Reason(s) for using lights and sirens
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From: T Edwards
Dear New Zealand Police
On 27 February 2020, there was a significant traffic jam in the Wellington CBD, that extended to almost Evans Bay, Wellington. At 1750 hours (approx.) an officer, either under instruction or of their own volition, used their emergency lights and sirens. Thus, avoiding the significant delays that this traffic jam caused.
NB - there was another police vehicle two cars behind me that did not respond or engage their emergency lights or sirens. I raise this point as, if this other officer was responding to a situation that required urgency, this officer would have been able to respond sooner.
Location:
It was just after the bend where Evans Bay Parade and Oriental Bay meet (no street address available) that I saw the officer and their car. The officer (I believe) started their emergency response somewhere in Evans Bay.
Details:
The number plate was: JSC569, and the time was 1750 hours.
With the above context, please provide the following information:
1. Please provide all documents, memos, recordings, instructions, job sheets, and communications that were provided to this officer that required them to respond to an event requiring sirens and/or lights.
I note that information yet to be reduced to writing is still official information (recollection of conversations, comms/radio contact etc.)
2. Copies of all guidance, training, policy or operational policy guidance that relates to an officers' use of emergency response lights and/or sirens.
3. What criteria, if any, needs to be met for an officer to respond to an event using their emergency response lights and/or sirens?
Please feel free to include any additional documents (not listed above) that you believe may aid my understanding.
Pursuant to section 19(a)(ii), should the Police decide to refuse any of the requested information, I seek the grounds and the reasons for said refusal.
Yours faithfully,
T Edwards
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Date: 04/03/2020 12:24PM
Subject: Official Information request - Reason(s) for using lights and
sirens
Dear New Zealand Police
On 27 February 2020, there was a significant traffic jam in the Wellington
CBD, that extended to almost Evans Bay, Wellington. At 1750 hours
(approx.) an officer, either under instruction or of their own volition,
used their emergency lights and sirens. Thus, avoiding the significant
delays that this traffic jam caused.
NB - there was another police vehicle two cars behind me that did not
respond or engage their emergency lights or sirens. I raise this point as,
if this other officer was responding to a situation that required urgency,
this officer would have been able to respond sooner.
Location:
It was just after the bend where Evans Bay Parade and Oriental Bay meet
(no street address available) that I saw the officer and their car. The
officer (I believe) started their emergency response somewhere in Evans
Bay.
Details:
The number plate was: JSC569, and the time was 1750 hours.
With the above context, please provide the following information:
1. Please provide all documents, memos, recordings, instructions, job
sheets, and communications that were provided to this officer that
required them to respond to an event requiring sirens and/or lights.
I note that information yet to be reduced to writing is still official
information (recollection of conversations, comms/radio contact etc.)
2. Copies of all guidance, training, policy or operational policy guidance
that relates to an officers' use of emergency response lights and/or
sirens.
3. What criteria, if any, needs to be met for an officer to respond to an
event using their emergency response lights and/or sirens?
Please feel free to include any additional documents (not listed above)
that you believe may aid my understanding.
Pursuant to section 19(a)(ii), should the Police decide to refuse any of
the requested information, I seek the grounds and the reasons for said
refusal.
Yours faithfully,
T Edwards
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Dear T Edwards
Request for Information
I refer to your correspondence dated 04/03/2020 in which you requested:
* Please see full request attached for full context.
On 27 February 2020, there was a significant traffic jam in the
Wellington CBD, that extended to almost Evans Bay, Wellington. At 1750
hours (approx.) an officer, either under instruction or of their own
volition, used their emergency lights and sirens. Thus, avoiding the
significant delays that this traffic jam caused.
1. Please provide all documents, memos, recordings, instructions, job
sheets, and communications that were provided to this officer that
required them to respond to an event requiring sirens and/or lights.
2. Copies of all guidance, training, policy or operational policy
guidance that relates to an officers' use of emergency response lights
and/or sirens.
3. What criteria, if any, needs to be met for an officer to respond to
an event using their emergency response lights and/or sirens?
In regards to your first point the unit that used there emergency lights
and sirens was a dog unit that is why the other patrol vehicles did not
activate their lights the dog unit was dispatched out to the Hutt, which
is why the other Wellington Patrol car did not response.
I have considered your request in accordance with the Official Information
Act 1982. I enclose a copy of the information requested.
If you are not satisfied with my response to your request you have the
right to complain to the Office of the Ombudsman and seek an investigation
and review of my decision.
Kind Regards
RCFD71
Official Information Requests
WELLINGTON DISTRICT
Level 5, 39 Victoria Street, Wellington
Mail to: c/- Level 5,
39 Victoria Street |PO Box 693
Wellington 6011|DX: SX11220
DDI: 04 381 2000
[1][email address]
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operation are between 8am and 4pm, Monday to Friday. If you need to speak
with Police about your case, please have your case file number ready.
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