Drunk driver was slumped over wheel
Dunedin police found a man so "grossly intoxicated" he was slumped across the wheel of his car with the engine running in Princes St.
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Police say cost-saving will have no effect on services
The Southern police district is cutting costs. About 25 vehicles are expected to go, fewer staff are to be rostered on public holidays and others are expected to lose on-call allowances.
Charges follow attack
Three police officers were allegedly assaulted, spat at and kicked on Sunday night, by a 37-year-old man who was found breaching his bail and had allegedly earlier stolen petrol from a Mornington p
Smokers send signal to police
Three teenagers chose the wrong place yesterday, when they started smoking a cannabis pipe outside a meeting attended by three police officers.
Police shoot seal after rush-hour hit and run
Arming police a risk: PM
Prime Minister John Key says he would be reluctant to see police carry guns all the time because it would raise a barrier between them and the public.
Key reluctant to see police armed
Police Association calls for quicker Taser roll-out
The roll-out of tasers for police should be sped up following the fatal shooting of Senior Constable Len Snee in Napier, the Police Association says.
Good response to Mosgiel patrol plea
A community patrol could be operating in Mosgiel within a few months after a flood of interest following a call for volunteers.
Men who chased St Clair burglar may be charged
Two men who chased an alleged burglar in St Clair, Dunedin, on Saturday afternoon may face charges, police say.