NSW Police have charged 732 people during a domestic violence operation that has for the first time expanded into the ACT.
Operation Amarok 14 was held from Friday 14 August 2026 to Sunday 16 August 2026 across the state, which focused on identifying domestic and family violence offenders who present an increased threat to victims because of their capability, intent and access.
The operation is intelligence-led and offender-focused, aiming to ensure the safety and wellbeing of domestic and family violence victims and the broader community.
Following the proven success of Operation Amarok – which has now seen more than 9,067 offenders charged since 2023 – NSW Police for the first time held the operation in conjunction with ACT Policing and the Australian Federal Police.
ACT Policing has modelled Operation Shepherd, which was held from Wednesday 12 August to Sunday 16 August 2026, on Operation Amarok.
NSW Police provided ACT Policing with an operational blueprint, strategies and resources and worked with AFP to extradite offenders wanted for alleged domestic violence charges.
The Domestic and Family Violence Command led the operation with the assistance of general duty officers, Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Teams (DVHROT), along with specialist officers from State Crime Command’s Raptor Squad, Youth Command, State Crime Command’s Sex Crimes Squad, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, and the Police Transport Command.
Across the three days, 732 people were arrested and charged, with 228 arrest warrants executed.
Police laid 1,589 charges and conducted 1,497 bail compliance checks and 12,054 apprehended domestic violence order (ADVO) compliance checks with a total of 546 breaches identified.
Officers conducted 93 firearms prohibition order (FPO) searches, with 118 firearms and 16 weapons seized.
Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley said these results are a stark and confronting reminder of the scale of domestic violence across NSW.
“732 people charged. 1,589 offences. Three days. These are the results police deliver when we back them with the resources and support to take the fight directly to offenders.
“This is the fourteenth Operation Amarok, and our police are not slowing down. The Minns Government supports this operation and backs every officer going through doors to protect victim-survivors.
“These alleged offenders rely on fear and control. Amarok turns that pressure back onto them.
“For the first time, NSW Police worked with ACT Policing. A border is not a hiding place, and it should not protect alleged offenders from the consequences of their actions.”
Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Jodie Harrison said “the recent results of Operation Amarok are sobering.”
“But it also means many more victim-survivors are safer at home and in the community.”
“With our Police now working with ACT Police in this recent operation, perpetrators can no longer escape by crossing the border.
“The Minns Government continues to work hard to support victim-survivors when they escape violence through increased funding for specialist support programs and taking strong action to hold domestic and family violence perpetrators to account.”
Deputy Commissioner Regional NSW Field Operations Paul Pisanos said domestic and family violence can occur in any family or community.
“Police receive a domestic and family violence-related call every three minutes. Behind every call for help is a person experiencing fear and a family whose safety has been impacted,” Deputy Commissioner Pisanos said.
“But domestic and family violence is not just a policing issue. It is a whole-of-society issue and while police play a role, we all need to work together to reduce the scourge.
“If you hear or see something, report it to police. You can even do that confidentially through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.”
ACT Policing Detective Superintendent Kylie Lawson said the operations were an opportunity to put family violence offenders on notice.
“We take family violence seriously every day of the year but operations such as these allow us to pool our resources and information and target those people who have evaded police detection,” Detective Superintendent Lawson said.
“We will also seek to continuously improve our response to family violence, to see if there are better ways we can share information with our partners to ensure that offenders are held to account no matter where they live, and victim-survivors are protected.”
Significant arrests included:
- About 8.30am on Friday 14 August 2026, officers from the Central Metropolitan Region Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team attended a home in Surry Hills, for an unrelated matter as part of Operation Amarok. A 21-year-old man was located inside the home where he was arrested for allegedly breaching an apprehended domestic violence order. He was taken to Surry Hills Police Station where he was charged with contravene prohibition/restriction in apprehended violence order (domestic). He was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Local Court 7 on Saturday 15 August 2026 where he was further refused bail with his next reappearance on Wednesday 19 August 2026.
- About 8.30am on Friday 14 August 2026, officers from the Central Metropolitan Region Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team attended a home in Surry Hills, for an unrelated matter as part of Operation Amarok. A 55-year-old woman was located inside the home where she was arrested for allegedly breaching an apprehended domestic violence order. During the arrest the 55-year-old alleged threw water on a nearby person. She was taken to Surry Hills Police Station where he was charged with contravene prohibition/restriction in apprehended violence order (domestic) and common assault. She was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Local Court 7 on Saturday 15 August 2026 where she was granted conditional bail with her next reappearance on Wednesday 26 August 2026.
