$6m Government Ram Raid Fund Sitting Unspent
September 1, 2022
Ram raids have more than doubled recently. Officers attended 436 in 2021, up from 191 in 2020.
Police originally did not respond to Checkpoint’s request asking how much of the $6 million fund had been spent, saying five stores had received upgrades.
But in an Official Information Act response, received on Thursday, prevention, innovation and change director Mere Wilson Tuala-Fata said: “No money has been paid out of this fund yet”.