Premier, police at odds over Cronulla

But Mr Iemma's views differed sharply from those of the Deputy Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, who last week said that there was no hint of any likely trouble. A police spokesman, Strath Gordon, said he had spoken to Mr Scipione yesterday and the assessment had not changed. A spokesman for the Premier sought to play down his comments last night, saying Mr Iemma had not intended to suggest there was fresh intelligence of a credible threat.