Driver goes on ramming spree

Press, 2 September 1980, Page 1

Driver goes on ramming spree

PA Rotorua r/ The/Rotqnia police were ■ yesterday- j continuing investigations into the battering of 31 --'cars'-, on Friday evening outside two Rotorua hotels, causing damage ‘tfar in excess” of an originally, quoted 'figure of $6OOO. ; Senior-Sergeant N.- J. Campbell said the. police; had taken possession of a -- 1973-niodel car and had; spoken to a woman. . | “No charges have been laid and the police are still tracing the - owners of the damaged vehicles,” he said. W It 'was not possible to put.- a;'figure on : the cost of the\ damage, - . Senior-Ser-geant; CampbeU said. -

; “It was believed' only 28 . cars; were damaged /in the first reports, but the figure ?has since risen;and, some, of the cars are .expensive.. J "and .hear ’new/’ ;he, said,- . • ■ “There are still a* num- ' • ber of matters to. be. cleared'tip before any charges will. '■ hejlaid/t . . ’•/>.; 3 { J t: The incident, began outside Brents Vacation Hotel at about 4.40 pan', when a car was seen smashing into < a line ,of parked ears. A witness gave chase, but the ;car eluded himjThe sahie : car was later seen .outside ■ the D. 8.; Re* irua J Hotel, = banging into imbther-line i of parked ;cars.The police.wflb.speak-to.' ; the woman again today. ;