Carroll pledges random search powers for police to crack down on knife crime
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-09-16 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Victoria
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Crime & Justice, Military & Defence, Australia, Elections, Crime & Justice
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Police and PSOs would have the power to randomly search people anywhere in public with metal detectors, without needing a warrant or reasonable suspicion they have a weapon, under an election promise by Premier Ben Carroll.
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