Tweed Byron Police charged seven people with domestic violence related offences in the week ending Friday 10 October.
The figure compares to twelve people charged for domestic violence related offences the week before.
Last week’s local domestic violence charges included three for assault, three for contravening Apprehended Violences Orders, and one for stalking and/or intimidation.
Police posted to social media saying they’d arrested and charged a total of 27 people at Tweed Heads and Byron Bay Police Stations over the week with a variety of offences.
They said they were disappointed to report 23 people charged for road and/or traffic offences.
Four arrested for police pursuits in one week
Four were in relation to police pursuits.
Police said two of the chases involved stolen vehicles and two of the drivers had disqualified licences.
Eight people were charged for driving whilst disqualified, with police describing seven of them as repeat offenders.
Seven people were charged in relation to drink-driving, one of them described as a repeat high range drink driving offender and subject to having a Breath Alcohol Interlock Device fitted to his vehicle.
Three people were charged for driving whilst on a suspended licence and another for driving with an expired licence.
Mullum man charged for multiple property damage offences
Other charges listed include four people charged for the unlawful possession of knives and weapons and four people charged for the unlawful possession of drugs.
Officers also charged eleven people with shoplifting, another four people with other stealing offences and one person for having possession of items believed to be stolen.
Of those charged, police said one was a 34-year-old man from Mullumbimby, arrested and charged on 4 October with stealing and damaging property.
He was due to appear at the Tweed Heads Local Court today, Monday 13 October, for the offences along with assault and seven other damage property offences.
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