KNIFE CRIME CRACKDOWN AS TOUGH SEARCH POWERS BEGIN
Source: Victoria. Acting Premier. Media Release
"Victoria’s tough new weapons search laws were used for the first time as Victoria Police and the Brumby Labor Government sent a strong message to Victorians that knife crime would not be tolerated. Acting Premier Rob Hulls, Police Minister Bob Cameron and Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe visited Footscray as Footscray Railway Station became the state’s first designated search area for weapons under the new laws.“There has been an unacceptable level of knife crime in the area and under the new laws police have declared it a designated search area and will be stopping and searching people there without a warrant,” Mr Hulls said. Now is the time for action on this sort of crime – not just words. These are very strong powers that have been requested by police."