RECORDS have shown that police in Wellington had to deal with nearly 20 assaults in the town during March.

Assaults were the highest classification of crime to be recorded in the town – other than anti-social behaviour reports – along with 12 incidents of theft and handling stolen goods.

Nine incidents of criminal damage were logged by police in March along with two burglaries and two drug offences.

The monthly police report which was submitted to Wellington Town Council also said that a ‘substantial amount’ of illegal drugs had been seized and an offender had been arrested and charged.