Crimeline: Woman punched in head
Woman punched in the head by man in Cow Lane
A 37-year-old Canterbury man has been charged with male assaults female after allegedly punching a woman in the head in Cow Lane, soon after 12.30am on Saturday.
The victim did not appear to have known her attacker who Constable Amanda Shute says allegedly swung his right arm and punched the woman in the head, holding her head down.
Shute says there had been a “physical altercation” in the Mall just prior and the victim, whose age was unavailable, and her friends, had tried to get away from the man. They made their way to Cow Lane where the alleged assault occurred until security staff from The Bunker intervened. It was not known whether the victim was local or visiting, or whether she required treatment for her injuries.
The man will appear in the Queenstown District Court on 16 June.
Drink driver gets stuck in mud
Some good high-country mud helped Police net an alleged drink driver up Coronet Peak Road just before 9pm on Friday, 9 May.
Shute says Police were alerted after the 22-year-old local driver had left Cardrona Hotel and drove up Coronet Peak Road where he got his vehicle stuck in the mud. The man was breath tested, blowing 683mcg and had his licence suspended for 28-days.
Middle aged driver clocks almost 1000mcg at Jack’s Point
A 54-year-old local man stopped by Police on Jack’s Point’s Jack Hanley Drive clocked the highest breath alcohol reading of the week – a very high 920mcg at 9.25pm on Saturday. The legal limit is 250mcg per litre of breath. Anyone between 250-400mcg gets an infringement notice, while those over 400mcg go to court. The man had his licence suspended for 28 days.
Drink driving
A 50-year-old local man was breath tested on Max’s Way, Lower Shotover, just after 9pm last Wednesday, 7 May, blowing 661mcgs after allegedly evading a Police alcohol checkpoint on Stalker Road, Shute says. His licence was suspended for 28 days, and he will appear in the Auckland District Court on 6 June.
A 30-year-old local woman also blew 496mcg when she was stopped by Police on Fernhill Road at 12.45am on Sunday, 11 May.
Drug operation investigation continues
Police say their investigations are continuing after seizing multiple illicit drugs and around $45,000 cash following an operation targeting illicit drug dealing in Queenstown. A 39-year-old man is before the courts and Police still want to hear from anyone with information about the supply of illicit drugs and they’re vowing that they will continue to target the perpetrators. Anyone with information is urged to contact Police through 105, either online or by phoning. Information can also be reported to any local Police Station. Ketamine, cocaine, MDMA, LSD, cannabis, and psilocybin were located after the recent arrest, along with digital scales and the cash.
Mountain biker suffers moderate injuries
A mountain biker was taken to Lakes District Hospital in a moderate condition by St John Ambulance following an accident just after 5pm on Monday, 12 May. An Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter also attended but a St John spokesperson says the patient was transported by road.
Tramper airlifted from Upper Caples
The Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter also flew a tramper with a leg injury to Lakes District Hospital just before 4pm on Monday, 12 May, after Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre received alerts from a registered personal locator beacon on the Steele Creek Track above the Caples River, west of Glenorchy. A Maritime NZ spokesman says the patient’s tramping companion accompanied them on the flight to hospital.
