Thread: Your not gonna believe this..

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Originally Posted by A330driver

It’s a ....MINTIES MOMENT!!!!

Now you are showing your age.

Called it...

Police have arrested a man after the theft of 11 firearms from a police station - but the guns are yet to be located.

Police said in a statement this morning they had arrested Alan James Harris, who was sought following a burglary at the Palmerston North police station on Thursday morning.

"Harris was arrested without incident in Palmerston North in the early hours of Saturday morning," police said.

"He was identified by a member of the public in the central city and Police were immediately notified.

"He will appear in the Palmerston North District Court this morning charged with burglary."

The 11 firearms which were unaccounted for following the burglary are still being sought, police said.

"Police are actively pursuing a number of lines of inquiry to locate them."

Inspector Sarah Stewart, Acting Central District Commander, says locating the firearms continues to be a high priority: "While an arrest has been made, it is very important that anyone with information which will assist us in locating the firearms makes contact with us,"

"Anyone with information can contact the Palmerston North Police directly on 0800 351 3600.

"Information can also be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

"I would also like to thank this member of the public for their alertness and prompt actions in notifying police last night," she said.

Police Minister Stuart Nash is demanding an explanation from police about the theft.

The guns were not police firearms but were being held as exhibits or had been handed in for destruction.

The embarrassing blunder occurred as gun owners are surrendering military-style semi-automatics (MSSAs) and assault rifles around the country as part of a Government buyback scheme which followed the Christchurch mosque shootings.

Nash said yesterday afternoon he had "grave concerns" about the alleged burglary.

When the buyback scheme was announced, he had sought assurances from police they had strong processes for handling the firearms, he said.

Police said at the time they were confident they could manage the collection of the high-powered weapons.

"I have now sought fresh assurances from the Commissioner that all stations and firearms-handling processes are secure and fit for purpose, and that firearms are stored safely, whether they are crime scene exhibits or otherwise," Nash said.

Police Commissioner Mike Bush has asked for an investigation into how Harris was allegedly able to get into the police station.

The investigation would also require an immediate audit of security around firearms at all police stations nationwide.

Military-style semi-automatics (MSSAs) and assault rifles were banned in an urgent law change which following the shootings at two Christchurch mosques on March 15.

While MSSAs and assault rifles guns are now illegal, an amnesty is in place until the end of September.

Hilarious in a ridiculous kind of way

Inspires all sorts of confidence my rifles will be taken and kept secure, as the serious illegal weapons they now are.

Originally Posted by Carpe Diem

I know - That's just gotta fill everybody with warm fuzzies that the Police got this hand in / confiscation sorted eh! - NOT!!!

Add to that - that a gang member just critically shot a person at the Harley Davidson Shop / Warehouse in Mt wellington this afternoon... Hmmm

Oh and gun confiscation bill is Finally discussed in mainstream media as being more than a billion dollars in cost off the back of the Nelson Fires articles... We are now becoming blamed as the reason why they are not going to deliver on their policy - Gotta wonder what planet they are on as CGT was never gonna get past NZF - and they've already spent the surplus just in overspend in the Health Budget alone as China goes into a economic slowdown...

Yep these Captains call changes of yours are making a hell of a difference..( Mind you almost as good a laugh as Collins be-moaning the loss of free speech - Good on all out there for climbing into her for being two faced on that after her performance during the select committee hearings with Mike Loder - has to be said)

At what stage are Govt and Police going to admit that the Captains call to kick for the corner to score a try is going to result in a turnover and a runaway try at the other end of the field!!! tick , tick ,tick...

They may not realise it but whilst there is still this A cat ceasefire in place - where all our firearms are still in our safes and that they still have time to modify changes into the Arms Act showing this to be a more considered approach without the same price tag... and before all those budget chickens fly back to the coop.

Don't worry Jacinda - You can still have all the international Gravitas and magazine front page shoots from your little French Cuddle around Limiting Social Media with Macron - we promise...

Don't forget there was another shooting at Karapiro on Thursday morning. They gone very quiet on that one. Imagine if one of the stolen firearms was used in one of these shootings.

Originally Posted by scotty

most likely it was closed .... like most police stations round the country only keep office hours 9am to 4.30pm monday to friday (this country must just look like a circus to the rest of the world right now how does that song go ? "clowns to the left of me jokers to the right")

The inspector on RNZ interview said station was manned the whole time. She wouldn't say by how many staff. The door to the evidence was a wooden door that he kicked open.

