Jack Tame: A sad case of unnatural justice
If Kelly van Gaalen is reading this article, she'll be reading it in prison.
I don't know her personally. If you Google her, though, you'll see that last December she was one of 15 recipients of Northland's Local Hero medal, acknowledging her efforts in a community that has had more than its share of tough times.
She's a former member of the Kaikohe-Hokianga Community Board, the former chair of the Kaikohe Community Arts Council and the former promotions manager for the Kaikohe Business Association.
But all those positions are prefixed by "former" because — remember — van Gaalen is in prison.
Last year her family was the victim of a home invasion. Three men broke in and beat up her husband. In the aftermath, police officers discovered a plump bag of dried marijuana in the van Gaalens' home.
It was a big bag and van Gaalen acknowledged it was hers...
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