time to lower the BAC limit - New Zealand Police Association

PoliceNewsThe Voice of PoliceAshes to ashesOne of our big brass was in Norway recently and was busy checkingout the gun boxes in police cars, when a small Icelandic volcano wentballistic over the continent and he had to suffer a few more days ofNorwegian hospitality. Good on him, I say. The research trip was adamn good idea, and I’m not just blowing smoke up his proverbialeither when I say that. We need as much help on the frontline as wecan get, and the more we look at the successes and failures of others,the better our options will be.Commonsense reigns...Gun boxes aren’t going to be much good though if you can’t draw theweapon. For once reason has prevailed, and the powers-that-be haveshelved the proposed three tiered training for firearms known as theDRM (Differential Response Model). What with the PLR (Peak LoadingRoster), it was a match destined to fail. If all the back office mates werelevel three trained (in other words, not at all) there wasn’t much pointin putting them in an armed ‘I’ car. Lordy, the bosses have worked outthat investing in their frontline resources (that’s us of course) gives thebest bang for their buck.Back to the PLR trial though, seems there are just as many jobs beingcancelled in the Garden City as before. Word has it the extra staff arenot being used where old-fashioned beat work might actually makea difference. Maybe if we get them boys and girls out there roundingup the drunken yobbos and sending them home we’d see somenoticeable change in the stats. We sure can’t rely on the commercialalcohol outlets to do it. They just see the money leaving when thatcustomer staggers out the door.True bloodWhat’s all this about vampires up there in the Twilight Zone? No,not the kind that suck the life blood out of the legal aid system, butthe kidnapping-biting-sort. A lot of planning must go into this kind ofassault, the drugs, the moon, the $2 shop cape…not to mention thepoor unsuspecting mortal. Maybe we need to arm our colleagues upthere with crucifixes. Frankly, I’d prefer a Taser. One zap from thatwould be sure to rattle the plastic fangs right off ‘em.Southern stingIt’s coming down to the wire at Super 14 time as I write this and mymighty Crusaders unfortunately had to bow to the rampaging Bulls onhome turf in South Africa and missed the final. Don’t forget though thatmy All Blacks are back, led by one of our own (A good southern man ofcourse), showing the Irish how things will go next year!Take care out there, and look afterya mates.See ya!Police hockey teamseeking playersAny Police personnel wishing to play in the upcoming ServicesHockey tournament in Palmerston North on the 10th, 11thand 12th August for the NZ Police men’s hockey team shouldforward their details including current playing status and anyrelevant previous playing experience toian.pengelly@police.govt.nz1 2 3 4 5 6 7Clues:Across:1. To trap?4. A thousand adages together makeordered costs8. Sonar sets illegal fire9. Incoming passenger10. Total11. To ice down12. Perfect14. Put into15. Appears20. Describes a one person crime wave21. As soon as possible22. Form of transport24. Citadel breaks apart to form a type oflanguage25. Unknown location to some?26. Take over another position for the timebeing27. First and second are two of fourDown:1. Take a handbag illegally?2. Run away3. Periods of time5. An assassin is one6. Judges order form?7. Good form of DNA.9. Amongst13. Search and find stolen property16. Perfects? Prefects or just teachers?17. Used to develop latent prints18. Owed19. Illegally drives over the limit20. No big23. Used to gather DNA?8 911 12101314 15 1617 18 1920 2122 2324 2526 27Down: 1. Snatch 2. Abscond 3. Eons 5. Murderer 6. Gavel 7. Saliva 9. Amid 13.Retrieve 16. Masters 17. Powder 18. Debt 19. Speeds 20. Small 23. SwabAnswers:Across: 1. Snare 4. Damages 8. Arson 9. Arrival 10. Sum 11. Cool 12. Ideal 14. Added15. Seems 20. Spree 21. A.S.A.P 22. Bus 24. Dialect 25. Where 26. Relieve 27. Bases136June 2010