Alcohol related crime and anti-social behaviour were the targets of Shoalhaven Police and the Police Transport Command in a high profile operation at the weekend.
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A 28-year-old man will be issued a $550 penalty notice for failing to leave a hotel on the Princes Highway, Ulladulla about 1.50am Sunday morning (December 10).
A 58-year-old man has been charged with low range drink driving after being stopped for a random breath test while driving a Hyundai sedan on Lake Conjola Entrance Road, Lake Conjola about 7.45pm on Saturday, December 9.
The man returned a breath reading of 0.075.
A 42-year-old man, allegedly affected by alcohol was charged with offensive language and offensive conduct after using offensive language and urinating into the ocean near the Ulladulla Sea Pool about 3.45pm on Saturday, December 9.
Police will allege that there a number of families in the vicinity at the time. The man was issued with a court attendance notice to appear before Milton Local Court at a later date.
A 28-year-old unaccompanied learner driver will be charged with mid range drink driving returning a positive roadside breath test following a car accident in Albany Street, Berry.
Police will alleged the woman reserved into a bus.
The learner driver was taken to Nowra Police Station where she returned a breath analysis reading of 0.145. Learning drivers have a blood alcohol limit of zero.
She will be issued with a court attendance notice to appear before Nowra Local Court at a later date.
Police have praised party goers at the Berry Fairgrounds Festival held at the Berry Showground on Friday and Saturday.
Police from the Shoalhaven LAC and Police Transport Command were patrolling the event, with very little problems experienced over the event.
A man however will face court next month after was he caught jumping over the fence at the Berry Showground into the event Saturday afternoon.
A subsequent search of the man located a quantity of what is believed to ecstasy tablets.
As part of Operation Explorer, the Police Transport Command issued 18 transport related penalty notices on Friday and Saturday, also searching 17 people and issuing 15 move-on directions.