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Jason Walls: The retail crime directive isn't a good look for this Government

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 27 May 2025, 5:44pm
Photo / Mark Mitchell
Photo / Mark Mitchell

Jason Walls: The retail crime directive isn't a good look for this Government

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 27 May 2025, 5:44pm

The Police Minister expects the Commissioner to continue to tackle retail crime.

 Police staff have been directed to not further investigate theft below $200, petrol drive-offs below $150, shoplifting under $500, and online fraud below $1000 dollars. 

But Mark Mitchell is promising retailers officers will always turn up when they have the resources.

Newstalk ZB political editor Jason Walls explains why Mark Mitchell needed to clear this up.

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