On the beat

At 8.30am on Sunday, tagging was reported at 44 McMillan Rd. Senior Constable Chris Blackford said it was the same style of tagging as some at a nearby playground. Inquiries are continuing.

• After many reports of motorists driving the wrong way up a one-way street outside a Queenstown daycare centre, Queenstown police are regularly patrolling the street.

Acting Sergeant Phil Hamlin said Henry St was one-way and signposted as such but people were choosing to access Ballarat St by driving the wrong way.

A Queenstown police search and rescue operation was launched on Monday night when a 58-year-old Christchurch man was reported missing on Arrowtown's Macetown track.

• At 9.30am on Tuesday a 29-year-old Australian journalist was arrested for using a day ski pass not belonging to him. He was made to buy a day ski pass, which he was not allowed to use, and banned from NZSki fields for two years, as was the person whose pass he used. He was flying home on Wednesday so was dealt with in court later that day and received diversion.

A 19-year-old Dunedin man was arrested after allegedly assaulting a member of the public who tried to wake him after he was found asleep on the ground outside a restaurant at 9.37pm on Friday.

• At 3pm on Tuesday, a 27-year-old Argentinian woman was dealt with in relation to a theft from a dwelling. Senior Constable Chris Blackford said because of circumstances he could not reveal, she was given a caution.

A closed circuit television camera belonging to the Queenstown police was allegedly damaged by three men on Saturday evening. The men allegedly damaged a nearby car and realised the CCTV camera would have footage of the act. They approached the camera in Camp St and allegedly shook the pole to damage it. Police are investigating the footage.

A 32-year-old Queenstown man was arrested on Tuesday night and charged with breaching his bail conditions. He is expected to appear in the Alexandra District Court.

A 23-year-old Queenstown man and a 22-year-old Australian man were arrested and charged with fighting in a public place after an alleged fight outside Fergburger on Saturday at 1.35am. Both men were intoxicated. The Australian was also charged with resisting arrest.

• At 1.20am on Wednesday, a 25-year-old woman allegedly threw herself at a police patrol car on Brecon St and began abusing officers after police saw her leaving a bar. She was charged with disorderly behaviour.