Monday 26 March 2007

PM demands action over police sex-tape

Prime Minister Helen Clark has weighed into the latest police sex scandal saying any officers found to have been involved should be disciplined.

She said: "Given the videotapes and the rest of it, we have to assume that something happened and if anything like that happened, it's frankly disgusting.

Helen may I remind you, the informant told Sunday News she considered those encounters consensual at the time.

Where should we start at depravity.

Chris Carter, David Benson (far from) Pope etc...., or the many lesbian and homosexual friends that you keep, for which you have enabled through perverse legislation that they can have progeny emanating from unnatural social engineering.
Frankly Ms Clark, pots shouldn't call the kettles black.
Perhaps you might start the witchhunt into depravities conducted within your closest circles.

Wednesday 21 March 2007

RE: Police Watch NZ

I would like to post an item relating to an incident I have had with a corrupt cop.
Is this the correct e-mail address to send the post to.
Regards,
R T S

Police Watch NZ says: You have found the site that will not only air your grievance without fear but take any issue further to achieve resolution devoid of the toothless delaying practices of an incumbent P.C.A.

Police Corruption

Dear Police Watch NZ

I read David Farrar’s column as it contains very useful Information. I read his recent reference to Police Watch NZ. There is nothing new about Police Corruption. It is a “culture”.

I have attached relevant documents. I as yet have not responded to the Hon Justice Goddard. You will notice she does not refer to the following extracted from my complaint:

“My allegations of corruption and breaches of s. 116 Crimes Act 1961: Conspiring to defeat justice---Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who conspires to obstruct, prevent, pervert, or defeat the course of justice: are laid against Police Commissioner Howard Broad and those in the Office of the Commissioner who conspired to “bury” my complaints of: Misappropriation of Helen Clark’s leader’s funds. Included also are those who have knowledge of my allegations and have not responded”.

She also ignores the contents of the letter to the Auditor-General which she also received.

So corruption flourishes. You are free to use the above information as you see fit. It is all on Police Files.

I am a retired Industrial Chemist and Works Manager so I have done my research before committing my allegations to paper

Most members of Parliament have copies of the above attachments, but not of Justice Goddard’s response

Yours Sincerely

F R
Wanganui

Note from Police Watch NZ, The referred attachments will be posted upon the forum when TIF format has been successfully converted using our current OCR programming.

Thursday 15 March 2007

Canterbury Police Corrupt????

Ten Canterbury police officers have been targeted on the internet with claims of corruption against them.
Canterbury police have dismissed the allegations and are investigating legal action against the person behind it.
The site rates the officers for their level of corruption.
Superintendent Sandra Manderson, said the website was "totally inappropriate and defamatory".
She called for the site to be removed.
"Our legal services are looking at it," she said.
"We have advised everyone who has been named – most are not particularly impressed."
One of the Canterbury officers named on the website described the blogger as cowardly and driven by "personal vendetta".

The "anti-police corruption" website did not appear to breach Google's rules because it did not make threats or contain officers' phone numbers or addresses.

Wednesday 14 March 2007

Letter to the Minister - Please Respond

2nd March 2007

Hon. Annette King
Minister of Police
Parliament Buildings
Wellington



RE: CRN 4090040820/1


Dear Ms. King,

I refer to correspondence of 21st February2007 from Alistair Murray, NZ Police Senior Legal Advisor, under appointment to respond to the issues that I raised being of concern.

I cordially invited Alistair to conduct interviews with both Jim Bagnall and myself that would have enabled unbiased information gathering that adds credibility to my statements.

This was categorically refused and he has provided a text book response in his summarisation that Policing activity was beyond reproach.

There are discrepancies with my detailed disclosure requests in 2005 and the disclosure notifications supplied between 16th January 2006, 9th February 2006 and finally 22nd March 2006, yet in 2005 I was placed in Court for Summary Jurisdiction in respect of the charges.

In respect of my leadership complaint towards Area Commander Mark O’Connor.

