HUNDREDS of extra police will converge on nightspots tonight as part of a national crackdown on crime and alcohol-fuelled violence.
At least 800 additional members on foot and van patrols will be joined by plainclothes licensing police inside venues, traffic units and booze buses at nightspot areas in Melbourne, Geelong, Frankston, Bendigo, Ballarat and Bairnsdale.
They will join police across Australia in Operation Unite to tackle revellers who drink to excess and behave violently.
Chief Commissioner Simon Overland said the weekend blitz was aimed at creating safer cities for the community to enjoy.
"But as well as stronger enforcement, I strongly believe there is also a need for cultural change and an improved licensing system," he said. "We can't just stop the violence. We need to find out why it is happening."
Issued by The Herald Sun 11th December 2009
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