Moree Men Among Hundreds Charged in Three-Day Domestic Violence Blitz
Police laid 1,589 charges in NSW and seized 118 firearms as intelligence sharing targeted offenders crossing state and territory lines.
- Police arrested more than 700 people across New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory during a major cross-border domestic violence crackdown from Friday, August 14, to Sunday, August 16.
- NSW Police's Operation Amarok and ACT Policing's Operation Shepherd targeted high-risk offenders using an intelligence-led strategy focused on individuals crossing state and territory borders to evade justice.
- Across the three days, authorities charged 732 people with 1,589 offences, while ACT Policing arrested 15 men and issued summons to five others for family violence-related matters.
- NSW Superintendent Danielle Emerton said the 'operational blueprint' allowed police to share intelligence, with ACT Policing Detective Superintendent Kylie Lawson noting coordination helped locate wanted offenders in Canberra.
- ACT Police Minister Marisa Paterson said the crackdown sends a strong message that perpetrators "can't hide behind borders," with police planning similar joint operations in the future.
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'Can't hide behind borders': Police arrest hundreds of DV offenders during blitz
ACT and New South Wales police use cross-border operations to put domestic and family violence offenders "on notice", with 15 arrests made in the territory and hundreds more across the state.
More than 700 People Were Arrested in a Three-Day Crackdown on Domestic Violence in New South Wales.
A man was charged with assaulting a woman while on bail, causing her fractures and lacerations. He was among more than 700 people accused of domestic violence during a three-day, interstate raid by police.
More than 730 charged as Minns Government backs NSW Police in major DV crackdown – 16 News
NSW Police have charged 732 people with 1,589 offences in just three days as part of the latest crackdown on domestic violence, backed by the Minns Labor Government. Operation Amarok XIV ran from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 August, targeting repeat, wanted and high-risk domestic and family violence offenders across NSW. Police executed 228 arrest warrants and conducted 12,054 apprehended domestic violence order compliance checks, identifying 321 alle…
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