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Cops seize more stolen goods
The Marlborough Express | Friday, 23 February 2007

Watchful Blenheim business owners helped police track down a car full of stolen goods yesterday.

It was the third time the business community has helped track down offenders this week.

Blenheim police said two offenders from Christchurch were arrested in Scott Street at about 2pm yesterday.

Stolen electronic items including computers were found in their car after they were tracked down thanks to an internal alert system run by several chain stores throughout New Zealand.

The system included Farmers, Smiths City, Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman and The Warehouse.

Police said the offenders had previously been in Dunedin and Christchurch.

A 31-year-old male was arrested on several warrants and also faces new charges of possession of an offensive weapon, possession of cannabis and possession of utensils for the consumption of methamphetamine.

A 21-year-old woman was also arrested on several warrant matters, police said.

The pair were due to appear in the Blenheim District Court today.

The incident is the third time in the last week where Blenheim retailers have helped police with infor-mation about suspicious people.

On Tuesday, two people were arrested on Redwood St for possessing substances used to manufacture methamphetamine after a call was made to police by a member of the Blenheim business community.

A 41-year-old man and 31-year-old woman, both from Christchurch, were charged with the possession of a precursor substance.

Police said it was likely further charges would be laid.

Last week two men were found in central Blenheim with 500 tablets of medicine after buying products from a local pharmacy.

The men also faced charges of possession of a precursor substance.

Police said the incidents were not linked but in both cases pharmacies had alerted police to the repeat buyers of certain medicines which can be used to manufacture methamphetamine.