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National Institute of Justice United States Department of Justice 1 Washington, D. C. 20531 !, , (r QUEENSLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT

ANNUAL REPORT

87911 U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Justice 1982 This document has been reproduced exactly .as recei~e? from the person or organization originating it. Points of view or opinions stated in this document are those of the authors and do. not nec~ssarlly represent the official position or policies of the National Institute of Justice. Permission to reproduce this copyrighted material has been granted by Queensland Government

to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE , Further reproduction outside of the NCJRS system requires permis­ Mr T. M. LEWIS, O.B.E., G.M.;Q.P.M., B.A., Dip.Pub.Admin. sion of the copyright owner. FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE 1982

FRONT COVER: The magnificent skyline of Surfers Paradise provides a backdrop for the latest addition to the Queensland Police Air Wing fleet, the seven-passenger all-weather, pressurized prop-jet Cessna 441, which has provided the Department with greater mobility and access to areas not -serviced by regular public transport. PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND

REAR COVER: The growing importance of the Air Wing in police operations cannot be too highly stressed in a State the size of Queensland ... (Top left) Police pilots Constable J. McKenzie, Sergeant M. Gannon and Constable P. Carveth (seated) prepare flight plans in the Air Wing operational centre .at Brisbane Airport. (Top right) The six-passenger all-weather pressurized Cessna 421 C is used in transport operations generally in the northern and central areas of the State. (Bottom left) Pilots Carveth and McKenzie check flight documents during a refuelling stop on a transport operation. (Bottom right) The third aircraft of the Air Wing and the first twin-engine model By A,ulhority: S. R. HAMPSON, Government Printer. Queensland to be purchased, the six-passenger all-weather Cessna 402B. (Cent!";!) The 402B comes in for a smooth landing on one of the grass Wt:;;'ltarn Queensland strips which allows Police Air Wing aircraft to move personnel around the State with ease.

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QUEENSLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT . f '/, I ') COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE : I tj l! U

10th September, 1982 The Honourable R. J. HINZE, M.L.A. Minister for Local Government, Main Roads and Police, Brisbane, Q. 4000

Dear Sir, I have the honou r to submit the Annual Report of the Queensland Police Department for the 12 months ended 30th June, 1982. It is pleasing to be able to report for the 5th consecutive year a crime clear-up rate in excess of 50 per cent. For the year past, Queensland police officers have excelled in selflessly applying themselves to maintaining our Department as the most effective in the Commonwealth. In so dOing, an all-time record crime clear-up rate of 53·07 per cent was set. This is a clear indication of the high morale existing in all sections throughout the State and a recognition of how valuable Government support has been in recent years in providing badly needed additional manpower and sufficient finance to improve the living and working conditions of officers across a biOad front. The magnitude of this achievement can only be understood when set against the spiralling crime rate, booming population, the steady drain on experienced management through the optional early retirement scheme, and the man-hours lost because of the need for specialized training of many personnel in preparation for the XII Commonwealth Games. The pressures brought about by the first three factors will continue to affect the Department's operational effectiveness and long-term planning in the years ahead. However, I trust the continued backing of the Government, made possible through the vigorous representations by you, Sir, for yet more human and material resources, will allow the Department to build on its already fine traditions. The results set out in the following pages clearly outline the teamwork and efficiency which have characterized all aspects of our activity during the past 12 months. Credit is due to many people for the overall improvement in police performance, and it is this spirit of co-operation that gives Queenslanders a pOlice service of which they can be justly proud. On behalf of all members, I thank you for your interest in police matters during the year.

Yours faithfully I ...:J .l'Y'\.J • c:fe. tW" C

T. M. Lewis Commissioner of Police PRINCIPAL OFFICERS INSIGNIA OF RANK

T. M. LEWIS, O.B.E., .G.M., Q.P.M., B.A., Dip.Pub.Admin. COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

L. R. DUFFY, Q.P.M. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SUPER INTENDENT SUPER INTENDENT GRADEl GRADE2

S. M. HALE, M.V.o., Q.P.M. INSPECTOR GRADE 1 INSPECTOR GRADE2 I NSPECTO R GRAD E 3 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER A. MURPHY, Q.P.M. (Personnel) ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (Crime and Services)

T. S. C. ATKINSON, Q.P.M. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER E. R. CHERRY, Q.P.M. (Operations) ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (Traffic and General)

N. T. CREEVEY, Q.P.M. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SENIOR SERGEANT SERGEANT l/c SERGEANT 2/c (Training and Legal)

SERGEANT 3/c SENIOR CONSTABLE CONSiABLE l/c B. J. GAlLAGHER SECRETARY E. I. CARTER, B.Econ., Dip.lnlm.Processlng, Dlp.Ag.Ext., M.A.C.S. OFFICER IN CHARGE I PLANNING AND RESEARCH BRANCH I