Firstly, I refer historically to his ignorant stonewall stance in attempting to provide resolution for Anita and myself and our family in respect of the atrocities committed against our daughter Antonia (aged 5 at the time) in 1999 which included vile sodomising and insertions of figurines into orifices by a neighbouring youth and his lack of response when the Policing Department under his command completely failed in their respective duties to bring about Justice.
Ministerial intervention and an investigation conducted by Det. Superintendent Roger Carsons concluded with 2 (two) adverse reports and transferral of duties on Officers concerned in the investigation.

Secondly, I refer to Mark and his personal attack upon myself which is clearly documented in correspondence from his Office in which it also contains a threat of arrest against Jim Bagnall and I for wanting to establish Mens Refuge in his Policing Jurisdiction.
Brian Louden, the Community Liaison Officer commended our proposal.

I really do not wish to impose upon the Ministers valuable time upon this matter but have to inform her that satisfaction has not been met by the second rate attempt of legal browbeat by Alistair Murray

I therefore request that you furnish your nominated recipient for service of documents to be filed representing a costs and punitive award in respect of the failed prosecution of
CRN 4090040820/1

I would however be placated with a proper investigation conducted by a dedicated professional without biased agenda to address the shortcomings of the NZ Police Force in Waitakere that have been identified, should a constructive second opinion be sought by yourself.


I await your comment and remain,

Yours Faithfully


Paul Catton

Fathers Coalition
East Auckland Refuge for Men and Families
Secretary of The Republic Party of New Zealand
SORRY!! I'M OFF DUTY

Police management are suggesting off duty officers should not act but should call back to base if they come across a crime.
What utter stupidity.
Any sensible police officer who sees a crime he can’t handle would call for assistance whether on or off duty, however when off duty we expect a police officer to be part of the community. What this government is telling the police is you are going to be our little state soldiers, forget your community. You can imagine the conflict for police officers when confronted by section 59 episodes in public; how they would respond if they are expected to uphold the law. Imagine the office duty police officer out for jog, and finds a rape in progress. You’re being raped madam, just hold on there while I find a telephone.This adequately highlights the deficiency in the thinking left wing academics. We are being governed by a bunch of dolts.
They want us to descend to their level of thinking – think not.

BB
Auckland

Thursday 8 March 2007

Greg and Rob, stop waffling and support the Assistant Commissioner.

Suspended Assistant Commissioner Clint Rickards has called on his fellow police chiefs to chip in for his legal fight to stay in the force.
Mr Rickards has asked the Police Managers Guild, the union that represents senior officers, for financial assistance as he tries to resolve outstanding "employment issues".

The guild - which did not pay anything towards Mr Rickards' $500,000 plus legal fees for defending his two criminal trials.
Guild president Rob Abbott said Mr Rickards' request had come this week and "we've got no idea officially what he's facing in these employment issues and our rules have certain criteria. Obviously, he's getting that together and we will consider the matter."

Mr Abbott said the guild gave Mr Rickards some "limited assistance" to deal with employment matters when the Louise Nicholas allegations first surfaced publicly in 2004.
He confirmed Mr Rickards asked for further assistance once the allegations became a criminal matter - and although he would not comment further it is understood Mr Rickards was turned down.
Mr Abbott said the guild had not taken "a political stance" in declining to assist Mr Rickards' criminal defence, (Tui Billboard - Yeah Right)
"I guess that would be the easy way to look at it. But we had to go straight down the middle on the criteria and the decisions we made in committee were based simply on whether or not his particular situation fitted in the criteria."
Mr Abbott said the guild's rules meant it would assist a member where the matter "arises directly from their employment rather than if it happens off-duty or in their personal life".
An officer accused of using excessive force during an arrest or of the dishonest use of funds were examples of causes it would support.

Punitive action unlawfully taken against Clint by his employer demands assistance by the Guild!!
Doh!! Caught on Tape

A North Shore police officer has been caught making lewd sexual remarks about a female colleague .
The officer made the comment to another police officer during a conversation that was being recorded.
The officer who made the comments is believed to be on annual leave.
A spokeswoman for Police Minister Annette King said the Minister would not comment.
The National Party's police spokesman Chester Borrows said the North Shore officer's comments were an "unfortunate incident" given the recent sex trials and attempts by police to separate themselves from the perceived culture within the police during the 1980s.

And the 90's and also not forgetting post millenium Chester.
White substance sent to police in post.

Was this an order for recreational use or something more sinister?

