Tuesday, 13 July 2021

Youth referred to Oranga Tamariki over oval damage

    By Wyatt Ryder
    1. News
    2. Dunedin
    3. Crime

    Tyre tracks cross a sports field at the Oval in Dunedin at the weekend. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN
    Tyre tracks cross a sports field at the Oval in Dunedin at the weekend. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN
    A youth has been identified for unlawfully taking cars and causing damage to the Oval in Dunedin.

    Deep tyre tracks were left on a section on Saturday night, damaging the sportsground.

    Police youth services supervisor Tony Ritchie, of Dunedin, said a youth had been identified and referred to Oranga Tamariki for allegedly unlawfully taking cars and subsequent damage to the Oval.

    Enquires were continuing to identify his co-offenders. 

     

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