She could have got him killed

The Herald reports:

A rookie constable leaked police intelligence to her gang member boyfriend shortly after starting her new career, the Herald can reveal. …

Knowing her boyfriend’s gang affiliation, Smith sent him the name of someone she described as a “snitch”.

She had arrested someone for minor traffic and theft offences in August 2022. 

After transporting him to the police station, Smith sat in on an intelligence-gathering interview conducted by one of her colleagues.

During the interview, the suspect disclosed the addresses of properties in west Auckland that he believed were being used to manufacture drugs.

After the meeting, Smith messaged her Killer Beez boyfriend and disclosed the identity of the “snitch” she had arrested.

“His name’s [redacted] he was giving intel at work … names of some cook houses out west,” Smith wrote in a message.

This is incredibly serious. Revealing the identity of a snitch to a gang member could result in the snitch being wounded or killed. She should face serious criminal consequences for what she did.