Police Armed Response Teams dumped because they ‘created fear’, documents show
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Police Armed Response Teams set up after the Christchurch mosque attacks were dumped because they “created fear” in the community, new documents have revealed.
The documents, released under the Official Information Act, show police commissioner Andy Coster wrote to district commanders shortly before abolishing the trial.
He said the teams had not achieved community support or inspired trust, as hoped.
