Cop's night job as hooker is nixed

Associated Press ^ | 7/20/06

[presidio9]

A New Zealand policewoman has been censured for some unauthorized "undercover" work — a stint moonlighting as a prostitute — but is being allowed to keep her day job after giving up the night duties.

While prostitution is legal in New Zealand and police are allowed to take approved second jobs, a top officer said sex work and police work don't mix.

The policewoman had worked for a limited time as a prostitute in the northern city of Auckland before her clandestine activity was uncovered, police said. Her name and rank have not been made public.

Police media communications manager Jon Neilson said he understood the officer had taken up "secondary employment due to financial difficulties," but had not sought police approval to work in the sex industry.

She has been counseled over the matter, which "under police procedures .... amounts to a censure," said Deputy Police Commissioner Lyn Provost.

"I can assure the public that ... this type of secondary employment would never be approved given that the type of work is inappropriate and incompatible with policing," Provost said.

A spokeswoman for the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective said that depending on the brothel in which she worked, the police officer could have earned 500 New Zealand dollars (US$312) on a busy night.

Had she heard of other police officers moonlighting as sex workers?

"We have law students that are sex workers, we have doctors that are sex workers, I mean anyone can be a sex worker," the woman said, asking that she not be named due to the sensitive nature of her job.

"NZPC's philosophy is that we support people that are in that (for) secondary employment," she added.

Police Minister Annette King called the matter an internal police employment issue. It was "inappropriate" for her to comment.

[mysterio]

But they have to make it public. How will we know if she's guilty or not?

[Slings and Arrows]

Cops shouldn't work as prostitutes - politicians hate the competition.

[day10]

[MikefromOhio]

what buckles?


The blonde isn't wearing any buckles :)

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Her hancuffs come in handy for both jobs - that's efficiency!!

[presidio9]

The blonde isn't wearing any buckles

"The blonde" is Heather Locklear in her first TV role.

[Mr. Jeeves]

If Bill Shatner is what you remember about TJ Hooker, you probably have teh ghey.

Maybe not...but if Adrian Zmed is what you remember, then yeah. ;)

[GunnyHartman]

[N. Theknow]

All right boys.

You're under arrest!

Stick 'em up!

[Chances Are]

That reminds me of an episode of NYPD Blue some time ago.

It seems there was a murder in a seedy section of town (!), and Sipowicz and another cop were dispatched to check things out.

After arriving getting the basics of the crime scene down, Andy starts interviewing people there. One woman, an obvious "sex worker", as this article so gratuitously puts it, starts talking to Andy about whatever it was she saw, or heard, or whatever.

After taking her statement, Andy asked for her name.

"Libby Labia."

A perfectly drawn face of perfectly unexpressed ennui crosses Andy's face.

Andy repeats, rather incredulously, "Libby Labia?"

And the woman kind of smiles a bit and says, "Yeah!", and ambles off in another direction.

Upon retrospect, I guess the woman in question would be better labeled an "exotic dancer", and had her name changed to reflect opportunities that her chosen profession would provide.

Still, that was a classic scene in a classic episode.

CA....

[Froufrou]

Up to your old *tricks* eh, Pres?

[presidio9]

Incidently "Libby Labia" would not be a good name for a peeler in NY. NYC strip clubs are topless only.

[presidio9]

I guess I just can't help myself.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Now that has to be more exciting than doing detail work!

[Froufrou]

Mebbe ur beyond help...? ;o) Not that there's anything wrong with that...