Queenstown Police have arrested and charged a 24-year-old unemployed man with theft and making a false statement to police in relation to a robbery reported in February. The man, who was employed as a taxi driver, is remanded on bail to appear on Tuesday 17 June in the Manukau District Court. He also faces a third charge of causing loss by deception in connection with an unrelated matter. The man reported that he had been attacked and robbed by a passenger and two other men on 5 February. Police thank members of the public and the media for their assistance in bringing the man to court. In particular, the publicity through the Queenstown Police Facebook page and the media meant members of the public contacted police, saying they recognised the caller who used the drivers cell phone to make a call to the taxi company about an hour after the incident, as a relative of the driver. This information, together with a number of consistencies in other information gathered and out-of-character behaviour by the arrested man, has led police to the conclusion that this is a false complaint, says Acting Detective Sergeant Matt Jones of Queenstown Police. Police thank the community for their assistance and particularly thank the manager of the taxi company, Green Cabs, for his support and assistance with the investigation. The man is no longer employed by the company. Police say the investigation had tied up a considerable amount of police time and resources.
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 01:08:02 +0000
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