Gang numbers up 35% in HB

Stuff reports:

Asked about the growth in gang members, Jones says the number of patched members has increased by 30-35 per cent in the past 2-3 years in Hawke’s Bay alone.

There’s a Gang Focus Unit, created last year to tackle organised crime, but if anyone thought it was any kind of panacea they’d be wrong.

It’s “not the silver bullet for this particular problem” says Kura. “This is well beyond police.”

A 35% increase in two years is massive. And it has consequences.

Also chilling is the Police saying the problem is beyond them.