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As part of our series of articles looking at the work of the Central Taranaki Safe Communities Trust, the Stratford Press this week talks to Sharon Moala, the service co-ordinator for Central Taranaki Victim Support."It's not about rescuing people," says Sharon.

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Supporters in troubled times

Stratford War Memorial Hall was filled with more than 80 local people last Wednesday who came to hear Jo Goodhew speak to the Positive Ageing Group in her role as minister for senior citizens.

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Keen audience welcomes Goodhew

The latest Stratford police report of crimes around the region.

News

Stratford Police Report: Knife attack

An Eltham dairy owner chased off two robbers with a golf club on Sunday after being threatened with a knife.

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Club-wielding dairy owner foils burglars

Over the past month a number of farm-related thefts have been reported to Taranaki police.

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Thieves target Taranaki farms

All manner of farm equipment - from animals to farm bikes, chainsaws, tools and even drench - can be found cheap somewhere, but where did they come from?

News

Keep rural criminals at bay

This past week the police dealt with numerous domestic incidents, however they say it is not necessarily due to an increase in cases but that they are seeing the result of their proactive approach in encouraging people to report it.

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Stratford police report: Hungry thief, Cannabis assault

All manner of farm equipment, from animals to farm bikes, chainsaws, tools and even drench, can be found going cheap somewhere, but where did they come from?

Rural

Crime prevention food for thought

A roundup of the latest news from the Stratford police.

News

Stratford police report: Caught redhanded

Cars and rock music are inextricably intertwined. Rock songs about cars are plentiful, but most of them are embedded in the world of 1960s' surf culture.

Motoring

Rockin' along in my automobile

Matt Ratu, wanted by Stratford Police for failing to appear in court on charges of money laundering, was last week apprehended in Manurewa, Auckland, mere days after he appeared on the police's first Central District Wanted Persons webpage.

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Caught in webpage

The original black, bubble-topped car used in the 1960s Batman TV show sold at auction over the weekend.

Motoring

Batmobile sold at auction

The Central police district's most wanted offenders are online with the launch last week of the district's wanted person's webpage on the police website.

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Central's most wanted now on police website

In the aftermath of World War II, the people of Los Angeles are seemingly all about enjoying a carefree life.

Entertainment

Movie review: Gangster Squad (+trailer)

Inglewood Primary has warned of a youth crime wave that has hit the Inglewood community over the last few weeks, asking that people be vigilant and lock everything.

News

Vigilance called for in face of crime wave

A burglar in Eltham carefully cut a hole in a window to gain entry to a house on High Street last Monday.

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Stratford Police report: Selective stealing

American author James Patterson has never had any shortage of admirers in the literary world.

Entertainment

Movie Review: Alex Cross (+trailer)

A 57-year-old Stratford man caught for the third time drink driving has been summonsed to appear in the Hawera District Court on November 20.

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Stratford Police report: Petty damage worrying

Wayne Lobb warns there is a pig on the loose in Stratford and it has already bitten one person.

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Letterbox theft pig of a thing to do

Plan B's follow-up to the croontastic Strickland Banks soul album is a fantastic return to hip-hop form.

Entertainment

Album review: Plan B, Ill Manors

Reports of sheep rustling are again in the headlines with news of ewes stolen in Whanganui recently.

Rural

Getting organised about rural crime

Our council has perpetrated a crime at the local traffic islands. No, the mayor has not been caught driving the wrong way around the roundabout, and neither has any other council member.

Lifestyle

Gardening: Matches made in heaven

The dedicated multi-purpose youth centre planned for Stratford is a huge step closer to opening its doors with the amalgamation of the four main players involved.

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New centre step closer to fruition

Good news right now for anyone hot to buy a Hummer H2 - lots are available. Well, a dozen or so. Not so much with the smaller H3 though, which was sold here new through some Holden dealers.

Motoring

The Good Oil: Miniature Hummer actually hums

Two Eltham individuals and one group were recognised for their valuable input in their communities at the South Taranaki District Council's biennial Community Awards last week.

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Voluntary community work acknowledged

Cherubic Jack Black probably isn't a casting director's first idea for the part of a real-life murderer. Yet that's exactly the role he plays in Bernie.

Entertainment

Jack Black: Funnyman walks fine line as a killer

The crime combat camera project in Stratford's business area was last week further cemented by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Stratford council, police and Central Taranaki Safe Community Trust.

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Crime combat boost

Unconfirmed figures for the year ending June show that Taranaki Rural is the safest place to live, having the lowest crime figure per capita in the country and the highest number of cases resolved.

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Rural Taranaki safest place

Jail break from realm of demons

Entertainment

Game review: Darksiders II

Central Taranaki Victim Support is in dire need of volunteers after several resigned, leaving the service unable to meet demand.

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Victim Support agency in crisis

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