Over 200 Police Staff Have Faced Criminal Charges Since 2015
January 5, 2023
PHOTO: NZ Herald
More than 200 police staff - from recruits right up to senior inspectors and top cops - have faced criminal charges in the last few years, including for drugs, fraud, serious physical and sexual assaults, kidnapping, family harm and driving offences.
From the start of 2015 to the end of October 2022 a total of 213 constabulary and non-sworn staff were charged with criminal offending.
Police provided the information on charges to the Herald under the Official Information Act.
The information stated that 213 staff faced 274 charges arising from 207 “incidents”.
In some cases, employees faced multiple charges.
Of the total charges 82 convictions were recorded, 157 were discharged, dismissed, withdrawn or acquitted after a trial before a jury or judge alone.