Transit police have arrested 14 people, including a Montrose woman, during a highly visible Omni operation in Ringwood on Friday 3 November.
Operation Presence saw Transit police officers, with support from the Dog Squad, and local divisional resources target weapons offences in and around Ringwood Railway Station.
Transit Safety Division Acting Sergeant Kelly Dinnan said this operation and “visible presence was about boosting safety”.
“In an ideal world, we would never have to run these operations, but the reality is a small number of people do choose to carry weapons – we simply won’t tolerate weapons on the streets,” she said.
“We will continue to run targeted operations like this to detect and deter offending and keep the community safe.”
A woman from Montrose, 19, was among those arrested for possessing a drug of dependence and a prohibited weapon.
Some of the other arrests included a Deer Park man, 41, for handling stolen goods and a Wantirna man, 39, for possessing a drug of dependence and committing an indictable offence whilst on bail.
An Omni operation provides police with additional powers to detect weapon offences within a designated search area.
The powers for the Chief Commissioner to declare a planned search area are set out in s.10D of the Control of Weapons Act.
