Local man arrested in DV blitz

Significant domestic violence (DV) arrests have been made by NSW Police across the state, including at North Curl Curl.

As part of Operation Amarok II, which targets dangerous domestic violence offenders, NSW Police conducted a five-day blitz last week from Tuesday, 18 April to Saturday, 22 April.

The successful state-wide operation resulted in 644 arrests and 1108 charges laid, demonstrating a domestic violence offender can be male, female, a child or an adult, and is not limited by location.

The incident at North Curl Curl is listed first for relevance to the Northern Beaches, followed by numerous out-of-area arrests.

Just before 11.15pm Thursday 20 April, officers attached to Northern Beaches Police Area Command responded to reports of a domestic violence incident at a residential property at Abbott Road, North Curl Curl.

Upon arrival, police officers were told the female resident, a mother, had fled the location because her son was acting aggressively.

After officers knocked on the door of the home, they were confronted by an 18-year-old man, who was armed with a 30cm serrated knife (image below). One officer drew his taser and directed the man to drop the knife, which he did a short time later, before a struggle ensued.

He was arrested at the scene and charged with stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic), assault police officer in execution of duty without actual bodily harm, use offensive weapon with intent to commit indictable offence, and hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty. He was formally refused bail and appeared at Manly Local Court today (Wednesday, 26 April).

Weapon recovered as part of Operation Amarok II

Out-of-area arrests of interest during Operation Amarok II include:

As part of proactive patrols, officers from Liverpool City Police Area Command sighted a vehicle being driven by a man known to have an AVO with the woman in the passenger seat. Police stopped the vehicle at Scott Street, Liverpool, just after 11.30am Tuesday, 18 April, and spoke with the 39-year-old male driver before he was arrested and taken to Liverpool Police Station. He was charged with contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic). He was refused bail and appeared at Liverpool Local Court, where he was given a $1000 fine.
A 31-year-old man was arrested by police on Tuesday, 18 April, after checks revealed he was wanted for a domestic violence offence earlier this year and to serve an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order (ADVO). He was taken to Liverpool Police Station, where the warrant was executed and charged with common assault (DV). He is next due to appear at Orange Local Court on Tuesday, 02 May.
Officers from Liverpool City Police Area Command’s Proactive Unit were patrolling at Ashcroft around 1.00pm Tuesday, 18 April, when they spotted a vehicle linked to an earlier incident during which a knife and a firearm were produced. Police stopped the vehicle and approached with caution. The male and female occupants were arrested and taken to Liverpool Police Station. The 37-year-old man was charged with stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (personal) and common assault. The 28-year-old woman was charged with stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (personal). The pair were granted conditional bail to appear at Liverpool Local Court on Thursday, 11 May.
Around 1.20am Wednesday, 19 April, officers from Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command sighted a Holden Captiva, which was believed to be driven by a 16-year-old boy who was wanted for a domestic violence offence during which he threatened his mother with a spear gun. Police approached the vehicle in a car park at Vickery Avenue, Rose Bay, when the driver accelerated harshly and crashed the Captiva into trees before attempting to flee on foot. He was arrested a short distance away and a spear gun (image below) was seized from the vehicle. The teen was charged with armed with intent commit indictable offence, stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic) and take and drive conveyance without consent of owner. He was refused bail and appeared at a Children’s Court on Thursday, 20 April.