TABLE OF CONTENTS LEGISLATION REQUIRING POLICE ATTENTION I f! Page Set out below is a list of Acts and other legislation which may require police attention, II INTRODUCTION either in whole or in part:- ] Aboriginal Relics Preservation Act Land Act IMPORTANT VISITS Aborigines Act Liquor Act 4 Age of Majority Act Litter Act Air Navigation Act ) HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR Local Authorities Act 5 Animals Protection Act Local Government (Aboriginal Lands) Act Art Unions and Amusements Act Local Government Act )1 COMMONWEALTH GAMES PLANNING AucUqneers and Agents Act 6 Austnilian Constitutions Act Magistrates Courts Act [; CRIME- Magistrates Courts Rules Australian Courts Act Selected Crime Australian States Constitution Act Main Roads Act II Meat Industry Act General Crime Bail Act Medical Act Total Offences .. Beach Protection Act Mental Health Act Offences Against the Person . . . '. Bills of Sale and other Instruments Act Mining Act ~ Offences Involving Violence to Property Brands Act Mock Auctions Act Offences by Children ...... Brisbane Forest Park Act Motor Vehicles (Control) Act Drugs Cattle Stealing Prevention Act National Parks and Wildlife Act Fraud Cemetery Act Native Plants Protection Act Prostitution, Liquor, Gam'i~g and 'Betti~~ Noise Abatement Act Censorship of Films Act Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicles .. Chari!~l?le Funds Acts Children's Services Act Oaths Act Collections Act Objectionable Literature Acts TRAFFIC- Colonial Act Confirmation Act Offenders Probation and Parole Act Control and Enforcement Colonial Laws Validity Act Pawnbrokers Act 12 Commission of Inquiry Acts Police Act TRAINING- Commonwealth Games Act Police Complaints Tribunal Act General .. Companies Act Police (Photographs) Act Queensland Police Academy 15 Constitution Act Police Superannuation Act Queensland Police College .. 15 Coroners Act Poor Prisoners Defence Act 16 Criminal Code Poultry Industry Act Training of First Year Constables Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act Prisons Act Driver Training Wing . . . . 17 Criminal Practice Rules Public Entertainment (Licensing) Act Driver Training Centre-Mount Cotton 17 17 Decentralization of Magistrates Courts Act Pyramid Selling Schemes (Elimination) Act Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act Queensland Marine Act PUBLIC ORDER­ Driving Training Centre Act Queensland Police Welfare Club Act General Education Act Rabbits Act Emergency Squad 18 Elections Act Racing and Betting Act Task Force, Brisbane 18 Electricity Act Radioactive Substances Act 18 Evidence Act Railways Act Task Force Reserve .. Explosives Act Rural Fires Act PUblic Safety Response Team 19 Rescue Squad 19 Fauna Conservation Act Sale of Goods Act State of Emergency 19 Films Review Act Second-hand Wares Act 19 Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act State Counter-Disaster Organization Act Fire Brigades Act State Transport Act SEARCHES-LAND, SEA AND AIR Fisheries Act Stock Act 20 Forestry Act Stock Routes and Rural Lands Protection ADMINISTRATION_ Fugitive Offenders Act Act Gaming Act Suppression of Gambling Acts General Resources-Manpower 21 Hawkers and Pedlers Act Territorial Water Jurisdiction Act 22 Health Act (Imperial) Personnel-Recruiting .. Accident Investigation Committee .. 22 Hide, Skin and Wool Dealers Act Torres Strait Islanders Act 23 Hire-purchase Act Tow-Truck Act Administration Branch Auto Theft Squad 23 Inclosed Land Act Traffic Act and Regulations Trust Accounts Act Bomb and Arson Squad 24 Inebriates Institution Act 24 Inspection of Machinery Act Unordered Goods and Services Act Break and Enter Squad Invasion of Privacy Act Breath Analysis Section 25 Vagrants, Gaming, and Other Offences Act 25 Jury Act Vexatious Litigants Act Brisbane Mobile Patrols Brisbane Watchhouse 26 Justices Act • Warehousemen's Liens Act 27 Justice,~ of the Peace Act Bureau of Criminal Illtelligence-Q'deensl~~d Weekend Detention Act 28 Juvenile Smoking Suppression Act Wheat Markcting Board Act Child Abuse Committee ...... Combined Operations Group 27 28 In addition, there are many Imperial Acts and Acts inherited from New South Wales Consorting Squad at Separation in 1859 which are still in force and which involve police. Dealers Squad 28 Dog Squad 28 'Commonwealth Acts, such as Telecommunications Act, Postal Services Act Crimes Act, and many more, directly involve State Police. ' DrugSquad .• 29 Examinations Branch 30 31 ADMINISTRATION-continlled Page Extraneous Duties 31 Fauna Protection Squad 32 Fraud Squad .. 33 Homicide Squad 33 Information Bureau 34 Internal Investigations Section 35 Juvenile Aid Bureau 35 Land and Building Priority Committee 37 Legal and Training Section .. 37 Licensing Branch 37 Manual Section 38 Media Relations Section 38 Mounted Police Unit 40 ANNUAL REPORT Physical Activities Officer 41 Planning and Research Branch 41 Police Air Wing 42 Police Club 43 INTRODUCTION Police Museum 44 TAKEN in its literal form, the story of police services. The Government has have made much less of an impact on Police Operations Centre 44 St. George and the dragon is a simple endeavoured to meet our requests by Printing Room one. His task was to slay an evil dragon crime figures if it were not for another 46 approving additional personnel which year of tremendous co-operation and sup­ Priority Committee .. and to stand for what was good. His will help us to maintain the high stand­ 46 job was much easier than that of police port from a large proportion of the Prosecutions Corps .. 46 ards of policing which have been estab­ public. The need to improve our com­ officers today, since all he had to do was lished in Queensland in recent years. Public Relations Branch ...... '.' . 46 deal with the dragon. munity relations through programmes Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare AssociatIon 47 Despite the improved increases, however, developed by the Media Relations Sec­ He did not have to enforce the law, the Department has been severely hit by tion and Public Relations Branch, as Radio and Electronics Section 48 the loss of senior and experienced officers Railway Squad 49 prevent crime, work in a chain of com­ well as a more sympathetic and tolerant mand or deal with the public while abid­ through the optional retirement scheme approach by our field officers, has Special Crime Squad 52 ing by policies and regulations. Also, he at age 55. Since that schcme was imple­ received high priority once again. As Sporting Activities . . . . 52 was not responsibile for the maintenance mented in January 1980, some 276 mentioned in my last Report, I have Stock Investigation Squads .. 55 of domestic and civil order. He did not officers between the age of 55 and 60 endeavoured at all times to maintain Technical Services Section .. 56 have to work with the mcdia or inform­ have elected to retire early. an open-door administration and have Theft and General Squad 58 ants. He did not have to co-operate with encouraged my officers at all levels to Traffic Accident Investigation Squad 58 L or work in internal investigations, be It was not possible to predict these broaden their communication and per­ sonal contact with the people. Any Uniform Review Committee 59 guided by legislation or accept the deci­ sorts of losses, and this has aggravated sions of the courts. sense of isolation between police officers Uniform Store 59 ;: staff shortages which are still being felt [: in many areas. The position has not and the community they serve will be Water Police .. 59 Finally, he did not have to provide a been improved by the need to divert a detrimental to the quality of police ser­ Wharf Squad .. 60 I wide range of services 24 hours a day for substantial amount of manhours and vice which we provide. those in need, from evicted families to operational time towards planning and Resources-Financial 60 A most effective means of breaking l1, helpless alcoholics to lost children. He training in preparation for the forthcom­ Resources-Material Ii down this isolation has been the media. Ii did not have to rescue cats, exercise ing XII Commonwealth Games. In the Buildings 61 Newspapers, television and radio facili­ discretion, make arrests, complete face of all these factors, the performance ties have been freely offered and used Communications 61 I: reports, testify in court, or look out for of policemcn and women throughout the the safety of colleagues. by the Department to assist our com­ Transport 62 Stato this year is particularly noteworthy. munity relations efforts to highlight the Firearms 63 growing involvement of hundreds of II Police work today is much more COm­ police officers in wider community acti­ 1 plex and demanding than the work of The clear-up rate for general crime DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES FOR 1982-83 63 (excluding good order ofTences) in vities. One of our most visible public St. George. No matter how well a poliee relations projects during the year was officer docs his work-even if he is com­ Queensland during the period tinder l; review was an astonishing 53'07 per again the involvement of a large team ABORIGINAL RELATIONS 64 mended for his performance-he will of policewomen who took part in the never be made a saint for it. cent, which was 0'97 per cent higher I! than the previous highest succes.• rate of Children's Hospitals Appeal telethon INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS .. 65 52'10 per cent established last year. This staged by Channcl 7, and raised more uIi Surprisingly, when you add to those figure is believed to be the highest clear­ than $9,000 which they handed to appeal problems a growing population, rapid up rate of any police force in Australia. organizers after running from Redeliffe AWARDS 66 development in many areas of the State n is only when it is seen that in Queens­ Police Station to Mount Coot-tha as part I... ! and a steadily increasing crime rate, land this year general crime figurcs of their fund-raising efTorts. .1 members of the Queensland Police POLICE COMPLAINTS TRIBUNAL 69 increased by 8 per cent, that the ! Department again recorded an excellent level of police performance can be This voluntary charity work was seen IIi by hundreds of thousands of viewers overall performance this year. This was appreciated. It is clear that if the Gov­ Ii throughout the State and added goodwill REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS .. 71 achieved through a concerted co-opera­ ernment can find ways to guarantee .{t: .... I tive effort by all departmental adminis­ sufficient police numbers, the Queensland was provided by a similar fund-raising I! trators and operational personnel in using efTort by members of the Queensland Police Force can begin to make head­ Police Long Distance Running Team APPENDICES- our limited manpower and materia-l way in wider areas of crime prevention who again undertook a marathon race Index of Appendice! 86 i!r.J resources to maximum efTeet. and detection. 1 j against civilian teams from Surfers Para­ 11 It has become a continuing struggle to dise to Mount Coot-tha. allocat>! our valuable manpower to the At variance with occasional claims in fi areas of greatest need in the face of a certain sections of the media that the The level of public support has tl growing flood of requests from all areas credibility of the Queensland Police generally been very high during the of the State for improved and additional Department is at a low ebb, the improved year. The frequency of public criticism performance of my police officers would 1 of police officers and their work has 11 ~ f 2 3 reduced, although at one period some develop the flexibility so necessary for tried to spread the message of road maintained. I endeavour to assign as media organizations were used for an them to adjust successfully to any such safety as widely as possible throughout many officers as possible to the staff orchestrated campaign of unfair and changes. the State. It has become obvious, how­ of the Juvenile Aid Bureaux throughout unsubstantiated criticism of the Depart­ ever, that increasing population, greater the State with the aim of coming to ment and its senior officers by two It is encouraging to see that every motor vehicle registrations, general road terms with the problem and trying to former members. The allegations of police officer today is given the opportu­ conditions and public apathy in many deter many young first offenders from corruption within the upper echelons nity of experiencing a wider range of areas are contributing to the continuing falling into a life of crime. For the of the Department made by these men advanced training, development and slaughter on our roads. third year, juvenile offenders were led to the formation by the Government specialist courses at both the Police responsible for 17 per cent of all offences of a Queensland Police Complaints Tri­ Academy and Police College. Not con­ Police throughout Queensland have cleared up. It was again disturbing that bunal. Despite considerable efforts to tent with this, hundreds of others are extended themselves in enforcement in the area of cleared-up offences, encourage the two former police officers undertaking a range of self-improve­ against life-endangering offences such juveniles were found to be responsible to come forward and repeat their alle­ ment programmes which include tech­ as drink driving, dangerous driving, for 59 per cent of breaking and enter­ gations to the Tribunal, they have so nological qualifications and tertiary speeding, failure to obey traffic lights ing offences, the same percentage as far resisted all approaches and have not degrees and diplomas. This is yet and signs, and failure to fasten seat­ last year; 44 per cent of offences involv­ been prepared to substantiate their another indication of the expanding role belts. This has had a significant effect ing the stealing and unlawful use of claims. A number of complaints have of our modern Queensland law enforce­ on the road statistics, but police can­ motor vehicles (36 per cent last year); been investigated by the Tribunal, and ment officer. not be expected to wage the fight single­ 42 per cent of all stealing offences (43 it is hoped that publicity emanating from handed. There has to be a greater com­ per cent last year); and 37 per cent of this Tribunal as a result of its investi­ There is a continuing struggle, because mitment by all road-users to better receiving offences (33 pel" cent last year). gations will re-assure the public that of limited financial resources, to pro­ behaviour and safety to make real my Administration is dedicated to main­ vide equipment, material, facilities and inroads on this national shame. Unfortu­ There was another substantial rise in taining a high level of integrity and working conditions for my personnel of nately, uncaring and unthinking drivers the number of juveniles counselled and COMMISSIONER T. M. Lewis witnesses the signing of the NatiolUll PC'lice honesty among officers of this Depart­ a sufficient standard to enable them to are often responsible for tragic accidents cautioned during the past year. In Research Agreement by Police Ministers from all States of Australia at the ment. The very high proportion of maintain this high level of efficiency affecting innocent and law-abiding 1980-81, 7563 young people were Conference of Police Ministers held at Surfers Paradise. honest and hardworking police officers which has been established over the past drivers, passengers and pedestrians. It cautioned, with this year's figure rising is against this minority that our main should not have to answer for the mis­ five years. Because of the improved to 8 096. It is significant that slightly ing. The pattern established in recent human resources available to it; and the takes and outright dishonesty of very educational qualifications of today's traffic enforcement is aimed. more than 80 per cent of all young years was maintained during the period ways in which all of these factors have few men and women who occasionally criminal and his access to more sophisti­ The number of traffic offences people dealt with by police officers in under review. There was a 32 per cent been organized to provide the g.·eatest succumb to temptation. cated equipment and ideas, our police recorded during the year increased by this way do not come to adverse police increase in the number of offences possible benefit for the people of Queens­ resources must be continually reviewed 28 per cent from 324159 in 1980-81 notice again. The continuing breakdown cleared as a result of police action, from land. and upgraded so that we are not dis­ of the family unit which has mani­ It would be foolish to believe that all to 414688. In the current year, there 5673 in \980-81 to 7509 this year. advantaged in our investigations. Society were 521 accidents in which 607 people fested itself in recent years and a general police officers are incapable of making could be under considerable threat if lack of parental supervision of young The continual improvement of clear-up APPRECIATION mistakes on occasions, but it is import­ were killed, compared with 500 acci­ figures in this area highlights the value the Government is unable to provide dents and 559 deaths the previous year. people are the root causes of this dismal THE maintenance of a particularly high ant for the public to realize that the its police officers with the most up-to­ picture. Without appropriate adult guid­ of a training programme which was police officer is only human and has The number of accidents which pro­ introduced two years ago. Unless pre­ standard of police service in Queensland date crime fighting equipment and suf­ duced injury to drivers, passengers and ance, many young people are swayed by for yet another year has been entirely the same shortcomings as other mem­ ficient transport to cope with this viously experienced in drug investigations, bers of the community. Our training pedestrians decreased from 8512 to 8 352. peer group pressures and strong tempta­ due to the dedication of police ofilcers increased sophistication and mobility of tions which, through bravado, lead them all Criminal Investigation Branch per­ programmes and discipline are designed the modern criminal. sonnel who are posted to areas outside throughout the State whose pride in their to minimize the chances of mistakes In spite of widespread publicity and to indulge in anti-social acts with the career and work satisfaction is reflected heavily increased enforcement, the resulting threat of detection. Brisbane are required to undertake a being made, and I am confident that As I have said in the past, I am con­ six-week training course in drug identifi­ in another record crime clear-up rate. the policies and performance of the number of drink driving offences con­ cerned at the overall crime picture in stantly causes concern. For yet another Because of the success of the juvenile cation techniques with the Drug Squad I am grateful to all personnel-police Queensland Police Force in general Queensland, irrespective of the high before taking up their assignments. This officers, public servants and civilian staff are of the high standards expected by year, an increasing number of drivers cautioning system, I extended the prin­ crime clear-up rate which we have were detained by police because of their ciple to take in offenders at the other has provided the Department with a -for their continuing co-operati0n with the people of this State and, at least, achieved. The total number of offences growing body of expertise in drug inves­ and support of my Administration during the equal of any other police force erratic driving behaviour or through end of the age spectrum. As an act recorded in the past 12 months was involvement in traffic accidents. After of compassion, it was decided that elderly tigations across the State. the past year. Their complete commit­ in Australia.· 182743, which includes all criminal testing on breath analysing instruments first offenders over the age of 65 years The problem facing this country is ment to meeting the challenges which offences and offences against good order. or after blood analysis, most of them who had led a blameless life hitherto daily face a modern police force in our A vital factor in our improved per­ This was an increase of 10803 or 6 not simply just in the importation were found to have exceeded the and had been detained for minor offences and distribution of narcotics. The real society is underlined by the excellent formance and greater public acceptance per cent which is slightly less than the minimum blood alcohol concentration such as shop stealing should be given results shown b)! the Queensland Police has been the refinement of our recruit­ increase of reported offences of 11 996 problem which extends from large-scale (80 milligrams of alcohol to 100 the opportunity of the counselling and drug trafficking is the related crime­ Department once again. ing selection procedures and training or 8 per cent last year. milli1itres of blood-0'08 per cent) cautioning session. I did not see that programmes. We have never had any the violence and tragedy which entraps However, the task before my police under the Traffic Act. Throughout the society would lose anything in ensuring the innocent victim or the unfortunate officers and their civilian support staff shortage of young men and women with In the categories of more serious crime State last year, drivers were charged that our senior citizens who had made the highest qualifications and strongest such as homicide, robbery, serious user for whom d:,ugs have become a would be made much more difficult with­ with 20621 drink driving offences, an one mistake for a variety of reasons desperate requirement. character applying to join our ranks. assault, rape, attempted rape, false pre­ increase of 6 per cent (from 19408 out the freely offered co-operation and should have to carry a criminal convic­ assistance at all levels by State and Com­ The exhaustive selection process that tences, stealing and unlawful use of over the previous year). Statistics have tion to their graves. While the numbers Illegal drug abuse constitutes a real ensures each recruit meets rigorous motor vehicles, and breaking and enter­ shown conclusively that alcohol is a effected by this system are still small, threat to the quality of life in both monwealth Government Departments, physical, academic and psychological ing, there were 42 732 offences reported prime factor in many of the fatal acci­ it is hoped that the success rate will Australia and Queensland. It is not public organizations and thousands of requirements is but the first step in a which represented an increase of 8 dents investigated on our roads, and too be at least as high as we have been a problem which should be left to law individual members of the community. stringent development and training pro­ per cent. This was 1 per cent lower many drivers still casually dismiss any experiencing in the juvenile area. enforcement officers alone to combat. The generosity of this co-operation and gramme which produces what I believe I assistance is gratefully acknowledged. I than the increase for the previous year, relationship between the consumption of We need to completely organize all to be one of the most effective and and the clear-up rate fell slightly by 1 liquor and road safety. All police I: To the end of the year, 63 men and available public rl.'sources in a co-ordin­ also appreciate the continuing assistance compMely equipped police officers in per cent from 37 to 36 per cent. officers have been instructed to take the women had been cautioned on 63 charges ated counter-offensive against the drug and valuable contributions to improved this country. Our training officers are t community relations and crime clear-up strongest possible action against drivers t. under this new system throughout the trafficker. These parasites grow fat on conlinually reviewing and upgrading our The concerted campaign, launched who persist in drinking to excess and l, State. The charges included assault the proceeds of their illegal activities, by most sections of the media-news­ training courses to meet the demands of three years ago against the road toll, in then place other road users at risk by f. I causing bodily harm (I), common assault and society itself must adopt a more papers, radio and television-who have modern society and to better prepare association with Queensland Newspapers climbing behind the wheel of their 1 (1), malicious damage (2), shop steal­ ruthless attitude in any measures which simplified the police ro·le on so many our young men and women for the prob· Pty Limited, was instituted again. Origin­ vehicles. ing (58) and fraud (I). might be introduced to attempt to eradi­ occasions by virtue of the right publicity lems they will face after being sworn-in ally called Campaign 550, this year the cate the problem. at the right time. as police officers. What we have been theme was changed to "Stay Alive, Juvenile crime continues to have a Very little can be added to any dis­ !Vithout th}s ~upport by public and continually working towards in recent Beat 595", because of an upward spiral high priority in manpower within the cussion of the picture of drug use and The following report outlines in detail prlyate orgaOlzahons and the individual years is a complete personal and profes­ in road fatalities the previous year. With Department. The high level of involve­ abuse in Queensland. As in most coun­ what the Queensland Police Depart­ ment by young people under the age I CItIzen, we would have a far less effective sional development to enallie our officers assistance from the Department of Trans­ tries of the world, the growth in the ment has accomplished in the past 12 police service in this State than we enjoy to work in a changing society and to port and other media outlets, we have of 17 years is, unfortunately, being illegal drug area shows no signs of relax- months; the financial, material and today. I. i !. ! I \. II It j I.Ij. 4 5 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR JULY, 1981 NOVEMBER, 1981 NEW STATIONS COMMISSIONERS MEET INTERPOL VISIT T~e. Honourable R. J. Hinze M L A ~olice Commissioners from all Austral­ Mll1Ister for Local Governm~nt 'Mai~ The Commissioner, lVIr T. M. Lewis Ian States, the Commonwealth, New Ro~ds an~ Police, officially open~d new attended ~he ~Oth General Assembly of Zealand and the South Pacific held their polIce stations at Beaudesert Ingl . d Interpol m Nice, France. annual conference in Canberra. and Drayton. ' e\\OO COMPUTERIZATION VISIT PROGRAMME APRIL, 1982 F~rther ~dvances in computerization Police Commissioner Mr T M L . b I ' '. eWls With the I~troduction of the "Vehicles ANNIVERSARY ~ca.me t le first serving Police C ' ~~ Interest system to all police estab­ mlsslO~er to visit every police establi~~ IIshn:ents With message switching The Q~eensland Police Academy cele­ VISITS OF IMPORTANT PERSONAGES ~nt 111 the State during his term of termmals. brated Its 10th a!1niversary, during which o Ice. The last station visited was the T. JvL LeWIS Swimming Pool, the Morven. Chapel m honour of Mr R. W. Whitrod MEMBERS of the Police Force per­ Portugal, South Korea, Thailand and DECEMBER, 1981 ~he H. A. Allsop Library and E. Rob~ formed escort or special security duties the United States; and the High Com­ AUGUST, 1981 mson Honour Board were dedicated. during visits to Queensland by the missioners of the United Kingdom, POLICE WEEK following:- India and Uganda. POLICE EXHIBIT Local Police Week launched at the YOUTH FACILITIES His Royal Highness Ajaha Vaji Similar duties were carried out for Commissioner and senior ffi C~ntenary Shopping Centre in Brisbane v·isits by Government Ministers and viewed the Police Exhibit i~ ~f~r~f ~~~ A new Queensland Police Youth Club Ralongkorn, Crown Prince of ~\'Ith an attractive static display to for Gladstone was Officially opened. Thailand; officials from Canada, Federal Republic ?ueensland. .!.'olice-Citizens Youth Wel- mcrease public awareness of the police of Germany, Fiji, Finland, New Zealand, ahre ~sSocl~tlOn at the Royal National role. Captain lvIark Phillips, husband of Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Solo­ S ow 111 Bnsbane. ' Her Royal Highness Princess mon Islands, Swaziland, Vanuatu and MAY, 1982 Anne; Zimbabwe. ON DISPLAY TRAFFIC SAFETY His Excellency 1. T. Tabai, Pre­ A wide range of I' ... A major traffic safety campaign through­ NEW STATION Personnel also provided escorts and . . po Ice actIvItIes was out the State was launched in an effort sident of Kiribati; security for the visit by the Commander pUf. on APubhc display at the Queensland ~he Hon~u.rable W. A. M. GUnn, o Ice. cademy. in a mini-Spectacular to .reduce the' road toll during the M.L.A., Mmlster for Education, officially The Right Honourable R. Pre­ in Chief of the United States Pacific Chnstmas-New Year holiday period. Fleet and Parliamentary delegations from for MISS Australia Quest fund -ralsll1g... op!!n7d the new Nanango Police Station madasa, Prime Minister of Sri buIldmg. Lanka; the United Kingdom, Japan, France and Spain. SEPTEMBER, 1981 The Right Honourable His Royal SOUTH YORKSHIRE police­ JANUARY, 1982 Highness Prince Maclandla N. F. A number of other visits were made CHILD ABUSE CRIME PREVENTJON woman, P.C. Hazel Maher, by people or groups of a less important Dlamini, Prime Minister of studying inter-agency co-opera­ STRANGER DANGER The Austral,ian Crime Prevention Council Swaziland; or controversial nature. In each case, Polic~ officers involved in the 2nd Aus­ . tion in dealing with juvenile a watching brief only was undertaken tralaSian Conference on Child Abuse A "Stranger Danger" campaign was hel? a CrIme prevention seminar at The Right Honourable Taisi delinquency on a Churchill by members of this Force. hAedld at the Mount Gravatt College of launched to educate young people in PolIct; I-!eadquarters lln facilities and Tupuola, Prime Minister of Fellowship, shares a joke with vanced Education. !he ne~d for. common sense and caution organ!~a!I~ns available to assist in the Western Samoa; the Commissioner during a visit Appropriate escorts were provided as ~n dealIng with. people they didn't know rehabIlitatIOn of offenders. to Headquarters. required for His Excellency Sir Zelman RE-SHUFFLE m the c"P1mumty. The Right Honourable Father Cowen, A.K, G.C.M.G., KSLJ., Q.C., Walter Lini, Prime Minister of Governor-General of the Commonwealth A majo~ re-allocation of portfolios was TRIBUNAL Vanuatu; ma~e With the appointment of a fifth His Excellency Sir Tore Lokoloko, of Australia and Lady Cowen, C.St.J.; ASSistant Commissioner and th I'! FEBRUARY, 1982 Th!! Quecnsland Police Complaints Governor-General of Papua New His Excellency Sir James Ramsay, lion f th . . ' e e Imll1a- The Right Honourable Ratu Sir o e POSItIOn of Chief Superintend- TrIbunal, set up bv Act of Parliament, Kamisese Mara, Prime Minister Guinea. KC.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.C. and Lady ent. OFFICIAL VISIT became operational. of Fiji; Ramsay; the Right Honourable J. M. Th~ C~)mmissioner of the ]'vletropolitan These services also were provided for Fraser, C.H., M.P., Prime Minister of FLYING HIGH PolIce I~ Lo~~on, Sir David McNee, paid His Excellency K Barlebo-Larsen, the Ambassadors/Consuls-General of Australia, and other members of the an offiCial VISit to Queensland. SPECTACULAR Head of Delegation for the Euro­ Hungary, Israel, Iran, Indonesia, Leba­ Commonwealth Parliament when attend­ The Qu;ensl~nd P~lice ~ir Wing became A. Sta.te-wide Police Week was held pean Communities Commission; non, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, ing official engagements in this State. the firs. PolIce Air Wll1g in Australia YOUTH CLUB cllImaxmg in a Police Spectacular at to opc~ate tur~ine-engined prop-jet air­ 11e Queensland Police Academ craft wIth the Il1troduction of the Cessna A new police youth club was officially attended by more than 20000 people. y 441. The Commissioner was aboard"fo'r opened at Innisfail. the first operational flight to MO!.lnt Isa and return. MARCH, 1982 JUNE, 1982 OCTOBER, 1981 LAUNCHING SKATING GAMES PLANNING TI~e Honourable the Minister Mr R J Queensland's first Blue Light skating Police planning for the XII Common­ Hm~e;, IvLL.A., launched t'he "P:W: arena launched at the Sandgate Police Call1il , a new g.g !fletre Water Police wealth Gam~s received its first dress Youth Club. rehearsal dUrIng the State Government powcr cat for use m Central Queens­ land coastal walers and to be bllsed at 1nsuranc.e Office Mini-Games in Bris­ Yeppoon. ban,e.. usmg the Commonwealth Games T ALIHNG NOT WALKING facIlities. M,inor tr.affic of Tenders who had com­ mitted mll10r tralllc ofTences were invited ESCAPEE RECAPTURED RETIREMENT to a tralllc safety lecture at Police Head­ quarters. The response to these lectures Gold Coast detectives arrested convicted Popular and long-ser~ing. Secretary of has <;nsured their continuation as an Woolwo~ths bomber, Gregory Norman the Department, Mr Jim Casey, retired. on-gomg programme. ~rcHardle, .who . had escaped from Par­ r,lmatta PrISon m New South Wales. 6 7

