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Police needed says Insurance Council
The
Insurance Council has today called for an increase in Police numbers of
600 additional Police over the next 2 years.
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Speak
out on staffing crisis, police union tells Robinson
As
criticism of police shortcomings mounts, the commissioner's silence
becomes an issue. Pressure continues to mount for the country's top
policeman to speak publicly about the state of resources and the need for
more frontline officers.
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Police
Minister says he hasn't been asked for more
Police.
Police
Minister George Hawkins says Commissioner Rob Robinson has not asked for
more officers for Wellington in the Budget.
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The
shaky blue line
Twenty-eight
years ago, when Police Association president Greg O'Connor first trod the
beat in Wellington, he was part of a 27-strong section headed by an
inspector. Today, the same geographical area is policed by a 12-person
section headed by a senior sergeant.
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Pressure on police chief
over numbers
Brash and Union want answers on funding. Pressure is mounting on Police
Commissioner Rob Robinson to clarify whether he thinks the police have
enough resources and whether he has asked for more.
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Police
time 'wasted on looking after parades by foreign dignitaries'
The Government was accused yesterday of tying up police resources to
provide security for a parade of visiting dignitaries. Police Association
President Greg O'Connor called Prime Minister Helen Clark
"naive" to expect police to investigate low-level crime while
frontline officers are being pulled off duty to protect VIP visitors.
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Police
order audit of unallocated cases. Association says Commissioner out of
touch
Police chiefs have ordered a national audit of unassigned criminal files
after confirming allegations of unallocated rape cases in
Counties-Manukau. Police Commissioner Rob Robinson has tried to allay
public fears, however. He said claims that police ignored complaints were
untrue and unnecessarily alarming.
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Police
Commissioner unaware rape cases awaiting investigation
Police Commissioner Rob Robinson today admitted he had been unaware rape
cases were waiting months before investigation in the Counties-Manukau
police district, South Auckland.
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26
cops gone in three months in Counties Manukau
Twenty-six police officers have left the Counties Manukau district in less
than three months.
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Eight extra officers to help Counties-Manukau backlog
The Opposition yesterday questioned how eight extra police investigators
could tackle a backlog of more than 1000 unallocated cases in the
Counties-Manukau district when three times that number was requested.
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Dunedin
Mayor adds voice to call for more police
Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin has added his voice to a chorus of calls for more
front-line police officers. His words echo those of the Police
Association, which has asked for funding for 10 more front-line police
officers for Dunedin in a budget submission to the Minister of Police,
George Hawkins.
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Dunedin
front-line policing stretched 'juggling act' to cover shortfall
Dunedin police say they do not have enough front-line officers to properly
target the street violence in the inner city.
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Hutt
police fear for their safety
Lower Hutt police say their safety is at risk as an overworked and
understaffed force is stretched to breaking point.
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Wellington's
frontline police crisis
Police numbers in Wellington have reached crisis point but the Government
has ignored pleas for more frontline officers, city officials say.
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Councillor
pleads for more cops
Counties Manukau residents are crying out for more police.
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Manukau
short of 160 officers
The Manukau City Council has worked out its police district should have
160 more police officers. Crime, from bag snatches to rapes, is a major
concern for citizens of the fast growing city.
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Hamilton
City lacking 25 frontline officers, claims Police Association
Hamilton police are short of 25 frontline police officers and police
numbers in the city have not increased since 1998, the region's Police
Association says.
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