Police Corruption

A man who was due to go on trial for sexual abuse was able to skip the country because a court staff member forgot to inform Internal Affairs of his bail conditions. The 42-year-old from Christchurch was supposed to face court in Greymouth this week on charges he sexually abused his daughter over an eight-month period. The trial was aborted when police discovered he had cut off his electronic bail…

Nothing will justify pushing Shane Legg off the top of the fence. Major Questions: No police officers have been temporarily stood down even though a man lays in ICU. The police are disputing the fact that he was pushed off the fence. There is 2 hours of questionable time during the incident. ( The ambulance was called late ) The dog handler, as usual is allowed to rip the victim…

The family of Halatau Naitoko, the innocent teenager mistakenly shot dead by police in 2009, plan to sue police for $1 million in damages, their lawyer says. Mr Naitoko was shot by an Armed Offenders Squad marksman on Auckland’s north-western motorway during a shootout with a gunman in November 2009. The family’s lawyer, Colin Pidgeon QC, told Radio New Zealand they were seeking $1m from police. Considering that Mr Naitoko…

An unarmed sheep shearer tasered this week has joined critics saying police use the devices far too quickly and often, as even more are set to be rolled out on the frontline. Close to 1000 tasers will soon be in all frontline police cars a result of a review last year, which will also see guns in patrol cars. Shearer Peter Papa was unarmed, though not willing to co-operate, when…

The criminal charges against Kim Dotcom in the United States may never get to trial, the judge overseeing the case has told the FBI. United States district court judge Liam O’Grady said he didn’t know if “we are ever going to have a trial in this matter” after being told Dotcom’s file-sharing company had never been formally served with criminal papers by the US. The comment has been seized on…

A suspended policewoman has been charged with being a party to theft, being a party to impersonating a police officer and assault. Karis Charnley, who is not on active duty over an employment matter, appeared in the North Shore District Court today. It is alleged she supplied her police uniform to a man who used it to impersonate a police officer and seize a high-performance car, thereby allegedly committing theft….

Police raid a christchurch charity cruise, apparently using the ” police act ” to block off access to citizens, then send officers in police riot gear with protection shields and they were possibly armed as well. The christchurch charity cruise had been organised two months earlier and police were notified. Yet, as you can see – Police in christchurch were incredibly rude, abusive of their power and were abusive towards…

Kim Dotcom’s bodyguard appeared in court on firearms charges. Wayne Tempero’s North Shore District Court appearance follows the raid on Dotcom’s Coatesville mansion and subsequent arrest last week. The bodyguard faces one charge of unlawfully possessing a semi-automatic shotgun. He did not enter a plea but through a duty solicitor opposed a media application to photograph him in court. He was remanded on bail until next month. It’s understood he…

Police have been known for sometime now,  breaching police pursuit regulations; During my days of evading the police, I clearly identified the police communications operator telling the officer chasing me in the police unit behind me to stop chasing due to the speed and conditions of the pursuit( Radio Comms Device required for listening ). The officer turned off his lights and continued chasing me at a higher rate of…