Thirty people have been charged with 85 offences, after a week-long State Flying Squad operation in Townsville.
Almost everyone arrested was a juvenile, as police continue to crack down on repeat youth offenders. 26 juveniles will front court, charged with 69 offences – including breaches of bail, stealing, break and entering, assault, and weapons charges.
It’s part of the State Flying Squads targeted response, helping our local officers disrupt repeat offences in some of Townsville’s top crime hotspots.
The operation took place over seven days in March, with four adults also charged with stealing, fraud, car theft and drug offences.
Acting Chief Superintendent Chris Lawson said the State Flying Squad is utilised as a surge response team, deployed to assist local police efforts in targeting and disrupting the high-end offenders in hotspot locations.
“Community safety is our number one priority, and we have a zero-tolerance approach to any serious repeat offenders who put our local community at risk,” Acting Chief Superintendent Lawson said.
“The State Flying Squad worked alongside our local police to conduct targeted activities to disrupt and deter youth offending in key locations and support the district in the investigation and apprehension of serious repeat offenders.”