- About 12.30pm on Friday 14 August 2026, officers from the Central Metropolitan Region Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team attended a home in Maroubra, in relation to an outstanding arrest warrant. A 32-year-old woman was taken to Maroubra Police Station where the warrant was executed in relation to two counts of contravene prohibition/restriction in apprehended violence order (domestic), breach of bail, destroy or damage property. She was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Local Court 7 on Saturday 15 August 2026 where she was granted conditional bail with her next reappearance on Thursday 27 August 2026.
- About 11.30am on Friday 14 August 2026, officers from the Central Metropolitan Region Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team attended a home in South Coogee, in relation to an outstanding arrest warrant. A 53-year-old man was taken to Maroubra Police Station where the warrant was executed in relation to two counts of contravene prohibition/restriction in apprehended violence order (domestic), stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm (personal), common assault, hinder or resist police officer in execution of duty, assault police officer in execution of duty without actual bodily harm, use offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention, breach of bail. He was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Local Court 7 on Saturday 15 August 2026 where he was granted conditional bail with his next reappearance on Wednesday 26 August 2026.
- About 7.30am on Friday 14 August 2026, officers attached to Cumberland Police Area Command were called to a home in Cumberland, following reports of intimidating behaviour. A 20-year-old woman was arrested and taken to Granville Police Station where she was charged with stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm. She was granted conditional bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court on Tuesday 8 September 2026.
- Last Friday (14 August 2026) a man was arrested at a home in Griffith by officers attached to Australian Federal Police for an outstanding arrest warrant. The warrant was issued by Ballina Local Court for sexual offences allegedly relating to children. The 57-year-old man was taken to Queanbeyan Police Station where the warrant was executed. The man was refused bail to appear the next day (Saturday 15 August 2026) at Bail Division Court 3 where he was remanded in custody to appear at Grafton Local Court on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
- About 1.20pm on Friday 14 August 2026, officers attached to New England Police District attended a home in Moree in relation to outstanding arrest warrants. A 44-year-old man was taken to Moree Police Station where the warrants were executed in relation to domestic violence and judicial offences. He was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Local Court 5 on Saturday 15 August 2026 where he was further refused bail with his next reappearance on Monday 31 August 2026.
- About 4.50pm on Friday 14 August 2026, officers attached to New England Police District were called to a home in Moree, following reports of a domestic assault. Police attended and were told two men had allegedly engaged in a physical brawl following a verbal disagreement. Two men – aged 53 and 19 – were arrested and taken to Moree Police Station. The younger man was charged with common assault (DV), whilst the older man was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV) and common assault (DV). They were both granted conditional bail to appear before Moree Local Court on Monday 7 September 2026.
- On Friday 14 August 2026, a 38-year-old man was arrested by officers from ACT Policing on five outstanding arrest warrants. The warrants were issued by NSW for domestic violence, drug, property and traffic related offences. He was extradited to Queanbeyan Police Station and charged by virtue of the outstanding warrants where he was refused bail and appeared before Queanbeyan Local Court the following day (Saturday 15 August 2026). The man was granted conditional bail to appear before the same court on Monday 24 August 2026.
- About 1pm on Saturday 15 August 2026, officers attached to Southern Region Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team attended a home in Goulburn where they arrested a 33-year-old man on an outstanding ACT arrest warrant for domestic violence related offences. The 33-year-old was taken to Goulburn Police Station where the warrant was executed. He was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Local Court 3 on Sunday 16 August 2026 for extradition to the ACT.
- About 9.15am on Friday 7 August 2026, officers attached to Southern Region Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team executed a firearm and weapon prohibition compliance check at a home in Sanctuary Point. During a search, police allegedly located and seized two firearms, a gel blaster, ammunition, and small amounts of cannabis and methylamphetamine. A 51-year-old man was arrested and taken to Nowra Police Station where he was charged with possess unregistered firearm-prohibited firearm, possess unregistered firearm-pistol, possess shortened firearm (not pistol) without authority, possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority, not keep firearm safely-prohibited firearm, and two counts of possess prohibited drug. He was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Local Court 3 on Saturday 8 August 2026 where he was further refused bail with his next reappearance on Friday 21 August 2026.
- About 10.30am on Saturday 15 August 2026, officers attached to Wagga Wagga Region Enforcement Squad executed a firearm and weapon prohibition compliance check at a home in North Albury. During a search, police allegedly located and seized a knife, laser pointer, cannabis, and multiple bags containing methylamphetamine, with an estimated street value of approximately $166,000. A 36-year-old man was arrested and taken to Albury Police Station where he was charged with supply prohibited drug greater than indictable and less than commercial quantity, three counts of possess prohibited drug and two counts of use prohibited weapon contrary to prohibition order. He was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Local Court 5 on Sunday 16 August 2026 where he was further refused bail with his next reappearance on Wednesday 26 August 2026.
