❓ The Minister for Police and Emergency Services addresses concerns about violent behaviour by youths at recent parties, outlining the police response and promising prosecution.
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Will the minister advise what action is being taken in response to the violent behaviour of groups of youths, who appeared to be young and possibly under-age, last weekend? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. Members will be only too aware of some unruly behaviour that occurred when a couple of parties got out of control on the weekend, notably at Kalamunda and Trigg. This Government will not under any circumstances tolerate this kind of appalling behaviour from hooligans. The Western Australia Police Service has assured me that those responsible will be found and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Although it is difficult to anticipate these events, I inform the House that the Police Service responds with force and in number when they occur. Last weekend the regional operations group was deployed and quickly restored order in very difficult circumstances for officers on the ground. This Government set up the regional operations group to deal specifically with incidents such as those that occurred on the weekend. I congratulate all the officers involved for their quick response and management of a situation that, in my view, should never have occurred. As a result, a very strong message has been sent to those who were responsible for those violations of community safety. The message to those young people is that they will be brought to account if they play up in that way. I have been advised that nine people were arrested on Friday night and nine people were taken into police custody on Saturday night. The police are reviewing video footage of the riots and expect to lay further charges. There is a clear message to the young people involved; that is, do not expect to get away with that kind of behaviour because we will respond in force and in numbers, and prosecutions will occur. Already charges have been laid for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, escaping legal custody and assaulting a public officer. I fully expect that those who are found guilty of the serious crime of assaulting a public officer will face a jail term. There is no excuse for these disruptions to community safety, they will not be tolerated and I am pleased to say that the police responded effectively to them.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Members will be only too aware of some unruly behaviour that occurred when a couple of parties got out of control on the weekend, notably at Kalamunda and Trigg. This Government will not under any circumstances tolerate this kind of appalling behaviour from hooligans. The Western Australia Police Service has assured me that those responsible will be found and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Although it is difficult to anticipate these events, I inform the House that the Police Service responds with force and in number when they occur. Last weekend the regional operations group was deployed and quickly restored order in very difficult circumstances for officers on the ground. This Government set up the regional operations group to deal specifically with incidents such as those that occurred on the weekend. I congratulate all the officers involved for their quick response and management of a situation that, in my view, should never have occurred. As a result, a very strong message has been sent to those who were responsible for those violations of community safety. The message to those young people is that they will be brought to account if they play up in that way. I have been advised that nine people were arrested on Friday night and nine people were taken into police custody on Saturday night. The police are reviewing video footage of the riots and expect to lay further charges. There is a clear message to the young people involved; that is, do not expect to get away with that kind of behaviour because we will respond in force and in numbers, and prosecutions will occur. Already charges have been laid for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, escaping legal custody and assaulting a public officer. I fully expect that those who are found guilty of the serious crime of assaulting a public officer will face a jail term. There is no excuse for these disruptions to community safety, they will not be tolerated and I am pleased to say that the police responded effectively to them.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Members will be only too aware of some unruly behaviour that occurred when a couple of parties got out of control on the weekend, notably at Kalamunda and Trigg. This Government will not under any circumstances tolerate this kind of appalling behaviour from hooligans. The Western Australia Police Service has assured me that those responsible will be found and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Although it is difficult to anticipate these events, I inform the House that the Police Service responds with force and in number when they occur. Last weekend the regional operations group was deployed and quickly restored order in very difficult circumstances for officers on the ground. This Government set up the regional operations group to deal specifically with incidents such as those that occurred on the weekend. I congratulate all the officers involved for their quick response and management of a situation that, in my view, should never have occurred. As a result, a very strong message has been sent to those who were responsible for those violations of community safety. The message to those young people is that they will be brought to account if they play up in that way. I have been advised that nine people were arrested on Friday night and nine people were taken into police custody on Saturday night. The police are reviewing video footage of the riots and expect to lay further charges. There is a clear message to the young people involved; that is, do not expect to get away with that kind of behaviour because we will respond in force and in numbers, and prosecutions will occur. Already charges have been laid for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, escaping legal custody and assaulting a public officer. I fully expect that those who are found guilty of the serious crime of assaulting a public officer will face a jail term. There is no excuse for these disruptions to community safety, they will not be tolerated and I am pleased to say that the police responded effectively to them.
