South Auckland Police Racism

Racist remark undermines police efforts with Asians
Racist comments by a senior detective do nothing to encourage Asians to come forward to report crime.
Senior detective Neil Grimstone commented to a conference on Chinese organised crime that some who could be 'blindfolded with a shoelace' couldn’t be trusted.

Counties Manukau police district commander, Superintendent Steve Shortland admitted Grimstone was under investigation.
But Shortland said Grimstone's remarks were "totally inappropriate and unacceptable" and defied police orders.

Muliaga family accuse police of racism
Police investigating the death of south Auckland woman Folole Muliaga have been accused of institutionalised racism by her family.
Family spokesman, Brenden Sheehan, said they were "hugely insensitive" and had shown "institutionalised racism" by not knowing how to deal with other cultures.
Mr Sheehan said he received a telephone message from police saying he was expecting one of Mrs Muliaga's sons to be interviewed with a lawyer present and "could he come down to the police station that day.
"Obviously I didn't return the call but it's outrageous. These people are victims. What hope has any brown person got if they are a suspect in a case in this country.
"If they treat victims like this how do they treat suspects?"
Mr Sheehan said he was also "disgusted and appalled" that the police had apparently said publicly that no charges would be laid because Mrs Muliaga was a very sick woman.
He said the unnamed police source was quoted in The Press newspaper after police had earlier told him they would not comment publicly but then breached their own undertaking by doing so.
He said he was "furious" and did not want to speak yet to police about it but the family now wanted a fresh police team to take over the inquiry.
"I think the investigation is so compromised at this stage that it cannot possibly produce a fair and balanced report."
The officer in charge of the inquiry, Detective Inspector Jim Gallagher, refused to comment on the claims.