CRIME Selected Crime ONE of th .. ·dIncfreases cont.inued in recorded ho . CI e rom 144 t 16 . ml­ Police Fore: i~r:~~I~:1 tObt~ctives .of any were up from 10 1, senous assaults property throu h 0 ec Ion of hfe and 395 detection of .g the prevention and from 321 to 390 b ~'? 1 648, robbery cnme. offences a· ,rea mg and entering to 25 545 gr;:l~ rose sharply from 23 339 C~r!ain categories of cri 8298 d' e .pretences from 8026 to ,an stealIng and I f ~~~~~~:, as:~io~~t as.sault, rObber~~c~p~~ motor vehicles from {05~W ul use of and stealing and ~~ing'f ~alse pretences, Clear-up rates in four f to 6569. vehicles are referredWt u use of ~~tor gories fell off Slightly ~ t~e seven cate­ XII COMMONWEALTH GAMES PLANNING purposes as selected .0 for statIstical serious assaults remai~e~oa:m8Plroved and cnme. per cent.

THE 'initial test of police preparedness required, the committee also liaises during this visit have assisted them in re~r~~:r~~!~~!s between the n~mber of fel~~o~e~~e~~ag~ clear-up for homicid; for the XII Commonwealth Games was closely with the Department's Common­ planning for the Commonwealth Games 33 to 31 per ce per ce~t, rObbery from security operations. Additionally, train­ been satisfactoril ~nd those .whlch have the policing of the State Government wealth Games Planning Group. indication of the gIves a clear from 22 to 21 nt, breakmg and entering Insurance Office Building Society Games. ing has been undertaken in evasive and ~ffi~~olved The Commonwealth Games Planning police operations. lency and success of tences from 80 p:, 7~nt, and false pre­ These were conducted over three days defensive driving techniques by officers figures im 0 p~r cent. Rape in early October at the majority of Group became operational with Senior who will be involved in motorcade proved dramatically from 79 Sergeant R. C. Kirkpatrick as Officer In the area of selected . to 87 per cent wh·1 th Commonwealth Games venues. escorts. offences were recorded d ~T1me, 42 732 stealing and ~nla"!f~lI e c!ear-up for in Charge under the direction of Super­ usmg Defence Department and State Emer­ ~ompared with 39403 . unng the year, vehicles rose from 27 t Y29 motor Although our commitment to those intendent R. J. Redmond on 27th Increase of 8 er m 1980-81, an o per cent. Games was not great, it was sufficient January. The group is co-ordinating all gency Service helicopter pilots have security planning for the Royal Visit, given instruction in the techniques of is a matter for ~onc~ent. b Any increase Patterns of s·n ·fi . to confirm that the broad principles on year in ut for the sec­ crimes of . I lonl cant IIlcreases in which planning had that far progressed Commonwealth Games and Festival '82, traffic surveillance from helicopters. This ~nd successio:~h VIO ence such . and is responsible to Assistant Com­ will allow our police officers to identify tIOn in the rate ere was a reduc- assault, robbery and' 1 as senous DetectiMvc Supcr!ntendent Harry Doull were operationally feasible. Our concept 1979-80 and 1980-3i ~r~\\l'lth. Between maintained and must bans aughter were etropohtan C.I.B. ' of having a police venue commander missioner Atkinson. potential traffic problems from the air cent to 9 er ,I from 14 per and to direct motorcycle and other P ent ~ concern within the co~ a ca se of deep and his staff t'.ttached to each venue as falling off by I pecr , t'lvlth a further also appears to be mum.y..1 There an autonomous unit was particularly Members of the group attended a traffic units to the critical areas. cen ast year. course in Canberra during June 1981 growth in breaking ~~d up~er .lImIt to the of the community d h successful. During the en ermg offences with Australian Federal Police officers Close attention is being given to devel­ Wi!h the exception of r 1 • parental and familya1 lIte collapse of opments overseas and within Australia remamed steady at 121 ff ,pe, whIch The SGIO Games were valuable in on protection of internationally pro­ 0 last year), 1:~~' s~~~~4 ~~;llings (11413 young people in our S~ci~~~.ce on many tected persons and people considered which could affect the peaceful staging every ,recorded offence inent~~S recorded, other premises (8 148) ( 8), and 9 176 identifying problems in policing a num­ of the Games. These wiII continue to showed an inc . IS category having been broke ~ere reported as There have been m k d . ber of major sporting events simul­ at risk. Subsequently, a similar course during the year in ove~r e .Improvements was conducted for members of the be monitored up to and through the area ?f crimes ~~a~i~lfn~:lcu.}arlY in the alarming growth n an ent.ered. This taneously, including traffic congestion in rate III selected· . he clear-up number of f t may be ~ttnbuted to a ages, but naturall comIng staff short- areas surrounding the QEIl athletics Queensland Police Force in June 1982. Games' period. Officers from the Australian Federal by 1 per cent fro~nJjet d3r06Pped slightly many areas ;~e ors-publIc apathy in ~riminal Investig%ti~~~ meh~ers of the complex at Nathan. Planning was sub­ Outstanding liaison with the Aus­ o per cent. dependence 'on drr::gP;o?;ymecent't !l grmying In experience and expe~~~~ ack d~pth sequently modified with a view to over­ Police, the Defence Department and the tralian Federal Police, Commonwealth r am sectIOns detechve personnel . . QuaiJfied coming any future problems. State Mines Department instructed and State Government Departments, the and trained overnig~~nnotd ~ se!ected members of this course and a subsequent Defence Department, other police forces, some time before th ,an It wIll be Chairman of the Police Games Bomb Search Course in their areas of security organizations, community become fullv experien~edY0!lnger.officers Co-ordinating Committee, Assistant expertise. Representatives of the Royal groups and individuals has continued. - IIlvestlgators. Commissioner '(Operations) T. S. C. Papua New Guinea Constabulary and However all cr d·t The benefits of this programme will be field ffi' e I must go to th Atkinson, has extended membership of the Austrr.iian Army attended as obser­ felt long after the Games are but a o cers of the D . e the committee to include representatives vers. memory. taining such a high epftment for mam­ of State and Commonwealth Depart­ efficiency can be wor r~te and Whose ments with a responsibility for security The Commonwealth Heads of Govern­ Final arrangements now are being across-the-board ~::suJed 1!1 yet another operations, as well as police and public ment Meeting in Melbourne in Septem­ made to implement the planning for rate. Because of or CTlme .clear-up service personnel within this Depart­ ber-October also was attended by policing of the Games. While the areas, the demand~nderstaffing m many ment. The committee has met monthly members of the group who observed Queensland Police Department wiII be grow in r . on personnel must during the year with a high degree of the security operation mounted by the ready to meet any eventuality that may 1 selected c~~~~rtlOn to the increase in co-operation between all members and Victoria Police and Australian Federal arise, we . look forward to an cntertain­ Police. Details obtained by our officers For instance in th the respective departments. When ing, friendly and incident-free Games. murder, attempted e Pdst 12 months, I slaughter offences recr:::::fe;r. and man- J 12 per cent robber IIlcreased by 1 serio u.s ass~ults wei'e r~~e bby tl per cent, i breakmg and enterin y per cent, stealing and unla\\~u~ose by 9 per cent, vehicles and false preten use. of motor 8 per cent and 3 ces mcreased by 1 per cent respectively. General Crime 1.1 I] UNDER this cat . those offences alr::g;y, m .addition to . selected crime the f llen~lOned under UNUSUAL exhibit in the M - are included.~th 0 owmg offences was a silent witness to a· " use~ at Police Headquarters' h' . • 1I st~aJing, . drug· offe::es se~uak offences, to remove all traces of e ,,!ClOUs killIng. It had also been killedl5bt 15 dog which drmk dnving and other' offences, ! VI dcnce but was a tcUin y th e murderer ouences.~ mounted by a taxidermist and progd Part ~f the police case when ucc d ID court. Offences recorded d increased by 8 un er general crime per cent during the r r 8 9

