Archive for the ‘Police’ Category

Police impersonators in NZ also

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

A vehicle posing as a police patrol car with red and blue flashing lights is pulling over unsuspecting Northland motorist and its plain clothed occupants pretending to be police officers.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10866586

Armed robbers dressed as police get away with millions in diamonds from Brussels airport

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

Robbers dressed as police and armed with machineguns have stolen 120 parcels of diamonds worth millions of dollars from the runway of Brussels Airport in one of the biggest heists the industry has seen.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/8326888/Robbers-daring-diamond-heist

Police trial of auto numberplate recognition may be illegal

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

Police software that automatically collects numberplates to nab offenders could be illegal, the privacy commissioner says.

The tracking technology, known as automatic numberplate recognition, has already been condemned overseas, where critics have likened it to Big Brother-style surveillance.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7884793/Numberplate-tracker-may-be-illegal

Police investigating industrial espionage in oil and gas industry

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

New Plymouth police are investigating an allegation of industrial espionage within the oil and gas industry.

The Taranaki Daily News understands the case involves allegations that a former employee of Tag Oil took inside information when he left to work for New Zealand Energy Corporation earlier this year.

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/industrial-espionage-probe-in-oil-industry-5122074

Police head orders investigation into GCSB over Dotcom spying

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

Police will investigate the Government Communications Security Bureau after it was found to be illegally spying on Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom.

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/police-investigate-gcsb-over-kim-dotcom-spying-5111247

Over 17,000 wanted on arrest warrants in NZ

Monday, August 20th, 2012

More than 17,000 people throughout New Zealand are wanted on arrest warrants and are evading police.

Most of the warrants were issued in the Auckland area.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10828060

Western Australian police buildings security gaps known before teenage infiltrator

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

Independent reviews of WA Police buildings revealed gaps in security well before a teenager allegedly infiltrated several secure areas for more than a month.

Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan said numerous security inspections in the past 15 years had highlighted lapses that could have lead to security breaches.

However, successive governments had rejected requests for millions of dollars to upgrade security.

http://www.smh.com.au/wa-news/security-lapses-known-before-impersonator-breached-perth-watch-house-20120611-205ty.html

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/security-lapses-known-before-impersonator-breached-perth-watch-house-20120611-205ty.html#ixzz1xWUeSvVb

Armed police find baby in get away car

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Armed police were horrified to discover a baby in a car being used in two attempted robberies in Ngaruawahia.

The 11-month-old boy was in his car seat while his teenage parents allegedly used their car as a getaway vehicle for a man who police say tried to rob two dairy owners at gunpoint on Monday.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806189

Police to evict Aboriginal protestors from Brisbane park

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Police are gathering near a Brisbane park where Aboriginal protesters say they’re willing to be arrested in defence of their sovereign rights.

Brisbane City Council has called in the police after protesters at a tent embassy defied a council eviction order.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10806244

“K Road” crime slashed through police clamp down

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Alcohol-fuelled crime along Auckland’s iconic Karangahape Rd has been slashed by police who claim to have reduced serious assaults, liquor ban breaches and general disorder in the popular nightspot.

Drunken disorder led to police last year vouching to clamp down on crime in the area by boosting night time patrols, making security staff more visible and by working with other authorities and business owners.

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/crackdown-k-rd-alcohol-fuelled-crime-4887973