Police Commissioner Defends Maloney Closed Area Declaration, Citing Intelligence On Gang Violence

Getting Maloney’s operation right

The declaration of Maloney Gardens as this country’s first Special Operations Area is legally grounded in the Special Operations Act. It is an intelligence-led law enforcement intervention inside a community with a documented history of gang entrenchment and violence. This…

Police Commissioner Defends Maloney Closed Area Declaration, Citing Intelligence On Gang Violence

Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro is defending the decision to place the Maloney Housing Development under a 'closed area' on Tuesday night, insisting that the measure was necessary in response to intelligence indicating escalating gang violence and an increasing threat to innocent residents. The declaration, made under the Special Operations (Closed Area) Order, 2026, imposes a

Maloney Buildings declared first closed area under Special Operations Act

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