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Andrew Coster: Police Commissioner on the reallocation of resources and implementation of new gang unit

Published: May 14, 2024, 8:17 p.m.

Police officers are set to spend less time on mental health-related callouts as a new gang crackdown gets under way.\xa0

The Police Minister, and Commissioner, have suggested mental health callouts are 'draining' resources.\xa0

The pair announced a new specialist gang unit would be set up,\xa0confirming some officers would be re-prioritised and some more would be hired.\xa0

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster told Andrew Dickens that at the moment they can end up sitting for hours in emergency departments with someone, waiting for support.\xa0

He says they'll attend where Police are absolutely required, but they're not going to stay for hours.\xa0

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