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Ten-One Community Edition 288 August 2006Welcome Welcome to Ten One Community Edition for August 2006. In this issue we visit Timor-Leste (East Timor) with the NZ Police contingent deployed in July to help restore law and order in the trouble-plagued capital, Dili. We also visit Auckland City District – one of the fastest-growing and ethnically diverse areas of New Zealand. And we hear that Edge, the police dog seriously wounded in an attack by an offender, has recovered and will be back at work soon.Judith Hamblyn |
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Organised crime in Eastern dealt crushing blowEastern District Police have dealt another blow to organised crime and drug dealers in the district, with the termination of Operation Oyster recently. Team work catches thievesJuly saw some excellent team work between the Northern Communications Centre, Eagle helicopter and ground units in Auckland to nab car thieves and burglars. Crime cameras – ten years onChristchurch’s crime cameras are ten years old and have become an integral part of the security of the city. |
Dedication to search and rescue wins awardWellington officer Senior Constable Daniel O’Connell is the sixth recipient of the Lou Grant Award for excellence in and contribution to police Search and Rescue (SAR). |
Initiatives prompt drop in city crimeThe Auckland City District has a population of 410,000 and is the hub of the country’s busiest metropolitan area. Crime scene attendants get resultsUsing nonsworn staff as crime scene attendants (CSA) in Auckland City District has worked so well the district is to increase the team from six to 35. Dedicated unit for investigating sexual assaultsThe newly-formed Auckland City Police Adult Sexual Assault Team (ASAT) has already achieved significant result s - recently a 33 year-old man was arrested for the alleged rape of a young woman in the Parnell Rose Gardens in the early hours of August 26, 2001. Cleaning up youth gangsThe newly-formed Auckland City Police Adult Sexual Assault Team (ASAT) has already achieved significant result s - recently a 33 year-old man was arrested for the alleged rape of a young woman in the Parnell Rose Gardens in the early hours of August 26, 2001. |
Helping people to feel safe in their communityOn Wednesday 12 July a 25-member contingent of NZ Police staff arrived in Timor-Leste (East Timor) as part of a multinational task force to help restore law and order in the capital Dili. Rebuilding BecoraWithin a few days of arriving in Timor-Leste the NZ Police contingent was patrolling the streets of Becora with their Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) colleagues. Watch this spaceSergeant Jane McGill, Eastern, was assigned the unenviable task of setting up the public counter and watchhouse function at the Becora police station. People ‘too scared’ to rebuild after arsonHisamudin Ibrahim (RMP), Yvonne Ablett (AFP), Sergeant Neil Williams (NZ Police, Canterbury) and an interpreter survey damage done by arsonists to a house in the Bidau Motaklaran area of Becora on 2 June. Investigators ‘same the world over’Sergeants Jenepher Glover (Southern), Garry Gardener and Linda Simpson (AMCOS) have been assigned to the joint Australian, New Zealand, and Malaysian Criminal Investigation Unit (CIU). Officers return to help TimoreseIt’s the second time around for two of the NZ police contingent to Timor-Leste. |
Ed rearing to goHawkes Bay police dog, Edge (Ed) is nearly back on the job. |
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