Police Corruption

Judge Michael Lance – Dirty? or is he just an old bugger?   Michael Lance, a judge who used to be in behind the IPCA, a well established district court judge and plenty of well known cases that Judge Lance has attended. However there is a question for the public regarding this judge’s actions outside of the court house…. Back in 2009 Judge Lance was caught keying a car, he…

Yet another police officer gets away with  manslaughter – How many more will continue to slip through the cracks?   Senior Constable Michael Lenihan walked from Hamilton District Court yesterday, acquitted of charges of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing injury. After a two-day defended hearing, Judge Lindsay Moore dismissed the charges and instead convicted the 60-year-old of careless use of a motor vehicle. Lenihan was fined $250….

The death of Francisco Javier de Larratea Soler in a cell at Whakatane Police station amounted to a breach of duty of care by police, but no criminal or disciplinary action will be taken according to the Independent Police Conduct Authority. Police took Mr de Larratea Soler into custody to sober up at about 11am on 19 December 2008, after he was found lying on a footpath in an “extremely…

In a recent article, a culture within the police force has been identified… The ” code of silence “, which seems to be evidence for a number of police complaints to be proceeded with. Court action stretching over seven years against police charged with coverups of an alleged assault on a suspect, who later died, ended this week with police denying a “blue code of silence” culture exists. This week…