Fire Caused by Teargas

Glenn Collis made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police

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From: Glenn Collis

Dear New Zealand Police,

I would like to know how many times has there been serious damage to property by the deployment of teargas into a builing by the NZ Police

Yours faithfully,

Glenn Collis

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From: MCMAHON, Teresa
New Zealand Police

 

I refer to your request dated 20 August asking for information about
damage to property caused by the use of teargas by police.

 

Section 12(1) of the Official Information Act 1982 states that:

 

"Any person, being—

(a)A New Zealand citizen; or

(b)A permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c)A person who is in New Zealand; or

(d)A body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

(e)A body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but which
has a place of business in New Zealand,—

may request a Department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to make
available to him or it any specified official information".

 

Police therefore asks that you provide an address or other advice to show
you satisfy section 12 of the Official Information Act.

 

Police will then prepare a response to your information request.

 

Thank you.

 

 

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From: Glenn Collis

Dear MCMAHON, Teresa,
This is my address

[personal info]
RD2
Palmerston North 4474

Yours sincerely,

Glenn Collis

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From: MCMAHON, Teresa
New Zealand Police

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From: DUNSTAN, Bruce
New Zealand Police

I have been assigned your request  requesting information about damaged
caused by the use of tear gas by Police.

 

To assist me I require to know.

 

What is the period of time you are seeking to cover

Please define what you mean by serious damage  

 

Bruce DUNSTAN

Superintendent

Commander : National Tactical Groups

Operations Group, Police National Headquarters

PO Box 3017,  Wellington, New Zealand

Telephone Cell:     027 4449027

Telephone Direct:  +64 4   4707034

Facsimile:              +64 4   498 7406

E-mail: [email address]

 

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From: Glenn Collis

Dear DUNSTAN, Bruce,

I am require the file for a incident that happened on 18/10/2005 in Palmerston North at the bussines of Go-Legal LTD.I require the fill file with all reports and investigation regarding the fire.
I also would like to know if any compensation was offered to the building owner as a result of the fire and investigation.
I also require any other files and reports of where tear gas the police have depolyed has resulted in any fire of any size to a building from 01/01/1985 to the present time.
Yours sincerely,

Glenn Collis

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From: DOBSON, Nicholas (Nick)
New Zealand Police

Dear Mr Collis

 

I have today been handed an Official Information Request (OIA) made by you
with respect to an incident in Palmerston North on 18/10/2005.

 

I wish to advise you that I am at present attempting to locate the police
file & this may take some time.

 

Accordingly I will be seeking an extension to the time limit required to
complete your request.

 

I will advise you of my progress in due course.

 

N W (Nick) Dobson

Acting Inspector

Professional Standards Manager

Central District

(DDI: 06 351-2545 |(Internal Ext: 65545 |6Fax: 06 350-3865 |(Cell: 027 212
5807 |*Email: [1][email address]

 

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From: Glenn Collis

Dear DOBSON, Nicholas (Nick),

I suggest you contact Detective Scott Rankin as he was the investigating officer for this case & I suggest you also contact Gregory Hudson as he was also looking into this matter but it is my understsnding that he has now retired

Yours sincerely,

Glenn Collis

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From: DOBSON, Nicholas (Nick)
New Zealand Police


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Dear Mr Collis

 

Further to my email of 14 September 2012 I am now able to advise that I
have obtained the Police file related to the incident you were involved in
at Palmerston North on 18 October 2005.

 

This file shows that you made a similar Official Information Request on 16
March 2009 & this information was supplied to your solicitor, Mark
Lillico. Please see the attachment to this message.

 

With respect to the incident at 'Go-Legal Ltd' on 18 October 2005 & your
request "to know if any compensation was offered to the building owner as
a result of the fire and investigation". Your request is refused pursuant
to Section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 ''to protect the
privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons."

 

I can advise you that a property was fire damaged in Palmerston North on
or about 2 February 1997 as a result of an Armed Offenders Squad (AOS)
incident. I am unable to provide any further information regarding that
incident pursuant to Section 18(e) of the Official Information Act 1982 as
"the document alleged to contain the information requested does not exist
or cannot be found."

 

N W (Nick) Dobson

Acting Inspector

Professional Standards Manager

Central District

(DDI: 06 351-2545 |(Internal Ext: 65545 |6Fax: 06 350-3865 |(Cell: 027 212
5807 |*Email: [1][email address]

 

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From: Glenn Collis

Dear DOBSON, Nicholas (Nick),

Could you please send me a copie of the full file that has all statements & evidence for this case.AS what you have sent me dosnt include this

Yours sincerely,

Glenn Collis

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From: DOBSON, Nicholas (Nick)
New Zealand Police

Try Cell Ph 027 212 5807

 

 

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are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
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From: Glenn Collis

Dear DOBSON, Nicholas (Nick),

After our telephone conversation & our meeting on 23/10/2012 You stated to me that on a OIA request that only black & white copies are released.You also told me that you would not release this information to me as I had previously requested this information & recieved it.
I would like to make the following points.
*The information that you have released on this request is in colour so you can release the Copies in colour.
*The file that i have recieved in the past was only a black & white copie of the file & the reasons i am requesting a colour copie of the file is that the colour sean photos will show & prove the mistreatment that i recieve by the Palmerston North AOS squad.

or am i lead to believe that this information has gone missing to protect them.

Yours sincerely,

Glenn Collis

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From: Glenn Collis

Dear DOBSON, Nicholas (Nick),

when are you going to send the whole file to me or are the NZ Police above the Law?
If I do not recieve this file within 10 working days or a written reason why this information has not been released to me it will then be my understsnding that you will now give me the right to comment about this on behalf of the NZ Police.

Yours sincerely,

Glenn Collis

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From: DOBSON, Nicholas (Nick)
New Zealand Police

Mr Collis

The file has been supplied to you. See my email to you of 24 September 2012.

N W (Nick) Dobson
A/Inspector
Professional Standards Manager Central District

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From: Glenn Collis

Dear DOBSON, Nicholas (Nick),

You did NOT send me the full file? I suggest that you have another look at the email you sent me & also look at the attatchment you added & you will see that it was not the full file you sent?
I have the right to this information it also contains evidence of how incopident the police where on the day
& the last request you are talking about was for a lawyer to recieve the information not me!
So please explain to me why you will not release this information to me like I have requested.
Yours sincerely,

Glenn of Collis

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From: DOBSON, Nicholas (Nick)
New Zealand Police

Mr Collis

You have been supplied with the information requested.

N W (Nick) Dobson
A/Inspector

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