year under review from 128489 to exchange of vital information which Offences Involving Violence to 138489, a slight reduction on the 9 However, the clear-up rate was main­ Property enabled officers to quickly resolve many tained at a high level and fell mar­ per cent increase the previolls year. offences. General crime figures for the State and gin ally from 99 to 98 per cent. The ~HE number of offences involving for each police region are contained in success rate of homicide investigators VIOlence to property continues to show Appendices 1 to 9 inclusive. mirrors the efficiency of other detectives a s!e.ady .increase despite constant police Total Offences llnd uniformed police in operational actIVIty. areas of crime. High standards recorded Crimes detected as a result of initia­ ALL criminal and good order ofTences, again this year clearly show the dedi­ Offence~ recorded rose by 3444 to tives taken by police (without complaint including drunkenness and other street cation of police officers in all areas ?5416, With the clear-up rate remain­ from the victim) again showed a sig­ offences, are included in this category. of the service. The public has every nificant increase of 3 446 from 30756 mg steady at 23 per cent. Brealoing reason to be confident of the quality and enterin¥ of dwellings ro~e ,by 481 to 34202. The total number of police­ Under this broader heading, 182743 of its police officers in this State and !o 11 894, With the clear-up rate remain­ generated offences represents 24·7 per oft'ences were recorded at the Informa­ the protection which they are providing Ing at 18 per cent. Breaking and' enter­ cent of general crime figures. The 11 tion Bureau. This total shows an for the community. ing of shops increased by 697 to'4 475 per cent increase in the number of increase of six per cent in the total and the clear-up rate feU by 3' pe; police-generated ofTences during the year Crimes of murder reported fell from number of oO'ences (171940) for the cent. to 27 per cent. Breaking and was principally due to an across-the­ previous 12 months. The rate of increase 38 to 32, with the clear-up rate rising enterIng. of all other premises rose by board improvement in the number of in both the categories of offences of by 2 per cent from 95 to 97. Attempted murders recorded fell by four from 43 1028 to 9176, with the clear-up rate offences detected in drug abuse (up drunkenness and good order showed only falling by 2 per cent to 22 per cent. 1 828 to 7 519), drink driving (by 1 213 minor increases-drunkenness up one per to 39. Charges of manslaughter ,by to 20 621), dangerous driving (by 250 homicide jumped for the first time in cent from 35 465 to 35923, while good Arson and attempted arson offences to 1 562) and disqualified driving (up 4 three years from 2 to 10, while man­ order rose by per cent from 7986 !ose b~ 43 to 423, with the clear-up rate 231 to 1 852). For the fourth year in to 8331. slaughter by motor vehicle reflected the ImprOVIng by 4 per cent to 25 per succession, police were able to devote growing carnage on our roads and the The major increase in this segment bad driving habits of many Queensland cent. Malicious damage offences rose more time to other police duties because by 1 195 to 9 448, while the clear-up of another quiet year in the area of of total offences was in the area of motorists by rising sharply from 61 to rate remained steady at 27 per cent. public order. Very little police time was general crime reported which rose by 80 charges. required to supervise street processions 8 per cent from 128489 to 138489. It is encou!aging to note that, although in the metropolitan area. The good order and druukenness area Great public benefit was again derived increased by 2 per cent from 43451 from the popular beat patrols in the offences of Violence to property increased Brisbane central city, South Brisbane and sharply by 11 per cent, police activ:ity Considerable activity was maintained to 44254. resulted in a clear-up rate of 23 per in most areas, and the number of Fortitude Valley areas as well 'as in cent .being maintained. OFFICIAL openi,!g. of the A!1stralian Crime Prevention Council seminar on offences detected in the following cate­ The overall improvement in the num­ a number of major provincial cities. The "Resources for Aldmg the Ahenated SOciety" as Commissioner T. M. Lewis amount of support received from indi­ addresses delegates. gories showed increases:-related stock ber of offences satisfactorily resolved The increases in these types of offences ofTences up 51 per cent from 205 to 309, which has been in evidence during the vidual members of the community and past three years was maintained during business premises is a gauge of the concern me and my Administration and drug offences up 32 per cent from 5691 special efforts will be made next' year Th~ number of juveniles proceeded to 7519, possession of an offensive the period under review. This is a clear success of this system. The statistics of juvenile offenders indication of the effectiveness of our field to. ac!tieve ~>ne. of the Department's agamst by arrest or summons increased weapon up 20 per cent from 25 to objecLlves which IS to increase the clear­ again this year by 592 to 3006. This present a disturbing picture for any con­ 30, dangerous driving and driving with­ personnel. The significant growth in Major increases under this category cerned member of the community. If we many categories of offences, however, were recorded in -the area of assault. up rate by 3 per cent on this year's compares with the much smaller increase out due care and attention up 19 per figures. last year when the number of young are to come to terms with this growing cent from 1 312 to 1 562, disqualified highlights the. growing trend towards Serious assaults reported rose by 253 problem, staff and facilities available to violence against people and property to 11;48, and minor assaults climbed people arrested or summonsed increased driving up 14 per cent from 1 621 to by 44 from 2 370 to 2 414. the Juvenile Aid Bureau throughout 1 852, drink driving up 6 per cent from within the community. A table setting by 195 to 2651, with the clear-up rates of 81 per cent and 75 per cent respec­ Offences by Children Ql!ee,nsland must be given maximum 19408 to 20621, and possession of prop­ out the number of good order offences pnonty and the community must be erty suspected of having been stolen up recorded in each police district, compared tively being maintained. Under sedous assaults all offences ,from bodily harm ~EA VY emphasis within the Department Ther~ was also, for the fifth year in encouraged to assume a greater share 5 per cent from 471 to 494. with the previous two years, appears in IS placed upon the problems of juvenile succeSSIOn, a large Increase in the num­ of responsibility in rectifying the causes Appendix 10. Appendix 11 illustrates upwards in seriousness are included. The crime. N~t ~nly police officers but also ber of young offenders cautioned bv of much of our juvenile crime. areas, population, police strengths and significant increases in both categories police-from 7 563 to 8 096. - Only three offences in this category of assaults continue to be a source of representatives of the Government the showed a reduction in the number crime figures for police districts for the 'J?le cautioniI.1g system is increasing and year ended 30th June, 1982. concern and .is evidence of ·the trend courts and the Department of Children's detected. Prostitution offences fell by ~er,:ices. are deeply concerned at the con­ The cautioning policy initiated by the !l hlg~ proportIon of children dealt with towards violence among some sections In !hls m~nner do not come to police 22 per cent from 742 to 580, vagrancy of our society. tl1~UIng Involvement of children in general Department is designed to facilitate the fell by 20 per cent from 233 to 187, CrIme. rehabilitation of young offenders. Experi­ notice agaIn .. Th.e rew~rds which police while receiving stolen property fell by ~nce . has. shown that appearances by Officer!, obtaIn In thiS area are in ·Offences Against the Person Robbery increased by 69 from 321 . the fourth year in succession deternI.1g young. people from embarking less than 1 per cent from 1 049 to reported offences to 390, with the Fo~ juvemles III court following their arrest 1048. ONE of the prime objectives of any juyemles under the age of 17 years com­ cal~ .lead into wider areas of criminal on a hfe of CrIme and shattering their clear-up rate falling by 2 per cent. mitted 17 per cent of all cleared offences futures. police force .is to protect the public, to 31 per cent. Rape and attempted actIVity. I am delighted to report that of the T~e .areas \,:h!ch saw most of the juvenil~ as far as possible, from all forms of rape oft'ences reported remain steady at . Ta~les . sho~illg the invo~vement. of 138489 offences reported in general violence. In this category, the number ~ru:nmalachvlty were breaking and enter­ . All. police officers working in the 121, but there was a heartening increase Ing, where young people committed 59 juvemles In cnme appear in Appendices crime, the Department established an of offences recorded increased by 8 in the clear-up rate from 79 to 87 pel' juvemle field have been directed where 12 and 13. all-time record clear-up of 53· 07 per per cent from 5819 to 6280. This was per cent of all cleared offences (59 per possible, to deal with first offenders by cent. Under the category of other cent last year); stealing and unlawful use cent. This is the fifth year in a row a slower rate of increase than the 11 sexual offences, after the sharp increase administering a caution only. In the that Queensland police officers have per cent recorded the ·previous year, of mo!or vehicles, where they were case of second offenders however where of last year, there was a reduction in responSible for 44 per cent of offences Drugs exceeded a crime clear-up rate of 50 and clear-up fell by less than 1 per the number reported from I 382 to 1 309, the infraction is not con~idered 10' be too per cent, one of the best performance cent to slightly more than 71 per cent. with the clear-up rate ,falling slightly by (36 per cent last year); receiving stolen s~ri0l!s, a. senior ~olice officer may use QUEENSLAND'S growing drug abuse records of any police force in Australia. 3 per cent to 60 per cent. property, where they committed 37 per hIS discretIOn and Issue another caution problem shows no sign of abating. This This exceeded the 1979-80 figure of Offences of murder, attempted murder, cent of all cleared offences (33 per cent I p!ace gr.e~t importance on this area of IS .~hown by the increased activity of 50'93 per cent by 2·14 per cent, and manslaughter by homicide and man­ The work of the· all-female Rape last year); and stealing, where they were polIce ~ctlVJty and as a priority measure me.mbers of the Drug Squad and other was 0'97 per cent better than last year's slaughter by motor vehicle are recorded Squad is of great assistance in many responsihle for 42 per cp.nt of offences have Increased the staffing levels of polIce throughout the State in this area record clear-up of 52·10 per cent. under the general heading of homicide. inVestigations into sexual offences, par­ (43 per cent last year). ".. Juvenile Aid Bureaux throughout the of human tragedy. Immense profits ticularly involving women and girls as An alarming upward tL',nd in the num­ Stale. This has ensured the maintenance a vailable from illicit drug trafficking The excellent standard again achieved The rate of increase of 5 per cent victims. Generally, officers of the Rape of t~e e~cellent results obtained by attract all classe~ of criminals. was due to the continuing high morale from 137 to 144 in the total number ber of recorded offences showing juvenile Squad . obtain better results in dealing ,invo!vement, \\'hi~h has marked the three Juvemle Aid Bureau officers despite the of all personnel, the fine team work of homicides reported last year was with the victims who naturally have stea~ily increasing workload. Further . The. Drug Sq~lad continues to place of and co-operation between all sections prevIOUS years, Increased again during Its mam emphaSIS on major drug dealers more than doubled, with a 12 per cent severe reservations about talking frankly the period under review by 868 to 12519. d~tails of the activities of the Juvenile of the Department and a high level of increase to 161 this year. \"ith male investigators. Aid Bureau appear later ill this' Report. \\:ho are ,Prone to building massive finan­ Cial eq1plres as a result of their criminal

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1 10 11 actidtics. The introduction of more the services of an accountant on second­ 1980-81. The clear-up rate this year was modern tcchniques and on-the-job train­ ment from the Office of the Commis­ .'n ~risbane, personnel attached to the ing are creating morc knowledgeable and 6417 or 77 per cellt (80 per cent last L!censIng Branch are mainly conccrned Act were detected (1015 last year). sioner for Corporate Alfairs have pro­ year) . Arrcsts for drunkenness arc not included Unlawful Usc of Motor V chicles sophisticated drug investigators on thc \ ided hll'aluahlc assistance in our WIth the policing of this legislation. squad. High morale among all mcmbers The activities of the Fraud Squad arc Although their principal role is in the in . these figures. Howevcr, concen­ illl'e>tigations. tratIon on the activities of persons TIlE numbcr of motor yehicJe~ being and a con,istent high standard of per­ covered in more detail later in thi, metropolitan area, persunnel are called underage and the co-operation of licen­ stolen or. unlawfully uscd in Qucens­ formance have been achieved despite Cunsiderable co-operation has been Report. on from time to time to visit country land contlllues at a hil!h level and a constantly incre'lsing workload. It olTered by corporate management in ar~as t.o investigate offences and to sees of ho.tels, discos and other places ?t entert~Inment resulted in a slight increased by 8 per cent t1lis vcar com­ has not bcen possible, during the )car. re-assessing ~ecurit)' procedures, and gaIn eVI?ence. for prosecution in unlaw­ pared with a 3 per cent increase last Pro~titution, Liquor, Gaming and Increase In the number of olTences to increasc the strcngt h of the squad benelit~ arc certain to flow from improve­ ful ~ettmg, I!legal sale of liquor and year. This was the first time for four Betting keepIng premIses for prostitution. The de.tectcd from 303 ill 1980-81 to 305 as mentioned in last year's Report. but ments ill this field. tillS year. y;ars that the rate of increase had the importance of this area of investi­ POLICE throughout the State are work of the Licensing Branch is rIsen . so dramatically after a period gation is well rcalized and the qucstion Total fraud olTences recorded during engaged in the enforcement of legi­ covered in more detail in a later section 111 of this Report. ~llllch the rate of increase had been of additional manpower for the Drug t he year rose by 272 to 8298. This fol­ slation covering prostitution, liquor, Action by police against I!aminn and malntaincd at some 3 per cent. lo\\'s a decline of 632 from 8658 in gaming and betting offences. l'nlawful betting continued -at a e hidl Squad will receil'c high priority in any Intensive activity by policc officers future allocation of more manpower. level, but this year's figures indicate In 1979-80, there was a reduction has b~en mai!ltained in detecting offences the increasing difficulty in obtaining

Details of the operations of the Drug A motor vehicle is second only to a Squad may be found later in this Report. ~ome i':l capital outlay for most persons Tables setting out particulars of classes 111 soc!e!~, and owncrs must take and types of drugs associated with drug responsIbilIty for improving their ofIences during the year, with compari­ secl!rity in protecting t~lei; motor sons for the previous two years, may be vehIcles. If all I'chicle OWners would found in Appendices 14 and 15. tak~ ade9uate precautions to protect theIr vehIcles, most potential offenders would be deterred and the theft rate 1V0uld drop dramatically . :Fraud .The use of computer technology and FRAUD involves some of the most mlcrofi~he facilities at the Police detailed and complex investigations con­ OperatlOns Centre has reduced time fronting personnel of the Criminal Inves­ taken to identify suspcct motor vehicles. tigation Branch. Inquiries currently rl11l?rove~ access to motor vehicle under way involve amounts from a few regIstratIOn records has led to the early hundred dollars to hundreds of thousands, arrest of a number of offenders. and the total value is more than six million dollars. During the year, all branches of the . Depar!me~t co-operated against the Widespread publicity in recent years I'chlcle thl~f 111 detecting and locating of the co~t to the community of growing stolc~ I'ehlcles, The maintenance of corporate crime appears to be having ANOTHER new JX)lice station opened, this time ·,t Bcaudesert L k' the 11l.gh recOI'ery rate is proof of this, on as Police Minister, the Honourable R J Hin'l.e· ~'I L \' :, . t"1 00 IIlg sume elIect. Althuugh this area of crim­ is th S k f P I' ". , ". .1., IlIlvel s Ie p 1aque and. In . many cases olTenders were inal actiYitv cOlltinues to escalate. the . e pea er 0 ar lament and Member for F:lssifern the Honour' bl S J detallled In possession of stolen vehicles growing expertise of our ill\ c!itigators and Muller, M.L.A., and COlllmissioner Terry'Lewis. .) e . . becaus~ . of effective police response to the increased awareness of the public the onglllal complaint. have n:duced the olIcnders' clulI'Ices of escaping prusecutiun. 1 am continuing to place emphasis on upgrading the man­ pOller of the Fraud Squad and imple­ menting improl'ed training schemes for all personnel. STOLEN property pawned by an offender created headaches for police in returning it to its rightful owners. Plain Clothes Constable D. G. Geraghty Our ,pecialized resources have been heavily concentrated in this area and posed for media publicity in an attempt to invite owners to come fonvard and identify their goods. :U'W;-

