‘Anywhere, anytime’: Victoria police and PSOs to get random stop and search powers after Labor backflip

The Victorian government and opposition have now both committed to giving police and protective service officers the power to use metal-detecting wands on any person in a public place. Photograph: James Ross/AAP The Victorian government and opposition have now both committed to giving police and protective service officers the power to use metal-detecting wands on any person in a public place. Photograph: James Ross/AAP Australian police and policing ‘Anywhere, anytime’: Victoria police and PSOs to get random stop and search powers after Labor backflip Premier Ben Carroll adopts Coalition’s stance on Jack’s Law, which gives police and PSOs power to randomly search people for knives with metal detectors