Should police focus more resources to solving burglaries?

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An ex-cop has blasted police for their response time to burglaries which, he says can leave victims waiting for long periods.

William "Des" Hall retired from the police in 1984 as a senior sergeant at the Auckland Central station after 27 years of service.

Once part of a CIB team which investigated burglaries throughout Auckland in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Mr Hall said he was "confused and baffled" by current police responses to burglaries.

"I read that burglary complainants are routinely told somebody will attend their complaint within the next two days. Two days?" he asked.

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