Dear David Johnston

 

Your request for information of 18/01/2017 03:02PM about Thefts and scams
relating to cannabis has been received and is being processed under the
Official Information Act 1982.

Ministerial Services , Police National Headquarters, 180 Molesworth
Street, Wellington, [1]www.police.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

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18/01/2017

David Johnston

 

Dear David,

 

Official information request for 2012-2016 information pertaining to
cannabis.

 

We received your request for the 2012-2016 period pertaining to 1. The
number of reported thefts of cannabis made to the police 2. The number of
these that resulted in prosecution for the theft 3. The number of reported
thefts of money/scams where the sale of cannabis is involved 4. The number
of these reports that resulted in prosecution for the theft/related fraud
on 18/01/2017. We endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible
and in any event no late than 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request in that
timeframe, we will notify you of any possible extension.

 

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me on the details
below. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken
into account.

 

Yours sincerely,

Victoria

 

 

Victoria Van Loenhout
Insights Analyst | Strategy Group | New Zealand Police
P   +64 4 470 4892|  Extn: 41192   |  E  
[email address]
Police National Headquarters, 180 Molesworth Street PO Box 3017,
Wellington 6140

Safer Communities Together

 

 

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Dear David,

 

Official information request for 2012-2016 information pertaining to
cannabis.

 

I refer to your official information request dated 18/01/2017 for:

1.        The number of reported thefts of cannabis made to the police

2.        The number of these that resulted in prosecution for the theft

3.        The number of reported thefts of money/scams where the sale of
cannabis is involved

4.        The number of these reports that resulted in prosecution for the
theft/related fraud

Police records statistics on drug thefts. However, the statistics do not
distinguish between specific drug types. We have decided to refuse your
request under section 18(g) of the Official Information Act, as the
information is not held.

I regret that on this occasion it has not been possible to provide the
information you have requested.  You have the right under section 28(3) of
the OIA to seek an investigation and review of my handling of your request
by the Office of the Ombudsmen.

 

Regards,

 

Dr Gavin Knight

Chief Data Scientist

National Performance & Insights Centre

New Zealand Police

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