13 12 The system has proved so successful that it is intended to expand the number TRAFFIC invited to attend, but unfortunately at this stage it has to be confined to the metropolitan area. DURING the year, 1981 there was a All campaigns against life-endangering disappointing return to the growing pat­ offences are based on time, place and cause of accidents. This ensures that During the year, Metropolitan Traffic tern of fatal and injury road accidents Branch personnel detected 125414 in Queensland. The number of people enforcement has direction and purpose, and eliminates as far as possible any offences of which 41 127 were speed­ killed on the State's roads was 608 ing offences revealed by radar units and compared with 555 the previous year. suggestion of harassment of the public for minor offences. 84287 were offences detected ·by Q cars, However the encouraging trend towards motorcycles or patrol cars. There were fewer de~ths in the metropolitan traffic Special enforcement activity has been 2657 drivers arrested for drink drivjng, district continued where 61 people were extended to defective vchicles, particularly a decrease of 877 or 25 per cent on killed during 1981 compared with 92 trucks and semi-trailers. Traffic Branch the previous year. in 1980. personnel have worked in close liai~on with Inspectors from the Motor Vehicle The Breath Analysis Section which The technique of concentrating on Inspection Branch of the Division of comprises 10 operators and a technician life-endangering offences, particularly in Occupational Safety, Weights and is attached to the Traffic Branch and the Brisbane area, has continued. Measures. These operations have resulted is heavily involved in enforcement cam­ Enforcement squads conducted cam­ in numerous heavy vehicles being issued paigns, particularly in relation to drink paigns against drink driver~ in the metro­ with repair orders for major vehicle politan and near-metropolitan areas. As driving. The work of the Breath defects. Analysis Section is covered in more manpower permitted other enforcement detail later in this Report. squads have been formed to concentrate Forms and procedures used by branch on other offences requiring priority personnel in enforcement operations have The expertise of the Traffic Accident enforcement. been streamlined to cut down on delays Invest~gation Squad has attracted many in processing offenders. Law enforce­ c?mpl1mentary remarks from the judi­ Each month a serious offence was ment activity has been geared to con­ Superintendent Ron Hastie, Brisbane ~Iary .for. the t.horough and painstaking chosen and given priority. Wide pub­ centrate on irresponsible activities likely Traffic Branch licity was sought .for this campaign and InvestigatIOns Its members make into to endanger life with no harassment .to accidents. The activities of members of enforcement squads concentrated on that thl genuine law-abiding driver. A bonus affected field staff operations and has this squad are also covered in more offence for the month. For example, from this enforcement has been the detail later in this Report. in April the priority enforcement was number of warrants executed and the reduced the number of men engaged in drink driving while May was speeding detection of many drug offences, stealing enforcement work. However, close DAREDEVIL members of the Brisbane Traffic Branch precision motorcycle co-operation with police districts in the The Show Cause Section at the Traffic team pass in review before part of the large crowd which enjoyed events during and June was defective and unroad­ and other crimes. Branch is still dealing with licensees who worthy vehicles. These are all serious metropolitan and surrounding areas. has the Police Spectacular at the Queensland Police Academy. Training of traffic personnel for duty provided as much manpower as pOSSible. have accumulated nine demerit points offences which could contribute to the while driving. This is believed to ·be road toll if not kept in check. during the Commonwealth Games has When practical, Traffic Branches are combined to operate as an enforcement ?ne ~f the best driver control systems This pattern indicates the level of injury accidents. These young offenders squad and such areas as Ipswich, Wyn­ III eXistence. activity of field personnel. In each usually have no fear of accidents and num,' Cleveland, Caboolture, Bribie case, drivers have drawn attention to some have little or no' parental control Island Beaudesert and Lowood have There has been a substantial drop in themselves by their driving, and in some and no respect for police efforts to seen the success of this enforcement the number of drivers called upon to cases following involvement in traffic save lives. As these young people are system. show cause during the past year. This accidents. future drivers, this habit of irresponsi­ should not be seen as an indication of bility must be curbed. Possibly. the An extension of the Department's an improvement in driver behaviour but Complaints in South-East Queens­ time has come for consideration· of policy of being lenient. with min?r is due to a staffing problem at the land of the irresponsible use of trail parent onus for their child's irrespon­ Department of Transport Records criminal offenders was mtroduced III bikes have become a serious problem sibility, especially where he or she is a Brisbane early in the year when lectures, Section, which is responsible for refer­ for police generally. Members of the persistent offender. in lieu of prosecution, were introduced ring show cause files to the Traffic Brisbane Traffic Branch's Trail Bike ~ra!1ch, .caused by a shift to computer­ for minor traffic offenders. Wlith the Squad have been heavily committed A new dimension was reached in present high level of the road toll, it IzatIOn III an effort to improve the during the year, but as the majority of system. traffic control in Queensland during was decided that such a lecture system offenders are juveniles under the age of the year when Government aircraft would only cover very minor offences 17, the effectiveness of any action is were used for the first time to observe and not those which were potentially Traffic accident information and mov­ minimal under present legislation. traffic flow on the northern, southern dangerous or life-endangering. It w~s ing violations recorded 'for the year and western highways during peak holi­ further decided that if the offender did J981-1982, compared with previous two Another matter of major concern day periods. The Assistant Commis­ not attend such a lecture, prosecution years, appear in Appendix 21. Statistics is the growing incidence of serious dis­ sioner (Traffic), Mr E. Cherry, and proceedings would automatically follow. of show cause actions heard and deter­ regard by bicycle riders for the Traffic the Metropolitan Superintendent of mined, compared with the previous two Act and Regulations. Again the major­ Traffic, Superintendent R. Hastie, at During the year, lectures were held years, appear in Appendix 22. ity of those offending are children. first used a fixed wing aircraft from each fortnight since the end of July the Police Air Wing and later the and 848 people were invited to attend. Statistics for the period under review Main offences include riding on the State Emergency Service helicopter to Of these, 437, or 51' 5 per cent, indicate that severe court penalties and wrong side of the roadways into the monitor traffic flows on the main 'accepted and another 109 motorists who heavy license suspensions do not appear opposing motor vehicle flow, riding at arterial highways during the Christmas­ had not been invited attended the to be achieving a reduction in drink driv­ night without any lights or reflectors, New Year and Easter 1982 periods. lectures. They have been conducted ing offences. The following figures of failure to signal turns, and irresponsible by staff of the Public Relations Branch drivers tested on breath analysing instru­ doubling and riding on footways which This method of monitoring is used with a great deal of success. ments at 41 centres throughout the State endangers pedestrians. extensively overseas and has enormous indicate an appalling attitude by some advantage over ground surveillance. The road users:- It is apparent that some parents have areas can be patrolled much more TRAFFIC survey •.• The Assistant Commissioner (Traffic), Mr E. R. Cherry Causes of road accidents and reasons for particular rules are discussed, a taken a careless attitude about the frequently, a "bird's eye" view is (second from left) the District Superintendent of Traffic, Superintendent riding habits of their children or have obtained of the traffic lind the causes of R. Hastie (right), ~nd Senior Sergeant D. Cain (second from right) joined film on alcohol and drugs is shown and 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80 a sta tic display of road accident photo­ no knowledge of these serious offences congestion are easily identified and alter­ Mr R. Swan of the State Emergcuey Service as they prepare to board the 21805 20977 17411 which are causing fatal and serious nate r.outes can be quickly suggested. State Emergency Service helicopter for a co-ordinatcd air·road traffic survey graphs and charts dealing with alcohol at the beginning of the 1982 Easter holiday break. consumption and its effect are exhibited. 14 15

Any accidents can be reported riding staged in this State for some were performed with skill anrl daring. immediately they are noticed and years. Sixteen motorcyclists from the Traffic Branch motorcyclists also per­ TRAINING emergency vehicles despatched. The Metropolitan Traffic Branch had formed extremely well in tent pegging MY Administration places great complex process of policing a changing helicopter when engaged in this type trained for months to reach a standard displays against Army motorcyclists of work is commonlv known as the of precision which thrilled and amazed and our own Queensland Mounted emphasis on the quality of training democratic society in the later years "eye in the sky" and this form of more than 20000 spectators who Police. It is hoped that the staffing given to young police officers to prepare of the 20th Century. traffic monitoring should become a attended. situation at the branch will allow for them thoroughly for the reality of a An Education Working Committee, to permanent f~ature of traffic control in the continuation of the display team. law enforcement carcer. A policy of which Academy staff officers were Queensland. Maneouvres such as "split the rail", While this mav reduce enforcemcnt constant revision and modernization of appointed, also was established to provide The Police Spectacular in May saw single, double and triple cross-overs, time, the good\vill generated by the courses is maintained to ensure our the Education Steering Committee with some of the bcst precision motorcycle "Rip through", and "magic box" all lcam's performances is considerable. development programmes produce highly information from which decisions could t rained officers. be made. The Working Committee was directed During the year, the extensive facilities to determine the aims and objectives of at the Queensland Police Academy and the Queensland Police Academy; the the Queensland Police College, in the nature of courses to be offered; the aims, Brisbane suburbs of Oxley and Chelmer objectives and subject content for these respectively, were fully used. Maximum courses; Academy staff structure, includ­ benefit was derived from them both by ing job description; and the organiza­ employing the best qualified lecturers tional structure and processes. and instructors available, and the con­ tent of courses met the high standards At present, cadets undertake an 18- month course while probationaries required of today's police service. undergo a 24-week course of study. Since the official opening of the Academy in On 28th June, Superintendent B. H. 1972, both courses have b~en continually Superintendent Ben Robertson, Robertson took over from Superintend­ modified to keep abreast of changes in Training ent J. K. McDonnell as Superintendent the law and in the duties and responsi­ of Training. Superintendent McDonnell bilities of a young police Constable. form of one-day seminars and shared took up his new position as Assistant luncheons. A visit also was made to Commissioner (Personnel) on the same In recent times, in addition to the Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement, and day. pre-service courses offered, the Academy the favourable reaction of all who have has undertaken a four-week Advanced participated will ensure the continuation Training Course for first-year Constables, of these meetings in the new year. as well as offering four-week in-service Queensland Police Academy Development Courses for Constables with On two occasions during the year, approximately five and 10 years' service. Academy staff, cadets and probation­ UNDER the chairmanship of the aries met with representatives of ethnic Assistant Commissioner (Training and The Education Steering Committee communities to develop multi-cultural Legal), the Education Steering Com­ took the view that, while the quality and understanding. The functions took the mittee was established on 2nd Decem­ nature of all Academy courses were form of dinner evenings, and 150 satisfactory, a need existed to systemati­ attended the first with the Italian com­ ber, 1981, to examine the purpose and cally examine the Department's training munity and 280 were present at the function of the Academy as an integral needs for the first two years of an Greek community dinner. They attracted part of policing in Queensland. The officer's service. This would provide a broad cross-section from each ethnic committee's principal concern was to inFormation on the environment and community, and the informal social assess training needs and make them as learning resources which foster the atmosphere allowed the police contingent relevant as possible to the dynamic and development, attitudes, knowledge and to gain a valuable insight into the skills essential for self-disciplined pro­ cultures and traditions of the Italian fessional officers to meet the needs of and Greek people. modern-day policing. The success of these evenings will The 10th Anniversary of the Queens­ undoubtedly make a substantial con­ land Police Academy was celebrated in tribution to mutual tolerance and under­ standing, and plans are in hand for 1982. Highlights included the official similar evenings with other ethnic groups naming of facilities to honour those who within our community. have made significant contributions to the Academv. The Minister for Local Seminars are now held at the Government; Main Roads and Police, Academy for all pre-service trainees, the Honourable R. J. Hinze, M.L.A., their relatives and friends to familiarize officiated at the dedication ceremony people with the nature of a police career, naming the St. Michael's Chapel in to identify stresses and offer possible honour of Mr R. W. Whitrod, the A. H. solutions to problems which might arise Allsopp Library, the T. M. Lewis in the future. Guest speakers include Swimming Pool and the E. Robinson experienced police officers and their Honour Board erected in the Academy wives as well as representatives of the HIGH degree of proficiency in controlling their machines under all circumstances is required of members of the Traffic dining room. medical profession and the social Branch motorcycle squad. Seasoned motorcyclists negotiate a tricky obstacle course under the eye of Officer in Charge sciences. of the Driver Training Wing, Sergeant llC Ray Weise A special project has been introduced for all trainees to meet with members During the year, 326 first-year Con­ of the Aboriginal community to estab­ stables returned to the Academy for a lish an appreciation of traditional Abor­ four-week Advanced Training Course. iginal culture and promote mutual Constables participate in five simulated Lt-Colonel John Jenvey, Director, understanding in areas of social, legal practical exercises and prepare relevant Queensland Police Academy and economic concern. This takes the briefs' of evidence. 16 17 eligible for posting to any of the stations The syllabus included administration, where breathalyzer instruments are courses, I D-day cadet courses and three­ allocated. law, communications, polire field ?~er­ day probationary COurses. instructors with a view to providing ations, personnel management, traml~g better driving techniques for members and development of subordinates, d.ls­ All civilian personnel employed by the of the pUblic. asters major incidents, communIty Juvenile Aid Bureau Course Police Department, and whose duties invol;ement, media/public relations and include the driving of departmental The Dril'ing Training Centre Act departmental policy. THE Juvenile Aid Bureau Co-ordinates vehicles, undergo strict tests before 198 I received Royal Assent on 16th and conducts these Courses which arc approval is granted. December, 1981, and authorized the The course is designed to develop pro­ designed to allow police ofilcers to gain t!stablishment of the centre. A Driving ficient future exccutive police officers. experience and knowledge in handling Courses conducted during the year Training Centre Management Commit­ juvenile offenders and in methods for involved J45 police personnel. tee, consisting of the Commissioner for deterring WOUld-be offenders. They also Transport, the Commissioner of Main provide information on what organiza­ Sergeant l/C D('velopment Course The skid pan, constructed for our Roads and myself as chairman was set tions are available in this field for lise at the Surfcr~ Paradise International up and held its inaugural meeting on TWO Sergeant IIC Development referral and consultation. Race\\ay, became unusable d'.lring the .Jlh February, 1982. Courses, each running for four weeks, I·ear. This has seen a curtailment of were held during the year and were Some 59 members attended the 111"0 ~kid control teChniques which are an It was decided thllt fUnding for the attended by 54 Senior Sergeants and COllrses, eaeh rllnning for two wecks, conducted during the year. cs~ential ch.~mcnt of the training pro­ project should largely come from pro­ Sergeants I/e. gramme. Bowel'cr, it is anticipated that ceeds of the sale of per~onalized number the skid pan at the new Mount Cotton plates with Main Roads Department Although this course was designed for complex will be completed in November, administrative costs being deducted. At 1982. the development of Sergeants IIC, it Training of First. Year Constables the end of the current year, $744,808 was decided to include Senior Sergeants Was held in trust by the Treasury Depart­ who had not previously attended a ALL newly inducted Constables were Commitments to the Commonwealth ment to fund the project. development course so that they would assigned on periodic rotation to selected Games in the escorting of VIPs neces­ gain an insight i~to what would ~e training stations for on-the-job sitate the t raining of drivers in counter­ The COmplex is to be completed in required of them In a future Commis­ experience. Because of the reductiOl. in ambush techniques. It is with great pride five stages, and tenders for stage one sioned Officers' Course. numbers of first-year Constables this that we acknowledge the Completion of were called on 13th March, 1982. On RURAL setting for the Queensland Police Academy at Oxley n: transformed year, the training stations used were con­ the first evasive driving and counter­ 13th May, 1982, a tender for $363,424 as fined to within a lOO-kilometre radius into a gigantic car park because of public support for the Police Spectacular The syllabus included law, admini­ of Brisbane. ambllsh COlirse conducted outside of was let for the construction of stage one, when more than 20 000 people saw the Department on show. strative management, community invol­ Canberra. This was implemented by and it was proposed that this work be vement, and media/public relations. personnel of the Queensland Police completed early in the forthcoming After induction, the new Constables The Superintendent. ~f Training pro­ Driver Training Wing at the Amberley financial year. Stage one provides for Officers. This group will graduate in are not left to their Own devices. A RAAF Basc. vides a number of trammg officers from Training Inspector is appointed to the construction of a skid pan, amen­ various stations in South-East Queens­ J 983. There are 106 cadets presently ities bUilding, a car parking area, vehicle undergoing training at the Academy. Sergeant 21C Development Course monitor their progress and dcvelopment land to act as observers and assesso~s through the formative period of their Driver Training Centre-Mount Cotton wash bay, access road and entry, earth during the practical exercises, and this The audio-visual centre continues to ONE four-week course was conducted dam, track watering SyStem and fencing. with 27 Sergeants 2/C attending. first year of service and at the larger IN September 1976, an area of 41.2 allows the field training offic.er.s to be provide resources for the use of police stations they are fortunate to have the more aware of Academy trammg pro­ officers at the Academy and in the hectares was gazetted as a police reserve Stages two to five will provide for grammes. Course content consisted of admini­ added advantage of a Training Officer. at Mount Cotton, which is about 30 Police Department in general. The pr~­ stration, management, law, communic­ the construction of a vehicle manoeuv­ duction of video tapes aids lecturers m kilometres from the centre of Brisbane, ring area and access, driving track, Two development courses, each of ations, police field operations, training, Regular visits from their Training with the intention of eventually estab­ four weeks, were conducted f~r Con­ presenting real-life situations in the class­ Inspector have developed a rapport vehicle accommodation, fuel facilities, room. community inVOlvement, media/public lishing a Driver Training Centre. caretaker's residence and administrative stables, Constables I/C and Sentor Con­ relations and human relations. between the Inspector, representing the bUildings. stables with further courses planned for Video tapes for public relations exer­ Administration, and the most junior Since that time, planning has pro­ the future. cises have also been made, and a mcmbers of the service. Benefits which gressed with a view to providing facili­ notable example is one produced flow on from this policy include job It will be approximately 5 years During the year, 101 male and eight Crime Investigation Coursc ties to teach advanced driving tech­ annuallv which describes the activities satisfaction, pre-selected placement, niques for both motor vehicles and before the whole complex is completed, female probationaries were inducted mto aptitUde identification and highly but it will be possible to Use the skid the Queensland Police Force. AI! the of many sections of the Police Depart­ FOUR Crime Investigation Courses, motorcycles to all members of the Police ment and provides easy-to-read statIstiCS each of three weeks, were held and motivated young officers. Force. pan about midway through next year. newly appointcd olTIcers were aSSigned on the Department's operations. to selected training stations, the larger were attended by 114 police officers and one officer from the Department of The Training Inspector forms a close In recent times, it hat; been decided Until such time as this much-needed one, of which have tra!ning officers The Queensland Police Academy ~as Communications. to use the planned facilities for the centre is fully operational, this Depart­ to supervise their instruction. had a busy training year, and the tram­ liaison with Academy staff at thc pre­ ~ef\'ice and advanced training levels, training of driver training examiners and ment will have to hire premises and use ing programme has provided police public areas for driver training purposes. Two Federal Police officers and five trainees with a wide variety of experi­ The syllabus includes criminal law, and welcomes suggestions on training Technical Officers from our Departm~nt ences to fit them for their difficult evidence, court procedure, investigation emphasis from them. It is part of his undertook the probationary course which vocation. and the use of scientific aids. The function to make recommenda tions on began in October. course is designed principally for per­ how the training programmes may be improved. Queensland Police College sonnel interested in a crime investiga­ At present there. art? 93 f!1~le and II tion career, although this intention is female probationanes m trammg at the THE Queensland Police College has not a prerequisite for selection to under­ Departmental training methods are Acadcmv. During the period under again completed an active year in pro­ take the course. kept under constant revicw and mOdifi­ rcview -51 graduate cadets and four viding a variety of courses: Personnel cations implemented when necessary. cadets' undergoing trade training were live in at the College, and Its peaceful sworn in at induction parades. environment minimizes distractions for the students. Breathalyzer Operators' Course On 22nd January, 1981, an int~ke of Driver Training Wing During the period under review, 333 THE Officer in Charge of the Breath 52 cadets began the 18-month cadet Analysis Section co-ordinates this course DURING the period lInder review, the course. One cadet from Ihis group began Queensland Police officers and one mem­ which is designed to instruct members Drh'er Training Wing maintained its training as a Technical Officer. They are ber of the Department of Communi­ in the correct operating procedure of programme of driver training aimed at due to graduate next month. cations were instructed in the following courses:-- the brcathalyzer instrumcnt for testing upgrading the driving capabilities of suspected drink drivers. members of the Police Department. On 22nd February this year, a new intake of 66 cadets began the course. Commissioned Officers' Course Three began trade training as Technical TWO eight-week COurses were held and One three-weck course was conducted A number of courses arc conducted were attended by 51 Senior Sergeants. and 28 officers attended. Members who by the wing, including three-week stand­ successfully completed the COurse are ard car COurses, three-week motorcycle MAN'S ingenuity wiII adapt anything • • • Members of the Police Traffic Brandl accept a challenge from the Mounted Unit to engage in a tent-pegging competition. As you c~m sec they were not disgraced. 19 18 venues, as well as giving assistance from the remainder came from Police Head­ Training programmes for the squad time to time to suburban uniformed quarters, Fortitude Valle) and Wool­ are carried out with the assistance of PUBLIC ORDER police throughout the metropolitan loongabba Stations. both the Fire Brigade and the State area. of crowd misbehaviour at any centre for Commonwealth and State funding Emergency Service. Squad members are THERE was a continuing marked The re;erve attended New Year's Eve trained in the use of various types of improvement in public behaviour during the fourth year in succession. The small resulted in the provision of a consider­ During the year, visits were made to ccleurnlions at the Gold Coast and Red­ able amount of new equipment during breathing apparatus and search and the year. number of arrests which occurred the Ipswich and Beenleigh areas to sup­ cliffe without major incident. throughout the State on New Year's the year, and members have undergone port local police in controlling out­ rescue techniques in buildings, tunnels, While it is clear that crime in general Eve did not arise as a result of con­ specialized training in its use. Access breaks of lawlessness and di-.iorder. Members of the reserve have worked ships' holds and motor vehicles. is increasing, the general behaviour of frontation but because of minor street to this and other sophisticated equip­ I Members also performed duty at Bris­ during the year to assist in maintaining The squad has turned out on a number large crowds of people gathered ~or offences. ment has greatly increased the efficiency ! bane Prison in January and at Waeol public order. of occasions where it was able to give various purposes has shown a defimte and effectiveness of the squad. Prison in February to maintain security valuable assistance to the Fire Brigade improvement over previous years. The In preparation for the Commonwealth during strikes by prison officers. With the approach of the Common­ The training programme over the past at some of the more serious fires and level of public demonstrations in sup­ Games it has been decided to discontinue wealth Games, arrangements are in hand road accidents in the metropolitan area. port of differing causes has eased, and the Task Force Reserve and create in year has been designed to prepare the Task Force members were assigned to for the reserve to be discontinued and those that were held did not require its place a specially trained Public Safety squad for any likely problem during the assist Brisbane Water Police during the replaced by the Public Safety Response Two squad members attended a three­ police involvement other than normal Response Team. Commonwealth Games. The squad con­ visit to Brisbane in April of the Team which was formed and began day seminar conducted by the New crowd or traffic control. tinues to make use of the Land Warfare American nuclear-powered warship training towards the end of the period South Wales Volunteer Rescue Associa­ Centre at Canungra, Army facilities at "U.S.S. Truxtun" where demonstrations under review. tion at the ~ew South Wales Police There have been isolated instances of Greenbank and the Sporting Shooters' by anti-nuclear protesters were antici­ Search and Rescue Headquarters at lawlessness and disorder in a number of Emergency Squad Club at Belmont for regular training pated. Security also was provided for Marrickville, New South Wales. areas close to Brisbane, but the Brisbane sessions. thl! official opening of the Queensland Public Safety Response Team THE Emergency Squad consists of 50 Valuable information and ideas were Task Force has assisted local police to Cultural Centre complex at South Bris­ obtained from our representation at this overcome the problems. officers drawn on a part-time basis from There was one major incident involv­ bane in January. THE Public Safety Response Team various sections of the Criminal Inves­ ing an armed offender in a siege during (PSRT) has only recently been formed .~eminar and, after evaluation, some of The visible presence of uniformed tigation Branch and uniformed staff the period. This was concluded suc­ Members of the squad were on duty and replaces the former Task Force Ihe more appropriate search and rescue police on the streets and at venues where under the control of an Inspector of cessfully when a police negotiator per­ at the official opening of the new Sup­ Reserve. Its role will be to maintain techniques will be implemented in crowds gather has a calming effect on Police. The squad receives specialized suaded the man to surrender after some reme Court building in Brisbane in Sep­ public safety by preserving law and future Queensland Police training pro­ crowd behaviour. When this is com­ training to enable members to deal with hours of negotiation without any injury tember and were on standby for anti­ order. grammes. plemented by a purposeful campaign armed offenders in siege situations, or loss of life. cipated demonstrations in support of which has been pursued in recent years hi-jackings, counter-terrorism and any Poland's Solidarity Union Movement. I believe the existence of this highlv to improve the standing of police officers other incidents where armed or dan­ Members of the squad were used to trained team will be a great comfort to State of Emergency in the public eye, the support of a large gerous people constitute a danger of provide backup for other police on In addition, personnel performed law-abiding members of our community raids and any potentially dangerous seeurity_ duty for international and local IN July 1981, Orders in Council were majority of the community for police inflicting death or injury on civilians or as it is to the PO.liee Administration. issued and a proclamation by His Excel­ officers is ensured. police officers. situation. athletes visiting Brisbane for the S.G.I.O. While the team is not yet fully opera­ Mini Games in September and October. tional, it was used in a low-key role lency the Governor in Council declared A mini-Emergency Squad of six men Two members attended a Negotiators' during the visit of the American nuclear­ a State of Emergency under the pro­ An outstanding example of this suc­ During the period, members made visions of the State Transport Act 1938- cessful campaign is the "Kiss a Cop" is based at Townsville. Personnel in this Course in Adelaide, and one officer -com­ powered warship "U.S.S. Truxtun" to squad undergo similar training to the pleted a Hostage Negotiators' Course 1 946 arrests for street offences (I 228 Brisbane in April. 1981. promotion which is now a State-wide last year), 304 for drink driving offences practice associated with celebrations on members in Brisbane. If a serious over three weeks at the FBI Academy The State of Emergency was declared New Year's Eve. By inviting the public incident occurs in North Queensland, in Quantico, Virginia, in the United (645), 75 for crimes and misdemeanours While the team will be available for following a strike by the Transport to join in a spirit of celebration with this small team wiI! act in a holding States of America. He will be conduct­ (196), 54 for drug offences (83) and 383 use at the scene of any civil disturbance Workers' Union and was used 10 secure police officers, the Department has been capacity until the arrival of the Bris­ ing a course for police officers drawn traffic violations (287). or disorder to restore peace and order the supply, distribution and transport of delighted to record no serious incidents bane squad. from police forces throughout Australia in the community and protect the safety food supplies and other necessities. on these modern hostage negotiation The activities of the Task Force, of tlW public, this is only a part of its methods in March next year. Brisbane, have made a major contri­ role. Its members could be used in any Members of the Queensland Police bution to the control of hooliganism in non-violent situation where public safety Force were involved in surveys of food The Emergency Squad will continue the streets of Brisbane, and its presence is in jeopardy. stocks in Queensland towns during the to be maintained at full strength and, has been a primary factor in helping to transport strike as required by the in the light of World events, will be combat the ever-increasing crime rate. The Public Safety Response Team Government. Subsequently, a letter of updated to enable it to deal w!th ~ny will be fully operational at the time of appreciation was received from the act of terrorism or any other situatIOn the Commonwealth Games. Under Secretary of the Department of involving a high degree of personal risk. Employment and Labour Relations, com­ Task Force Reserve mending members of the Department for n!; DURING the year, the Task Force Police Rescue Squad their help during this critical period. I Reserve operated in three squads, each Task Force, Brisbane under the command of a. commissioned THE Police Rescue Squad, which com­ The State of Emergency was originally THE Task Force continues to function officer. The total strength of the reserve prises 12 men selected from the Task declared from 24th July to 24th August as an efficient work-force back-up unit was 82, 70 of whom were male officers Force, Brisbane, has maintained train­ and was later extended to 24th Septem­ of the Queensland Police Department, and 12 female officers. ing throughout the year. It gives sup­ ber. Industrial problems which led to involving the policing of areas where port as a backup to the Metropolitan the State of Emergency were resolved hooliganism and other major behaviour Sixteen members of the reserve were Fire Brigade and the Slate Emergency satisfactorily without major police problems appear prevalent. supplied from suburban stations, while Service. involvement. Operating under the direction of an Inspector of Police, the Task Force comprises 20 selected officers stationed in Brisbane. It is a highly mobile unit giving concentrated atte.ntion through saturation policing in the more trouble­ some areas. This system has been found to be most effective in curtailing and, in some instances, totally eradicating unruly and unlawful activities of the larrikin element. ST ANDING in front of the new Inglewood Police Station after its official opening are (from left) the Warwick District .Officer, Inspector Gordon A primary function of the Task ~orce Schultz· Police Minister, the Honourable R. J. Hmze, M.L.A.; the Member is to giVe back-up support to the Licen­ for Ca~arvon Mr P. R. McKechnie, M.L.A.; Police Commissioner, Terry sing Branch, the Criminal Investigation , Lewis; and Assistant Commissioner Eric Cherry. Branch and uniformed police at sporting 20 21 SEARCHES-LAND, SEA AND AIR

