More than 550 people have been charged during a four-day police blitz targeting alleged domestic and family violence offenders in New South Wales. Operation Amarok VI ran from Wednesday to Saturday, involving every police area command and district across the state.
During the operation, police arrested 554 alleged offenders and laid 1,070 charges, with 226 of those arrested wanted by police for serious domestic violence offences. NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley said the operation sent a strong message to perpetrators.
“These results show how seriously the NSW Police Force take domestic and family violence — this abhorrent behaviour is not tolerated,” she said in a statement. “Anyone who commits this heinous crime can expect a knock at their door.”
Catley noted that almost 150,000 calls were made to NSW Police last year for domestic violence-related matters, highlighting the scale of the problem. Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell, the force’s executive sponsor for domestic and family violence, said the results demonstrated the commitment to tackling the issue.
“We saw significant arrest numbers in our regional communities, and we also saw arrests for offences that occurred allegedly while the offender was in jail,” Thurtell said.
