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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019
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Greytown feeling ‘vulnerable’ Petition for police community constable reinstatement gains traction Emily Ireland Warren Woodgyer was told he had the same chances of winning the Lotto as he did in getting a police community constable reinstated in Greytown. He saw it as a worthy challenge and has collected more than 1000 signatures on his petition for the reinstatement. He will also be holding a public meeting next week. In January 2014, police stations at Greytown and Martinborough closed to the public during restructuring when the sole charge positions were disestablished. After a “crime wave” in Greytown last year, a public meeting was called, “but we didn’t really get a chance to talk about what the meeting was called about”, Woodgyer said. “Currently, there are police cars hovering 24/7 around the police district … I call them the pop-up police. “Our aim is to bring back a Greytown community constable who lives, works and is on call after hours to attend incidents which occur in our local community.” He said some benefits of having a community constable were that there would be an immediate response to local incidents, “someone to talk to, grassroots support, offending [would be] nipped in the bud”, and there would be a deterrent for petty crime. Woodgyer started the petition on the recommendation from Wairarapa-based NZ First deputy leader Ron Mark. Continued on page 3
Greytown residents Warren Woodgyer and Shelley Symes. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND
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