown is National s spokesperson for Police, Corrections, SFO and Youth.
The MP said he received death threats after criticising Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson s visit to the Hamilton Mongrel Mob.
In a tweet, Davidson called the gathering a fabulous community event for justice .
Whangārei police appeal for witnesses to Kamo drive-by shooting one week on
13 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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The Whangārei street where the shooting took place is usually quiet with residents living in the cul-de-sac preferring to keep to themselves. Photo / Michael Cunningham
The Whangārei street where the shooting took place is usually quiet with residents living in the cul-de-sac preferring to keep to themselves. Photo / Michael Cunningham
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A hushed residential cul-de-sac where Whangārei locals kept to themselves was the unexpected scene of a drive-by shooting that has shocked the city s leader.
Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai was enormously grateful no one inside the house on Brunner Tce in Kamo was injured, or worse – killed, when it was targeted in a drive-by shooting believed to be gang-related around 6.30pm last Friday.
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Police Minister Poto Williams announcing the Labour Government s proposed laws to crackdown on organised crime, on Tuesday. Justice Minister Kris Faafoi sits to Williams left. Under the Government’s proposed laws, Firearm Prohibition Orders would ban people charged with serious offences from owning firearms, residing in a house with firearms, being near guns. An amendment to Criminal Proceeds Act, which allows police to seize assets thought to be acquired through crime, will allow police to seize of assets “where the person’s known legitimate income is likely to have been insufficient to acquire the asset” – without the person facing a criminal charge.