However, Bankstown and Canterbury police are still searching for a number of people who were wanted as part of the operation, with residents urged to check the local police Facebook pages to help find them.
During this operation, 420 people were arrested and in addition to domestic violence-related offences, various other serious offences were detected – including prohibited firearm and weapon possession, drug possession and supply – with a total of 768 charges laid.
NSW Police Corporate Sponsor for Domestic and Family Violence, Deputy Commissioner Mal Lanyon, said the persistent targeting of the most dangerous domestic violence offenders had been effective.
“Fourteen women have lost their lives in NSW in the past year as a result of domestic and family violence,” he said.
“There is no excuse for this – these offenders pose a significant threat to victims, to family members, to other members of the community.”
He said police would continue the tactics employed by its high-risk offender teams to target these people, “the seriousness of their crimes must not be understated”.
Blitz over domestic violence
A MAN from Bankstown was one of 420 people charged with serious domestic violence offences, during a four-day, high-visibility and saturation operation targeting the State’s most dangerous and high-risk domestic violence offenders.