N Z Post is trying to identify white substance found in mail addressed to police.
Some workers at the Christchurch mail centre were hospitalised for observation after coming into contact with the substance last night and complaining of stinging eyes.
They were discharged this morning.

Wednesday 7 March 2007

Re Summons 06070021579 and Prosecution

On the 7th of May-06 I was charged with **Used a vehicle in manner liable to cause Annoyance** and given an instant fine of $600-00 soon after an organised protest outside the residence of the Speaker of the House Margaret Wilson

On the 9th of August the charge was changed to **Noisy Vehicle – Owners Offence** and the instant fine reduced to $150-00.

On the 14th of September the charges where dropped because of **Officer Error** - As stated by Inspector Matt Fitzsimons – Officer in Charge – Police Infringement Bureau – HQ – Wellington

On the 25th of September a Deputy Registrar of the Tauranga Court wrote to make it clear that the original Charge ($600-00) was to be heard on the 5th Oct 06.

On the 25th of September (Yes the same day) a different Deputy Registrar advised me that the original Charge ($600-0) was to be heard on the 8th of November.

On the 7th of October-07 I received a Summons to appear in the Tauranga District Court to answer to a charge of **Disorderly Behaviour** while.

A preliminary hearing 25-Oct-06 was dispensed with as I had pleaded **NOT Guilty**.

On the 13th of December we proceeded to Court and a 20 person demonstration in support of the right to freedom of speech and right to protest was held outside the Court with Media in attendance and well reported over the next few days in the NZ-Herald and on Radio Live.
Thanks to Simon Collins, Juliet Rowan, Michael Laws and others involved.

Court Hearing

Barrister Rod Hooker was defence counsel at the hearing and exposed aspects of serious nature that included Harassment and Impropriety conducted by the Police and Judiciary.
The Police Prosecutor and Police Informant withdrew the charge as it is presumed they realised that they had been set up by a vindictive Female Police Officer and the JP who was presiding on the day.

Resolution required
1. Disciplinary action to be taken regarding a Female Police Officer who abused me, took my vehicle Keys, and interfered with a perfectly legitimate orderly Protest, whilst completely ignoring the physical violence shown toward me and wilful damage to my vehicle.

2. A removal of the authority granted in respect of the presiding JP allowing her to sit in judgement relating to matters of Court.

3. Provision of costs incurred with my having to defend this vexatious litigation driven to stifle the freedom of speech and the right to protest.

4. A compensatory and punitive award of $150,000 to cover ongoing trauma and the ordeal which has been endured to date.

Jim Bailey
Founder – HandsOnEqualParent.ORG
15B Roseberry Ave, Birkenhead,
North Shore City,
AUCKLAND
09-480-4373
http://www.handsonequalparent.org.nz/


(ABRIDGED)
Vigilante style Police publishing – cost taxpayers $25,000

Peter Cowan, then senior sergeant of Kilbirnie Police published information about Barry Grant Brown, a convicted paedophile on parole after serving 3 1/2 years of a five-year sentence for kidnapping and indecently assaulting a five-year-old boy as Mr Cowan was worried about the proximity of Brown's flat to schools and playgrounds.
There had been several cases where adverse events had followed police publishing or leaking information about paedophiles. They included a paedophile's sister having rocks thrown through the windows of her Christchurch home and Blackball residents hounding a convicted paedophile out of town.

Wellington District Court judge Robert Spear found the Kilbirnie police officer had breached police guidelines when he arranged the leaflet drop in 2001 and awarded $25,000 damages last year after police used a leaflet drop to alert residents in the area.

