Details of police leaving firearms parts on dealer's lawn in Auckland

Malcolm Lock made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police

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From: Malcolm Lock

Dear New Zealand Police,

Please provide all details (including but not limited to internal memos, reports, contemporaneous notebook entries of all attending staff and staff involved in the subsequent investigation to this event, emails surrounding the investigation including with police public affairs section, exhibit record sheets, and job sheets) with relation to the reported incident where attending police left upper and lower AR15 receivers on the lawn of a firearms dealer during a search warrant in Auckland in 2017.

For clarity the incident I am referring to is reported by kiwigunblog at https://kiwigunblog.wordpress.com/2017/1... and also here http://www.times.co.nz/news/police-leave...

If it assists - I mean whether or not this incident involved a formal search warrant, a search by consent, a search without warrant using a statutory or common law power.also, my request is not restricted to Counties Manukau police, but should be read to include any police involved in this reported incident. If police are able to categorically state that the reported incident mentioned simply did not occur in any way and is a falsehood, then I would be content to not proceed with this request.

Thank you for your understanding, this is a matter of real public interest if found to be true but if it is false it is a clear indictment on aspects of the NZ gun lobby, hence my interest.

Yours faithfully,

Malcolm Lock

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Hi Malcolm,
I have forwarded your email to the correct district to follow up with
you. 
Kind regards
Police Public Information
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From: Malcolm Lock <[FOI #6970 email]>
Date: 08/12/2017 05:38PM
Subject: Official Information request - Details of police leaving firearms
parts on dealer's lawn in Auckland

Dear New Zealand Police,
Please provide all details (including but not limited to internal memos,
reports, contemporaneous notebook entries of all attending staff and staff
involved in the subsequent investigation to this event, emails surrounding
the investigation including with police public affairs section, exhibit
record sheets, and job sheets) with relation to the reported incident
where attending police left upper and lower AR15 receivers on the lawn of
a firearms dealer during a search warrant in Auckland in 2017.
For clarity the incident I am referring to is reported by kiwigunblog at
[1]https://kiwigunblog.wordpress.com/2017/1...
  and also here
[2]http://www.times.co.nz/news/police-leave...
If it assists - I mean whether or not this incident involved a formal
search warrant, a search by consent, a search without warrant using a
statutory or common law power.also,  my request is not restricted to
Counties Manukau police, but should be read to include any police involved
in this reported incident. If police are able to categorically state that
the reported incident mentioned simply did not occur in any way and is a
falsehood, then I would be content to not proceed with this request.
Thank you for your understanding, this is a matter of real public interest
if found to be true but if it is false it is a clear indictment on aspects
of the NZ gun lobby, hence my interest.
Yours faithfully,
Malcolm Lock
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Dear Mr Lock

 

I acknowledge receipt of your request for information about an incident
with police leaving firearms parts on a dealer’s lawn, received by
Police.  Your request will be dealt with under the Official Information
Act 1982.

 

Kind regards

Salote Talagi

 

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 Advisor | Ministerial Services |
New Zealand Police
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To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at New Zealand Police
<[4][New Zealand Police request email]>
From: Malcolm Lock <[5][FOI #6970 email]>
Date: 08/12/2017 05:38PM
Subject: Official Information request - Details of police leaving firearms
parts on dealer's lawn in Auckland

Dear New Zealand Police,

Please provide all details (including but not limited to internal memos,
reports, contemporaneous notebook entries of all attending staff and staff
involved in the subsequent investigation to this event, emails surrounding
the investigation including with police public affairs section, exhibit
record sheets, and job sheets) with relation to the reported incident
where attending police left upper and lower AR15 receivers on the lawn of
a firearms dealer during a search warrant in Auckland in 2017.

For clarity the incident I am referring to is reported by kiwigunblog at
[6] 
https://kiwigunblog.wordpress.com/2017/1...
    and also here [7] 
http://www.times.co.nz/news/police-leave...

If it assists - I mean whether or not this incident involved a formal
search warrant, a search by consent, a search without warrant using a
statutory or common law power.also,  my request is not restricted to
Counties Manukau police, but should be read to include any police involved
in this reported incident. If police are able to categorically state that
the reported incident mentioned simply did not occur in any way and is a
falsehood, then I would be content to not proceed with this request.

Thank you for your understanding, this is a matter of real public interest
if found to be true but if it is false it is a clear indictment on aspects
of the NZ gun lobby, hence my interest.

Yours faithfully,

Malcolm Lock

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From: OSBOURNE, Mark
New Zealand Police


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Mr Malcom Lock

 

Please find attached response to request made under the OIA.

 

Rgds

 

[1]NZ Police crestMark Osbourne

Detective Sergeant|Professional Conduct Investigator Auckland City|

Ponsonby Police Station, 12 Jervois Road, Ponsonby, P O Box 92002,
Auckland 0627

'  09 3593111| 6  021 1916104 |* [2][email address]

 

 

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From: OSBOURNE, Mark
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Mr Lock

 

Please find response to request sent on the 11^th December 2017 to
additional information requested.

 

My apologies for the delay, it was overlooked by me in the lead up to
Christmas, I take responsibility for the oversight, please accept my
apologies.

 

As always if you are not satisfied with my responses you have the right to
complain to the Ombudsmen and seek a review.      

 

Rgds Mark

 

[1]NZ Police crestMark Osbourne

Detective Sergeant|Professional Conduct Investigator Auckland City|

Ponsonby Police Station, 12 Jervois Road, Ponsonby, P O Box 92002,
Auckland 0627

'  09 3593111| 6  021 1916104 |* [2][email address]

 

 

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From: Malcolm Lock

Dear OSBOURNE, Mark,

Due to new information coming to light within the past 24 hours could you please review my original OIA request, your answer to my request, in particular question 2 and make any corrections that may be required, alternately you could confirm that the information in your original reply is still valid.

For reference the information I am referring to is, https://kiwigunblog.wordpress.com/2018/0...

Yours sincerely,

Malcolm Lock

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From: OSBOURNE, Mark
New Zealand Police

Mr Lock

In response to your OIA I can tell you the following in an updated response to the letter I sent dated 22/02/18 which was in response to your original request dated 11/12/17.

1. Please refer to my previous response.
2. As a result of new information received, the investigation determined that 17 receivers were left in an exhibit bag at the rear of the property. This was an oversight by Police.
3. The occupier of the property was advised to take the 17 receivers to a second approved address for safety/security reasons.
4. Soon after Police left the address the exhibits were discovered by the occupier who contacted Police and advised he had possession of the 17 lower receivers.
5. Refer to the answer for number 4.

Rgds Mark

Mark Osbourne
Detective Sergeant|Professional Conduct Investigator Auckland City|
Ponsonby Police Station, 12 Jervois Road, Ponsonby, P O Box 92002, Auckland 0627
  09 3593111|   021 1916104 |||[email address]

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