To protect and serve! Security camera catches out police officers playing PING PONG during a raid
- Two police officers were caught playing table tennis during a raid
- Security footage showed the officers having fun while others wandered around
- One officer then spotted the security camera and pointed it out to the players
- Police will conduct a review of the officers’ behaviour
Two police officers have been caught playing table tennis when they should have been working during a raid on a commercial premises in Auckland.
The embarrassing security footage obtained by the NZ Herald showed the officers indulging in a little ping pong as other officers wandered around the property about 5am on Wednesday.
During the match, one officer noticed there was a security camera recording everything and pointed it out to the players, but they continued with the game.
Two police officers have been caught playing table tennis during a raid in which a pump-action shotgun and Taser was found
The owner of the property can be heard on the vision expressing anger with the police’s behaviour.
‘New Zealand, this what we pay for… and one has just spotted my camera and realised we’re actually all on camera, but they keep on playing.
‘This is what cops do, they play games.’
Waitemata West area commander Inspector Zane Hooper told Daily Mail Australia the main part of the raid was over when the officers picked up the paddles, but that their conduct would be reviewed.
‘Once the search area and people present had been contained at the address, some of the additional police staff were required to remain at the site to assist with later duties,’ Inspector Hooper said.
‘(We) are aware of the video footage on social media which shows some of these police staff, in this downtime, playing table tennis at the premises.
‘A post-search warrant debrief will be undertaken. This video and the actions of the staff involved will be reviewed as part of this process and the learnings addressed with the respective staff.’
During the game, one of the officers watching on sees that there’s a camera recording everything and points it out to the players
As police executed the search warrant, they found a pump-action shotgun, a rifle, a Taser ammunition
The raid uncovered a shotgun, a rifle, ammunition, and a Taser while a 29-year-old man was arrested and charged with firearms offences.
‘The firearms located today are an example of the risk our staff face every day as they go about their duties to keep our communities safe,’ Inspector Hooper said.
A 29-year-old male was arrested and charged with numerous charges involving firearms and other charges