Reading 10 March - Police
Our questions:
Background:
How many Police are in New Zealand? over 8000
How many Police Officers have been shot in the line of duty? about 33
How many Police officers have died in the line of duty? 29
How many Police dogs have died in the line of duty?40
Current event:
How many Police are at the scene?100
Who is the offender,who was involved?Rhys warren
Are there any hostages?no
Why are they not sending the family in?it could be dangerous
What do we know about the offender's history?He was in jail nearly two years ago
Have the Police fired any shots?
Why did they send in a drone? They did not
Do we know what texts have been sent?Wetini said last night he sent text messages to whanau saying he did not want to go back to prison.
He told them suicide was an option.
"He's been weighing it up and he doesn't want to go back to prison so he was thinking of shooting himself," she said.
She said the family were now going to focus on getting him the legal advice he needed.
"Now we go to the next step - get the lawyer to help us. We didn't realise how much support we had."
Wetini said she was finding a lawyer in Auckland.
She said a combined effort had convinced her boy to give himself up.
"The family were constantly reassuring him all night - he was in a dark hole ... We had family as far away as Australia texting, reassuring him."
Great information Dylan!!!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the great work