❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding police response time to a reported threat involving firearms at Mr. Clohessy's property in Joondalup. The response details call time, dispatch time, arrival time, prioritisation, and standard response times.
AnsweredQoN 1786Legislative Assembly
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(b) will the Minister confirm that the operator answering the ‘000’ emergency number was advised by Mr Clohessy that an intruder to his property had threatened to shoot him; (c) will the Minister advise the time of arrival at Mr Clohessy’s property by the attending officers; (d) will the Minister advise if the response time in this case was consistent with the accepted response time for crimes potentially involving firearms in this district; and (e) will the Minister advise the accepted response time for crimes potentially involving firearms in the Joondalup Police district?
(c) will the Minister advise the time of arrival at Mr Clohessy’s property by the attending officers; (d) will the Minister advise if the response time in this case was consistent with the accepted response time for crimes potentially involving firearms in this district; and (e) will the Minister advise the accepted response time for crimes potentially involving firearms in the Joondalup Police district?
(d) will the Minister advise if the response time in this case was consistent with the accepted response time for crimes potentially involving firearms in this district; and (e) will the Minister advise the accepted response time for crimes potentially involving firearms in the Joondalup Police district?
(e) will the Minister advise the accepted response time for crimes potentially involving firearms in the Joondalup Police district?
b. In response to a question from a police calltaker, Mr Clohessy said, "Yeah, they said they were going to shoot me." However, this information was preceded with confirmation to the police calltaker that the intruders had left the scene. c. The task to attend Mr Clohessy's address was dispatched to a police vehicle at 9.32 pm and they arrived at the scene at 9.37 pm, 39 minutes after the initial telephone call to the POC. d. This task was prioritised as a priority 3. Police Service response time targets in relation to priority 3s is 18 minutes. Whilst mention was allegedly made by the intruders that they were going to shoot Mr Clohessy, he made no mention of sighting any weapons and, as there was clear and unequivocal information that the offenders had left the scene, the task was correctly allotted a priority 3 status. The first available vehicle was dispatched in accordance with standard procedures at the POC. Whilst it is acknowledged that the response time in this particular instance was outside the targeted response time, it was the best that could be achieved given the availability of resources. e. Police Service response times to any crimes of violence which, from time-to-time, may involve firearms are afforded either a priority 1 or priority 2 status. Targeted response time for priority 1 is less than five minutes, and priority 2 nine-minutes. Statistical data confirms that these targets are generally being achieved to more than acceptable standards across the entire metropolitan area including the North West Metropolitan District (Joondalup).
c. The task to attend Mr Clohessy's address was dispatched to a police vehicle at 9.32 pm and they arrived at the scene at 9.37 pm, 39 minutes after the initial telephone call to the POC. d. This task was prioritised as a priority 3. Police Service response time targets in relation to priority 3s is 18 minutes. Whilst mention was allegedly made by the intruders that they were going to shoot Mr Clohessy, he made no mention of sighting any weapons and, as there was clear and unequivocal information that the offenders had left the scene, the task was correctly allotted a priority 3 status. The first available vehicle was dispatched in accordance with standard procedures at the POC. Whilst it is acknowledged that the response time in this particular instance was outside the targeted response time, it was the best that could be achieved given the availability of resources. e. Police Service response times to any crimes of violence which, from time-to-time, may involve firearms are afforded either a priority 1 or priority 2 status. Targeted response time for priority 1 is less than five minutes, and priority 2 nine-minutes. Statistical data confirms that these targets are generally being achieved to more than acceptable standards across the entire metropolitan area including the North West Metropolitan District (Joondalup).