FOR the second consecutive year there rescue techniques. Both exercises ,~ere invaluable assistance given to police was a significant rr.duction in the number successful in attaining the deSIred officers by numerous organizations and of searches for missing people on land, standards. individuals who co-operated to ensure ADMINISTRATION at sea and from the air. The Duty Despite the continuing increase in the that the majority of searches v:ere Operations Officer at the Police Opera­ number of pleasure craft in Queensland brought to a successful conclUSIOn. General tions Centre is the co-ordinator of waters marine search and rescue opera­ Some of the organisations are:- search and rescue operations throughNorthern Territory Police; New The range of duties in a modern walking organizations. each year:- South Wales Police; Queensland police force are becoming increasingly 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80 Ambulance Transport Brigade; St. complex and more varied each year. Many marine, land and air se~rch. and 154 201 226 John Ambulance; Royal Queens­ The most vital resource of any organ­ rescue operations w~)Uld ~e mfi.nltely land Flying Doctor Service; tele- ization is manpower, and any law more difficult, if not ImpOSSIble, wIthout A close working liaison is maintained vision stations: Channel 0, enforcement agency has a need for the invaluable assistance of these bv an officer within the Police Opera- Channel 7, Channel 9, Channel 2; sufficient personnel to meet its obli­ organizations. tions Centre with the various rescue Red Cross; Australian Volunteer gations to the community. organizations, and Police Standing Coastguard and other volunteer One of the responsibilities of the Orders and Procedures are constantly air/sea rescue' organizations; Air Queensland's current popUlation and Police Department, ~nd every m~mber rC\'iewed and amended when necessary. Queensland; Surf Life Saving resources boom has naturally taxed the is committed to thIS through hIs/her Clubs; Shire Councils; Citizens' Government's ability to provide all of Oath of Office, is the safety of people The Police Air Wing has proved to Radio Emergency Services Teams; the facilities constantly being demanded whose lives may be in danger because be a valuable aid to ground parties but Federation of Mountain Rescue by all areas of the pUblic. Because the they have become lost or are under was used on fewer occasions this year. Organisations; and many other Government does not have the advan­ threat because of climatic or geographi­ On behalf of the Department, I wish organizations and individuals too tage of a bottomless financial well, cal conditions. People can be lost or to again express my appreciation .. __n_cti_ .. o:... ,n.:., .__ .. __ .. __ ... the Police Department has had to make endangered on land or at sea because for..;t~h~.e~.....,.,-,.,..,.~n..;.u~m_-:"e~ro~u:-s~to~._m:_e ~ the best use possible of its available of age, poor health, inclement weather, manpower and resources, and give mechanical breakdown of vessel or priority to those areas which have the END of marathon exercise for Police Commissioner Terry Lewis pictured vehicle, ignorance of safety ~echniq,!es greatest need. at Morven Station with his Personal A!.sistant, Senior Sergeant (now and an inability to communicate WIth Inspector) Greg Early; the Member for Warrego, Mr Neil Turner, M.L.A.; possible rescuers or return to safety. Forward planning in recent years attempted to anticipate the likely devel­ Officer in Charge, Sergeant 2/C Darrel Knight; and Senior Constable Colin Many searches have a tragic ending opment of the State and cater for Seeney. Morven was the last station visited by the Commissioner, completing in the loss of human life, but on a any resulting policing problems by an his goal of visiting every police establishment in the State-the first far greater number of occasions searches approach to the Government for an Commissioner to hal'e done so during his term of office. are successful and lives are saved and increase in the strength of the Force. missing people found. This can be one However, many factors have combined The information in Appendices 11, of the most rewarding experiences for to absorb the manpower increase performance of personnel under their any police officer. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34 gives control, particularly in relation to approved by the Government in 1979- an overall picture of our current staff 80 with the result that severe staff crime prevention" and detection, and Again, on many occasions, police position. But this cannot reveal the to exchange information on general shortages continue to exist in many continual assessment of popUlation officers are assisted by volunteer search­ areas of the State. A comparison of administrative matters. ers in the target areas and hundreds of established strengths in the fields of movement and changing crime trends man-hours are spent in attempts to save uniformed, detective and plain clothes which requires the administration to fellow human beings. A successful end police for the past five years may be distribute available police manpower as An organizational chart illustrating to the searches in which the missing found in Appendix 31. equitably as possible throughout the administrative and operational structures people are found safe and well is also State. of the Department as at 30th June, their greatest reward. The implementation of the optional 1982, appears as Appendix 23. Partic­ retirement scheme at age 55 was a ulars of the Department's manpower, The Department's Planning and financial and material resources appear Throughout the State, police are major cause of the problem where, since Research Branch looks at these require­ assisted by many volunteer groups who 1st January, 1980, 276 experienced later in this Report under their respec­ ments for police and civilian staff at all tive headings. give freely of their time and energy in police officers elected to retire prior to establishments and its recommendations, the hope of preventing tragedy. Members the statutory retirement age of 60 years. as well as requests from other sources. of some of these groups are also me!"­ An additional burden this year has are considered by our top level Priority Police station accommodation and bers of the State Emergency SerVIce been the need to divert large numbers Committee. This results in the deploy­ which trains group leaders to imprMoreton Bay involving the young man was among a large party of police and S.E.S. volunteers whIch the men and women of the Queensland possible. Information supplied later in at four-monthly intervals throughout this Report under the heading, "Build­ Water Police and the Commonwealth conducted an exhaustive search in rugged bush country on the r~nges near Police Force which places them second the year. These discussions enabled Department of Transport to test air/sea Toowoomba for an elderly man who wandered away from a nursmg home. to none among Australian Police Forces. ings", shows in more detail what has Superintendents to evaluate the overall been achieved during the past 12 months. 22 23

