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Police minister addresses crime u by Andy Bryenton
Minister of Police Mark Mitchell and his colleague Northland MP Grant McCallum visited Dargaville last week, to front a public meeting on the locally sensitive topics of police resourcing and crime prevention.
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The hastily called public meeting took place at the town’s Lighthouse Function Centre on Friday, in response to widespread concerns over lawlessness in west Kaipara. In attendance were mayor Craig Jepson, local councillors Ash Nayyar, Pera Paniora, Gordon Lambeth and Eryn Wilson-Collins, representatives of Kaipara Māori Wardens, the Northland Regional Council and numerous community groups. A spate of burglaries and ramraids, two homicide inquiries and a perception of low police presence spurred worries and even acts of p Crime concerns taken to the top: Police Minister Mark Mitchell addressed a passionate Dargaville crowd, flanked by Northland’s highest-ranking police officers and the mayor vigilantism in the week preceding the meeting. Negative publicity also put the central Whangārei command centre people and provide them with positive Dargaville in the national press. at these times, cars with officers were role models. The Māori Wardens shared “I have spent a lot of time in Dargaville, on patrol. insights from nearly a century of service and those headlines are not the Dargaville News was shared about the fate of and asked for help to cover the vast I know,” said Mr Mitchell. “Police are part the ram-raid and robbery perpetrators Kaipara geographic area. However, the of the community, and they want to get sought by police, following a fortnight biggest issue of future planning was that out and protect and serve the community of high-profile thefts. Police confirmed of police recruitment. as best they can.” that arrests had been made and the vast “Northland has not got its full quota of The minister was accompanied by top majority of the offenders were not from police officers. It’s a recruitment issue, police commanders, Maria Nordstrom Dargaville. Recent homicide cases had and they are very actively recruiting right and Matt Srhoj, who confirmed that, also seen arrests, and area commander now,” said Mr McCallum. contrary to social media rumours, 19 Nordstrom stated Dargaville people Mark Mitchell also emphasised that constables and a front-desk administrator had nothing to worry about, regarding new laws were being drafted to crack were operating from the Dargaville either fatality. down on criminal gangs, increase police station. Another focus of the meeting was sentences for recidivists and implement Further reassurance came as the prevention, and resourcing for groups restorative justice for victims. public asked questions about response other than the police that are part of the “We have to show them [criminals] that times and coverage in the small hours of anti-crime equation. Councillor Paniora they are not above the law,” he said. “That the morning. Area commander Nordstrom spoke eloquently about the need for they do not run our towns and streets — said while communications switched to funding for programmes to guide young we do.” ¢
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