In Brief (Press, 18 November 1989)
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Summary: In Brief (Press, 18 November 1989)
An 18-year-old woman sustained serious head injuries following a car accident in Carlyle Street, where the vehicle she was a passenger in collided with a pole. An ambulance arrived at the scene around 11 p.m., and she was transported to Christchurch Hospital, though her condition was not disclosed at the time. In Auckland, staff members of the Auckland City Council initiated a strike, walking off the job and leading to the shutdown of several services until Wednesday. The decision to strike came after over 1000 staff rejected an industrial agreement during a stopwork meeting, indicating discontent with the current negotiations. Meanwhile, Christchurch police are on the lookout for suspects involved in the theft of a truck loaded with liquor. The incident occurred at approximately 4.30 p.m. when a Wilson Neill 1985 Toyota Hilux flat-deck truck, filled with dozens of bottles of wine, beer, and spirits, was stolen outside the Shades Tavern. Inspector Chris Cole commented on the absurdity of the potential offenders who took both the vehicle and its valuable load. In another serious incident, a worker aged 59, named Norm Crowe, was critically injured after a high-pressure gas main was punctured while he was working on a trench for Telecom in St Heliers. He suffered extensive burns and was reported to be in a serious condition at Middlemore Hospital the following evening. A burglary at Barrington Park Supervalue in Spreydon resulted in the theft of 87 cartons of cigarettes, valued at $4500. The perpetrators managed to bend security grills on the back door to gain entry, carrying out the burglary in the pre-dawn hours around 2.30 a.m. on Wednesday. Additionally, a report emerged of an assault on a transvestite outside a nightclub in Lyttelton. The victim, a man in his 20s, was attacked and robbed of his handbag at around 2 a.m. Initially, he reported the incident to the police as a rape but later it was clarified as an assault. On a more positive note, a recent history of the police in Canterbury entitled "Sharing the Challenge" experienced high demand, selling out just a week after its launch. In total, 750 copies were sold, with another shipment of 1350 copies anticipated to arrive early next month, as confirmed by a police spokesperson.
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