d. This task was prioritised as a priority 3. Police Service response time targets in relation to priority 3s is 18 minutes. Whilst mention was allegedly made by the intruders that they were going to shoot Mr Clohessy, he made no mention of sighting any weapons and, as there was clear and unequivocal information that the offenders had left the scene, the task was correctly allotted a priority 3 status. The first available vehicle was dispatched in accordance with standard procedures at the POC. Whilst it is acknowledged that the response time in this particular instance was outside the targeted response time, it was the best that could be achieved given the availability of resources. e. Police Service response times to any crimes of violence which, from time-to-time, may involve firearms are afforded either a priority 1 or priority 2 status. Targeted response time for priority 1 is less than five minutes, and priority 2 nine-minutes. Statistical data confirms that these targets are generally being achieved to more than acceptable standards across the entire metropolitan area including the North West Metropolitan District (Joondalup).
e. Police Service response times to any crimes of violence which, from time-to-time, may involve firearms are afforded either a priority 1 or priority 2 status. Targeted response time for priority 1 is less than five minutes, and priority 2 nine-minutes. Statistical data confirms that these targets are generally being achieved to more than acceptable standards across the entire metropolitan area including the North West Metropolitan District (Joondalup).
(c) will the Minister advise the time of arrival at Mr Clohessy’s property by the attending officers; (d) will the Minister advise if the response time in this case was consistent with the accepted response time for crimes potentially involving firearms in this district; and (e) will the Minister advise the accepted response time for crimes potentially involving firearms in the Joondalup Police district?
(d) will the Minister advise if the response time in this case was consistent with the accepted response time for crimes potentially involving firearms in this district; and (e) will the Minister advise the accepted response time for crimes potentially involving firearms in the Joondalup Police district?
(e) will the Minister advise the accepted response time for crimes potentially involving firearms in the Joondalup Police district?
b. In response to a question from a police calltaker, Mr Clohessy said, "Yeah, they said they were going to shoot me." However, this information was preceded with confirmation to the police calltaker that the intruders had left the scene. c. The task to attend Mr Clohessy's address was dispatched to a police vehicle at 9.32 pm and they arrived at the scene at 9.37 pm, 39 minutes after the initial telephone call to the POC. d. This task was prioritised as a priority 3. Police Service response time targets in relation to priority 3s is 18 minutes. Whilst mention was allegedly made by the intruders that they were going to shoot Mr Clohessy, he made no mention of sighting any weapons and, as there was clear and unequivocal information that the offenders had left the scene, the task was correctly allotted a priority 3 status. The first available vehicle was dispatched in accordance with standard procedures at the POC. Whilst it is acknowledged that the response time in this particular instance was outside the targeted response time, it was the best that could be achieved given the availability of resources. e. Police Service response times to any crimes of violence which, from time-to-time, may involve firearms are afforded either a priority 1 or priority 2 status. Targeted response time for priority 1 is less than five minutes, and priority 2 nine-minutes. Statistical data confirms that these targets are generally being achieved to more than acceptable standards across the entire metropolitan area including the North West Metropolitan District (Joondalup).
c. The task to attend Mr Clohessy's address was dispatched to a police vehicle at 9.32 pm and they arrived at the scene at 9.37 pm, 39 minutes after the initial telephone call to the POC. d. This task was prioritised as a priority 3. Police Service response time targets in relation to priority 3s is 18 minutes. Whilst mention was allegedly made by the intruders that they were going to shoot Mr Clohessy, he made no mention of sighting any weapons and, as there was clear and unequivocal information that the offenders had left the scene, the task was correctly allotted a priority 3 status. The first available vehicle was dispatched in accordance with standard procedures at the POC. Whilst it is acknowledged that the response time in this particular instance was outside the targeted response time, it was the best that could be achieved given the availability of resources. e. Police Service response times to any crimes of violence which, from time-to-time, may involve firearms are afforded either a priority 1 or priority 2 status. Targeted response time for priority 1 is less than five minutes, and priority 2 nine-minutes. Statistical data confirms that these targets are generally being achieved to more than acceptable standards across the entire metropolitan area including the North West Metropolitan District (Joondalup).
