Ōmokoroa Community Policing Group
Neighbourhood support
GRachel Millard, Coordinator iven the possible stress, confusion and frustration over the new covid situation I thought it would be timely just to remind everyone in our amazing community to check in on our neighbours. The most vulnerable are the elderly and they may have concerns about going to public places like the supermarket, chemist or library and this may be something that you can help with. Our communities are better when we get to know our neighbours.
By joining our Neighbourhood Support
Group you will receive a monthly newsletter outlining what is happening in Ōmokoroa, things to look out for and a report from our local Constable summarising the latest happenings in and around the community.
Contact nsomokoroa@gmail.com to join now, membership is completely free and it only takes a few minutes.
BCommunity Patrol
Peter Goad, Trainer y the end of March, the latest intake of new Community Patrol recruits will have finished their induction and training bringing our number of active patrollers to around forty.
These volunteers give generously of their time to help promote the safety and security of Ōmokoroa and to keep it the happy and friendly place it is.
They are there to show that we care about our community and to provide a continual stream of information to the Police, each patrol log being forwarded to our local police Liaison Officer.
Imagine if we had a thousand pairs of eyes looking after our peninsula. If you live in Ōmokoroa and are reading this you could contribute to our community, just by being aware when you are driving around the peninsula, waiting for a bus or walking your dog.
If you witness an incident or have information that could help the police you should communicate directly to them as soon as possible. There are various ways of quickly and easily reporting your concerns to them:
Whatever it is, if it’s happening now call 111; Your call will be prioritised so leave it to the police to decide whether it’s worth the call – if they don’t know about it they can’t react. Don’t leave it to someone else.
For non-emergencies call 105; or google Police 105 for on-line reporting. You will be directed to various forms including: non-injury crashes (after the event), driving behaviour, information about suspicious activity, hate crimes, domestic violence etc.
For driving behaviour and incidents you can google directly to Road Watch Report or phone *555 on your mobile when you will be put through to the Police Information Centre. This can include non-injury crashes, obstructions and breakdowns. You can also make an anonymous report by googling Crimestoppers or calling 0800 555 111.
And finally, you can call 07 548 1286 for us to arrange for graffiti to be removed. We are all fortunate to live in this special community and we can all play our part to keep it that way, even if we lead busy lives.