Community & Business
13 April, 2022
New police officers for region
NEW police officers will be deployed to the Tablelands in a bid to tackle worsening crime in the region.
Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has announced the extra police officers as part of the biggest investment in policing in Queensland in more than 30 years, involving the delivery of more than 2,000 extra police personnel.
As part of the investment over five years from 1 July 2020, the Commissioner announced a further seven positions would be added to the Tablelands region and will be deployed to the Child Protection Investigation Unit and the Criminal Investigation Branch.
And there will be an extra two police officers deployed to Kuranda and another four officers deployed to Mareeba.
The investment in new police will eventually deliver a minimum of 150 extra police officers to each police region across the state, including the Far North.
The Police Commissioner said the investment in police was unlike any other she had witnessed in her career.
“This is a very significant investment the government is making in extra police personnel,” she said.
“With so many extra officers being recruited, trained and deployed across the state it means that we can further enhance our capability to support community safety in every corner of the state.”
Member for Cook Cynthia Lui also welcomed the Commissioner’s announcement.
“Everything the government does ultimately is about safer, healthier and more prosperous communities right across the state,” she said.
“It’s tremendous to see the Commissioner allocating extra police resources to support the communities in my region.
