Police Corruption

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…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlTBG-c0im8[/youtube] Police arrest a 67 year old man while threatening to pepper spray a young girl. What do you think of this video? Make a comment below.

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….

Anyone can guess this inspector will not be punished for his use of the cellphone, its obvious the citizens are below the police. Inspector Turepu Keenan was seen texting while driving a police patrol car. A senior policeman caught on camera using a mobile phone as he drove along a central Auckland street is now under investigation. Last month the Herald published a photo of Inspector Turepu Keenan holding a…

A leading New Zealand gang expert who attended the Hells Angels’ 50th birthday bash in Auckland at the weekend has questioned the worth of a massive police operation. And Canterbury University sociologist Dr Jarrod Gilbert also criticised what he called a misguided focus on gangs as the major perpetrators of organised crime in New Zealand. New Zealand authorities prevented 11 “notorious gang members” from entering the country for the motorcycle…

Five police officers have been charged with drink-driving in the past 12 months – including a senior constable working in an Auckland serious crash unit. Senior Constable Craig Fraser appeared in the North Shore District Court last week charged with drink driving and was remanded on bail until next month. It is understood the charge is in relation to an incident in a fast-food restaurant carpark in March where an…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_AX-a_E7FA[/youtube] Clearly, the officers are out on a rampage of violence. Thinking that they can easily get away with it they bully the students has the NZ justice system punished the officers? I highly doubt it!