The home of a gun enthusiast was burgled and five firearms were taken yesterday.
Senior Sergeant Brian Benn said police were investigating the burglary of the Mornington property, and were yet to determine if the theft was premeditated or opportunistic.
"It is always a concern when firearms fall into the wrong hands."
The firearms taken were a 12-gauge Damascus side-by-side shotgun, a World War 2 lever-action .303 SMLE rifle, a .22 Browning rifle, a .22 semiautomatic Gevarm rifle and an over and under Miroku shotgun.
Anyone with information was urged to contact Dunedin Police on (03) 471-4800.
• An early morning party in an inner-city Dunedin hotel ended with a room being damaged, and another covered in paint, police say.
Snr Sgt Benn said the room occupants had an out of control party at the Victoria Hotel early on Tuesday. Some of the occupants are alleged to have broken into another room, smearing paint around the room.
Inquiries were continuing, he said.
• A Mosgiel man will appear in court charged with disorderly behaviour after an incident outside Dunedin Hospital.
Police were called at 12.30pm on Tuesday, after reports the 23-year-old man was having an altercation with his partner.
He is expected to appear in the Dunedin District Court on Friday.
• A taxi driver was punched in the face moments after dropping off a passenger in George St, Dunedin early yesterday, Snr Sgt Benn said.
Wheels were stolen and a car left on blocks in Green Island yesterday.
• The front wheels of a white Nissan Sentra were removed, and the car left on the grass verge outside a District Rd property.
Anyone with information was urged to contact Dunedin Police.
• Police are no longer investigating an alleged sexual assault in Dunedin on Tuesday night.
Police confirmed the 20-year-old woman at the centre of the investigation had not lodged a complaint, and the investigation had ended.
