Northern Region Police have conducted a three-day operation focused on locating and arresting alleged domestic violence offenders in the state’s north.

Between Monday, 16 June 2025 and Wednesday, 18 June 2025, officers from the North Coast Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team – assisted by Richmond Police District, Operation UTAH Police, the Northern Region Enforcement Squad, Dog Unit, and Rescue Bomb Disposal Unit – conducted Operation Surge to proactively target alleged offenders, including people wanted on outstanding warrants.

As a result of the operation, seven men were charged with offences alleged to have occurred across the Richmond Police District.

Incidents included:

• About 4pm on Monday, 16 June 2025, officers attended a property in Tabulam where they arrested a 19-year-old man following an investigation into alleged domestic violence offences. He was taken to the Casino Police Station, where three outstanding warrants were executed for alleged domestic violence, assault, and property offences. He appeared before Casino Local Court on Tuesday, 17 June 2025, where he was formally refused bail to appear before the same court on Thursday, 7 August 2025.

• About 9am on Tuesday, 17 June 2025, officers attended a property in Goonellabah as part of an investigation into an alleged domestic violence incident. A 28-year-old man was located allegedly hiding in a wardrobe and was arrested before being taken to Lismore Police Station. There, an outstanding warrant for alleged domestic violence offences was executed. He was refused bail to appear before Lismore Local Court that day (Thursday 17 June 2025), where he was formally refused bail to appear before Ballina Local Court on Wednesday 19 November 2025.

• About 9.30am on Tuesday, 17 June 2025, officers attended a home in Lismore as part of a domestic violence investigation. A 41-year-old man was arrested at the home and taken to Lismore Police Station, where he was charged with contravening the prohibition/restriction in the AVO. An outstanding warrant was also executed for alleged domestic violence offences. He was refused bail to appear before Lismore Local Court that day (Tuesday, 17 June 2025), where he was formally refused bail to appear before the same court on Thursday, 11 September 2025.

• About 9am yesterday (Wednesday, 18 June 2025), officers attended a property in Urbenville where they arrested a 23-year-old man following an investigation into alleged domestic violence offences. He was taken to Casino Police Station where he was charged with contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO, and hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty. Five outstanding warrants were also executed for alleged domestic violence, property, bail breach, traffic, drug supply, and knife offences. He appeared before Kyogle Local Court yesterday (Wednesday, 18 June 2025), where he was formally refused bail to appear before the same court on Friday, 18 July 2025.

Surge operations will continue across the Northern Region Police Districts.