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The New South Wales Police Force is a law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia, established in 1862.With more than 17,000 police officers, it is the largest police organisation in Australia, [6] policing an area of 801,600 square kilometres with a population of more than 8.2 million people.
The Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force (known from 1851 to 1926 as the Inspector-General of the New South Wales Police Force) is the head of New South Wales Police Force. The post is currently held by Karen Webb , who replaced Mick Fuller on 1 February 2022. [ 1 ]
At 8:30 pm, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb addressed the media, saying police believed the attacker was a 40-year-old male and that the incident was not an act of terrorism. [43] She said there was no ongoing risk to the public. [44] She also alluded that the attacker might have been known to police.
NSW Police Force general purpose and tactical dogs are also issued their own sets of canine body armour/ballistic vests. [62] The Dog Squad has been involved in numerous high-profile arrests since its creation including the arrest of Australias "most wanted man", Malcolm Naden as part of "Strike Force Durkin". [63]
The NSW Water Police were the first civilian form of policing established in NSW. [6] In 1789, one year after the colony was founded, Governor Phillip created a 12-person "Row Boat Guard" to patrol Sydney Cove for smugglers and convicts attempting to pass letters to ships anchored in the harbour. By 1830 an independent Water Police Force was ...
The Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) is an Act of the Parliament of New South Wales which governs the exercise of specific police powers in New South Wales. [1] It The Act contains nineteen parts which either reinforce the common law, relocate existing sections from other Acts or establish new powers and safeguards ...
The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) is the main source of NSW crime statistics. In 2017 BOCSAR reported an overall drop in recorded incidence with the murder rate (down 12.1%), robbery (down 8.0%), armed robbery (down 13.4%), burglary (down 5.5%), motor vehicle theft (Down 3.2%) and malicious damage to property (down 3.6%).
In another incident, NSW Police had launched an investigation in response to an article published by The Sunday Telegraph in May 2019. The Telegraph had spoken to two patrons (a man and a woman) who had allegedly been ejected from the Midnight Mafia music festival after being strip searched by police.