A 36-year-old man driving erratically around Cromwell on Monday was nearly six times over the legal excess breath alcohol limit before police pulled him over. 

Senior Sergeant Clint Wright said the man produced an evidential result of 1403 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath.

“This limit was extremely disturbing knowing he had been driving around Cromwell, endangering the public and a number of passengers in the vehicle.”

Police were informed of the incident and located the vehicle during enquiries.

Snr Sgt Wright said it was infrequent to find a driver with that level of intoxication, and usually when they were it was because they were on spirits and higher powered alcohol, or were alcohol dependent.

His licence was suspended for 28 days and he is due to appear in the Alexandra District Court on February 14.

On Saturday, Cromwell police also arrested a 19-year-old man for threatening behaviour towards a couple of cyclists on Ray St. He will appear in court on April 18.  

Back in Alexandra on January 10, a 31-year-old local man was arrested for breaching bail, resisting arrest and assaulting police. 

He appeared in the Queenstown District Court and was remanded in custody to appear in the Alexandra District Court on January 17 via audio visual link.

Also on the 10th of January, a 24-year-old man was arrested for breaching his court imposed bail conditions.

He was remanded in custody to appear in the Invercargill District Court where he was bailed to reappear in the Alexandra District Court on January 17.