Tuesday 6 March 2007

The Bad Apples aren't always Male

I was a young policeman in Auckland back in the eighties, a uniform officer. It was a time when women were being brought into the Police in greater numbers; some had progressed into CIB, which was new territory. When it came to night shift, young uniform staff would drive for a detective. It was a good opportunity to see the promotional prospects and the challenges of criminal investigation. Every nightshift one or two uniform officers would be posted with CIB. Our section at the time had a female detective. My turn came around and I was assigned as a CIB driver. Someone had warned me that she had a propensity for hitting on her driver. If you know the Auckland Central Police Station, at the bottom of Vincent street, well we hadn’t even hit the top of Vincent street and she started, “I know your married…….(yes), but would you still have sex with other women…..(I’m not interested)” I thought that might have been a big enough hint that I wasn’t interested in sex on shift, but no, she kept at it for about 2 -3 hours, till finally she instructed me to drive to her house on the pretext that she needed to pick something up. When we got to her address she insisted that I come inside, and I insisted I would stay in the car. When she realised I was not budging the temperature dropped a few degrees, and she got out slammed the door and went inside. She had already logged us off air at her place, so I waited till she was out of sight and used the radio so the operator knew I was still in the car. She came back a short while later, and talk about a women scorned….. I was instructed not to initiate any preventative police work, not to do anything without consulting her, and to drive where instructed, I even had to ask to go to the toilet. It was a long night, a long, long night. We got to the end of the shift and I went off to my sergeant and told him what had happened, and to find someone else, because I was going to be back in uniform next shift. We took a trip up to the Detective sergeants’ office, to explain what was going on, and that was the end of my week as CIB driver. Next night she bailed me up outside the shift room to find out if I had made a written complaint. I wasn’t overly concerned that she had hit on me, but she had an expectation that she was going to get sex on shift, and she took it out me when it didn’t happen. What really pissed me off though was that she stopped me being a policeman for a whole night. We didn’t do any police work that night, and from a professional point of view, she was just a waste of space in a CIB car. When I reflect back now I wish I had made a written complaint because a short time afterwards a new recruit told me about what had happened to him on night shift CIB. What he was really asking me though; is this what happens in the police? The answer was, no it isn’t, and you’ve just got the wrong impression from one person. The bad apples aren’t always male.

BB
Auckland

Sunday 4 March 2007

Evgeniya Arel - Unwitting Temporary Constable?

Police put a private citizen's life at risk as part of a roadblock... then just walk away and say it's her problem.
Evgeniya stated that a policeman started screaming into her window, "Stop, stop ..." thereby blocking the exit of the car park in Mt Albert.
Within seconds an alleged offender fleeing the car park smashed into the back of her car causing damage estimated at thousands of dollars.

"It's not acceptable. I don't want to be put on the road to stop the crime ... if I had a baby in the back seat it would be dead," she said.

Senior Sergeant Marty Brown admitted to the "extensive damage" to a civilian's car during the chase.
Brown said police cars were moved out of the way if a crash looked likely due to the risk of injury.

After Evgeniya was initially told by Police at the scene that "they would sort it out", an about face was almost immediately directed from a higher authority.

The all too common disclaimer from the police officer at the scene "unable to comment, the matter was before the courts".

Correction The matter of the alleged offender might be before the Courts and subject to suppression, the matter of recklessly endangering the public by sworn officers is not.
Accuser's 'vendetta'

Accusations that Louise Nicholas has orchestrated a "revenge-at-all-costs" vendetta to punish the men, who testified against her in her first rape complaint against police.

Assistant Police Commissioner Clint Rickards was a defence witness in the 1994 trial of a policeman charged with raping Nicholas as a teenager in Murupara. After three trials - the first two were aborted - he was acquitted.

He attacked Nicholas' credibility by testifying she had had group sex with him and others in 1985 and 1986, allegations which later formed the basis of her high-profile rape complaint.

Greg Shipton, a former police officer of 16 years, says she was humiliated after her original rape complaint was thrown out. When allegations resurfaced in 2004, she "made a meal out of it" to hurt the men whose testimony had damaged her 1994 case.

Nicholas rejected the allegation, saying that while she was angry that Rickards, Schollum and Shipton had appeared for the defence, it had not been the motivation for her later rape complaint. Nicholas did not make a formal rape complaint against the trio in the early 1990s.

Friday 2 March 2007

Lest We Forget

Another top cop who was put through the mill by his own.
District Commander Superintendent Kelvin Powell was stood down from his duties last year when a rape allegation surfaced.
He had been accused of raping a female officer at the woman's birthday party in Rotorua nearly 21 years ago.
The allegations and court case had taken a heavy toll on Mr Powell and had left him a "shadow of his former self".
Police Association president Greg O'Connor said there was no reason why Mr Powell could not return to his job."Our job is to make sure he's fairly treated".
"He has been through this ordeal and what else is he going to do? That is what he does. He's the District Commander of Hamilton and always has been."

