Government to Recruit 150 More Protective Services Officers for Shopping Strip Patrols - The Indian Sun

Government to recruit 150 more protective services officers for shopping strip patrols - The Indian Sun

Victoria Police will receive an additional 150 Protective Services Officers under a new state government announcement aimed at increasing patrols in shopping strips, major retail centres and other public areas affected by crime and anti-social behaviour. Premier Ben Carroll said the recruitment would bring the total number of new PSOs funded by the government over the past year to 200. The government also plans to change regulations to allow PSO…

Retail crime measures welcomed by Victorian retailers

The Australian Retail Council (ARC) has welcomed the Victorian government’s recruitment of an additional 150 protective services officers (PSOs), and the extension of Operation Pulse until the end of next year. ARC CEO Chris Rodwell says the Victorian Premier’s continued focus on retail crime since taking office is welcome, while calling for a permanent statewide response to the crisis. “More PSOs in shopping precincts and the extension of Opera…

New Victorian Premier continues retail crime crackdown

The new premier of Victoria, Ben Carroll, has increased the intensity of the state’s crackdown on retail crime, with an additional 150 Protective Services Officers (PSOs) set to be appointed in the country’s hotspot for the issue. It comes as part of the ongoing Operation Pulse program which, since beginning in December 2025, has brought more than 1700 arrests and around 3500 charges laid in the fight against retail crime. The newly acquired PSO…

More PSOs For Major Shopping Centres

More PSOs For Major Shopping Centres In short: Victoria will recruit another 150 Protective Services Officers and expand where they can patrol amid ongoing concerns over crime. Operation Pulse will also continue at major shopping centres including Pacific Werribee until the end of 2027. PSO Program Expands The Victorian Government wi…

More PSOs to patrol shopping strips

Protective Services Officers (PSOs) will soon begin patrolling local shopping strips, the state government has announced. The government said it would recruit an addition 150 PSOs and change regulations to enable them to patrol shopping strips. The announcement follows the death of Sunshine trader Van… Read more The post More PSOs to patrol shopping strips appeared first on Star Weekly.