Western region police have conducted a three-day high-visibility operation proactively targeting alleged offenders in the Moree, Tamworth and Bogabilla areas.
Between Wednesday 2 October 2024 and Saturday 5 October 2024, officers attached to New England Police District, Oxley Police District, Police Transport Command North-West, western region Domestic Violence High Risk Team conducted a high-visibility operation.
Operation Surge is part of Operation Regional Mongoose, which was formed to target young offenders who commit break and enter offences and steal motor vehicles.
As part of Operation Surge police arrested and charged four people, issued four field court attendance notices, conducted 32 random breath tests, located and seized three knives and a stolen $15,000 dirt bike and issued three criminal infringement notice.
Police also conducted 56 bail compliance checks, 15 business inspections, six vehicle searches, 18 apprehended domestic violence order compliance checks, 17 person searches and three move on directions.
Incidents of note include:
- On Wednesday 2 October 2024, a 25-year-old man was arrested in Moree and taken to Moree Police Station where he was charged with three outstanding warrants in relation to domestic violence and driving offences from July 2024. He was refused bail to appear in Moree Local Court on Thursday 3 October 2024 where he was formally refused bail to appear at the same court on Tuesday 29 October 2024.
- On Thursday 3 October 2024, an 18-year-old man was arrested at a home in Boggabilla. He was taken to Boggabilla Police Station and charged by virtue of a Queensland warrant. He was refused bail to appear at Moree Local Court on Friday 4 October 2024.
- On Friday 4 October 2024, a 31-year-old man was arrested and taken to Moree Police Station where he was charged with three counts of stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic) and threaten to distribute intimate image without consent (DV). He was given conditional bail to appear at Inverell Local Court on Thursday 17 October 2024.
- On Friday 4 October 2024, a 48-year-old man was arrested following a vehicle stop in West Tamworth. He was issued with a field court attendance notice for the charges of drive motor vehicle while licence suspended, two counts of possess prohibited drug and fail to notify change of name within prescribed period. He is due to appear at Tamworth Local Court on Tuesday 29 October 2024.
Operation Surge will be continually rolled-out throughout western region.
