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Mounted Operations celebrates milestone, South Australia
It’s been 70 years since South Australia Police Mounted Operations was officially gazetted as a section of SAPOL.
When South Australia Police was founded in 1838 and included 10 Mounted Constables. The number of police horses grew to 250 at one point and then diminished with the uptake of motor vehicles.
In 1951 Mounted Cadre was created to assist in preparation for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 1954 – it was officially renamed Mounted Operations Unit in September 1998. The then Commissioner also introduced a policy for the sole use of grey horses, which are suitable for policing due to their high visibility, and availability following the Australian Army procuring most of the darker coloured horses to use for military purposes during world wars.
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Reminder to check in via QR codes, South Australia
South Australia Police are reminding members of the public to be vigilant in scanning COVID-19 QR codes when entering businesses.
Commissioner of Police Grant Stevens said QR codes are critical in providing important information in contact tracing and will ensure businesses can remain open with the current level of restrictions.
“SA Police have taken an educational approach to QR codes in many cases, however we expect by now businesses to be well versed on their requirements,” he said.
“Businesses are obligated to make sure that people coming into their premises check in, there’s also an obligation on the patron to check in at some point whilst they’re visiting that business.”
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Police update: SA continue to monitor NSW COVID-19 outbreak
Following a meeting held this morning (Saturday 19 December) to consider the recent Sydney northern beaches outbreak – State Coordinator and Commissioner of Police Grant Stevens has decided the position in respect to NSW remains unchanged here in South Australia.
We are continuing to monitor the NSW situation.
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