Gang fugitive drowned in one of his 'favourite escape routes from police'

Can't view this email, [click here]( [Taranaki Daily News Banner]( 25 June 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on the most popular Taranaki Daily News stories you might have missed this week. [Large Article Image]( [Gang fugitive drowned in one of his 'favourite escape routes from police']( A fugitive with gang links drowned while fleeing police in a Taranaki creek he earlier named as one of his “favourite escape routes from police”. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Finger-lickin' fraud lands Taranaki man with a conviction and dashes his local election hopes]( A drunken fill of fried chicken on someone else's dollar has landed a 63-year-old with a conviction and dashed his hopes of becoming a district councillor. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Wanted man arrested by armed police in central New Plymouth]( A man on the run from police has been arrested following an armed operation in central New Plymouth on Wednesday afternoon. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Stroke leads New Plymouth man into role fostering hundreds of kittens]( Fostering kittens for the SPCA is a bit like joining the Mafia, because "once you’re in it's very hard to get out", Graham Markwell says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Cash-strapped Taranaki homeless shelter faces closure]( New Plymouth’s emergency shelter for homeless men could close by the end of September if the trust that runs it can’t raise some more cash. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Money for new Waitematā Harbour bridge, but what about investing in Taranaki rail?]( I'm not suggesting an hourly service to the capital, but surely a morning and evening railcar connection could be trialled a couple of days a week? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [KFC off the menu in New Plymouth as store refurbishment takes place]( Fried chicken lovers will have to wait for their fill of the colonel’s secret blend of herbs and spices after the store temporarily closed its doors. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [South Taranaki wind farm hailed a success]( Electricity being generated at South Taranaki’s only wind farm is already likely helping cut New Zealand’s carbon emissions by up to 450,000 tonnes of CO2 a year. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Taranaki Retreat expanding its service into New Plymouth's Metro Plaza]( It's been three years in the works but a Taranaki suicide prevention charity has finally found the perfect place to expand its services in the heart of New Plymouth. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Taranaki's newest two-day sporting event is a marathon worth of running]( A new event launching in Taranaki in November will give runners a chance to complete a marathon over two days in five sections. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? [See what it takes to reach the top of the leader board.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus]( [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](