Around 7.00am Wednesday, 19 April, officers attached to Liverpool City Police Area Command conducted a Firearms Prohibition order (FPO) at a home at Medich Place, Bringelly, where they allegedly located four gel blaster firearms, 70 grams of cocaine, 120 grams of ice and $80,000 in cash. Officers also allegedly located a stolen Porsche and Toyota Hilux in a shed on the property. The 45-year-old male resident was arrested and taken to Liverpool City Police Station, where he was charged with 15 firearm and drug offences. The man was refused bail and is next due to appear at Liverpool Local Court on Friday, 12 May.
Just before 11.00am on Wednesday, 19 April, officers from Liverpool City Police Area Command’s Proactive Unit were conducting patrols when they stopped a vehicle on Hoxton Park Road, Cartwright. Checks revealed the 33-year-old driver was wanted for breaching his parole and the 27-year-old passenger was wanted for breaching his bail. During a search of the vehicle, police seized prescription medication and cannabis. The older man was charged with possess/attempt to, prescribed restricted substance, and went into the custody of Corrective Services NSW. The younger man was charged with possess prohibited drug and the breach of bail. He was refused bail and appeared at court, where he was granted conditional bail to next appear at Belmont Local Court on Wednesday, 03 May.
Officers from Liverpool City Police Area Command’s Proactive Unit attended a home at Busby just before 2.00pm Wednesday, 19 April, as part of inquiries to locate a wanted high-risk target. During a search of the home, police located the 33-year-old man hiding in a cupboard. He was taken to Liverpool Police Station, where three outstanding warrants were executed and charged with contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic). He has been formally refused bail to next appear at Liverpool Local Court on Tuesday, 02 May.
Officers from Richmond Police District received information that a 25-year-old man was allegedly contacting a woman in contravention of an AVO. Inquiries revealed the man had used a third party to facilitate contact with the woman. Further inquiries revealed the man allegedly sent the woman unsolicited gifts and flowers and spoke with her directly. Police attended the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre where they spoke to the man. He was charged with influence witness with intent to procure conviction or acquittal, do act etc intending to pervert the course of justice and contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic). He was bail refused and is next due to appear at Lismore Local Court on Thursday, 04 May.
Officers attached to Sydney City Police Area Command received information that a 32-year-old man presented to hospital with injuries as a result of a domestic assault. Further investigations revealed the 32-year-old man was allegedly assaulted by a 59-year-old man, who struck him in the face, back and upper body. It will be alleged both men returned to an apartment at Rosebery where the 59-year-old man struck the victim with a 20cm knife sharpener across his back, hands and right leg. The 32-year-old’s mobile phone was also damaged. On Wednesday, 19 April, officers attended a residence at Mentmore Avenue, Rosebery, where they arrested a 59-year-old man and taken to Mascot Police Station. He was charged with two counts of common assault, armed with intent and malicious damage. He was granted conditional bail and appeared before Downing Centre Local Court today (Wednesday, 26 April).
Just before 2.00pm Wednesday, 19 April, officers from Oxley Police District were alerted to the whereabouts of a high-risk target, who had been evading police since mid-March, at Oxley Vale. Police sighted the 42-year-old man near Wallamoul Street, when the man attempted to flee, jumping over fences of several properties with police giving chase on foot. He was arrested a short time later and taken to Tamworth Police Station, where two outstanding warrants were executed for the offences of armed with intent to commit indictable offence, intentionally choke etc person without consent (DV), stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic), destroy or damage property (DV) and common assault (DV). He has been formally refused bail to next appear at Tamworth Local Court on Monday, 10 July.
Around 8.15pm on Wednesday, 19 April, officers from Blacktown Police Area Command attended a home at Blacktown, as part of inquiries to locate a high-risk target with outstanding warrants. The man allegedly threatened officers with a large, serrated piece of a broken vase. Police attempted to negotiate with the man, but he retreated into the home and the other occupants fled, and a barricade situation ensued. The 33-year-old man exited the property about 10.15pm and was arrested. He was taken to Blacktown Hospital for assessment before being taken to Blacktown Police Station, where the warrants were executed for the offences of stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic) and contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic), as well as charged with two counts of destroy or damage property (DV), use offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention, assault police officer in execution of duty without actual bodily harm, and intimidate police officer in execution of duty. He was refused bail and appeared at Blacktown Local Court on Friday, 21 April.
Officers from Hunter Valley Police District’s Proactive Team were conducting patrols on Wednesday, 19 April, when they sighted two men, who were both wanted for domestic violence offences, at a home at Singleton Heights. Both men were arrested without incident and taken to Singleton Police Station. The 35-year-old man was charged with three counts of contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic), two counts of act with intent to influence witness to procure acquittal. He was formally refused bail and reappeared at Newcastle Local Court today (Wednesday, 26 April). The 22-year-old man was charged with stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic), assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), and fail to appear in accordance with bail acknowledgment. He was formally refused bail and is next due to appear at Muswellbrook Local Court on Wednesday, 03 May.
Officers from Auburn Police Area Command attended a home at Auburn on Thursday 20 April, to locate a man wanted on an outstanding warrant. He was taken to Burwood Police Station, where the warrant was executed for the offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic) and destroy or damage property (DV). He was refused bail and appeared at court, where he was granted conditional bail to next appear at Burwood Local Court on Wednesday, 03 May.
Around 1.20am Thursday, 20 April, officers from South Sydney Police Area Command attended a home unit at Mascot as part of inquiries to locate a man wanted over recent domestic violence offences. The 20-year-old man was arrested and charged with intentionally choke etc person without consent (DV), two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic) and contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic). He was formally refused bail to next appear at Downing Centre Local Court on Monday, 01 May.
Officers from Broken Hill Police District’s Proactive Team served an FPO on a 35-year-old man and conducted a search at his Wilcannia home around 10.00am Thursday, 20 April. During the search, police located a .22 Magnum firearm, a bolt from another firearm, and ammunition of various calibres. The man was arrested and charged with two counts of possess unauthorised firearm, possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority and breach of bail. He was refused bail and appeared at court, where he was granted conditional bail and is next due to appear at Broken Hill Local Court on Monday, 24 July.
Detectives from Murrumbidgee Police District conducted an FPO/WPO search at a Griffith home around 12.20pm Thursday, 20 April, where it was suspected a wanted man was present. During the search, police located and seized a .22 calibre pump action rifle, ammunition and a replica rifle (gel blaster), as well as prohibited drugs, cash and paraphernalia consistent with drug supply. Three men were arrested, including a 22-year-old man was charged with armed with intent commit indictable offence, stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic) and contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic). He was refused bail and appeared at court, where he was granted conditional bail and reappeared at Griffith Local Court today (Wednesday, 26 April). A 30-year-old man was charged with not keep firearm safely-not pistol/prohibited firearm, use unauthorised firearm, acquire etc firearm – subject to prohibition order, acquire etc ammunition subject to prohibition order, firearm etc found at premises-subject to prohibition order and possess ammunition w/o holding licence/permit/authority. He has been formally refused bail to next appear at Griffith Local Court on Wednesday, 31 May. A 31-year-old man was charged with possess unregistered firearm and not keep firearm safely. He was refused bail and appeared at court, where he was granted conditional bail and reappeared at Griffith Local Court today (Wednesday, 26 April).
Officers from Liverpool City Police Area Command’s Proactive Unit attended a home at Heckenberg around 5.00pm Thursday, 20 April, to locate a man wanted for domestic violence offences. The 36-year-old man was arrested at the home and charged with contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic), assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV) and common assault (DV). He has been formally refused bail to next appear at Liverpool Local Court on Tuesday, 02 May.
Around 6.30am Friday, 21 April, officers from Mt Druitt Police Area Command executed a search warrant after receiving information relating to firearms acquired by a high-risk domestic violence target with an FPO. During the search, officers located and seized a number of illegal firearms. Inquiries are continuing.
Officers from South Coast Police District conducted an FPO/WPO search at a Surfside home around 9.00am Friday, 21 April, during which they located and seized an electronic control device (image below) and Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray. Police subsequently served Court Attendance Notices to the occupants, with the 30-year-old man charged with contravene WPO, and the 36-year-old woman charged with possess prohibited weapon. They are due to appear at court at a later date.

