❓ Dr Buti questions why Armadale residents are directed to Cannington Police Station after hours for serious assault reports. The Minister denies this is standard practice and requests specific details to investigate.
AnsweredQoN 319Legislative Assembly
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ARMADALE POLICE STATION — HOURS
319. Dr A.D. BUTI to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Why are local people who
want to report a serious assault told that after 6.00 pm they must go to
Cannington Police Station?
319. Dr A.D. BUTI to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Why are local people who
want to report a serious assault told that after 6.00 pm they must go to
Cannington Police Station?
AnswerView source ↗
That is not entirely accurate. If those people wanted to go
to Armadale Police Station —
Dr A.D. Buti : They
were told not to press the buzzer but to go to Cannington after 6.00 pm.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
Mr Speaker —
The
SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : In the first instance, we ask people to call 131 444 or 000 to
have police attend to these issues when people are in their homes where they
are comfortable. If people choose to go to a police station, Armadale Police
Station has a buzzer on the door. They can push the buzzer and that will go
through to the police station. If somebody is available to take that call, they
will have a conversation with them, or it will go through to the assistance
centre.
Dr
A.D. Buti interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I call you to order now for the second time.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : As to the specifics of the issue that the member for Armadale
is talking about, I would really appreciate it if the member could write to me —
Dr
A.D. Buti : I will do that.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : — or even talk to me after question time and give me
the details of that incident, because I would like to follow up on that. It
sounds as though the people the member is referring to have been given incorrect
information.
to Armadale Police Station —
Dr A.D. Buti : They
were told not to press the buzzer but to go to Cannington after 6.00 pm.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
Mr Speaker —
The
SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : In the first instance, we ask people to call 131 444 or 000 to
have police attend to these issues when people are in their homes where they
are comfortable. If people choose to go to a police station, Armadale Police
Station has a buzzer on the door. They can push the buzzer and that will go
through to the police station. If somebody is available to take that call, they
will have a conversation with them, or it will go through to the assistance
centre.
Dr
A.D. Buti interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Armadale, I call you to order now for the second time.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : As to the specifics of the issue that the member for Armadale
is talking about, I would really appreciate it if the member could write to me —
Dr
A.D. Buti : I will do that.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : — or even talk to me after question time and give me
the details of that incident, because I would like to follow up on that. It
sounds as though the people the member is referring to have been given incorrect
information.
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