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Confidence that $562 million Govt funding in police resources will make a difference

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 9 May 2022, 7:44AM
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Confidence that $562 million Govt funding in police resources will make a difference

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 9 May 2022, 7:44AM

Confidence the Government's spend to combat ram-raids will make a difference.

More than $562 million will be spread over four years for more frontline police, a new firearms unit and a package for businesses to protect themselves.

Police Association President Chris Cahill told Mike Hosking police resources are stretched hugely across the board.

“In the last few years, we’ve had 50 percent increases in things like family violence attendance, mental health attendance, that big increase in gang numbers.”

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