Operation Unite nabs more than 1000 drunks

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 09 Desember 2012 | 17.52

Police across Australia have had a busy weekend after a crackdown on alcohol-related violence. Source: AAP

MORE than 1000 people have been arrested by police and hundreds more charged with a variety of offences during Operation Unite, a two-day blitz in Australia and New Zealand designed to curb alcohol-related crime.

One of the most extreme cases involved a 13-year-old girl who had to be hospitalised after passing out at a party in a Bellevue Hill backyard in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Police said the girl had allegedly consumed a "large amount of vodka" at a party of more than 250 teenagers.

NSW headed the arrest list with 550 people.

"They had managed to get themselves so drunk, or so out-of-focus that they got themselves in strife and got themselves arrested", Deputy Commissioner Nick Kaldas said on Sunday.

"What we are seeing more and more is that when people do get out and don't have a plan for getting home, they end up presenting themselves as victims rather than offenders as well," he told reporters in Sydney.

In Victoria, 160 people were arrested, which included 105 for being drunk and another 29 for assault.

The figures indicate a slight decline in arrests compared to Operation Unite 2011, in which 180 Victorians were arrested, including 158 for public drunkenness.

More than 1200 uniformed and plainclothed Queensland police flooded hot spots across the state and arrested 28 people for assault offences.

Another 119 people were caught drink driving, 169 liquor infringement notices were issued and 912 licensing breaches found at venues.

Deputy Commissioner for Specialist Operations Ross Barnett said alcohol misuse, violence and anti-social behaviour was a problem that affected the entire community."

"Go out, have a good time, but don't let your fun get out of control, and when you are drinking, do not drive," he said.

Perth police had their hands full over the weekend charging nearly 200 people with various offences on Friday night and then had to charge another 289 people on Saturday night.

They included seven assault charges, three charges of assaulting a public officer and 75 disorderly behaviour charges.

Nine drug possession charges were laid, while more than 7500 roadside breath tests resulted in 64 motorists charged with various levels of alcohol intoxication behind the wheel.

In New Zealand, about 300 people were arrested for drink driving following a heavy police focus on the roads.

National road policing manager Superintendent Carey Griffiths said the operation produced more arrests than usual, which was not surprising given the extra police presence.

"That means New Zealanders had to share the roads with more than 300 drunk drivers that could have killed them, their families, or themselves," he said on Sunday.


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