A five-day operation in Brisbane's south, has resulted in 39 people charged with a total of 86 charges related to property, drug and driving offences as well as anti-social behaviour.
Operation Whiskey Curve is a bi-monthly operation designed to enhance community safety through the delivery of various policing activities. These activities included hi-visibility patrols targeting crime hot spots and high-risk offenders, road safety initiatives, bail compliance and community engagement. Local police work closely with specialist police units such as Tactical Crime Squad (TCS), Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU), Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), the Youth Co-Responder Team, Dog Squad and Highway Patrol to co-ordinate targeted operations aimed to disrupt, prevent and investigate crime.
Between Friday, October 16 and yesterday (October 20), police conducted 149 roadside breath tests (RBTs) and 212 proactive activities including wanding operations, bail compliance and street checks in multiple locations in the Centenary Patrol Group, including Acacia Ridge, Calamvale, Chelmer, Darra, Graceville, Inala, Mount Ommaney, Oxley and Pallara.
Inspector Damien Houston of Centenary Patrol Group said the on-going operation illustrated impressive proactive policing activities.
"Our recent operation combined the efforts of local knowledge, expert resources and specialist police working together to keep our community safe."
"By looking at crime from every angle, we will disrupt crime and we will catch up with those who commit crime and threaten the safety of our community."
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting or call 131 444.
Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.
