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NSW Police Force Escalates Compliance Activities Amid Further COVID-19 Restrictions

Strategic Insights

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The NSW Police Force has ramped up its compliance activities in response to the latest public health order restrictions, with a focus on ensuring the community complies with mask-wearing rules, stay-at-home provisions, carpooling rules, and limits to household-only interactions. General duties police will be conducting high-visibility patrols, while specialist officers from the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, Police Transport Command, and the Police Mounted Unit will patrol roadways and transport hubs to maximise compliance. The restrictions, which include restrictions on movement and gatherings, have been introduced to limit the spread of the COVID-19 Delta strain.

Key Takeaways:

  • Over 20 people have been charged with criminal breaches in the past 24 hours, with more than 240 PINs issued for non-compliance with public health orders.
  • Police will focus on ensuring compliance with mask-wearing rules, stay-at-home provisions, carpooling rules, and limits to household-only interactions.
  • Specialist officers will patrol roadways and transport hubs to support local policing efforts.
  • The NSW Police Force will conduct business inspections and focus on compliance with QR code requirements.
  • A 33-year-old woman was issued a $1000 PIN for attending a house move in Sydney, despite being employed at a venue in Port Stephens-Hunter.
  • Police have attended over 1325 COVID-related jobs in the last 24 hours, with 860 of those jobs reported by the community to Crime Stoppers.
  • A man was arrested and charged with not wear fitted face covering, intimidation, stealing, and assault police after refusing to supply his details and becoming aggressive towards officers at a supermarket in Sydney.
  • A man was arrested and charged with not wear face covering, resist arrest, and breaching his bail after running from police during an inspection at a fast food restaurant in Sydney.

Statistics:

  • 286 people have been charged or issued with PINs in the past 48 hours for non-compliance with public health orders.
  • 1325 COVID-related jobs have been attended by police in the last 24 hours.
  • 860 of those COVID-related jobs were reported by the community to Crime Stoppers.
  • 53 people were issued with $200 infringements for failing to wear a fitted face covering.
  • 23 people were charged with failing to comply with Public Health Orders.
  • 240 PINs were issued for non-compliance with public health orders yesterday.

Sources:

  • NSW Police Force
  • State of New South Wales (NSW Police Force)
  • Information is treated in strict confidence
  • For current information, go to http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/

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