Monday, October 25, 2010

Bottle thrown as party runs riot

A police officer was assaulted and at least one bottle was thrown when police were called to an out-of-control party in Blenheim early on Sunday morning.

Constable Martin McDonald said police were called to a house in McLauchlan St, in Springlands, after reports some of the 100 people at a party there were fighting in the street.

The policeman was pushed and at least one bottle was thrown at police, Mr McDonald said.

The policeman was not injured.

A 17-year-old unemployed male had been arrested at 3.20am for disorderly behaviour, resisting police and assaulting police.

Police arrested 30 people in Blenheim during the three-day weekend, most for minor offences.

The arrests included a 35-year-old male scrap metal worker for sustained loss of traction and driving with a breath alcohol level of 889mcg. The legal limit is 400mcg.

The man was allegedly attempting to do burnouts at 7.45pm on Saturday in the Redwood Tavern car park when he lost control and crashed into and badly damaged a wooden fence, Mr McDonald said.

Three men face burglary charges after 160 litres of petrol was allegedly stolen from a Rapaura property just after 1am yesterday.

They were a male vineyard worker, 24, a male forestry worker, 17 and a 20-year-old unemployed man. One man was arrested after being tracked by a police dog, while the other men were arrested later in the morning, Mr McDonald said.

A male butcher, 19, was arrested for theft on Sunday morning after a laptop and MP3 player were taken from a Witherlea address.

The Marlborough Express
Last updated 12:00 26/10/2010

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