A teenager who allegedly tried to enter a walk-in freezer at a Blenheim pub climbed on to a roof to hide from police yesterday morning.
Police used a police dog to find the man perched on the roof in central Blenheim, an hour after he was allegedly seen by a staff member trying to get into the Criterion Hotel's freezer.
Constable Martin McDonald of Blenheim said cordons were set up before the man was found and arrested at 11.40am.
A 19-year-old student was charged with burglary and was remanded in custody to appear in the Blenheim District Court today.
In a separate incident around the same time yesterday, three people were allegedly caught smoking cannabis in a garage by police, who had been called to a Witherlea house by people complaining about noise and swearing.
Mr McDonald said two men, aged 18 and 21, and an 18-year-old woman were charged with possessing and consuming cannabis and released to appear in the Blenheim District Court on June 8.
Meanwhile, on Friday, a 45-year-old Renwick insurance broker was arrested and charged with possessing a firearm without a licence after police searched his house at 6pm and found three rifles, Mr McDonald said.
Also on Friday, a driver escaped without injury after crashing into a parked truck on the corner of Stephenson and Houldsworth Sts in Blenheim at 8.15pm.
On Saturday, two cars collided at the intersection of Nelson and Hutcheson Sts at 8.50pm. Mr McDonald said nobody was injured.
In a third crash, two cars collided on the corner of Maxwell and Eltham Rds at 7.15pm, causing minor damage to both vehicles. Mr McDonald said that again, nobody was injured, and the crash was caused by one driver failing to give way.
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