The NSW Police Force has advised me :

Significant resources are being deployed in response to robbery offences across several Local Area Commands (LACs) in the Hunter region.

Operation Latitude involves a range of strategies including target hardening; safety audits; proactive tasking of officers around relevant businesses at key times; increased business inspections; daily rapid response deployments to key areas; targeting of local robbery suspects; and Vikings high visibility operations.

Strike Force Heinze is a joint State Crime Command (SCC), Lake Macquarie LAC and Newcastle City LAC investigation targeting robbery offenders committing offences across a number of Commands. Additionally, Strike Forces Bulmer and Monterra, led by the SCC and involving Central Hunter LAC investigators, has resulted in significant arrests.