Members will be only too aware of some unruly behaviour that occurred when a couple of parties got out of control on the weekend, notably at Kalamunda and Trigg. This Government will not under any circumstances tolerate this kind of appalling behaviour from hooligans. The Western Australia Police Service has assured me that those responsible will be found and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Although it is difficult to anticipate these events, I inform the House that the Police Service responds with force and in number when they occur. Last weekend the regional operations group was deployed and quickly restored order in very difficult circumstances for officers on the ground. This Government set up the regional operations group to deal specifically with incidents such as those that occurred on the weekend. I congratulate all the officers involved for their quick response and management of a situation that, in my view, should never have occurred. As a result, a very strong message has been sent to those who were responsible for those violations of community safety. The message to those young people is that they will be brought to account if they play up in that way. I have been advised that nine people were arrested on Friday night and nine people were taken into police custody on Saturday night. The police are reviewing video footage of the riots and expect to lay further charges. There is a clear message to the young people involved; that is, do not expect to get away with that kind of behaviour because we will respond in force and in numbers, and prosecutions will occur. Already charges have been laid for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, escaping legal custody and assaulting a public officer. I fully expect that those who are found guilty of the serious crime of assaulting a public officer will face a jail term. There is no excuse for these disruptions to community safety, they will not be tolerated and I am pleased to say that the police responded effectively to them.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Members will be only too aware of some unruly behaviour that occurred when a couple of parties got out of control on the weekend, notably at Kalamunda and Trigg. This Government will not under any circumstances tolerate this kind of appalling behaviour from hooligans. The Western Australia Police Service has assured me that those responsible will be found and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Although it is difficult to anticipate these events, I inform the House that the Police Service responds with force and in number when they occur. Last weekend the regional operations group was deployed and quickly restored order in very difficult circumstances for officers on the ground. This Government set up the regional operations group to deal specifically with incidents such as those that occurred on the weekend. I congratulate all the officers involved for their quick response and management of a situation that, in my view, should never have occurred. As a result, a very strong message has been sent to those who were responsible for those violations of community safety. The message to those young people is that they will be brought to account if they play up in that way. I have been advised that nine people were arrested on Friday night and nine people were taken into police custody on Saturday night. The police are reviewing video footage of the riots and expect to lay further charges. There is a clear message to the young people involved; that is, do not expect to get away with that kind of behaviour because we will respond in force and in numbers, and prosecutions will occur. Already charges have been laid for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, escaping legal custody and assaulting a public officer. I fully expect that those who are found guilty of the serious crime of assaulting a public officer will face a jail term. There is no excuse for these disruptions to community safety, they will not be tolerated and I am pleased to say that the police responded effectively to them.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Members will be only too aware of some unruly behaviour that occurred when a couple of parties got out of control on the weekend, notably at Kalamunda and Trigg. This Government will not under any circumstances tolerate this kind of appalling behaviour from hooligans. The Western Australia Police Service has assured me that those responsible will be found and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Although it is difficult to anticipate these events, I inform the House that the Police Service responds with force and in number when they occur. Last weekend the regional operations group was deployed and quickly restored order in very difficult circumstances for officers on the ground. This Government set up the regional operations group to deal specifically with incidents such as those that occurred on the weekend. I congratulate all the officers involved for their quick response and management of a situation that, in my view, should never have occurred. As a result, a very strong message has been sent to those who were responsible for those violations of community safety. The message to those young people is that they will be brought to account if they play up in that way. I have been advised that nine people were arrested on Friday night and nine people were taken into police custody on Saturday night. The police are reviewing video footage of the riots and expect to lay further charges. There is a clear message to the young people involved; that is, do not expect to get away with that kind of behaviour because we will respond in force and in numbers, and prosecutions will occur. Already charges have been laid for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, escaping legal custody and assaulting a public officer. I fully expect that those who are found guilty of the serious crime of assaulting a public officer will face a jail term. There is no excuse for these disruptions to community safety, they will not be tolerated and I am pleased to say that the police responded effectively to them.
Members will be only too aware of some unruly behaviour that occurred when a couple of parties got out of control on the weekend, notably at Kalamunda and Trigg. This Government will not under any circumstances tolerate this kind of appalling behaviour from hooligans. The Western Australia Police Service has assured me that those responsible will be found and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Although it is difficult to anticipate these events, I inform the House that the Police Service responds with force and in number when they occur. Last weekend the regional operations group was deployed and quickly restored order in very difficult circumstances for officers on the ground. This Government set up the regional operations group to deal specifically with incidents such as those that occurred on the weekend. I congratulate all the officers involved for their quick response and management of a situation that, in my view, should never have occurred. As a result, a very strong message has been sent to those who were responsible for those violations of community safety. The message to those young people is that they will be brought to account if they play up in that way. I have been advised that nine people were arrested on Friday night and nine people were taken into police custody on Saturday night. The police are reviewing video footage of the riots and expect to lay further charges. There is a clear message to the young people involved; that is, do not expect to get away with that kind of behaviour because we will respond in force and in numbers, and prosecutions will occur. Already charges have been laid for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, escaping legal custody and assaulting a public officer. I fully expect that those who are found guilty of the serious crime of assaulting a public officer will face a jail term. There is no excuse for these disruptions to community safety, they will not be tolerated and I am pleased to say that the police responded effectively to them.
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