sent to Christchurch on Friday.<\/a><\/p>\n“This operation is being launched to disrupt offending patterns, hold offenders to account and deter any further offending,” he said.<\/p>\n
“We understand there is a lot of frustration among the community following recent offending, and we hear you.<\/p>\n
“We know the impact this has on business owners and their staff. Nobody should turn up to work in fear of becoming the next victim of this violent offending.”<\/p>\n
Police said they were also boosting the ‘youth targeting team’ with extra staff.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday Hill called for public help to find people involved in the dairy robbery and any sightings of a silver Toyota MarkX with the registration number NRP221.<\/p>\n
“We would like anyone who may have seen this vehicle in the Opawa or surrounding areas to please contact police immediately,” he said.<\/p>\n
In a post on social media, Kamlesh Patel’s daughter Nidhi Patel said the attack on her father was “shocking and heartbreaking”.<\/p>\n
“My dad works 16-18 hours a day, 7 days a week. He pours his heart into supporting his community and genuinely loves what he does. The dairy is not just his work – it’s his home, his safe place,” she said.<\/p>\n
Patel said the family had been left shaken and frustrated.<\/p>\n
She said her father was in a stable condition but had a long road to recovery.<\/p>\n
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