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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Bageshri Savyasachi

Cross-border crackdown nets more than a dozen accused family violence offenders

More than 700 people, including 15 Canberra men, have been arrested in the first major cross-border police crackdown on domestic and family violence.

The coordinated police initiative between ACT Policing and the New South Wales Police Force has been described as an intelligence-led effort focused on high-risk individuals, particularly those trying to evade justice by crossing state and territory lines.

The NSW Police Force ran its 14th Operation Amarok from August 14 to 16, while ACT Policing established a concurrent operation, Operation Shepherd, which ran from August 12 to 16.

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