Police reprimanded for 'breaching security' when they helped a woman change her TYRE - after other officers were praised for doing the same thing days earlier

Two police officers have been reprimanded for breaching security protocol after they stopped to help change a woman's tyre.
The officers, from Chatswood on Sydney's North Shore, had spotted the woman with a busted tyre on the side of the road.

The helpful cops stopped to assist the woman and found the jack in her car was not working.

A police officer was praised for assisting a couple to change their tyre on Anzac Day, just day before another pair of officers were reprimanded for doing the same thing

One of the officers returned to their station to pick up better equipment while the other stayed with the woman and her car to to keep them safe, according to a report by The Daily Telegraph. 

The incident became an issue after the woman notified the station's superior officer in Chatswood commending the officers that helped her, according to Nine News.
After receiving a letter the pair were spoken to and disciplined their superior who told them it was the NRMA's job to change tyres and that they were safety breaching protocol by putting their lives and the lives of the public in danger.

A NSW police spokeswoman played down the incident saying that there was no official reprimand on the officers involved.
A NSW police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: 'The officers actions in this incident compromised their ability to effectively respond to an emergency and to also involved possible breaches of security protocols.'

The superior officer gave a dressing down to the police involved, saying that it was not their job to change tyres and that they were breaching protocol

'Police are there to help to the public but it is crucial that the assistance is balanced all the time with best interest of the community.'
'There has been no official reprimand.'

This comes after officers in The Hills district, in the north-west of Sydney, were commended for helping to change a tyre for a couple visiting from Victoria on Anzac Day while conducting Random Breath Tests.

In a post written on The Hills LAC Facebook page, along with a photo of the officers, police said: 'Quick to prove we have better customer service than our brothers and sisters from down south, Victoria Police, the tyre was changed in no time and the travelers on their way.'



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