Arrr, a Kiwi copper met his fate on New Year’s Day—smashed by a ship on wheels! Matey’s got a boo-boo!
2025-01-02
Arrr, matey! In the wee hours of New Year’s morn, a scallywag driver plowed down two fine Kiwi constables on their watch! One met Davy Jones, while the other be nursing a right sore rear! The head of the law be spoutin' tales of woe, I tells ye!
Arrr mateys! Gather 'round for a tale of woe from the fair shores of New Zealand, where a scallywag of a driver did run down two brave constables on the morn of New Year’s Day, alas! One officer, Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, met her end in a most dastardly manner, becoming the first lass in history to be lost to villainy whilst on the job. The other officer lay seriously injured, but fear not, for he be settin' sail for a full recovery.This ne'er-do-well sped his vessel—a cursed contraption of metal—straight fer the officers, knockin’ 'em down as they patrolled a parking lot, before turnin' to ram a police car. Aye, the audacity! The black-hearted knave was swiftly caught and now faces a storm of charges, includin' murder and attempted murder, with a court date set upon the morrow.
Police Commissioner Chambers lamented this “senseless act,” callin' it cowardly, while the good folk of Nelson mourned the loss of their beloved Fleming—a mother, a wife, and a cherished coach. So raise a tankard for the fallen, me hearties, as we bid farewell to a noble spirit and hope fer calmer seas ahead in the land of the long white cloud!