{"id":6303,"date":"2022-08-04T01:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T01:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/police-ask-for-witnesses-to-whanganui-cbd-crash-which-they-believe-is-linked-to-a-series-of-crimes\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T01:03:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T01:03:00","slug":"police-ask-for-witnesses-to-whanganui-cbd-crash-which-they-believe-is-linked-to-a-series-of-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=6303","title":{"rendered":"Police ask for witnesses to Whanganui CBD crash which they believe is linked to a series of crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p data-test-ui=\"figure__caption\">Police want to speak to anyone who saw this Toyota Yaris driving on State Highway 3 or in the Whanganui CBD on Tuesday afternoon.  Photo \/ Finn Williams<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Police are appealing for information about a man they believe committed a series of crimes in the Whanganui area on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Police said at around 2pm on Tuesday they were notified that a vehicle had been stolen from a rural home in Turakina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The vehicle was spotted heading north on State Highway 3 towards Whanganui.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In response to this, police successfully deployed spikes, which deflated one of the car&#8217;s tires.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the vehicle continued to travel dangerously through several streets in the Whanganui CBD, eventually coming to a stop after colliding with another vehicle at the intersection of Guyton St and St Hill St.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The man got out of the car and stole a car from a nearby business, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">That vehicle was found abandoned in St Johns Hill a short time later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Police then responded to a report of a burglary after a man entered a residential property in the area of \u200b\u200bHalswell Street and Peat Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Police believe these incidents are all linked and would like to hear from anyone who saw a gray Toyota Yaris driving on SH3 or in the Whanganui CBD on Tuesday afternoon, or anyone who saw the collision at the intersection of Guyton St by Whanganui District Council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Police are also keen to speak to anyone who saw any suspicious activity in the area of \u200b\u200bHalswell and Peat St, also on Tuesday, between 2.30pm and 4pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Anyone with information should contact police on 105, or anonymously through Crime Stoppers by contacting 0800 555 111 and quoting event number P051430232.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"related-articles__heading section-whanganui-chronicle\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n<p><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3060.1472589618893!2d175.04335681672265!3d-39.91572062478855!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x6d40024aa7b36567%3A0x422063e4f3fbbf85!2sHalswell%20St%20%26%20Peat%20St%2C%20Whanganui%204500!5e0!3m2!1sen!2snz!4v1659560086413!5m2!1sen!2snz\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/whanganui-chronicle\/news\/police-ask-for-witnesses-to-whanganui-cbd-crash-which-they-believe-is-linked-to-a-series-of-crimes\/2UYWVSATHRIPZJRTVA6HC4SIAE\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police want to speak to anyone who saw this Toyota Yaris driving on State Highway 3 or in the Whanganui CBD on Tuesday afternoon. Photo \/ Finn Williams Police are appealing for information about a man they believe committed a series of crimes in the Whanganui area on Tuesday afternoon. Police said at around 2pm on Tuesday they were notified that a vehicle had been stolen from a rural home in Turakina. The vehicle was spotted heading north on State Highway 3 towards Whanganui. In response to this, police successfully deployed spikes, which deflated one of the car&#8217;s tires. 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