Cops told to fine more drivers
REBEKAH CAVANAGH
July 27th, 2008
A SENIOR Territory cop is offering his officers leave preference in return for booking the most motorists.
And this is despite NT Police always saying there are no quotas to be met.
Casuarina Police Station officer-in-charge Senior Sergeant John Ginnane sent an email to all the general duties members at the station in Darwin's northern suburbs on Tuesday, July 15, saying Traffic Infringement Notice figures "need to go up''.
The email, which was leaked to the Sunday Territorian, was labelled "IMPORTANT'' in the subject line and said he was offering an incentive for the officer who issues the most TIN's over the next two months.
"Lately I've received some mail that this station generates less than three TINs per day,'' he said.
"In light of our current road toll and the requirement for high-visibility, zero-tolerance policing, this issue frankly requires addressing.''
Sen-Sgt Ginnane said the figures needed to rise ``on both an immediate and ongoing basis''.
He then went on to say that whoever dishes out the most infringements by September 15 will have their first preference for 2009 gazetted leave ``guaranteed''.
"I don't care whether you're a Constable on or off probation, a substantive Sergeant or anything in between,'' he said.
"I don't care if you're married, de facto, single or celibate.
"I don't care how many Christmases you've had off (if any), or how many lots of school holidays you've had.
"If you have more TINs against your name than anyone else by September 15, you will go to the front of the queue for approved leave, regardless of circumstance.''
The email has stunned police officers, with one describing it as unbelievable.
Police media liaison officer Amy Sloan said yesterday no one was available to comment on the email.
"John Ginnane is interstate and we can't contact anyone who would comment over the weekend,'' she said.
Be as popular as the clap in a brothel I reckon.
andi - 
into this, after all the police are employed by politicians 
