Source: Yahoo.co.nz News “The Tokoroa 15-year-old who has been left fighting for his life after a hit and run incident yesterday was deliberately targeted by a group as part of a gang initiation, police say. The teenager is in Waikato Hospital with head and chest injuries after the driver of a four-wheel-drive allegedly chased him…
Reports are being made that there’s been a shooting in Heretaunga street, Palmerston North at around 3.45pm today. At this stage there is nothing to suggest the shooting is gang related but Palmerston North is the town where the reporting of any current gang activity is a rather touchy subject. (See Palmerston North’s Wikipedia entry…
From Voxy.co.nz “Christchurch, Sept 1 NZPA – A 15-year-old ringleader in a vicious street bashing and robbery in Lincoln Road has been sent for sentencing in the adult court after admitting his offending in the Youth Court today. He is heading for a lengthy prison term — a sentence the Youth Court cannot impose. Judge…
“lock your f***ing doors, get your kids, get everybody inside” “A Hawkes Bay man told last night of his desperate bid to stop his best mate from getting involved in an armed confrontation that left a neighbour dead and the victim’s 8-year-old son injured…. Late last night, armed police arrested Wilson Apatu, 39, whom they…
Gangs have been quite a problem in NZ for some time. Some towns acknowledge they have an issue and take steps to control gang activities – for example Wanganui recently banned the wearing of patches – “There are people in Wanganui who will say we don’t have a gang problem, but the fact is there…
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