Canterbury Mornings

Organised crime will be the focus of some of the extra police bound for Christchurch.The Commissioner of Police yesterday announced 1800 extra police officers throughout the country - including 121 for Christchurch.Canterbury District Commander Superintendent John Price told Richard Green they want to focus on prevention first.He says this means concentrating on policing the community and a big part of that is organised crime so gangs and drugs.John Price says extra resources will also go into family harm, child protection and mental health.