This edition opens with several stories about how Police are working closely with communities to provide reassurance and reduce crime.

We also feature the launch of a new family violence package by the Police Prosecution Service. Assistant Commissioner Grant Nicholls, explains how Police hope to achieve a more seamless approach to family violence offending - from the time a frontline officer first encounters a family violence situation and charges - right through to the prosecution and resolution phases.

There's a cautionary tale of a long-haul truck driver who put his own life and the lives at others in danger, driving for stretches of up to 25 hours at a time. Officers found the offender was working for two different companies and using two log books to try and disguise his illegal and extremely dangerous driving.

You can also read how a major incident exercise tested the response of police and other emergency services in the mud at the end of Whangārei Airport; and finally there's a 'furry tail-end' story about a hoax 111 caller.

Anna Woolnough
Editor Ten-One

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 Community expresses thanks

In a show of support and encouragement, members of the New Life Church in Manurewa recently braved dreadful weather conditions to visit their local Police to thank officers for their work.

Campus cop enjoys student scene

Community Constable Max Holt patrols an area the size of a small New Zealand town.

He’s in charge of arguably the largest tertiary campus in the country – Otago University – with about 20,000 students and 9000 staff on his beat.

Mighty effort nabs suspects

A rural Neighbourhood Support group in Eastern district combined forces with local Police in early June to nab three teenagers bent on a trail of offending.

Community patrollers help resolve armed incident

Two members of a Wellington Community Patrol team provided valuable assistance to Police in a recent early morning incident which saw armed officers quickly swoop to the scene.

Family violence package launched by PPS

The Police Prosecution Service (PPS) has commenced the phased launch of its family violence package, heralding a new way for frontline staff and prosecutors to deal with family violence offending.

Unique offending recognised

Family violence isn’t characterised by a street brawl or a stranger versus stranger offence. It’s a unique type of offending which has deep, underlying power and control issues between offender and victim.

Fatigued truckie caught doing 25-hour hauls

A truck driver working two jobs, driving 45-tonne trucks continuously for up to 25 hours was recently caught by the Police Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit (CVIU), prosecuted and convicted.