Temora residents have slammed Wagga Traffic and Highway Patrol (WTHP) officers who swept through their community on January 2 and 5.

They say the infringements issued - including one for a window being left slightly down - were "uncalled for".

Officers handed out several fines during the period, setting the community abuzz with anger and it's prompted mayor, councillor Rick Firman, to make talks with WTHP supervisor, Sergeant John Aichinger, a priority.

Sgt Aichinger told The Temora Independent recently he was frustrated those involved took to the media to complain.

"... there is nothing stopping (the individuals) taking the matter to court or lodging a grievance with the local police or highway patrol but, instead, because they have baseless gripes, because they know they have done the wrong thing, they approach a media outlet," Sgt Aichinger said.

"This is an all too common theme in country policing - everyone wants highway patrol to target everyone except themselves.

"What concerns me even further is that a police officer in Temora can be king-hit and everyone maintains silence; a violent criminal escapes custody and no one knows where he is..."

But it was another comment which didn't appear to be well-received.

"All I can say to Temora is - enjoy these few drinks of water, because I'm bringing the rain and a flood in the near future and taking a zero-tolerance stance," he said.

Cr Firman has been contacted by numerous residents since and said, while many acknowledged that they'd done the wrong thing, others weren't even aware they were breaking the law.

 "I'm not saying, us as citizens don't have a responsibility to find these laws out, we do," Cr Firman said. 

"I was not aware leaving one's window down just slightly was a fineable offence."

Cr Firman said the people of Temora weren't exempt from the law but a "few issues" needed to be clarified.

"We're grateful we have presence, but we think there's a way to go about it," he said.

"(Sgt Aichinger's) comments, on the surface, haven't been well received at all.

"... some of the tone in his remarks perhaps weren't his intention."

Sgt Aichinger wasn't at work when contacted by The Daily Advertiser for comment yesterday.

Acting in his position, Senior Constable Gerard Horsley said it was normal for officers to visit certain sectors of the command and quashed any suggestion their presence was a "blitz".

"It's nothing out of the ordinary, just normal enforcement," Sen Con Horsley said.

"As with any work we do, some people aren't going to be happy."

Sen Con Horsley said he believed any extra police presence at the time could be attributed to the man who escaped from the town's police station on New Year's Eve.