Police have charged more than 550 people with more than 1160 offences during a four-day state-wide operation targeting domestic and family violence.
Operation Amarok IX ran from Wednesday 19 to Saturday 22 February 2025, and involved officers from all police area commands and police districts across NSW.
The Domestic and Family Violence Registry-led operation also involved officers from each regions’ Domestic Violence High Risk Offenders Team (DVHROT), along with specialist officers from Raptor Squad, Youth Command, State Crime Command’s Child Protection Register, Police Airwing, Traffic & Highway Patrol Command, and the Police Transport Command.
Across the four days, 569 people were arrested and charged, with 295 arrest warrants executed.
Police laid 1,162 charges and conducted 1,151 bail compliance checks and 12,382 apprehended domestic violence order (ADVO) compliance checks. There were 424 breaches identified.
Officers conducted 127 firearms prohibition order (FPO) searches, with 57 firearms and 25 weapons seized.
Just before 9am on Thursday (20 February 2025), officers attached to the Southern Region Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team and Region Enforcement Squad (RES) attended a home in Ingle Circle, Culburra, to conduct an FPO compliance check.
During a search of the home, officers seized five firearms and ammunition. The occupant, a 47-year-old man, was arrested and taken to Nowra Police Station where he was charged with five counts of firearm found at premises – subject to prohibition order.
He was refused bail to appear before Nowra Local Court on Friday (21 February 2025). He was formally refused bail to appear at the same court on Tuesday 4 March 2025.
Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley says Operation Amarok was a clear example of the NSW Police Force’s commitment to addressing domestic and family violence, especially in regional areas.
