Paul Basham: Police Assistant Commissioner on the increased reports of gang insignia before the ban came into effect

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Innhold levert av NZME and Newstalk ZB. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av NZME and Newstalk ZB eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.

6d ago 5:45

MP3•Episoder hjem

Police hope an increased focus on gang activity will pay dividends.

The gang patch ban has been in force since midnight.

Police Assistant Commissioner Paul Basham says in the lead up to the ban, there was an increase in reports of gang members wearing their patches prominently in public.

He says they get reports on criminal behaviour all the time, so this increase was that combined with a heightened awareness from the public.

Basham told Ryan Bridge the legislation will create opportunities to catch other crimes.

He says targeting small groups with high offending rates has a disproportionate effect on crime.

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3404 episoder

#New Zealand Current Affairs #NZME #Newstalk ZB #News #New Zealand