Crimeline: Meth stop
Meth, utensils and large knife
Police allegedly unearthed methamphetamine, utensils and a large knife when they stopped a 42-year-old local woman for a routine licence and breath alcohol check on Frankton Road last Thursday.
Constable Amanda Shute says Police observed a large knife in the front passenger footwell of the vehicle when they stopped the female driver for the routine check at 2am, 31 July.
She couldn’t provide any reason for having the knife in her vehicle, so Police carried out a warrantless search, locating the meth and utensils. The woman was charged with procuring/possessing methamphetamine, possessing a knife in a public place and possessing/use utensils for methamphetamine. She appeared in the Queenstown District Court on 4 August and was remanded on bail to reappear in court yesterday (6 August).
Breath tests
A 55-year-old local woman was breath tested after being stopped by Police for speeding on the Kingston Road just before 2.45pm on Friday, allegedly clocked at 108kmh.
Constable Shute says the women blew 324mcgs and was issued with an infringement notice. The legal limit is 250mcg, and anyone over 400mcg and over goes to court.
That's bad news for a 27-year-old local man, who was spotted by Police completing a U-turn as he approached an alcohol checkpoint at 7.25pm on 31 July. He allegedly blew bang on 400mcgl. And about half-an-hour later, at the same stop, a 49-year-old Central Otago man, also blew exactly 400mcg.
The cops also stopped a 59-year-old local woman at 7.30pm, who was issued with a ticket after blowing 324mcg.
Air rescues
It continues to be a busy winter for Wakatipu Alpine Cliff Rescue crews. Along with two night time rescues last Saturday, the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter and local specialist rescuers have also been out on the skifields and glaciers.
A person was seriously injured in a skiing accident at The Remarkables Ski Area last Wednesday, 30 July, shortly after 11am. An NZ Ski spokesperson would only say that the patient was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital, and no further details were available. A St John Ambulance spokesperson says an ambulance and two helicopters attended and the patient was in a serious condition.
Rescuers were also called out on Sunday, 3 August, just after 1.30pm after the Rescue Coordination Centre received an inReach alert pinging to the Reid Glacier above Aspiring Hut in Mount Aspiring National Park. That patient was flown out to Lakes District Hospital for treatment at about 2.45pm.
And a St John spokesman says the rescue helicopter also airlifted another patient with minor injuries to Lakes District Hospital after an accident near the Remarkables Ski Area at 4.20pm on Friday, 1 August.
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