#Latest news with #SergeantBennettRNZ News3 days agoGeneralRNZ NewsKumeū rugby field destroyed by burn-outsThe damage caused to the rugby field at Kumeū. Photo: Supplied A 19-year-old man has been arrested after burn-outs destroyed a rugby field in Kumeū. The Kumeū Rugby Club fields were found torn up on Saturday morning, covered in tyre marks. Police later identified a vehicle of interest after help from the public and arrested the car's owner. The Hobsonville teen has had his car impounded and been charged with intentional damage and other driving offences. He will appear in the Waitakere District Court at an unconfirmed date. Sergeant Graham Bennett said locals found the damage on Sunday morning. "A furore ensued on the community grapevines given a prized community asset had been damaged. "Information was quickly passed onto police which was followed up and a vehicle of interest was identified. Bennett thanked the members of the public who supplied the information. "It's a reminder about consequences, and we will not tolerate this behaviour in the community given the risks posed and damage created." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News3 days agoGeneralRNZ NewsKumeū rugby field destroyed by burn-outsThe damage caused to the rugby field at Kumeū. Photo: Supplied A 19-year-old man has been arrested after burn-outs destroyed a rugby field in Kumeū. The Kumeū Rugby Club fields were found torn up on Saturday morning, covered in tyre marks. Police later identified a vehicle of interest after help from the public and arrested the car's owner. The Hobsonville teen has had his car impounded and been charged with intentional damage and other driving offences. He will appear in the Waitakere District Court at an unconfirmed date. Sergeant Graham Bennett said locals found the damage on Sunday morning. "A furore ensued on the community grapevines given a prized community asset had been damaged. "Information was quickly passed onto police which was followed up and a vehicle of interest was identified. Bennett thanked the members of the public who supplied the information. "It's a reminder about consequences, and we will not tolerate this behaviour in the community given the risks posed and damage created." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
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