An anti-violence campaign has been launched by Cumberland City Council to stop abuse towards staff members including parking patrol officers and other council employees. Assaults have mostly been reported at pick-up zones, town centres, and parking lots across the Cumberland Local Government Area, including Auburn, Guildford, Granville, Lidcombe and Merrylands. Granville Councillor and previous mayor Steve Christou said residents had assaulted parking rangers and led to the introduction of body-worn cameras. “The bodycam technology didn’t stop the attacks from happening, so we have just started an anti-violence campaign,” Clr Christou said. “These people are just trying to do their jobs…