Cade Lucas
A major police operation targeting family violence is under way in the western suburbs.
Operation Enforceable is aimed at apprehending family violence perpetrators who have avoided detection, have outstanding warrants or unserved family violence intervention orders.
The statewide operation, which will run over six days in August and October, began on August 9 in Melbourne’s west, before moving to other areas of the city and the state.
Frontline police, the family violence taskforce and family violence investigators are leading the operation which is targeting more than 3000 perpetrators.
They include:
• A 35-year-old man with six warrants in relation to stalking and ongoing breaches of three family violence IVOs against three separate victims;
• A 57-year-old man with four warrants for ongoing breaches of family violence IVO conditions, technology-facilitated abuse via texts and phone calls and unlawful assault;
• A 26-year-old man with six warrants for aggravated assault of a victim, contravening a family violence IVO, community correction order conditions, as well as unlicensed dangerous driving and failing to attend court;
• A 50-year-old woman with three warrants for unlawful assault, persistent contravention of family violence IVO conditions and criminal damage; and
• A 34-year-old man with five warrants for persistent contravention of family violence IVO conditions, intentionally damaging property, contravening a community corrections order and threats to inflict serious injury.
Family violence command Acting Superintendent Holly Dalrymple said the operation was about ensuring the safety of victim-survivors.
“We will be knocking on the doors of these people and will not tolerate their violent crimes in any form,” Acting Superintendent Dalrymple said.
“The message to family violence perpetrators is clear: closed doors will not protect you from being targeted and held to account – and this operation shows just how serious we are.
“We also want victim-survivors to know they can trust police to take action to make sure this violence stops.”
Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
For support contact Safe Steps on 1800 015 188 or safesteps@safesteps.org.au
In an emergency call triple-0 (000).
