By Anneke Smith - Hawkes Bay TodayA Napier resident was horrified when he found the Napier police station closed not once, but twice as he tried seeking help after his bag was snatched. Mr Hammond said he returned the next day at 9.30am to find the station was still closed and, using the intercom button on the front door, he was told by a police spokesperson from Hastings that the Napier station was still unmanned. Mr Hammond was told to write a letter, so he did just that. In a letter to Hawke's Bay Today Mr Hammond called for Napier's brand-new $5.5 million station to be staffed 24/7. His call for more police resources comes at the same time that crime statistics continue to highlight increasing crime in Hawke's Bay.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 01, 2017 05:58 UTC