The Minns Labor Government\u2019s crackdown on knife crime has seen more than 90 dangerous weapons seized from our streets since the NSW Police Force began wanding operations in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The force has conducted 34 wanding operations across metro and regional NSW, scanning 4,147 individuals, seizing 91 unlawful weapons and charging 67 people with 71 weapons offences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weapons seized include knives, tasers, sling shots, knuckle dusters, machetes and folding kitchen knives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under Operation Ares, officers are conducting high-visibility policing operations and using handheld scanners or electronic metal detecting \u2018wands\u2019 to scan individuals within a designated area for dangerous weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Locations of the operations include Sydney CBD, Liverpool, Campbelltown, Blacktown, Mt Druitt, Parramatta, Newcastle, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo, Wollongong, Wagga Wagga, Nowra, Bomaderry, Albury and Lavington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Minns Labor Government has taken decisive action to give police further resources to create a safer NSW and send the clear message that knife crime will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the powers, modelled on Queensland\u2019s Jack\u2019s Law, police can stop and scan individuals without a warrant at designated areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When switched on by NSW Police, the powers can be used in public spaces including public transport stations, shopping precincts, and certain sporting venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These police powers complement other measures introduced by this Government to address knife crime, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NSW Government remains committed to reducing knife crime and building a safer NSW through continued legislative and operational policing efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Premier of NSW, Chris Minns said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe number of weapons that have been seized already is shocking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTo have taken almost 100 knives and other weapons off our streets is as horrifying as it is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur tough knife laws are working and getting weapons out of our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe NSW Government and NSW Police are confronting knife crime and sending a strong message that it is not tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism, Yasmin Catley said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEverybody deserves to feel and be safe in public and it\u2019s clear that these new laws are making NSW a safer place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI want to thank the NSW Police who are working around the clock to seize dangerous weapons and keep our community safe from the devastating effects of knife crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere are very few excuses to carry a knife in public \u2013 anyone thinking about leaving home with a dangerous weapon should think again. The NSW Police are cracking down hard and you will be caught.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n NSW Police Force Public Transport and Public Safety Command Assistant Commissioner Stephen Hegarty said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDuring the 34 operations we have not only seized dangerous knives and weapons, but we have arrested 67 people with offences and put them before the courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere are only very few purposes for anyone to have a knife in their possession in public. In most circumstances, it is illegal and will only lead to tragedy and the death of innocent people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe want people to feel and be safe while they go about their daily lives at shopping centres or on public transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur high-visibility operations are designed to send a message to people and deter them from carrying knives and weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Minns Labor Government\u2019s crackdown on knife crime has seen more than 90 dangerous weapons seized from our streets since the NSW Police Force began wanding operations in December. The force has conducted 34 wanding operations across metro and regional NSW, scanning 4,147 individuals, seizing 91 unlawful weapons and charging 67 people with 71 weapons … Continue reading “New police wanding powers tackling knife crime across the state”<\/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-31882","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\/31882","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=31882"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31883,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31882\/revisions\/31883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}