Weapons seized, hundreds arrested during statewide DV blitz

Numerous individuals have actually been detained throughout a three-day blitz targeting declared domestic violence upseting in the state.

The NSW Police Operation Amarok, targeting high-risk domestic violence transgressors, caused 681 arrests and 1594 charges being laid. Cops inspected compliance with 11,375 collared domestic violence orders, discovering 283 breaches.

A 38-year-old male is apprehended throughout a NSW Police Operation Amarok blitz targeting declared domestic violence offenses.NSW Police

Officers took 73 guns and 21 other weapons throughout the blitz in between Thursday and Saturday recently.

“These outcomes reveal the determined work of authorities to keep us safe, consisting of by getting rid of weapons from declared high-risk culprits,” Police Minister Yasmin Catley stated.

Amongst the arrests, a 39-year-old guy implicated of breaching bail and a captured domestic violence order when apparently attacking and choking a 26-year-old lady while equipped with a handgun as he apprehended her at a Coraki home in the NSW Northern Rivers previously this month. He was jailed at a Goonellabah home on Friday afternoon.

In Sydney’s west at Harris Park, a 38-year-old guy was jailed on Saturday afternoon and charged with domestic violence-related typical attack and performing a sexual act without authorization.

A knife discovered by cops throughout Operation Amarok was amongst 73 guns and 21 other weapons took throughout the three-day blitz.NSW Police

Operation Amarok is a continuous, intelligence-led program which started in 2023, targeted at resolving domestic and household violence.

Catley stated domestic and household violence was a blight on society that officers were striving to address.

“But they’re reacting at the crisis end,” she stated.

“We require a whole-of-community effort to call out this repellent angering and assist avoid it before it happens.”

NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna stated anybody experiencing domestic and household violence, or those worried for an enjoyed one’s security, must call authorities for assistance.

“Our message is clear: domestic and household violence will not be endured, and transgressors can anticipate to be recognized, targeted and brought before the courts,” McKenna stated.

National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).

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