d. This task was prioritised as a priority 3. Police Service response time targets in relation to priority 3s is 18 minutes. Whilst mention was allegedly made by the intruders that they were going to shoot Mr Clohessy, he made no mention of sighting any weapons and, as there was clear and unequivocal information that the offenders had left the scene, the task was correctly allotted a priority 3 status. The first available vehicle was dispatched in accordance with standard procedures at the POC. Whilst it is acknowledged that the response time in this particular instance was outside the targeted response time, it was the best that could be achieved given the availability of resources. e. Police Service response times to any crimes of violence which, from time-to-time, may involve firearms are afforded either a priority 1 or priority 2 status. Targeted response time for priority 1 is less than five minutes, and priority 2 nine-minutes. Statistical data confirms that these targets are generally being achieved to more than acceptable standards across the entire metropolitan area including the North West Metropolitan District (Joondalup).
e. Police Service response times to any crimes of violence which, from time-to-time, may involve firearms are afforded either a priority 1 or priority 2 status. Targeted response time for priority 1 is less than five minutes, and priority 2 nine-minutes. Statistical data confirms that these targets are generally being achieved to more than acceptable standards across the entire metropolitan area including the North West Metropolitan District (Joondalup).
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Answered
28 June 2002
Responded by
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
38 days
a. The call made by Mr Clohessy to the Police Operations Centre (POC) on the evening of 21 February 2002 was received at 8.56:50 pm and terminated at 8.58:10 pm.
b. In response to a question from a police calltaker, Mr Clohessy said, "Yeah, they said they were going to shoot me." However, this information was preceded with confirmation to the police calltaker that the intruders had left the scene.
c. The task to attend Mr Clohessy's address was dispatched to a police vehicle at 9.32 pm and they arrived at the scene at 9.37 pm, 39 minutes after the initial telephone call to the POC.
d. This task was prioritised as a priority 3. Police Service response time targets in relation to priority 3s is 18 minutes. Whilst mention was allegedly made by the intruders that they were going to shoot Mr Clohessy, he made no mention of sighting any weapons and, as there was clear and unequivocal information that the offenders had left the scene, the task was correctly allotted a priority 3 status. The first available vehicle was dispatched in accordance with standard procedures at the POC. Whilst it is acknowledged that the response time in this particular instance was outside the targeted response time, it was the best that could be achieved given the availability of resources.
e. Police Service response times to any crimes of violence which, from time-to-time, may involve firearms are afforded either a priority 1 or priority 2 status. Targeted response time for priority 1 is less than five minutes, and priority 2 nine-minutes. Statistical data confirms that these targets are generally being achieved to more than acceptable standards across the entire metropolitan area including the North West Metropolitan District (Joondalup).
b. In response to a question from a police calltaker, Mr Clohessy said, "Yeah, they said they were going to shoot me." However, this information was preceded with confirmation to the police calltaker that the intruders had left the scene.
c. The task to attend Mr Clohessy's address was dispatched to a police vehicle at 9.32 pm and they arrived at the scene at 9.37 pm, 39 minutes after the initial telephone call to the POC.
d. This task was prioritised as a priority 3. Police Service response time targets in relation to priority 3s is 18 minutes. Whilst mention was allegedly made by the intruders that they were going to shoot Mr Clohessy, he made no mention of sighting any weapons and, as there was clear and unequivocal information that the offenders had left the scene, the task was correctly allotted a priority 3 status. The first available vehicle was dispatched in accordance with standard procedures at the POC. Whilst it is acknowledged that the response time in this particular instance was outside the targeted response time, it was the best that could be achieved given the availability of resources.
e. Police Service response times to any crimes of violence which, from time-to-time, may involve firearms are afforded either a priority 1 or priority 2 status. Targeted response time for priority 1 is less than five minutes, and priority 2 nine-minutes. Statistical data confirms that these targets are generally being achieved to more than acceptable standards across the entire metropolitan area including the North West Metropolitan District (Joondalup).
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