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Police have arrested and charged a man with criminal nuisance, after a spectator ran onto the race track during Wellington Cup Day yesterday.
Video on social media shows a man jumping the fence at the Trentham Racecourse, and standing in the middle of the track as jockeys had to steer their horses around him.
There were no injuries, but racing broadcaster Aidan Rodley called the spectator an idiot who is lucky to be alive.
Police say a 24-year-old man was arrested, and has been charged with criminal nuisance for doing an act endangering public safety.
He has been released on bail and is due to appear in the Hutt Valley District Court on Thursday.
Police have arrested and charged a man with criminal nuisance, after a spectator ran onto the race track during Wellington Cup Day yesterday.
Video on social media shows a man jumping the fence at Upper Hutt s Trentham Racecourse, and standing still in the middle of the track as jockeys had to steer their horses around him.
There were no injuries, but racing broadcaster Aidan Rodley called the spectator an idiot, who is lucky to be alive.
Police said a 24-year-old man was arrested, and has been charged with criminal nuisance for doing an act endangering public safety.
A horse also died at the racecourse during the event s feature race, and an animal welfare group said it was disturbing to see the horse s death go underreported, while the racecourse invasion garnered wider attention.
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Two men have now been arrested in relation to a spate of vehicle break-ins north of Wellington. (File photo)
Police have arrested a second man after a spate of vehicle break-ins north of Wellington. The 34-year-old was facing 17 charges relating to vehicle thefts, burglaries and dishonest offences in the Hutt Valley and Masterton over the past 10 days, police said in a statement on Friday. He is due to appear in Hutt Valley District Court on Saturday.
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Police arrested the man on Thursday after a search warrant was executed at a property in Silverstream, Upper Hutt. (File photo)
A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a spate of vehicles were broken into at private and public parking spots. In a statement, police said the man was arrested on Thursday after a search warrant at a property in Silverstream, Upper Hutt. The offender will appear at the Hutt Valley District Court on Friday, charged with theft from a motor vehicle. Officers would continue to investigate a number of “dishonesty offences” in Upper Hutt, police said.
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Hutt Valley Police today arrested a 30-year-old man following a search warrant at a property in Silverstream.
This arrest followed a number of vehicles being broken into in private and public parking areas.
The man will appear in Hutt Valley District Court on Friday charged with theft from a motor vehicle.
Police reassure Upper Hutt residents that they continue to investigate a number of dishonesty offences, however offending has lowered dramatically following recent arrests.
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