Mandurah party goers welcoming the new year were ‘well-behaved’ while celebrating on Monday night, according to local police.
Mandurah Police Station officer in charge Senior Sergeant Darren Hart said he was impressed with how locals carried themselves on New Year’s Eve.
“It was really good. Everyone was well-behaved,” Senior Sergeant Hart said.
“All in all, it was a really good evening down here. A positive, happy crowd that were out to enjoy the fireworks and great weather who were consequently well behaved.”
In regards to resources, Mandurah’s top cop said the local station had put out “normal” policing numbers, which was sufficient for the volume of jobs.
Senior Sergeant Hart attributed the low number of offences to proactive policing, such as issuing a number of move on notices when party goers were behaving disorderly or suspected to.
“Early intervention by police with potential trouble makers had the desired effect and there were minimal issues,” he said.
The most significant incident on the night was a “scuffle” along the Smart Street Mall in the early hours of the morning, which was dealt with by local officers shortly afterwards.
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State-wide, WA Police thanked party goers for making New Year’s Eve “safe and enjoyable”, with “few major incidents recorded”.
In total, police across WA arrested 106 people, issued 71 summons, laid 213 charges and handed out 294 move on notices.
WA Police Operational Commander Jo McCabe said there were around 1700 police resources working across the state to ensure public order, and the safety and security of the community.
“Although the evening was busy for police state-wide responding to over 1300 calls for assistance, it was pleasing to see that no significant incidents occurred,” Commander McCabe said.
“There were a number of planned events, and of course people attended licensed establishments across the state, but the majority of people welcomed in the New Year in an enjoyable and safe way.”
A quick look at the statistics
Mandurah:
Arrests – 0
Summons – 2
Move on notices issued – 10
NOTE: The summonses were issued for a minor stealing offence and a minor drug offence.
State-wide:
Arrests – 106
Summons – 71
Charges – 213
Move on notices – 294
