Police have arrested more than 150 people and issued almost 600 Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) following unauthorised protest activity across NSW today.
\nActing on information and intelligence, the NSW Police Force deployed more than 900 officers this morning (Tuesday 31 August 2021) to conduct high-visibility patrols of various sites expected to be targeted by unauthorised protests, including NSW Parliament House and local council chambers.
\nGeneral Duties officers from across NSW were supported by the Public Order and Riot Squad, Operations Support Group, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, Police Transport Command, the Dog and Mounted Unit, and other specialist units.
\nPolice responded to 79 unauthorised protests, during which three officers received minor injuries following interactions with protestors at Lismore, Murwillumbah and Raymond Terrace.
\nIn total, 153 people were arrested, many of whom were released after officers were able to establish their identity to issue a PIN.
\nOthers were charged with a variety of offences including various breaches of the public health order, assault police, resist arrest, refusing to comply with police direction, and failing to move on.
\nA total of 573 PINS were issued, including not wear fitted masked covering in prescribed outdoor gathering ($500), not comply with noticed direction re s7\/8\/9 \u2013 COVID-19 ($1000), and unlawfully participate in outdoor public gathering \u2013 stay at home order ($3000).
\nCentral Metropolitan Region:
\nParliament House: 3 arrested and 5 PINs issued
\nGovernment House: 7 arrested and 6 PINs issued
\nHurstville Council: 6 PINs issued
\nRockdale Council: 3 arrested and 43 PINs issued
\nWaverley Council: 4 arrested and 14 PINs issued
\nRandwick: Up to 30 people dispersed on police arrival
\nInner West Council-Petersham: 1 arrested and 8 PINs issued
\nSutherland Shire Council: 4 arrested and 27 PINs issued
\nNorth West Metropolitan Region:
\nHornsby Council: 3 arrested and 3 PINs issued
\nRyde Council: 1 arrested and 5 PINs issued
\nDee Why Council and Mona Vale Library: 3 arrested and 20 PINs issued
\nKatoomba Council: 10 PINs issued
\nPenrith Council and MP Office: 3 arrested and 43 PINs issued
\nHawkesbury City Council: 8 PINs issued
\nBlacktown Council: 5 arrested and 20 PINs issued
\nMosman Council: Up to 15 people dispersed on police arrival
\nThe Hills Council: 6 arrested and 9 PINs issued
\nSouth West Metropolitan Region:
\nPheasants Nest truck stop: 1 PIN issued
\nFairfield City Council: 6 arrested
\nCumberland Council: 1 arrested and 2 PINs issued
\nBankstown Council: 1 arrested and 7 PINs issued
\nCamden Council: 1 arrested and 4 PINs issued
\nPicton Council: 1 arrested and 10 PINs issued
\nCampbelltown Council: 2 arrested and 2 PINs issued
\nLiverpool Council: 2 arrested and 4 PINs issued
\nCanada Bay Council: 2 arrested and 2 PINs issued
\nStrathfield Council: 3 arrested and 5 PINs issued
\nRoselands Shopping Centre: Up to 50 people dispersed on police arrival
\nCampsie: 1 arrested and 1 PIN issued
\nNorthern Region:
\nTweed Heads PD (Tweed Shire Council-Murwillumbah, Byron Bay Shire Council-Mullumbimby, MP Office-Tweed Heads, Sleepy Hollow Vehicle Rest Area): 3 arrested and 25 PINs issued
\nRichmond PD (Lismore Council, Kyogle Council, Ballina Council, MP Office-Ballina): 11 arrested and 24 PINs issued
\nCoffs-Clarence PD (Coffs Harbour City Council, Clarence Valley Council-Grafton, Bellingen Shire Council, Clarence Valley Council-MacLean): 19 arrested and 19 PINs issued
\nMid North Coast PD (Hastings Shire Council, Nambucca Valley Council, Kempsey Shire Council): 2 arrested and 21 PINs issued
\nManning-Great Lakes PD (Mid Coast Council Chambers-Taree): 5 arrested and 20 PINs issued
\nHunter Valley PD (Scone Local Council, Singleton Local Council, Cessnock Local Council): 4 arrested and 6 PINs issued
\nPort Stephens-Hunter PD (Maitland Local Council, Port Stephens Local Council): 5 arrested and 12 PINs issued
\nNewcastle City PD (City of Newcastle Council): 1 arrested and 12 PINs issued
\nLake Macquarie PD (Lake Macquarie City Council): 8 arrested and 11 PINs issued
\nTuggerah Lakes PD (Central Coast City Council-Wyong): 4 arrested and 8 PINs issued
\nBrisbane Water PD (Central Coast City Council, Gosford): 2 arrested and 10 PINs issued
\nSouthern Region:
\nWollongong Council: 2 arrested and 2 PINs issued
\nGoulburn Council: 1 arrested and 5 PINs issued
\nSouthern Highlands (Moss Vale) Council: 2 arrested and 6 PINs issued
\nShellharbour Council: 1 arrested and 3 PINs issued
\nCooma Post Office: Six people dispersed on police arrival
\nAlbury Council: 1 arrested and 9 PINs issued
\nBerrigan Council: 1 arrested and 2 PINs issued
\nBega: 5 PINs issued
\nMoruya: 1 arrested and 10 PINs issued
\nNowra: Up to 40 people dispersed on police arrival
\nUlladulla: 2 arrested and 2 PINs issued
\nGriffith Council: Up to 15 people dispersed on police arrival
\nWagga Wagga Council: 2 arrested and 4 PINs issued
\nSnowy Mountains Council-Tumut: About 18 people dispersed on police arrival
\nWestern Region:
\nTamworth Council: 1 arrested and 9 PINs issued
\nGunnedah Council: 9 PINs issued
\nMudgee Council: 3arrested and 8 PINs issued
\nBathurst Council: 20 PINs issued
\nArmidale Council: 4 PINs issued
\nInverell Council: 1 arrested and 8 PINs issued
\nGlen Innes Council: 2 arrested and 11 PINs issued
\nUralla: 1 arrested and 8 PINs issued
\nOrange Council: 4 arrested and 14 PINs issued
\nInquiries into the incidents are continuing and further PINs are expected to be issued, including for failing to comply with self-isolation direction ($5000).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Police have arrested more than 150 people and issued almost 600 Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) following unauthorised protest activity across NSW today. Acting on information and intelligence, the NSW Police Force deployed more than 900 officers this morning (Tuesday 31 August 2021) to conduct high-visibility patrols of various sites expected to be targeted by unauthorised … Continue reading “153 arrested; 573 PINs to be issued over unauthorised protest activity across NSW”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12753\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}