Media Statements

For Portfolio: Police

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
17/11/2019	Roberts	Police	Unprecedented summer crime blitz to deliver increased police presence across WA
13/11/2019	Roberts	Police	Massive expansion of remotely piloted aircraft for WA Police Force
7/11/2019	Roberts	Police	WA Police officers given personal issue iPhone 11’s to fight crime
6/11/2019	Roberts	Police	Taking the WA Police Force into the modern age
29/10/2019	Roberts	Police	Multi-threat body armour to be dispatched to every operational police officer
29/10/2019	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	New research shows WA drivers are slowing down
24/10/2019	Roberts	Police	New canine teams to hit the Mid-West and Goldfields
21/10/2019	Roberts	Police	Specialist child interview recording equipment for WA Police Force
18/10/2019	Roberts	Police	Body worn cameras rolled out in the Mid West Gascoyne
9/10/2019	Ellery; Roberts	Education and Training; Police	Education and Police team up to tackle violence
2/10/2019	Roberts; Quigley; Wyatt	Police; Attorney General; Aboriginal Affairs	Custody Notification Service now operational in Western Australia
26/09/2019	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Tough new drink and drug driving reforms to improve road safety
11/09/2019	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	What you blow is what you go - New laws take effect from midnight
4/09/2019	Roberts	Police	Safe cars for every budget
14/08/2019	Roberts	Police	$200,000 to help wipe out illegal graffiti
21/07/2019	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Pedestrian safety drive as kids go back to school
25/06/2019	McGowan; Roberts	Premier; Police	McGowan Government strengthens counter terrorism measures
14/05/2019	Roberts	Police	McGowan Government welcomes police crackdown on bikies
9/05/2019	Roberts; McGurk; Logan	Police; Road Safety; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Corrective Services; Emergency Services	McGowan Government State Budget prioritises community safety
8/05/2019	Roberts	Police	McGowan Government delivers for medically retired police officers
7/05/2019	McGowan; Cook; Roberts	Premier; Health; Mental Health; Police	McGowan Government takes action on methamphetamine issues
29/04/2019	Roberts	Police	Quantum leap forward as handheld smart devices rolled out to frontline officers
28/04/2019	McGowan; Roberts	Premier; Police	$11.3 million as McGowan Government and PCYC partner to tackle youth crime
18/04/2019	McGurk; Roberts	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Police	$30.9 million boost to tackle family and domestic violence
18/04/2019	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	McGowan Government tackling drink and drug driving with extra money for roadside testing
13/04/2019	Roberts	Police	New stab proof ballistic vests to protect frontline police
23/03/2019	Roberts	Police	Body worn cameras to be deployed to frontline officers
27/02/2019	Roberts	Police	Groundbreaking PCYC program providing a safe space in Roebourne
14/02/2019	Roberts	Police	Significant milestone as site selected for new Capel Police Station
3/02/2019	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Kids are back! Your attention around schools should be too
26/01/2019	Roberts	Police	Top Australia Day Honours for WA Police officers
24/01/2019	Roberts	Police	Don’t let your Australia Day long weekend have a lasting hangover
28/12/2018	Saffioti; Roberts	Transport; Police	Free Transperth travel after midnight on New Year’s Eve
13/12/2018	Roberts	Police	Police Redress Scheme now open for applications
13/12/2018	Papalia; Roberts	Tourism; Police	Constable Care visits Rottnest to promote cycling safety
6/12/2018	Roberts	Police	WA Police Force officers shine in excellence awards
26/11/2018	McGowan; Cook; Roberts	Premier; Health; Mental Health; Police	Methamphetamine Action Plan boosted with more initiatives
25/11/2018	Roberts	Police	New Meth Enforcement Vans to hit Western Australian highways
23/11/2018	Quigley; Roberts	Attorney General; Police	Joint media statement - Custody Notification Service a step closer to implementation in WA
19/11/2018	Roberts	Police	New dignified process to medically retire police officers
8/11/2018	Templeman; Roberts	Heritage; Police	Recognition of 120 years of regional policing
29/10/2018	Roberts	Police	Crime continues to fall under McGowan Government
14/10/2018	Roberts	Police	Increased reward in Gerard Ross case as State Government overhauls rewards system
13/10/2018	Roberts	Police	McGowan Government announces Redress Scheme for police officers
9/10/2018	Roberts	Police	Perth no longer ‘Meth Capital’ as new report reveals decline in use
8/10/2018	Roberts	Police	$1 million boost to community safety
28/09/2018	Roberts	Police	Western Australia pauses to remember officers on National Police Remembrance Day
23/09/2018	Roberts	Police	Police Exhibition sure to be a show favourite in 2018
20/09/2018	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Minister unveils new police traffic car as long weekend blitz begins
29/08/2018	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	Police officers warn ‘We’re watching you’ in new road safety campaign
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