Just before 11.00am Friday, 21 April, officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended a hotel at East Maitland as part of inquiries to locate a man wanted for serious domestic violence offences. Police located the 27-year-old man playing poker machines and he was arrested. During a subsequent search of the man, officers located and seized a large hunting knife and the keys to a stolen vehicle. He was taken to Maitland Police Station, where the warrant for assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic) and contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic) was executed, and he was charged with two counts of destroy or damage property (DV), stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic), drive conveyance taken without consent of owner and custody of knife in public place. He was formally refused bail and appeared at Newcastle Local Court today (Thursday, 26 April).
On Friday, 21 April, officers from the North West Metropolitan DVHROT were conducting patrols to locate a man wanted over serious domestic violence offences. Around 11.30am, the 41-year-old man was arrested at East Market Street, Richmond. He was taken to Windsor Police Station, where he was charged with take person intend serious indictable offence (DV), intentionally choke etc person without consent (DV), assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), two counts of contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic) and larceny. He has been formally refused bail to next appear at Parramatta Local Court on Tuesday, 02 May.
Officers from Mt Druitt Police Area Command attended a home at Rooty Hill on Friday, 21 April, as part of inquiries to locate a man wanted for domestic violence offences. Police were directed into the home by relatives, where the man barricaded himself in the garage. As the man attempted to flee through another door, he was arrested. The 41-year-old man was charged with two counts of contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic) and hinder or resist officer in the execution of duty. He was formally refused bail and appeared at Mt Druitt Local Court today (Wednesday, 26 April).
Around 3.40pm Saturday, 22 April, officers from the South West Metropolitan Region Domestic Violence High-Risk Offender Teams (DVHROT) and Wetherill Park Region Enforcement Squad RES located a car linked to a high-risk target – who was wanted – at a shopping centre car park at Campbelltown. When police approached the vehicle, the man allegedly locked himself and a female passenger in and refused to get out. After repeatedly requesting the man unlock the door, police smashed the windscreen, and the 23-year-old man was arrested. He was taken to Campbelltown Police Station, where five outstanding warrants were executed for a total of 12 offences, including intentionally choke etc person without consent (DV), and charged with two counts of contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic). He has been formally refused bail to next appear at Campbelltown Local Court tomorrow (Thursday 27 April).

Information about the NSW Police Force response to domestic and family violence can be found on the NSW Police website.

Victims of domestic and family violence can find information about support services by contacting 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).

Reports of domestic and family-related crime or abuse can be made by contacting or attending your local police station. In an emergency, phone Triple Zero (000).

Anyone with information relating to domestic and family-related violence is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Information is treated in strict confidence.

Images: Northern Beaches Advocate, NSW Police