Overview
- Victoria Police report 109 arrests and 30 weapons seized in the first three weeks since the operation began on December 8.
- Funded at $2.3 million, the blitz runs to the end of February and uses voluntary PSO and police overtime shifts alongside existing patrols.
- Patrols target Northland, Highpoint, Eastland and Fountain Gate, all declared designated search areas with detection wands for weapon screening.
- A total of 217 offences have been recorded so far, including 75 theft-related, with 41 cautions, 38 penalty notices and more than 100 move-on directions issued.
- Arrests cited include a 15-year-old with a hunting knife, two men fighting with a stolen hammer and two people accused of stealing $800 in clothing, with police also fielding about 600 calls for assistance.