POLICE USE TOUGH NEW POWERS TO TARGET WEAPONS
Source: Victoria. Minister for Police & Emergency Services. Media Release
"A new high-tech tool was unveiled by police as the latest advance in using the Brumby Government’s tough new search powers to get weapons off the street and further drive down crime in Victoria. Police and Emergency Services Minister Bob Cameron said police would use an advanced walkthrough metal detector to scan for illegal weapons at North Melbourne train station during Operation Omni II, beginning at the 5pm peak traffic time.“Illegal and concealed weapons have no place on our streets and the Brumby Labor Government continues to deliver tougher laws and more options for police to rid the streets of violent and anti-social activity,” Mr Cameron said.“Police have declared North Melbourne train station a designated search area and will be stopping and searching people there without a warrant. Our new laws have been questioned by some for being too tough and impeding on people’s rights to go about their business, but we say a higher priority is that people have the right to go about their business without being attacked by a weapon.”