Mark Mitchell: National Police Spokesperson says Police are being thrown under the bus over slow crime prevention rollout - The Mike Hosking Breakfast

National says the Government is throwing Police under the bus to deal with ram raids amid a slow rollout of prevention measures.

Chris Hipkins told Police in August to move faster on using the $6 million Crime Prevention Fund, so shops can install security measures.

At the time only five retailers were taken care of, and a month on just two more have been helped.

National Police Spokesperson Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking Police don't have the resources to do it.

“You’ve got $171,000 that’s been committed out of a $6 million fund committed — not even spent — so it is a complete and abject failure on just about every level.”

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