This tousle haired fellow had pinched a number of wines, a malt scotch, some firelighters and chips out of the hotel bar! He was pacing backwards and forwards mouthing expletives to the world. The police were called and eventually arrived just as he was setting fire to his jacket! They took at nearly two hours to talk him out of whatever he wanted to do and eventually handcuffed him and drove him away. They were fully armed and had taser guns at the ready! Great lunch time entertainment!
What a crazy incident. I thought this was more likely to happen in my suburb of Newtown than in Oamaru, which I always think of as a settled quiet place.
Great photo Maggiemae, I love the cop on the right looking bored, picking his nose, probably thinking 'Jeez, why does it always have to be us two that gets the nutters?' :D
