NSW Police crack down on dangerous behaviour on trains results in 49 arrests

Almost 50 people have been charged with a range of offences as NSW Police crack down on dangerous behaviour on the state’s train network.

Almost 50 people have been charged with a range of offences as NSW Police crack down on dangerous behaviour on the state’s train network.

Police Transport Command and local police officers have concluded the latest in a series of high-visibility operations targeting anti-social behaviour and to enhance commuter safety across Sydney’s public transport network.

Police have cracked down on anti-social behaviour across the NSW rail network. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Sam Ruttyn

Officers attached to the South West, North West and North Central Police Transport Commands charged 49 people with various offences including sexual touching, possession of a knife in a public place, possess prohibited drugs, and wilful and obscene exposure.

On January 18 a 39-year-old man allegedly touched the chest of a 20-year-old woman while on a train between Wynyard, in central Sydney, and Holsworthy, in the southwest.

The an was charged with sexually touch another person without consent on February 22 and is due to appear before Downing Centre Local Court on March 13.

The Police Transport Command and local police officers targeted anti-social behaviour across Sydney’s public transport network. Picture: NSW Police/Facebook

Another notable incident in the police crackdown occurred just before 9am on February 22, while police were patrolling a southbound train between Wollongong and Oak Flats in the Illawarra region of NSW.

A 32-year-old man was asked to produce his Opal card or a train ticket and was unable to do so, police alleged.

Following inquires, the man was allegedly found to be in possession of 2.08 grams of cannabis, 3.05 grams of Alprazolam – an drug commonly used to manage anxiety disorders – 3.99 grams of methylamphetamine, and a knife.

The man was taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station where he was charged with three counts of possess prohibited drug, custody of a knife in a public place – subsequent offence, and possess/attempt to, prescribed restricted substance.

He is due to appear before Narooma Local Court on March 14.

This operation follows an earlier crackdown on dangerous behaviour in January this year, where police targeted “stupid acts” of passengers who would cling to carriages while trains were moving.