Media Statements

For Portfolio: Police

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
16/08/2018	Roberts	Police	Police Minister unveils latest high-tech weapons in the fight against meth
5/08/2018	Roberts	Police	National Missing Persons Week highlights distress and trauma
13/07/2018	Roberts	Police	WA Police Force’s newest four-legged recruits join the frontline
10/07/2018	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Road safety now a reality for regional students in WA
3/07/2018	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Kimberley to benefit from $329,045 in crime grants
2/07/2018	Roberts	Police	$107,678 in funding for new youth project to be run by Broome PCYC
28/06/2018	McGowan; Roberts	Premier; Police	Lethal force powers for WA Police officers during terrorist incidents
21/06/2018	McGowan; Roberts	Premier; Police; Road Safety	Charlotte's Law - Killer drivers to face severe new penalties
19/06/2018	Roberts	Police	$250,000 reward posted to help solve 30-year mystery of Julie Cutler
30/05/2018	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Funding for community and road safety initiatives in the Wheatbelt
29/05/2018	Roberts	Police	More officers for revamped Yanchep Police Station
28/05/2018	Roberts	Police	$214,964 for crime prevention and community safety in northern suburbs
28/05/2018	Roberts	Police	Deadly Diversions kicking goals in the northern suburbs
25/05/2018	Roberts; Ellery	Police; Education and Training	WA Police welcomes first Aboriginal Cadet Program graduates
21/05/2018	Quigley; Roberts; Wyatt	Attorney General; Police; Aboriginal Affairs	Custody Notification Service to become a reality in WA
21/05/2018	Roberts	Police	Community urged to help solve crime on Crime Stoppers Day 2018
10/05/2018	McGurk; Roberts	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Police	$6.9 million to prioritise measures to help stop family and domestic violence
10/05/2018	Quigley; Roberts; Logan	Attorney General; Police; Corrective Services	2018-19 Budget initiatives to strengthen community safety
3/05/2018	Roberts; Quigley	Police; Attorney General	Armadale Courthouse and Police Complex to be centre of new district
17/04/2018	Roberts	Police	New helicopter for WA Police Force
29/03/2018	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	New regional highway patrol unit joins road safety effort this Easter
16/03/2018	Roberts	Police	Minister praises meth seizures as WA’s Meth Border Force tackles scourge
15/03/2018	McGowan; Roberts	Premier; Police	Lethal force laws introduced into State Parliament
2/03/2018	Roberts	Police	Upgraded South West Police Complex to accommodate extra staff
19/02/2018	Roberts; Quigley	Police; Attorney General	New powers to help police follow the money trails of criminals
9/02/2018	Papalia; Roberts	Tourism; Police	Rotto’s Summer of Safety
30/01/2018	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	McGowan Government puts road safety in the classroom as students return to school
17/01/2018	Roberts	Police	New round of grants available to fight graffiti
31/12/2017	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Slow Down, Move Over laws to protect incident response workers
29/12/2017	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	State Government cracks down on speeding motorcyclists
21/12/2017	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Expanded drug testing capability for police in Christmas crackdown
16/12/2017	Roberts	Police	Increased funding for important community safety and police initiatives
12/12/2017	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	New speed camera interference technology laws commence in WA
7/12/2017	Roberts	Police	Police shine in excellence awards
4/12/2017	Roberts	Police	Strike Force launches to catch arsonists
2/12/2017	McGurk; Roberts	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Police	Spike in domestic violence incidents during the festive season
1/12/2017	Roberts	Police	Reward offered for long-term missing person investigation
1/12/2017	Roberts	Police	Pioneering women of policing in WA honoured
1/11/2017	Roberts	Police	School leavers urged to stay safe and behave responsibly
31/10/2017	Roberts	Police	Government offers $250,000 reward to help solve Goldfields mystery
21/10/2017	Roberts	Police	Weekend of sport and community activities to honour memories of plane crash officers
19/10/2017	Roberts	Police	WA Police Force gets a gong at national awards
19/10/2017	Roberts	Police	$250,000 reward to help solve outback mystery
17/10/2017	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	State Government closes loophole on speed camera avoidance technology
3/10/2017	McGowan; Roberts	Premier; Federal-State Relations; Police	WA Police to get stronger lethal force powers for terrorist incidents
2/10/2017	Roberts	Police	$1 million funding for crime prevention and community safety
2/10/2017	Roberts	Police	Gun amnesty hits target
29/09/2017	Roberts	Police	WA Police remember fallen comrades
23/09/2017	Roberts	Police	Police Exhibition opens at Perth Royal Show
20/09/2017	Roberts; Saffioti	Police; Road Safety; Transport	$17.2 million for Toodyay Road safety improvements
12/09/2017	Roberts	Police	WA Police Force and local artists team up to brush away graffiti
8/09/2017	Papalia; Roberts; Logan	Tourism; Police; Emergency Services	Western Australia secures Police and Emergency Games in 2018
7/09/2017	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Delivering more police and resources to make our community and roads safer
7/09/2017	McGowan; Cook; Roberts; Logan	Premier; Health; Mental Health; Police; Corrective Services	$131.7 million to implement Meth Action Plan to address ice scourge
30/08/2017	Roberts	Police	Midland PCYC relaunches with expanded sport and recreation program
23/08/2017	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Minister urges drivers to slow down on Indian Ocean Drive
22/08/2017	Roberts	Police	Water Police celebrate 30 years at North Fremantle
22/08/2017	Roberts	Police	Telstra and WA Police team up to help victims of domestic violence
17/08/2017	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	New average speed safety cameras to be switched on
16/08/2017	Roberts	Police	Life imprisonment laws for meth traffickers pass Parliament
11/08/2017	Roberts	Police	Karl O’Callaghan farewelled at ceremonial ‘march off’ parade
4/08/2017	Roberts	Police	78 police officers awarded the Western Australia Police Star
3/08/2017	Roberts	Police	Minister on frontline with Broome police
1/08/2017	McGowan; Roberts	Premier; Police	New Police Commissioner for WA
30/07/2017	Roberts	Police	National Missing Persons Week, July 30-August 5
10/07/2017	Roberts	Police	New WA Police meth truck to disrupt supply of ice into WA
6/07/2017	Roberts	Police	Upgraded Yanchep Police Station to improve crime response
3/07/2017	Roberts	Police	$250,000 reward to help solve Warneke case
2/07/2017	Roberts	Police	Police headquarters to light up for NAIDOC Week
22/06/2017	Roberts	Police	WA Police sign on to Facebook AMBER Alert system
16/06/2017	Roberts	Police	Gun amnesty to get illegal guns off the streets
14/06/2017	Roberts	Police	Boost to police and crime prevention efforts for Armadale
2/06/2017	Roberts	Police	Significant boost to police resources for South Hedland
1/06/2017	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Road safety initiatives throughout WA receive boost
1/06/2017	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Double demerits this WA Day long weekend
24/05/2017	Roberts	Police	Increased opening hours for Canning Vale Police Station
16/05/2017	McGowan; Roberts; Quigley	Premier; Police; Attorney General	Laws introduced to allow life imprisonment for meth traffickers
7/05/2017	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Memorial tree shines a light on road safety
4/05/2017	Roberts	Police	Forrestfield Police Station to increase opening hours from May 8
4/05/2017	Roberts	Police	Belmont Police Station to increase opening hours from May 8
3/05/2017	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Drivers reminded to slow down on rural and regional roads
30/04/2017	Roberts	Police	Around-the-clock police station at Ellenbrook to open in July
12/04/2017	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Extra traffic resources deployed this Easter