{"id":339173,"date":"2026-03-20T13:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/339173\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:11:10","slug":"police-appeal-for-witnesses-after-hastings-pub-brawl-leaves-several-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/339173\/","title":{"rendered":"Police appeal for witnesses after Hastings pub brawl leaves several injured"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Police<\/p>\n

\nPolice want to identify the man in the fawn cap – the photo on the right shows him without the hat.
\nPhoto: Police\/Supplied\n<\/p>\n

Police are looking for the public’s help to identify people involved in a pub brawl in Hastings.<\/p>\n

Detective Sergeant Heath Jones, Hastings Criminal Investigation Branch, said a fight involving both men and women took place inside the Common Room bar between 1.30 and 2am on Sunday 8 March.<\/p>\n

Several people were injured, some seriously, with one requiring hospital treatment.<\/p>\n

“Police are disappointed at the aggressive and careless behaviour on display at the Common Room that night and will be holding any offenders to account,” Jones said.<\/p>\n

“We are asking the public for information to help identify the offenders and anyone else who was there at the time who may have suffered injuries or witnessed the fight.”<\/p>\n

Police have released images of one of the people they wish to identify, a man wearing a fawn ‘Gucci’ baseball cap with a white shirt.<\/p>\n

Information can be reported to Police by calling 105 or online using the file number 260308\/6292, or anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n

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