Police have arrested a man over offensive graffiti located outside a Papatoetoe school last weekend.
Enquiries have been ongoing throughout the week.
Inspector Dave Christoffersen, Counties Manukau West Area Commander, says a local man has been arrested this morning.
“Given the threatening nature of the graffiti, our team has been making enquiries throughout the week which has led to a quick arrest,” he says.
The 61-year-old Papatoetoe man has been charged with offensive behaviour and wilful damage, under the Summary Offences Act.
He will be appearing in the Manukau District Court today.
Christoffersen says Police is aware the incident has caused concern amongst communities.
“I can reassure the community that we have assessed this particular event as an isolated incident and that there is no wider risk to the community,” he says.
“We have made this assessment with information obtained through the investigation and after interviewing the man who has been charged.
“I am unable to go into the specifics of this, as we now need to let the court process take its course.”
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What did the offensive graffiti say?
“It’s okay to be white”
“Abortion is evil”
“Gay is not the way”
Pretty sure he wasn’t doodling zig zags and male genitalia at 61 years old. Only common sense offends anyone these days
The fact they wont say what was said is pretty telling, isn’t it? So much for transparency from our so called public servants, yet again. NZ Police need to be reformed along with the rest.
just joogle it
While condemning that graffiti to kill, is it any wonder?
The gang in the beehive ignore the sentiment of the public, and such expletive graffiti is the precursory result.
Was it “there is only two genders’ or “Trans women are Men” or ‘Islam has invaded 55 countries and now they are doing the same to NZ’
Police were investigating a report after “Kill All Indian” graffiti was spray-painted outside Papatoetoe Central School on 11 April. It was being treated as a “hate-motivated crime.
https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/crime/arrest-made-over-kill-all-indian-graffiti-at-papatoetoe-school
Just love the idea of a hate crime, don’t they? Even thought there are no hate crimes on the books in NZ, at least not yet.
Maori got caught aye, I bet he forgot to turn his phone off.