Inspector Mike Bowman. Photo: ODT filesSeven people have been arrested as Southland police end a week-long operation targeting offenders and organised crime. Southland Area Commander Inspector Mike Bowman said today the past few months had been "very unsettling" for residents of Invercargill and the wider Southland region. “We have had three tragic homicides, as well as other serious crime, and people have been understandably concerned, Insp Bowman said. “We want everybody to get to and from their holiday destinations safely and see in 2020 with their loved ones."

Source: Otago Daily Times December 21, 2019 00:56 UTC