On the night of 24th August 2013 when I was walking with my friend Calvin on Anzac Avenue. We saw two people arguing & swearing at each other. As we approach them, we decided to cross the road to avoid any trouble. But then I saw two people actually fighting on the middle of the streets. Immediately I reach out to my cellphone and call the cops - 111. I was talking very furiously with the police caller. Surprisingly, the conversation lasted less than a minute, usually it takes around 20 mins.
(Speaking furiously to the operator)
Me: Police Please!
Operator: You are connecting to the #police now.
(Few milliseconds later...)
Police Caller: Where is the emergency?
Me: 72 Anzac Avenue, Auckland
Police Caller: What is the emergency?
Me: Two people fighting on streets
Police Caller: What is your name?
Me: Ashish Bijwe
Police Caller: Can you please spell it?
Me: A S H I S H B I J W E
Police Caller: Police are on their way.
And police arrived in less than five minutes. This was the fastest police response and the shortest conversation
I have seen so far by the NZ Police.
Thank you NZPolice for keeping us safe
Photo: Four police cars arrived at the crime scene and arrested one person for the assault.