- In June 2026, officers attached to Western Region Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team launched an investigation into a report of domestic violence offences at a home in Orange. Police were told on Saturday 20 June 2026, a 33-year-old man allegedly assaulted a woman while inside the home. Following extensive investigations, on Thursday 13 August 2026, investigators travelled to Victoria where an extradition to NSW was granted. On Friday 14 August 2026, the 33-year-old man was transported to Dubbo Police Station, where an outstanding warrant was executed and he was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic), and two counts of stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm (domestic). He was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Local Court 4 on Saturday 15 August 2026 where he was further refused bail with his next reappearance on Tuesday 1 September 2026.
- On Saturday 8 August 2026, police attended a hospital in the Newcastle area following reports a woman had been assaulted by a man at a unit in Hamilton South. At the scene, police were told that the woman had allegedly been threatened and seriously assaulted by a man known to her, resulting in lacerations and fractures. Following extensive inquiries by the Hunter Domestic Violence High-Risk Offender Team, officers arrested a 32-year-old man in the car park of a Charlestown shopping centre on Friday 14 August 2026. The man was taken to Belmont Police Station where he was charged with two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), intentionally choke person without consent (DV), reckless grievous bodily harm (DV), and breach of bail. He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 2 on Friday 14 August 2026. He was refused bail and will next appear before Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday 25 August 2026.
- About 11pm on Monday 10 August 2026, officers attached to Eastern Beaches Police Area Command were called to a home in Randwick, following reports of an assault. Police attended and were told a man had assaulted a woman known to him earlier that day. Following inquiries, about 4.30pm on Thursday 13 August 2026, officers attended a home in Kingsford where they arrested a 36-year-old man following a foot pursuit. During a search of the man, police will allege multiple items believed to be stolen were located and seized. He was taken to Maroubra Police Station where he was charged with intentionally choke person without consent (DV), two counts of common assault (DV), destroy or damage property (DV), and goods in personal custody suspected stolen. The 36-year-old was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Local Court 6 on Monday 17 August 2026 where he was further refused bail with his next appearance on Thursday 20 August 2026.
- In July 2020 a man allegedly failed to appear at court on offences allegedly relating to domestic violence incidents. An arrest warrant was issued for his arrest. Officers from ACT Policing subsequently arrested the 51-year-old man last Thursday (13 August 2026). He was extradited to Queanbeyan Police Station where the warrant was executed. The Canberra man was refused bail to appear at Bail Division Court 3 the following day (Friday 14 August 2026). He has been granted conditional bail to appear at Queanbeyan Local Court next Monday (24 August 2026).
Information about the NSW Police Force response to domestic and family violence, can be found online: https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/crime/domestic_and_family_violence.
Victims of domestic and family violence can find information about support services by contacting 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or visiting: https://www.1800respect.org.au.
Reports of domestic and family-related crime or abuse can be made by contacting or attending your local police station. In an emergency, contact Triple Zero (000).
Anyone with information relating to domestic and family-related violence is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
OVERALL
Executed Arrest warrants – 228
Persons charged – 732
Offences – 1589
ADVO Compliance checks – 12054
ADVO breaches identified – 321
Bail compliance checks – 1497
Bail breaches identified – 225
FPO searches – 93
Firearm seizures – 118
Other weapon seizures – 16
METROPOLITAN REGION
Executed Arrest warrants – 70
Persons charged – 340
Offences – 695
ADVO Compliance checks – 6419
ADVO breaches identified – 122
Bail compliance checks – 885
Bail breaches identified – 98
FPO searches – 56
Firearm seizures – 31
Other weapon seizures – 5
NORTHERN REGION
Executed Arrest warrants – 83
Persons charged – 134
Offences – 316
ADVO Compliance checks – 1051
ADVO breaches identified – 72
Bail compliance checks – 140
Bail breaches identified – 50
FPO searches – 8
Firearm seizures – 33
Other weapon seizures – 0
SOUTHERN REGION
Executed Arrest warrants – 31
Persons charged – 93
Offences – 184
ADVO Compliance checks – 2594
ADVO breaches identified – 35
Bail compliance checks – 199
Breaches identified – 68
Bail breaches identified – 33
FPO searches – 12
Firearm seizures – 16
Other weapon seizures – 9
WESTERN REGION
Executed Arrest warrants – 36
Persons charged – 162
Offences – 376
ADVO Compliance checks – 1773
ADVO breaches identified – 89
Bail compliance checks – 256
Breaches identified – 128
Bail breaches identified – 39
FPO searches – 14
Firearm seizures – 38
Other weapon seizures – 2