So if the cops turn up at our house and want to take firearms can we say no until we have inspected their storage facility to ascertain if it is suitable and up to standard. A wooden door that can be kicked open dosen't sound even close to me. Our angle could be if we hand a firearm to someone and they don't have adequate storage we could get prosecuted for giving the firearm to someone who can't store it securely.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Oops that’s embarrassing. I was one of the early clusterfuck predictors and I now have another. This will not be the last such embarrassment.

If they can't deal with 11 cfirearms how are they going to handle thousands. Crims must be rubbing their hands together with glee on this one thinking about all the firepower coming their way.

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

That's what I was thinking too. But they were obviously unsecured and unattended! There's 2 firearm regs broken already. Unbelievable.....

A guy from Palmy on another thread here said he went through a back door, kicked open the wooden door to the evidence room and swiped the guns. He then tried going out the front door with them on a trolley but couldn't find the button to open the door so went back out the way he came. There was one MSSA and and several semis that had been handed in for destruction. The rest were exhibits in upcoming court cases. One was described as an unlawful weapon but there was no elaboration on what that meant.

So yes you are right definitely not stored correctly.

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

Well jacinda has made it an easy option for the bloke to ya no ...stolen guns do I A sell them to the boys or B hand them back in for buy back cash OH only ONE option

He would have got treiple or more from the boys but nothing from buyback as they were not legally owned.

Originally Posted by Sako851

Police have arrested a man after the theft of 11 firearms from a police station - but the guns are yet to be located.

Police said in a statement this morning they had arrested Alan James Harris, who was sought following a burglary at the Palmerston North police station on Thursday morning.

"Harris was arrested without incident in Palmerston North in the early hours of Saturday morning," police said.

"He was identified by a member of the public in the central city and Police were immediately notified.

"He will appear in the Palmerston North District Court this morning charged with burglary."

The 11 firearms which were unaccounted for following the burglary are still being sought, police said.

"Police are actively pursuing a number of lines of inquiry to locate them."

Inspector Sarah Stewart, Acting Central District Commander, says locating the firearms continues to be a high priority: "While an arrest has been made, it is very important that anyone with information which will assist us in locating the firearms makes contact with us,"

"Anyone with information can contact the Palmerston North Police directly on 0800 351 3600.

"Information can also be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

"I would also like to thank this member of the public for their alertness and prompt actions in notifying police last night," she said.

Police Minister Stuart Nash is demanding an explanation from police about the theft.

The guns were not police firearms but were being held as exhibits or had been handed in for destruction.

The embarrassing blunder occurred as gun owners are surrendering military-style semi-automatics (MSSAs) and assault rifles around the country as part of a Government buyback scheme which followed the Christchurch mosque shootings.

Nash said yesterday afternoon he had "grave concerns" about the alleged burglary.

When the buyback scheme was announced, he had sought assurances from police they had strong processes for handling the firearms, he said.

Police said at the time they were confident they could manage the collection of the high-powered weapons.

"I have now sought fresh assurances from the Commissioner that all stations and firearms-handling processes are secure and fit for purpose, and that firearms are stored safely, whether they are crime scene exhibits or otherwise," Nash said.

Police Commissioner Mike Bush has asked for an investigation into how Harris was allegedly able to get into the police station.

The investigation would also require an immediate audit of security around firearms at all police stations nationwide.

Military-style semi-automatics (MSSAs) and assault rifles were banned in an urgent law change which following the shootings at two Christchurch mosques on March 15.

While MSSAs and assault rifles guns are now illegal, an amnesty is in place until the end of September.

He's been charged with burglary so we know he will get a wet bus ticket for that charge like they all do. He's probably just made 40k, not bad for a mornings work.

Whats the going rate for damaging goverent property....

Originally Posted by 223nut

Whats the going rate for damaging goverent property....

Thousands for the tax payer, and about 2 minutes in the dock for the judge to look over his glasses and tell him he is a naughty boy and not to do it again (which of course he will) for the criminal.

The Lisa Owens interview with the police lady was a telling sign of what the modern police are all about these days.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/p...police-station

It was a savage interview

Originally Posted by Gordo

A guy from Palmy on another thread here said he went through a back door, kicked open the wooden door to the evidence room and swiped the guns. He then tried going out the front door with them on a trolley but couldn't find the button to open the door so went back out the way he came. There was one MSSA and and several semis that had been handed in for destruction. The rest were exhibits in upcoming court cases. One was described as an unlawful weapon but there was no elaboration on what that meant.

So yes you are right definitely not stored correctly.

So not only had he nabbed some guns. But because of this the cops have lost an upcoming court case because there evidence has now been tampered with......wow this just keeps getting better who’s running this show?