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          Police Appeal for Witnesses Following Assault in New Plymouth

          Police Appeal for Witnesses Following Assault in New Plymouth
          Tony Skilling

          Tony Skilling

          7 September 2026

          Police AppealCrime New Plymouth
          Police are seeking public assistance and witnesses following an assault on Elliot Street in New Plymouth on Sunday 30 August.

          Police investigating an assault in New Plymouth last month are seeking the public’s assistance.

          On Monday 31 August, Police were notified of an assault that had occurred the day before on Elliot Street, near the Pendarves Street intersection, New Plymouth.

          As part of their enquiries, Police would like to speak with anybody who has information regarding this incident, which they understand occurred at approximately midday on Sunday 30 August.

          Anybody who witnessed the incident, or any unusual activity in the Elliot Street area is asked to contact Police via the 105 service quoting file number 260831/1861.

          Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers

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          Facebook user7 Sept 2026

          Now they want the Publics help 😂😂😂😂 That's the problem with The Police . . . Reactive instead of proactive. Look at what happened to The Shop Keeper on Brougham Street who was assaulted last week by some scumbag who is constantly in that area. It's absolutely disgusting what happens outside the Library day in & day out & where are the Police??? Nowhere to be seen. They know there are stone kickers hanging around there all the time yet you only see them after there's been an issue or someone has been assaulted. Too late . . . They should be patrolling that area religiously. That's what they'd be doing if they were really serious about stamping out anti social behaviour in The CBD . . . All Kaka. I've had Police come in where I work, not even spoken to me, have obviously been looking for someone. When I asked 1 Cop who they were looking for??? She replied with . . . Someone who's not here 😂😂😂 The arrogant, dismissive attitude was strong with that one 👌🏾👌🏾

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          Facebook user7 Sept 2026

          Last month ,you've got to be kidding me 🙄. Police the area more and yrl catch them the same day . Everyone knows no hopers hang in that area .get a firetruck to go down there three times a day to buz them with water to move them on ,sick of hearing about these clowns and cops are doing nothing about it ,but if we the public act ourselves to resolve this we will get fined etc .

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          Facebook user7 Sept 2026

          Nz police are so incompetent they need the public to their jobs. They are also very lazy. And incredibly corrupt

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          Facebook user7 Sept 2026

          If they were onto it last month when it happened. The would not be asking the public for a helping hand.👋👋

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          Facebook user7 Sept 2026

          Where are the cameras. Oh thats right we don't have any. Happened a month ago. Why is it taking police so long to do anything. We constantly hearing np doesn't have a big population. So shouldn't be hard to find the culprits.

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          Facebook user8 Sept 2026

          People would help them too if they weren't bunch of little hitlers.

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          Facebook user8 Sept 2026

          Spend the money on cameras instead of Tim Tams

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          Facebook user10 Sept 2026

          An assault in np that the police didn't do. 😮

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