Article 5Z6B7 NSW police minister ‘concerned’ by media report officers feel they’re fighting crime with ‘pool noodles’

NSW police minister ‘concerned’ by media report officers feel they’re fighting crime with ‘pool noodles’

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Paul Toole rejects claims in press reports premier Dominic Perrottet ignored calls from two senior ministers to implement reforms to counter organised crime

The New South Wales police minister says he is concerned by a media report claiming police felt as if they were armed with pool noodles" against Sydney's organised crime rings.

There have been three suspected gang-related shootings in Sydney in the last fortnight, including the wounding of Comanchero bikie boss Tarek Zahed and the killing of his brother Omar on Tuesday.

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