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The officer who was disciplined was on duty and responded to a report of the crash early Sunday; he gave water to the off-duty officer, Andrew Kelly, whose sport utility vehicle struck and killed a 32-year-old woman, the person said. The responding officer, whose name was not released by the police, has been suspended without pay.
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Daily Telegraph - Sydney, NSW,
30 January 2006
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NSW needs 3000 extra police
NSW faces soaring crime and the threat of more riots unless 3000 police officers are recruited urgently, a new report has warned.
It also accuses the State Government of using "smoke and mirrors" to hide the truth about inadequate police resources.
The report, obtained by The Daily Telegraph, has found the state's policing level is the nation's second lowest, with only one officer for every 440 people.
The NSW Police Association report also says that level is well below the standard of cities in the United States with similar jurisdictions.
If the policing level was brought to the US average, NSW would need an extra 7000 officers and if brought to New York's level it would require 19,000 more police.
The report concluded it was only a matter of time before current crime levels in the state began to rise.
It found public-order crimes, such as those during last month's Cronulla riots, threatened to "seriously impact on the quality of life of many citizens" and the public would be shocked to know the truth on station staffing levels.
"The modern post-9/11 world is placing heavy demands on police as they struggle to provide not only the day-to-day policing services that the public expect but also to ensure NSW is free from external threats of terrorism and internal crime of racial and ethnic tensions and violence," the report states.
"Over the last few years, these demands have taken many police away front front-line locally-based duties.
"It would surprise most citizens to know that at any one peak time, a busy local area command in Sydney may only have enough police ... to place one or two patrol cars on duty."
The report said calculation of staffing levels used "much smoke and many mirrors" with more officers included on the local area than were actually based there.
The association will today present its paper to the State Government and the Opposition, and demand a commitment of 3000 extra officers in the next three years, to bring total numbers up to 17,500.
The association wants an urgent meeting with Premier Morris Iemma to discuss the issue.
The report said that in the past four years, 281 police had been absorbed from other duties to work on counter-terrorism and public order.
The Cronulla riots resulted in 900 police taken off regular duties and posted to anti-riot Operation Seta (800 police) and Strike Force Enoggera (100).
The submission is highly critical of the fact only 50 officers were devoted to the new Riot Squad, saying 200 was the bare minimum needed for an effective response.
It highlights the Redfern, Macquarie Fields and Cronulla riots as well as many other areas where "riot incidents" occurred on a "weekly basis".
It said that if the total number of front-line police was not increased, another major riot was on the cards, with hot spots including Bourke, Dubbo, Auburn, Bankstown, Campbelltown, and Mount Druitt.
The report also said staff shortages was stressing out officers, with medical discharges at an all-time high.
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