Police and safety officers to patrol shopping centres until the end of the year

Police and safety officers to patrol shopping centres until the end of the year

Premier Jacinta Allan will on Sunday extend security presence at Northland, Eastland, Highpoint and Fountain Gate after hundreds of arrests during a three-month trial to tackle rising crime.

ARC welcomes Victoria’s Operation Pulse extension

The Australian Retail Council (ARC) has welcomed the Victorian government’s decision to extend Operation Pulse, a solution in the fight against retail crime, until the end of the year. Operation Pulse puts police and protective services officers (PSO) in shopping centres with the intention to keep families, workers and shoppers safe. Since commencing in December, the initiative has delivered measurable outcomes across targeted shopping centres i…

Victoria extends shopping centre police patrols as crime figures fall - The Indian Sun

Victoria’s targeted shopping centre policing operation will run until the end of the year after recording sharp falls in theft and violence, with new figures showing most shoppers feel safer as a result. Premier Jacinta Allan announced on Sunday that the Allan Labor Government is investing $6.5 million to extend Operation Pulse, which deploys police and Protective Services Officers (PSOs) to major shopping centres across the state. The operation…

Fountain Gate police patrols extended

Police patrols at Fountain Gate have been extended until the end of this year, the State Government has announced. From December, police and PSOs in shopping centres were placed across Melbourne in response to violence, thefts and anti-social activity. According to the Government, Operation Pulse led to 84 per cent of customers feeling safer at shopping centres. It also led to a 73 per cent drop in retail theft stock loss and a 50 per cent drop …