October 07, 2022
Police car wash sting irks Manurewa elders
Manurewa Marae kaumatua Tunuiarangi McLean says police posing as car window washers is not on.
Police have admitted it was inappropriate to have an undercover officer with a squeegee hanging around a busy intersection to spot offences such as using a phone or not wearing a seatbelt.
He says it’s given him something to talk about in a powhiri for top cops in Manukau today.
“It’s not on and we as leaders in our community in Manurewa are definitely against that sort of activity. They get enough money free anyway with their cameras,” Mr McLean says.
He says he’ll be asking the police to wash his car..