Fireworks were used to blow up a metal mailbox in Dalefield
on Sunday afternoon.
Police were notified at 1pm that a mailbox on Domain Rd had
been destroyed by a "sizeable explosion". Senior Sergeant
Steve Watt said the explosion was a flow-on from the previous
evening's fireworks and police had no leads at this point.
• A 20-year-old Auckland man has been charged with wilful
damage after he allegedly broke the door of the Just Jeans
store in Queenstown early on Sunday. The man had apparently
been in an argument at a taxi stand on Camp St at 3.30am and
then proceeded to pull the door and break the glass. He is
due to appear in the Queenstown District Court on December 3.
• A 29-year-old Italian man who was found carrying cannabis
utensils atQueenstown Airport on Monday evening was arrested
and is being dealt with by Immigration. Police said the man
admitted to them he smoked cannabis twice a week. He was held
overnight at the Queenstown police station.
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