Policemen cut with bottles
(New Zealand Press Association)
AUCKLAND, March 10. Ten young men will appear in the Otahuhu Magistrate’s Court tomorrow morning after an incident at Wiri early on Saturday morning in which a police inspector and a sergeant were injured.
They will be charged with offences ranging from injuring with intent to the possession of offensive weapons. About 1 a.m., during a clash between a party of policemen and a group of motor-cyclists and their associates in Druges Road, Wiri, Inspector R. J. Joyce was hit in the face with a flying bottle and Sergeant R.
A. Barrett was struck in the face with a broken bottle.
Both police officers required medical treatment. Six knives, two chains, an iron bar, and pieces of wood were seized by the police. Three .22 rifles and a .22 gas-operated pistol were found in the house, but they were not used in the fighting, the police said.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33480, 11 March 1974, Page 2
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