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Tickets 'first priority' in 3r
A third police memorandum obtained by the Manawatu Standard flies in the face of Government denials that police are working to a traffic ticket quota - at the expense of fighting other crime.
Police in the Marlborough district were last month instructed their "first priority" was to issue a minimum of two traffic tickets each shift.
The June 6 memo, written by acting Area Commander Tony Sampson warned: "Failure to comply with this directive will be considered a performance issue.
"All supervisors are directed - not asked - directed to ensure that this occurs. This is quite simply what will happen - no excuses.
"This is the District Commander's (Grant O'Fee) priority - everything else is secondary."
Police Minister Annette King yesterday defended Opposition attacks in Parliament after a memo issued to Levin police last year was leaked to the Standard.
Mrs King said yesterday the memo was 18 months old, outdated, and police policy had since been clarified.
It followed a similar memo also leaked to the Manawatu Standard that was dismissed by Mrs King as a one-off. The Levin memo threatened police officers not issuing the "required level" of tickets with action that "may affect their annual pay increments."
It also warned "poor performers" risk not being considered for training courses, specialised duties or specialised squads.
The Levin memo also included a table ranking officers by how many tickets they issued per hour.
The Marlborough memo advised staff that Operation Vanquish, targeting dishonesty and drug offending, had been cancelled, and Operation Life, targeting traffic offending, "is now the primary focus" until the end of the financial year on June 30.
"My sincerest thanks to everyone who participated and made a fantastic impact into Marlborough's crime scene and criminals, and my apologies for having to pull the plug early," the memo said.
The Opposition intended to table the memo in Parliament today.
"There is not, and never has been under this Government, a quota for traffic tickets," Mrs King told Parliament yesterday.
There was "some confusion" in the past about traffic enforcement priorities, she said, but that was cleared up by a policy directive Police Commissioner Howard Broad sent to all district commanders on July 5.
Opposition law and order spokesman Simon Power asked Mrs King to assure the public that policing the roads is not being given priority over other crimes.
"All general duties police are expected to be involved in road policing and other policing duties," she replied. "I make no excuse and apology for that. I believe it is right and proper that when police are out in their cars, they also police what happens on the roads."
Mrs King said a "name and shame" list ranking the Levin officers according to the number of tickets they issued was inappropriate.
"It is interesting that this problem has come out of one district," she said.
Mr Power asked her if she could assure the House there are no further memos from any police district instructing police to give priority to ticket writing over other crime.
"No, I cannot. What I can assure this House of, and those who are listening, is that there is no government policy to have a quota for tickets."
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