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Kidnapping for ransom (extract) - Police Manual chapter

Date Published:

September 2022

Kidnap for ransom offences are high‐risk, fast‐moving investigations that require an immediate yet careful Police response. This chapter applies to all staff who may need to respond to an initial complaint of kidnap for ransom. Some parts of this chapter have been considered not appropriate for release and, if requested, would be withheld under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). In this chapter, the relevant sections of the Act that would apply have been identified.

Abduction - Police Manual chapter

Date Published:

September 2022

This chapter focuses on the Crimes Act 1961 offences of abducting a person for marriage or sexual connection, and abducting a young person under 16 years.

Wing patron Stacey Shortall inspects the wing with Police Minister Chris Hipkins and Commissioner Andrew Coster.

29 Sep 2022 1:58pm TenOne Magazine

'You will be remarkable'

358 Wing celebrate their graduation.More

4 min read

29 Sep 2022 10:41am News:

Eastern

Investigation into Gisborne shooting continues

Police have arrested an 18-year-old man for possession of an offensive weapon, but we can confirm there is no evidence that the man was involved in the shooting. More

1 min read

27 Sep 2022 4:43pm News:

National News

Police arrest 14 people in relation to commercial burglaries

Police recognise the community’s concern at these brazen incidents and are working tirelessly to hold offenders to account. More

2 min read

A karakia and blessing helped celebrate the reopening of the front counter.

27 Sep 2022 9:52am News:

Central

Karakia celebrates reopening of Palmerston North Police Station's front counter

The newly refurbished station front counter will operate from 7am to 9pm, seven days a week. More

1 min read

Automatic number plate recognition - Police Manual chapter

Date Published:

February 2024

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is a technology used to automatically read motor vehicle number plates by use of optical character recognition. Police uses ANPR technology for a range of enforcement, staff safety and public safety purposes. This chapter sets out policy principles for the collection, retention, use and disposal of Police owned number plate information (NPI); Police use of NPI collected by third party operators; guidance and examples of approved ANPR use; and the Governance and Assurance Reporting model.