A number of people are before the courts facing new charges following an operation by Manawatū Police on 25 February.

Operation Maxim is taking place across Central District and is focused on locating people wanted for a range of offending, including retail crime and bail breaches.

Officers from Palmerston North, Horowhenua, Tararua and Feilding participated on 25 February, dealing with 29 people in total. A total of 14 new charges were also filed.

“Some people don’t seem to understand that if the Court directs you to appear in Court and abide by bail conditions, then that is what you have to do,” says Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thompson.

“We are here to enforce those directions, and we will continue to do so until people understand that it is simply easier to appear in Court and abide by the bail conditions.”

“It is also pleasing that we were able to locate a number of people that had been carrying out retail crime in recent weeks,” says Detective Senior Sergeant Thompson.

“Our local businesses have rightly had enough of being targeted by these offenders and we are committed to holding people to account for this offending.”

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