Well Greg, Clint wants his job back too, hope your job is to make sure he is fairly treated and not let the ideology from the Office of the Commissioner get in the way.

Thursday 1 March 2007

Police critical of Police Hierarchy

Well the Commissioner’s political pep talk rally has just been to town here, and it was a bit of a disappointment. I thought I would use the opportunity to raise issues with him that I thought were affecting us as an organisation.
After expressing what I thought was a problem, I received the expected quasi-political answer, which skirted the real issue, and before I could move on to anything else, he excused himself and moved back to the comfort of the hierarchy, who would pay due obeisance to his position.
Quite frankly, I was left with the impression that he didn’t really care, and was againanother political appointment there to pass on the Government’s bidding.
The Minister of Police did not even attend.
I hope I’m proved wrong and that some real results can be acheived by the new Commissioner.
PG
(Palmerston North)

Note: When the "Commissioner's Office" was replaced by "The Office of the Commissioner", the role transferred from active Policing to Political puppet, or didn't you know already!
Clint And Tim To Swap Notes ?

Congratulations also to Tim Ogle in
successfully defending the allegation of a
historic rape complaint against him.
This saga was a slap in the face of all the System officials in the 80's and 90's whom had exonerated him.
A complete waste of time, an exorbitant waste of taxpayers’ money.
It cost Tim his livelihood, marriage, house, a truckload of money, and tarnished
his reputation all on the whim of a letter to
the Prime Minister.
Dear Helen what about the rumour of Peter cottaging?
Another Example Of How The Police Treat Their Own

For 34 years I’ve been a member of the Association and I have considered it to be, in the broader sense, my union.
I’ve read the objectives, service, mission and values statements of the Police Association.
They tell me, and anyone else who cares to read them, that members can rely on the Association to assist them in employment disputes with their employer, the New Zealand Police Department.
My experience between 2001 and 2006 was that after two years of verbal complaints,
nothing was done to alleviate problems within our office.
When I reported the issues in writing, band-aids were placed over festering sores, and nothing was done to rectify the cause.
The local Human Resources Office OSH officer became involved but was later warned off the inquiry, given a slap on the wrist and told it had nothing to do with that office – this from someone from the Office of the Commissioner.
Nothing further was done.
Two further written reports outlining the major issues were similarly ignored.
Fourteen months after the first report was submitted one member of the office was
hospitalised and on sick leave and shortly after, two other members from an office of six staff
were off on sick leave (I am told there is no such thing as stress leave), all at the same time.
The office collapsed, just as I had predicted in my first report to the Police administration.
My regional manager asked me (at a meeting, while I was on sick leave) if I had considered
looking for another job and even suggested positions that might be suitable.
All I had done was report the problem.
I always believed my Association, my union, would come to the aid of its members against
the excesses of their employer, and especially in such circumstances as I have mentioned
above.
There is no evidence that it came to my defence or the other members in the office
which raises the question, what does one have to do to get assistance from the Association
in employment issues where the Police Department has breached sections of the
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992?
What I have learnt from this whole sorry episode is, if you report problems (as you are
required to do) there is a very high price to pay for your health and sanity.
The report is ignored; a brick wall erected so you can beat
your head against it, and the boss can hide behind it knowing full well the only redress
you have is to sue in the Employment Court.
I have also learnt the administration concept of
‘defer, delay and deny’ is endemic within the
New Zealand Police administration.

CM
(North Shore City)

Clint Rickards - Not Guilty
Suspended Assistant Commissioner and Auckland Area Commander has yet again, found to be not guilty of a historical rape.
Outside the court he said that he would return to work immediately.
"I will start at Auckland as soon as possible."
He also said Operation Austin, the police team which investigated the complaint against him, was a shambles and questions needed to be asked.
"They need to be asked from the leadership down. It's a shambles and a poorly run operation, poorly run."
Well Clint, it is not only Operation Austin that is a shambles, start with the Minister and work down right to plod level who have to work with the flawed ideology that is driving the force.
To not to be reinstated will be a further cementing of this ideology that permeates the force.
Go get your job back and sort out the shambles.