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Christina Persico12:05, Jul 07 2021
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A New Plymouth woman has been arrested after a search warrant last month. (file photo)
A 30-year-old woman will appear in the New Plymouth District Court on drug charges later this month following a search warrant in June. In a statement, Detective Jason Wright of the Taranaki CIB said the Organised Crime Squad executed a search warrant at a Coronation Ave address on June 25 following concerns about cannabis being sold from the property. “One person was arrested, and items consistent with the supply of cannabis were located at the Coronation Avenue address,” Wright said.
He leaned into the driver’s side of Bates’ car to prevent her from taking off, but that didn’t stop her from accelerating in reverse and then drive, while revving and spinning the front wheels. The officer, who was still partially in the vehicle and thought he may be flung from it, managed a quick exit. Bates, 26, then made her escape along Coronation Ave where she overtook two vehicles at speed and drove into the path of an oncoming motorist.
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Bates admitted four resulting charges in the New Plymouth District Court on Thursday. When police eventually caught up with her, she told officers she had “freaked out” as she had only recently got the vehicle out of impound.