Blenheim police have had a quiet weekend, making only 10 arrests since Friday.
Two incidents in Picton during and after the Picton Maritime Festival resulted in a 42-year-old man being arrested for assaulting police and resisting arrest after he allegedly pushed a police officer on Wellington St about 2.20am.
A 33-year-old unemployed woman was also charged for assaulting police and breaching her bail conditions on the Picton Foreshore about 5.40pm.
Meanwhile, a 19-year-old man broke into a Riversdale house and stole a laptop, play-station and motor vehicle on Sunday, police allege.
Constable Michelle Stagg, of Blenheim, said police had recovered the stolen property after the incident about 7.40pm. The man was held in custody and was due to appear in the Blenheim District Court today.
In other arrests; a 24-year-old vineyard worker was arrested for allegedly being in possession of cannabis and cannabis utensils when police went to his Redwoodtown house on an unrelated matter about 2pm on Sunday.
A 33-year-old unemployed man was arrested for driving while disqualified and breaching his bail conditions about 11.40pm on Friday, police said.
- The Marlborough Express Last updated 11:24 23/01/2012
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