Former police officer warns of serious injury or death as crime wave continues

A former senior police investigator says it’s only a matter of time before someone gets seriously injured or killed in the latest crime wave, Newshub reports. Richard Middleton spent 33 years in the police force and worked as the national tactical coordinator focusing on preventing crime. He said lockdown has contributed to the recent wave of youth crime. “Police alone can’t [end it], and never could. The communities must take some responsibility to put peer pressure on their families and the youth doing it.”