A busy week for Central Otago Police saw multiple arrests in Cromwell and Alexandra related to driving offences, alcohol, and family harm.

Police stopped a 23-year-old Cromwell woman driving along Sandflat Rd in Cromwell. She was already disqualified from driving, taken into custody, and summonsed to appear in the Alexandra District Court. Her vehicle was impounded for 28 days.

On Sunday, Police ran an alcohol checkpoint on McNulty Rd, Cromwell, and observed a driver attempting to evade the stop. A 15-year-old local youth was found behind the wheel and was forbidden to drive due to his licence status.

Later that day, Police responded to a family harm incident in Cromwell. A 43-year-old man was arrested for breaching a Protection Order twice. He was taken to the Queenstown Custody Unit, appeared in the Queenstown District Court on Monday, and was bailed to appear in Alexandra District Court.

Emergency services were also called to a crash on Luggate-Cromwell Rd. A 32-year-old Queenstown man involved in the crash refused to undergo alcohol evidential testing. He was charged with failing to comply with a Police request for a blood sample. His driver’s licence was suspended for 28 days and he will appear in the Alexandra District Court at a later date.

Meanwhile, in Alexandra, a 35-year-old local man was stopped on Kelman St with an open container of alcohol. He admitted to drinking, and further checks revealed that his vehicle’s alcohol interlock device had been disconnected, a breach of his driver’s licence conditions. Police also found he was on active court bail not to consume alcohol.

He was arrested for breaching bail and driving contrary to interlock licence conditions (third or subsequent offence). He was transported to the Queenstown Custody Unit and will appear in the Queenstown District Court on Tuesday. His vehicle was impounded for 28 days.