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Officer in charge of the Tasman District organised crime unit, Detective Sergeant Chris Roberts said to put it in perspective, one chapter of an Auckland-based gang would have more patched members than the total number recorded in the Tasman district. The Tasman police district covers 70,000 square kilometres, from Haast on the West Coast, north to Golden Bay and across to Kaikōura, with a population of close to 195,000. Nationally, gang numbers have almost doubled in the last four years, from 5343 to 8003. At least 900 people joined a gang in 2020, an increase of 13 per cent on the year before. That information is collected by the multi-agency Gang Intelligence Centre which was established as part of the Government’s “Gang Action Plan” in 2016. It brings together information held by Social Development, Customs, Corrections, Internal Affairs, immigration and police. ....
“They’re good back up . and a great PR tool for the public – everyone loves police dogs.” The dogs undergo months of basic obedience training, and if they pass muster, they progress to full-time training between about eight and 10 months old which includes three, three-week courses at Trentham. Moore said not all dogs were cut out for the police. supplied Acting assistant commissioner Mike Johnson with Constable Dan Waluszewski and his graduated sidekick, Faze. “Police dogs are like humans, some are really good at some things, and some aren’t. It’s about identifying that early so we can invest our time in the right ones. ....