Specialist police investigators from Taskforce Guardian, alongside local police, have charged 42 people on 175 offences during a youth offending blitz in Brisbane.
In Brisbane’s north, officers arrested 21 young people on 87 offences and three adults on 5 offences during its deployment on February 26 to March 8.
On the southside, police apprehended 17 juveniles on 81 charges as well as an adult on two offences between February 26 and March 6.
Most offences were in relation to break and enters, stolen vehicles and bail offences.
The deployment included conducting proactive patrols, bail compliance checks, assisting with investigations and engaging with the community to ensure police activity suited the needs of each area.
The Taskforce has been deployed on 58 occasions statewide since May 2023, which has amounted to more than 1,100 people charged on 3,400 offences.
Youth Crime Taskforce Acting Assistant Commissioner Andrew Massingham said Taskforce Guardian would continue to target serious youth offending across the state.
“We want our communities to feel safe and we will continue to utilise a number of strategies and initiative, such as Taskforce Guardian, to curb youth offending and bring offenders to account.
“The borderless nature of the Taskforce enables police to respond swiftly and provide immediate support to targeted areas that need it most through high visibility policing, bail checks, engagement and diversion for at-risk young people and community engagement.
“I want to assure the public that we hear their concerns and have police out there on the ground day and night, working to protect them.”
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.
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