In this issue of Police News we talk to the lead investigator in operations Sinatra and Royal, Detective Inspector Scott Anderson, get a frontline officer's take on escalating threats to law and order in Aotearoa and we share further results from our 2023 Member Survey.

Well, the Aussies have been successful in creating a stir with their “warmer days – higher pays” Queensland recruiting campaign. I hope they are not as successful when it comes to poaching our valuable officers, but I suspect there will be significant interest.

The lead investigator in operations Sinatra and Royal, Detective Inspector Scott Anderson, speaks with CARLA AMOS the day after the Jaz brothers were sentenced and days after Lauren Dickason was found guilty of murdering her three daughters.

Senior Constable Brendon Ross has no trouble believing 90% of Police Association members see crime and violence as the most significant threat to law and order in New Zealand.