During the year, 18 members were (probationary) training stream. These dealt with on departmental charges. Ten resulted in 1070 male and lOS female mcmbers were found guilty and one not applicants, from which 126 males and II guilty. Two officers resigned from the females were finally selected for training. Force before their charges proceeded These figures indicate the high standard and five cases were not finalised as at of selection and extremely competitive 30th June, 1982. Of the five charges nature of present recruiting. not finalised the previous year, three members were found guilty, one not Staff of the Recruiting Section guilty and one resigned before the attended 25 career functions during the charges proceeded. {'ear to promote entry to the cadet train- The civilian staff component played 109 system. an important role in the overall opera­ tion of the Department. Throughout the year, civilian officers have assisted materially in releasing police officers for Accident Investigation Committee operational duties. The functions carried out by public servants range from senior DURING the year, the Police Motor administra tive responsibilit v to general Vehicle Accident Investigation Commit­ clerical work. - tee met monthly to review all depart­ For the first time in a number of mental accidents where there was evi­ years, approval was granted for an dence of carelessness, negligent or impru­ increase in the strength of the public dent driving, where damage exceeded service staff. Approval was given for $1,000 or where there were indications o.f a pron7ness to accidents by a par­ 46 additional positions and these were ocular polIce driver. allocated to various establishments throughout the State on a priority basis. The committee has several options Although all new positions were allocated open to deal with police drivers involved some appointments had not been finalised in accidents while driving departmental before 30th June, 1982. The structure vchicles:- l\'lONEY in humour •.. Deputy Commissioner Les Duffy looks as if he has of the Department's civilian staff is just told another joke as he accepts a cheque for 51,000 from 4BC breakfast ~hown in Appendix 33. • The driver may be advised LO show host, Mike Ahern after winning first prize in an on-air joke contest. exercise more care in the handling Personnel-Recruiting of police vehicles; THE appointment of an Inspector as • A driver may be directed to attend The many sections of the Department and 11 in the Technical/Scientific Officer in Charge of the Recruiting Sec­ a driver training course; and must function successfully if an efficient Officer structures. These figures do not tion from 3rd May reflects the import­ police operations role is to be achieved. include automatic appointments to the ance placed on recruiting and the • A recommendation is made to me An outline of the accomplishments rank of Sergeant 3/C. Information on effort being nlade to enlist onlv the by the committee that the driver of a number of these sections and all promotions made and appeals lodged highest standard of applicants. - Pre­ be . suspen~ed from driving a \quads follows:- appears in Appendices 24, 25 and 26. \'iously the Officer in Charge of the polIce vehicle for a spccificd period. The sick leave granted for each mem­ section had been of Sergeant I/C rank. ber for the year averaged 7·8 days, During the Police Spectacular at the The committee investigated 104 acci­ Resources--Manpowec and while this is slightly above the Queensland Police Academy on 23rd dents compared with 167 the previous DURING the period under review, 191 average for the previous year (7' 3), it May, staff of the Recruiting Section year. T~is re~u1ted in the counselling police officers were inducted into the compares favourably with the overall manned a highly successful static display. of 43 drivers In the mctropolitan area Force. These included III probation­ a\'erage for the previous five years of In thc eight hours of the display, the ~nd a fur!her 24 by Regional Super­ aries, 72 cadets and eight former 7·7. "olume of pamphlets distributcd indicated Intendents In country areas. A compari­ members who applied to rejoin. Members whose conduct does not meet !he grcat interest held by young people son with the previous year shows that

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• .t 25 'II 1 Members of the squad attend the scenes of the more serious break and 24 :1 enter offences, and where a series of ,I offences occllr in any area members of \ develop considerable expertise and a close vehicles stolen in this State are being the squad work with local detectives of vehicles or equipment of excess disposed of in other States and that 1 in investigations. dimensions. This new policy is now knowledge of offenders who may special­ ize in its area. interstate stolcn \'chiclc$ rcccive the :1 The squad works in close liaison with operating satisfactorily. same fate in Queensland. " " C. 1. Branch staff throughout the State Members of the Administration All metropolitan crime reports cover­ , in monitoring the movement and acti­ Branch continue to represent the ing fraud, unlawful use or theft of In November, 1981, following detailed vities of known criminal~ specializing in Department on a number of external motor vehicles and their parts are and protracted investigations by the breaking and entering. This type of committees:- forwarded to the squad and assigned to squad, Harry Henry Harrison was information also is exchanged with inter­ Noise Abatement Committee; members for appropriate attention. All detained on the Gold Coast. The squad state detectives. stolen vehicles throughout the State are located 12 luxury vehicles with a total Traffic Advisory Sub-Committee; recorded and collated at the Auto Theft value of $173,000, all of which had been The Break and Enter Squad acts as a Commonwealth Games Committee; Squad office. Computerized records of central information point where a series stolcn in New South Wales, driven to of brcak and enter offences are being and all vehicles recorded as being wanted or the Gold Coast, and sold to unsuspecting stolen are available. investigated. This ~ervice has become A representative is a member of the buyers. It is unknown how many other more necessary, with modern transport Rural Fires Board. With the allocation of a microfiche vehicles had passed through the hands of increasing the mobility of criminals and Harrison and his unidentified associates enabling them to quickly move from While this branch is an integral part machine to the squad, Queensland motor vehicle registration records can be before his arrest. one town to another and one State to of administrative action within the another. Department, staff members co.-operate scrutinized. - This allows the squad to On 17th October, 1981, exhaustive operate more efficiently and offer more and collaborate with other clerIcal sec­ inquiries by the squad resl!lt~d in .the Offenccs in this arca remain at a high tions at Police Headquarters and other a~sistance to other police sections. discovery of three Ford LOUIsvIlle pnme level, and detectives have noticed an Government Departments to ensur~ that Liaison is maintained with people movers, which had been stolen in Sydney, increasing trend towards house breaking policies and procedures are e~pedlentlY in a shed in an outer-Brisbane suburb. in daylight hours. Early in the year, involved in the motor vehicle trade. these mainly involved the theft of colour implemented and that there IS a free Wrecking yards and panel shops are Continuing inquiries ha\'e gathered flow of information. sufficient evidence for a criminal prosecu­ television sets and stereo equipment. regularly checked for illegal dealings, and RETIRED Poliee Inspectors talk over old times with Commissioner, Terry Following the arrest of a number of squad members work. closely .with Mai~ tion on the stealing of these trucks in New South Wales. Lewis, over lunch in Edmonton during one of the Commissioner's country offenders, however, the emphasis now Auto Theft Squad Roads Police and Bnsbane City CouncIl 'Visits. At left is Mr Max Noakes, and at right ]\]r Sam Cooke. appears to be on jewellery as the main officers in monitoring record books kept target of break and enter criminals. THE Auto Theft Squad consists of 11 as required by law for all businesses The squad was involved in the arrest officers with a Detective Sergeant 2/C associated with the trade. of 210 people on llS charges including They have also been involved in a and all school fires. In this regard it is Despite .frequent public appeals for as Officer in Charge. It is primarily the unlawful use, theft or fraudulent dis­ number of other incidents such as an intended to review the strength of the greater home security and campaigns concerned with offences involving motor There has been increasing demand posal of motor vehicles and 326 charges armed bank hold-up at Aspley on 15th squad with a view to possibly increasing designed to increase public awareness, vehicles in the metropolitan area but, from the public, vehicle hire companies, on other criminal matters. December, 1981. it and/or dividing the squad into two the Department still finds that a large when investigations warrant, will extend insurance companies and business houses squads. number of house breaking offences are into other areas of the State. for information about the validity of Records show that in the year At the bank -the offender told staff a being committed through premises .being motor vehicles offered for sale. Answer­ In the investigation cf fire-related inci­ left insecure. 1980--81, 6057 vehicles were stolen or briefcase which he left behind contained dents, the squad co-operates closely with The principal objective is combatting ing these inquiries is time-consuming unlawfully used in Queensland of which a radio-controlled bomb which would be organized vehicle thefts. Individual but has been instrumental in building 2904 units were in the Brisbane area. detonated if they did not allow him to officers of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, members, working in pairs, are assigned public goodwill for the Department. uniformed police, and police scientific, Breath Analysis Section For the period under review, 6569 make his escape. Members of the squad photographic and fingerprint sections. to specific areas such as backyard dealers, vehicles were stolen or unlawfully used attempted 'to disarm the device and THE Breath Analysis Section, which is heavy vehicles or motorcycles. Each team Motor vehicle theft is constantly This liaison is crucial to ensure thorough throughout the State, an 8 per cent remOVe the threat of injury to bank staff investigation of fire-related crimes, and attached to the Brisbane Traffic Branch, is responsible for investigating complaints increasing. The squad has compiled a increase on the previous year's vehicles. and innocent bystanders. An examina­ has a staff of 11 officers. Ten operators in its field and is therefore able to wealth of information to show that a further close liaison is maintained with In the Brisbane area for the period, 2 814 tion of the device found it to be merely loss adjustors who investigate fires on conduct tests in offices at Police Head­ units were involved, a decrease of 3 an elaborate hoax involving no explos­ behalf of insurance companies. quarters and at the City Watchhouse. per cent. ive matter. A breathalyzer technician also is attached to the section. Statistics show that approximately 84 Members of the squad are on 24-hour Apart from conducting breath per cent of all stolen vehicles are call and during the year assisted in inves­ Break and Enter Squad analyses, members are involved in de­ recovered. It is believed that many of tigations into 197 bomb threats (225 last THE Break and Enter Squad js staffed monstrations of, and lectures on, the the 16 per cent of vehicles not recovered year), including 11 occasions (seven last by 15 personnel under the supervision breath analysing instrument to many have found their way into the hands of year) where suspicious articles were of a Detective Senior Sergeant. During organizations. Often, our operators are professional thieves who convert and sell located. It was necessary to call in the the year, squad members levelled 284 invited to shows and shopping centres them locally or on the interstate Army Bomb Team in four of these inci­ charges against people for breaking, for public displays. An authorized market. - dents. The squad took action against entering and stealing from dwelling­ breathalyzer operator with a deep 30 people including several children, houses and other premises. understanding of the princi!'les of breath either by arrest or by caution, for mak­ analysis provides good public relations Bomb and Arson Squad ing false complaints, misuse of a tele­ A further 234 charges involving in this role. phone, using dangerous articles or posses­ various other criminal offences were pre­ THIS squad operates mainly in the met­ sion of explosives. ferred, a considerable proportion of The section is responsible for the dis­ ropolitan area and is responsible for which were offences associated with tribution of all ancillary equipment, investigations into fires which occur It has been noticed that the number breaking and entering. Examples are including blood bottles and syringcs, under suspicious circumstances and of hoax bomb threats attended by the receiving and stealing where an actual alcotests and all ccrtificate books to bomb-related incidents. These include squad increases considerably during brcak and enter cannot be proved, false stations throughout the State. bomb threats, suspicious articles, the school holidays or when special events pretences in the sale of stolen property During the year, operators werc theft of explosives and cases involving are taking place. or fraud offences where cheque books appointcd at Inala and Wynnum to the use of explosives. and Bankcards are stolen from dwellings work independently ·of thc Headquarters' The squad has assisted in investigations and later used to obtain goods and section. Staff also at" involved in the The three members of the squad have into 66 fires in the metropolitan area services illegally. Rirearms and drug Brisbane Traffic Branch's enforcement played a major role in the development during the past 12 months. A change offences are often uncovered when detec­ campaign. An operator, fully equipped, of procedures to deal with bomb-related in policy now requires squad members to tives are scarching premises for stolen works at stations outside the metropoli­ incidents during the Games. They have attend only those fires in the city area property. tan area. during thcse periods. Analyses assisted in training other police per­ sonnel in these procedures to increase the STATIC displays in the Queensland Police Academy Gymnasium during the number of experienced officers available Poliee Spectacular drew large crowds. for this type of work. l trl IJ --

