The number of police officers targeting alcohol-related crime in WA's remote Kimberley region will be bolstered ahead of new liquor restrictions coming into effect from next week.
A bolstered police presence is expected in the Kimberley region from next week to help enforce new alcohol restrictions .
More police officers will be sent to Western Australia's far north Kimberley region to help enforce new alcohol restrictions that come into effect from next Monday.Both towns will also be subject to continued daily purchase limits, which include a choice of either two bottles of wine, a carton of beer under 6 per cent alcohol, or a bottle of spirits.
He said police would also be cracking down on public drinking in both Derby and Broome as part of the operation."Where there may be antisocial behaviour, there may be assaults, there may be instances of family violence. We can see that alcohol is a key contributor to that. " saw an uptick in education attendance ... and then there was a commensurate drop in crime right across the community, so I'm hopeful that we'll get similar outcomes."Proposal for tough new liquor restrictions in Kimberley region not 'uniform', shire presidents sayGeorge Clooney has delivered a scathing message to Joe Biden.
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