A POLICE response vehicle will operate out of the new Morisset police station 24 hours a day to attend local jobs, police said this week.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Lake Macquarie Local Area Command announced this week that the station would be open to the public from Monday, May 30.
The old station was closed for demolition in June last year, with a new station being built on the same site, at the corner of Dora and Short streets.
“Services will commence at the new station from Monday, May 30,” a statement from police media said.
“It is planned the station will be open from 8am to 4pm daily, with a police response vehicle also operating out of the station 24 hours a day to attend jobs in the local area and surrounds.”
Lake Macquarie Local Area Commander, Superintendent Brett Greentree, said he was confident the local community would welcome the opening of the new station.
“The new Morisset police station adds to the improved police facilities that are being built in Lake Macquarie with the recent opening of the new Command Headquarters at Belmont, and the building of the new police station at Toronto also under way,” Superintendent Greentree said.
“This new police station delivers a modern customer service environment coupled with state-of-the-art facilities for policing in the local area.”
The command is being joined at the facility by a Special Protection Group Police Dog unit and a contingent of officers from the Police Transport Command.
Correspondence to the Lakes Mail from locals about the new police station has generally been positive.
While there are some concerns that the new building will not be a charging station, with holding cells, most locals are eagerly looking forward to an increased police presence in the town.
“Just seeing police officers walking around the streets and the local shops on their lunch breaks will be good for the area. Word will get around pretty quickly,” one local employee said.
The address of the new Morisset Police Station is 73 Dora Street, Morisset. The phone number will be 4973 9999.