More than 50 charged during final day of Operation Fusion 2 Saturday, 23 November 2013 02:53:16 PM Police have charged more than 50 people during a two-day operation targeting crime and anti-social behaviour on the public transport network. Operation Fusion 2 started at 6am on Thursday 21 November 2013 and finished at 4am this morning (Saturday 23 November 2013). Officers from NSW Police Transport Command (PTC) led the high-visibility operation, with assistance from local area commands, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, Youth Command, the Dog Unit and Mounted Unit. More than 350 officers were deployed at transport hubs and on railway routes across Sydney, as well as in the Illawarra and Hunter regions. Personnel from Transport for NSW and the State Transit Authority also assisted police on trains, buses and ferries. They provided customers with information and issued infringement notices. On Day Two of the operation, police patrolled 441 trains and 133 buses. They arrested 50 people and charged them with a total of 52 offences, including drug supply, stealing, offensive behaviour and breach of bail. More than 370 infringement notices were issued, with 224 move-on directions. Police searched 247 people during the operation, with specialist officers from the Drug Dog Unit also assisting in more than 50 person searches with 12 later charged over alleged drug possession. This is the second PTC operation of its kind this year, with Operation Fusion 1 running from 29 to 31 August. During that operation, police patrolled more than 780 trains and 180 buses across the public transport network; arrested 69 people for 95 charges; and issued 1899 infringement notices. “Operation Fusion 2 has yielded some excellent results and is an impressive reflection of the hundreds of fully-trained uniformed police officers now attached to the Police Transport Command,” NSW Police Transport Commander, Assistant Commissioner Max Mitchell said. “This high-visibility approach has again proven effective in reducing crime in and around public transport hubs. “Ensuring a strong police presence across the public transport network sends a clear message to people who insist on doing the wrong thing that we will not stand for this type of behaviour. “Every person has the right to feel secure when travelling on public transport and we will consistently target offenders and prosecute them to the full extent of the law. “Our officers will continue to work in conjunction with other agencies and members of the public in ensuring a safe journey for all commuters. “Additional PTC officers will also join the command in 2014, which will allow us to conduct further proactive operations to stop criminal and anti-social behaviour on public transport,” Assistant Commissioner Mitchell said.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:43:34 +0000
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