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2005-0303 - TV1-CloseUp - Bad Cop
An Auckland senior sergeant - Anthony Solomona - is convicted of assaulting a
teenager. He escaped conviction on five other assault charges of three
unrelated complainants. Was it a case of one bad cop? Or is the force as sick
as the judge presiding over the case described?
2005-0303 - One News -
More senior officers to be investigated
More senior police officers are to be investigated after a judge labelled
some practices within the South Auckland force disturbing. The comments came
as a senior sergeant was found guilty of assaulting a 17-year-old. It is an
insight into a culture within South Auckland police that Judge Bruce Davidson
slammed as sick. But police officers deny it's widespread
2005-0303 - Newstalk ZB - Top
cop gets support over leaked memo
 South Auckland's police chief says
he has got the support of the force in his criticism of officers who go
public with police problems. Counties Manukau District Commander Steve
Shortland has himself been criticised over a leaked memo describing
colleagues who run to the media as "traitors".
Steve
Shortland
2005-0303 - Newstalk ZB - Sick
culture not widespread - police chief
 Police chiefs admit
behaviour which reportedly took place in the South Auckland district is sick.
They are promising a thorough investigation into photos of a young offender
wearing a demeaning sign around his neck, and of a masked officer brandishing
a machete and axe.
Assistant Commissioner Peter
Marshall
2005-0303 - Green Party - MP
calls for investigation into police behaviour
Police Minister George Hawkins should implement an independent investigation
of police culture after revelations that it is common practice in stations
around the country to photograph prisoners being humiliated by officers,
Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke says.
2005-0303 - NZ First Party - Witch
Hunt for Police Whistleblower
 New Zealand First law
and order spokesperson Ron Mark has accused the Counties Manukau District
Police Commander of launching a vindictive witch hunt on a whistleblower. Mr
Mark’s comments are based on a special notice issued by the commander in a
district newsletter this month which calls on other police officers to
“expose” the “traitor” in their ranks
MP
Ron Mark
2005-0303 - One News - Police boss
condemns behaviour
The head of south Auckland police has described the behaviour of officers at
the Wiri station who took photos of themselves and members of the public in
unacceptable circumstances, as appalling.
2005-0303 - Newstalk ZB -
Police chief responds to trial
South Auckland's police chief is appalled by photographs taken by police
officers of themselves and members of the public in unacceptable circumstances.
…..Mr Shortland says evidence of police forcing suspects to write apology
letters and a photo of a masked policeman carrying an axe and a machete is
disturbing.
2005-0303 - Newstalk ZB - Top cop
slams whistleblowers
South Auckland's police
chief is labelling officers who go public over problems in the force as
"traitors"………. in a leaked memo, he voices his disappointment over
colleagues who run to the media and let their workmates down by revealing practices
they are concerned about. He describes the perpetrators as
"traitors", and suggests they are doing it for money, for sex or
because they are just stupid.
Steve Shortland
2005-0303 - NZ Herald - Judge says
police culture is 'sick'
by David Eames - A District Court judge has criticised the heavy-handed
techniques of a senior South Auckland police officer and condemned a wider
police culture as "sick". That culture - as outlined in court
evidence - included joke photographs of machete-wielding men making death
threats, and the photographing of suspects made to wear demeaning signs.
2005-0303 - NZ Herald - Dob in
traitors, says senior policeman
One of Auckland's top police officers is so fed up with his staff passing
material to the media that he has sent out a special memo asking them to dob
in the "traitorous actions" of their colleagues.
2005-0303 - Stuff - Judge
condemns 'sick' police culture
 District Court judge
has criticised the heavy-handed techniques of one senior south Auckland
police officer and condemned a wider police culture as "sick". That
culture included joke photographs of machete-wielding men making death
threats, and the photographing of suspects made to wear demeaning signs.
Anthony Laime Solomona
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