26 27 section of the hospital. A Mobile Patrol were also conducted at Goodna, Lowood, cent in the number of such incidents crew, intent on blocking his escape, Becnleigh, Ipswich, Petrie, Bribie Island, attended during the period under review drove into the hospital foyer after him. Cleveland, Woodford and Caboolture. from 4561 last year to 10227. At times, these disturbances can become very ser­ The technician attached to the section j. The gunman leapt from the car and ious and extremely dangerous for police exchanged a fusillade of shots with maintains all breathalyzers throughout officers. the State with each machine being . police officers surrounding him. When he saw his escape was cut off, the gun­ serviced every six weeks. An example of this was an incident man shot himself through the head. Each year a three-week breathalyzer in the early hours of the morning of Police officers involved in this pursuit operators' training course is conducted 10th October when the Police Operations have been commended for their devotion at the Queensland Police College. Mem­ Centre received a call that shots were to duty with little thought for their bers of the section form the lecturing being fired in a flat in Ethel Street, own safety. panel and the demand for more trained Chermside. A Mobile Patrol crew was operators at various stations has seen directed to the scene, and on arrival The continuing effectiveness of mobile planning for the introduction of a second was told by neighbours that a man had patrols is apparent from the figures in course early next year. been shot and killed and that the armed the following table:- offender was still in the area. ,msiderable time is expended by the e 11981-82 1980-81 staff in court appearances when drink A car was seen to leave a nearby ------:---,---i driving cases are defended. During the driveway and police called on the driver Arrests .. year, 135 rostered shifts were for court to stop. He ignored the police officers 6013\ 6681 appearances and on a further 142. occa­ and accelerated rapidly away. The two Traffic accidents invesligated .. 2897 i 2847 ions personnel attended on overtime. Constables managed to record the regi­ Traffic offences detected .. i 5 424 i 7 066 All operators are police offi~ers and stration number of the vehicle and began in addition to their normal duties were Superintendent Bert Cross, Brisbane to give chase while calling for assistance Stolen vehicles located •. 307: 345 from other police units. The high speed responsible for 15 arrests of people Mobile Patrols Warrants executed .. I 593 I 632 for street offences, driving offences, chase went from Ethel Street along Gympie, Lutwyche and Herston Roads Drug offenders .• execution of warrants, the issue of 150 The presence of these patrols has a ~i~ Traffic Offence Notices and the detection sobering effect on possible traffic and to the Royal Brisbane Hospital. By this TOTAL .. i 15554: 17794 of 29 further traffic breaches. time, several police vehicles had become OP~RA 'fIONAL \'a!l of the Traffic Accident Imestigation Squad went on criminal offenders, and during the year involved and were attempting to stop pubbc display and mtroduced the people of Brisbane to another facet of The number of stations at which vehicles attached to Brisbane Mobile the driver who continued to drive Members of Brisbane Mobile Patrols police work. breath analyses now may be conducted Patrols covered 2367387 kilometres dangerously and obviously was not going will continue to maintain diligent patrols is 41-five metropolitan and 36 country compared to 2 231 118 last year. to stop for anyone. to assist in keeping the crime rate and stations. At present there are 101 auth­ Domestic and street disturbances and abuse of public rights and property to and proved to be an important forum of ideas and techniques. It helped to orized operators throughout the State. brawls still form a large proportion of The gunman finally came to a halt a minimum. for anyone involved in the child pro­ consolidate knowledge already available tection field. The number of drink drivers tested the duties of mobile patrol officers. after driving his car through a plate and promoted understanding in develop­ in metropolitan and country areas dur­ There was a sharp increase of 124 per glass wall into the administration The conference was hosted by the ing efficient multi-disciplinary teams. ing the period under review showed a Brisbane Watchhouse Queensland Government through the The Co-ordinating Committee on Child decrease over the same period last THE modern Brisbane City Watchhouse Departments of Health, Welfare and Abuse, set up by Cabinet direction in year. In 1980-81, there were 10265 is located at the corner of North Quay Police. Special acknowledgement {s November, 1978, continues to supervise breath tests in the metropolitan area and Herschel Street, near Police Head­ made to the Commonwealth Department SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse and and for 1981-82 there were 9759, a quarters. It is accommodated on the of Social Security for its generous fund­ Neglect) operations. Representatives dccrease of 506 or 5 per cent. ground and first floors of the building, ing of the conference. from Police, Health and Welfare Depart­ Country breath analyses increased by with two Magistrate's Courts and associ­ Keynote addresses covered such areas ments have formed SCAN teams I 334 or 12 per cent, from 10712 in ated offices occupying the second floor. as sexual abuse, legal issues and systems throughout the State and meet regularly 1980-81 to 12046 in 1981-82. abuse. The Police Department was repre­ to determine appropriate management of The staff consists of 34 police officers Three motor vehicles are attached to sented on the organizing sub-committee, children considered "at risk". Stalistics under the direction of an Inspector of and staff and cadets from the Police of cases dealt with by SCAN teams the section, one of which is used by Police. Additional personnel are supplied the technician to service instruments Academy assisted in management duties, are maintained by the Central Register from the City Station during peak as well as making an audio-visual record­ of Child Abuse under the control of in near-country stations. Total distance periods and as additional court orderlies. travelled by these vehicles during the ing of the conference. Other staff from the Co-ordinating Committee. year was 99964 kilometres. An effective system of closed circuit the Academy, Administration Branch, Juvenile Aid Bureau and Rape Squad A Child Abuse Unit of five senior television has been installed to monitor starr members was set up within the external and internal security. attended and some performed secretarial work with the various Task Force City Juvenile Aid Bureau office in Brisbane Mobile Patrols During the year, 10213 men and groups investigating child protection December, 1981. This recognized the BRISBANE Mobile Patrols is staffed by women were arrested and charged with issues. need for experienced officers to be 204 male and female officers and 16 drunkenness, compared to II 767 last assigned to this work to enable effective trainees. They have again acquitted Detective Sergeant 11C D. W. Mac­ w?rking relationships to be developed year. A further 17 899 people (including Millan of the Juvenile Aid Bureau and themselves very satisfactorily during the With professionals from the medical and I, 796 children) were processed on 28456 Sergeant 2/C D. R. Jefferies (then of year, and their dedicated efforts are charges for a wide range of offences. social work fields. obviously appreciated by members of the Police Academy) presented a paper­ This compares with 16421 people on "Sexual Abuse of Children-a Police . On-going training for starr involved the public judging from the number of 22946 charges the previous year. m child protection is vital in ensuring letters of appreciation received. Overview", which was subsequently pub­ nail and monetary penalties under lished in the Australian Crime Prevention an efficient service. The first of a series Personnel attached to the establish­ warrants handled bv the staff totalled Council's Journal. Senior Constable of joint training programmes is planned ment carry out patrols within designated $150,963. - Sharon Booth of the Rape Squad deliv­ fl?r the Kelvin Grove College of Tech­ territories in the metropolitan area, ered a paper on "The Role of the mcal and Further Education in Julv with each patrol vehicle being operated Rape Squad and Problems in Evidence­ 1982. -, by a crew of two officers. As far as Gathering ill Cases of Sexual Abuse in possible, the crews operate as a per­ SPECTACULAR finish to a high-speed chase through Brisbane northern Child Abuse Committee Children". The Working Party on Sexual Abuse manent team. Staff changes and the suburbs. A gunman, who had already killed one man, drove through the in Children has continued to study the need to attach trainees to senior staff to front glass wall into the foyer of the Royal Brisbane Hospital, closely THE Second Australasian Conference By bringing together leading figures ext~~t of this problem and to develop give them valuable practical experience followed by a Mobile Patrol car. A wild exchange of gunfire followed on Child Abuse was held in Brisbane from associated disciplines, the con­ polICies for the management of this type sometimes affect this system. before the gunman, unable to escape, shot himself. from 21st to 25th September, 1981, ference enalbled a valuable interchange of abuse through a multi-disciplinary r 28 29 team approach. An officer from the those cities. Similarly, detectives from As an example, during the year bureau dealers, more than 100 antique shops and Children's Services Department recently Victoria and New South Wales performed staff co-operated with members of the some 50 used boat yards. Flea markets returned from a United States' study interchange duty with the Consorting Drug Squad and other police in under­ and trash and treasure markets in the tour to evaluate American procedures Squad. During the Brisbane winter rac­ cover surveillance and operational roles metropolitan area also receive regular and their future application within the ing carnivals, these interstate detectives in joint operations. The success of these visits. Queensland system. were of great assistance in identifying activities resulted in the arrest of 79 southern criminals at various racecourses. people on 171 charges covering the Detectives have v1sited dealers and An inter-departmental working party importation, trafficking and use of pawnbrokers at the Gold Coast, Too­ also has been set up to review the Squad detectives conducted regular dangerous drugs, in addition to other woomba, Ipswich and Redcliffe during operations of the SCAN teams through­ early morning raids on premises occupied drug-related offences. the year. Some blatant breaches of the out thc State. Members of this working and frequented by criminals and undesir­ relevant Acts were discovered. party intend to visit and inspect all ables, and they assisted other Criminal The bureau also Iiaiscs with Federal SCAN teams. Investigation Branch squads in the city law enforcement bodies in the area of During the past 12 months, members and suburban areas in mounting raids on possible organized crime which could be of the squad have arrested 144 people Combined Operations Group suspect criminal groups. When time per­ subject to both Federal and State on a total of 412 offences. In the same mits, consorting teams visit the Gold and legislation. period, the squad was responsible for THE Combined Operations Group is & Sunshine Coasts to help local detectives reco\'ering stolen property valued at national organization to which all Aus­ and police in consorting patrols and 560,230. This compares with S37,872 tralian States are party. One of the raids, where necessary. Dealers Squad worth of stolen property recovered last function~ of the Bureau of Criminal year. In March, 1982, while checking Intelligence is to implement the group's Generally, when wanted persons are THE staff of the Dealers Squad con­ shops, members of the squad recorded charter in Queensland. located by the squad, they are handed sists of a Detective Sergeant 2/C in property that had been pawned, and over to the appropriate police officers charge and five officers. were later advised by the Property Trac­ One of the primary responsibilities of investigating offences in which they ing Section that one item was recorded the group is the rapid distribution of could have been involved, together with The squad visits premises of various pawnbrokers, second-hand dealers, as stolen. Detectives established that the information on the interstate mpvement, any information which has been gathered same person had pawned property in activities, descriptions and antecedents on t heir activities. antique dealers, scrap metal dealers and used boat yards. Detectives examine virtually every pawnbroker shop in of criminals suspected of, 0,' thought Brisbane and as proof of his identity likely to engage in, serious crime. During the period under review, mem­ the books which are required by law bers of the squad preferred 394 charges to be kept by dealers under ·the pro­ had produced an RACQ membership The existence of the Combined Opera­ on a variety of offences, including 74 for visions of the Second-hand Wares Act card. The man named on the RACQ tions Group enables necessary intelli­ drug-related incidents. Personnel also and the Pawnbrokers Act. membership card was interviewed, and it gence to be transmitted between member furnished 5 307 activity report cards. was discovered that his house had been police forces in the quickest possible way During the year, the squad gave close broken and entered and considerable without formality or other delaying The Officer in Charge of the Consort­ attention to firearms dealers to ensure property, including the membership card procedures. ing Squad also supervises the activities the proper recording of firearms and had been stolen. of the Special Crime Squad which con­ checks on licences. The participation of the Queensland centrates principally on armed hold-up Further investigations at pawnbrokers Police Department in the group's activi­ offences, and this enables a close liaison Lcctures were given on the require­ established the identity of the offender, ties has contributed to the increased between both squads. ments of the Firearms and Offensive and all property pawned by him was efficiency of this Force. Weapons Act to managers of some of seized. It was found that the total The squad forms an invaluable element the larger chain stores, and similar value of ·the stolen property was $11,188 of the Criminal Investigation Branch advice was given generally to all dealers. and much of it could not be identified. Consorting Squad operation by providing information on The majority of firearms dealers also The co-operat,ion of the media was THE Consorting Squad is attached to criminal activity to the Information trade 'in second-hand firearms. sought and a public appeal was made the ~Ietropolitan Criminal InYestigation Bureau which is then available to police through newspapers, radio and television officers throughout the State. Members of the squad take extracts Branch in Brisbane, and consists of 10 from the dealers' books and physically for possible owners to come forward and detectiycs and a Detectivc Senior Ser­ check all property for serial numbers identify any of their property which gcant as Officer in Charge. Bureau of Criminal Intelligence­ and markings which may identify various might have been stolen. This appeal Queensland (formerly Crime articles. These are recorded and referred resulted in many people identifying Its main function is to collate informa­ stolen property, and of the quantity of tion on all types of crime and monitor Intelligence Squad) to the Property Tracing Section of the Information Bureau to be checked property, S9,923 worth of it was ·identi­ the mo\'cments of criminals. Most duty THE Bureau of Criminal Intelligence fied and returned to its owners. The timc for squad personnel is spent check­ against records of property reported was formerly known as the Crime Intelli­ stolen. remainder is still held by the Dealers' ing the mn\'cment~ of criminals and gence Squad. The name was changed Squad. acti\'itie~ of pickpockets at Metropolitan, in March to conform with ~'her Com­ Where stolen property is identified Jps\dch, Gold Coa~t and Too\\'oomba monwealth States and the Northern through this information, the Dealers In addition to this stolen property a racccourses, and at \'arious trotting and Territory in line with the formation of Squad is advised and detectives begin Ford sedan valued at S15,200 was found RECENTLY inducted police dog, Max, was donated to the Dog Squad grc) hound tracks. The squad presently the Australian Bureau of Criminal inquiries in an attempt to locate the to have been obtained by false pretences. by a Melbourne family who had raised him from a pup. Mrs Robyn Gurrie, operate, on a ~\stem of onc four-mun Intelligence in Canberra. thief or receiver who may have pawned It was recovered and was returned to and her sons Matthew and Bradley, flew from Victoria to see Max and his and two thrcc-inan crews. Personnel or sold that property. The stolen items the original owner. The offender was handler, Senior Constable Ken Johnstone, sworn in as a team, also performed duty \\ith the Emergency The staff of the bureau has been are recovered and returned to owners subsequently charged by members of Squad and the V.I.P. Protection Squad. increased from 13 to 21 and now has after being photographed. the squad on 12 counts of house break­ its own officers working in the fields of ing, 17 charges of false pretences, three When not attending racing, trotting and photography, communications and tech­ Personnel interview all applicants for coursing meetings, dctecth'es visit hotels, charges of ster,ling and one each of nical equipment. second-hand dealers' licences in the forgery and uttl!ring. He pleaded guilty During the year, two members of During the year, seven new dogs were clubs, restaurants and other places where metropolitan area, and before the licence the squad lind their dogs were transfer­ obtained from the Karmarn Brecding known criminals congregate. If! recent The bureau, in addition to being the to all charges and is presently awaiting Queensland component of the Combined is issued applicants arc advised of the sentence. red and established a Gold Coast Police Foundation in Melbourne and have been months, mcmbers ha\'e been visiting foot­ provisions of the Second-hand Wares Dog Squad. Four officers were seconded ball matches and other sporting venues Operations Group, operates in a support trained. While the squad has 18 dogs role to other departmental sections dur­ Act. Inquiries also are made on the fit­ to the squad and from March to June attached, one is recovering from injurics \\here the criminal element mav also be ness of applicants for pawnbrokers' successfully undertook training as dog ing investigations into serious criminal received during training and is resting found. - licences and reports are made to the Dog Squad handlers. acts. Members engag<: in planning law THE Police Dog Squad is based in at the Kelvin Grove complex. During the year, a member of the Clerk of the Court· in Brisbane. enforcem{!nt opemtJons an!.i in the overt Brisbane and operates from offices at Three serving handlers were re-trained squad performed interchange duty in ~ol!cction and covert of information on The squad regularly inspects 26 pawn­ Petrie Terrace. It comprises a Sergeant with new dogs following the death of Six dogs have been: given further Melbourne and in Sydney to assist local '"I criminal activities originating both out­ broker shops, more than 80 general llC, two Sergeants 2/C, 12 Constables two serving dogs and the retirement training, completed in June, in drug detectives at major race carnivals in side the State and internally. second-hand shops, 25 scrap metal and IS dogs. of another because of age, detection and the squad now has seven "

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30 One member visited New Zealand to Subjects in the Advanced Studies Acting Harbour Master-Depart­ attend a South-East Asian drug sem­ Course for Police are taught at Tech­ ment of Harbours and Marine; have access to large financial backing fully-trained drug dogs. It also uses a gunman at McDowall following a siege, inar conducted under the auspices of nical and Further Education Collt:ges Acting Shipping Inspector-Depart­ a rape offender at Morningside, two and extensive and sophisticated equip­ the United Nations. Information and at Seven Hills and Bald Hills in Brisbane. ment of Harbours and Marine; vehiclcs in regular patrols throughout ment to maintain their criminal activi­ the metropolitan area. armed robbery offenders at Petrie and techniques discussed at this seminar This course also is available at some Agent-State Government Insurance at Beenleigh two men wallted for 'strip­ ties. However, squad m~mbers, through are still being evaluated by the squad, technical colleges in country areas. the expertise developed over many years, Office; The continuing effectiveness of the ping' motor vehicles. Drug dogs also but it is anticipated that some will be Where it is impossible for country mem­ have located large quantities of drugs have proved capable of dealing with put to practical use. bers to enrol at these colleges, corres­ Licensing Inspector-Department squad during the year is indicated of Justice. during the year. them. pondence lectures are available from the through the following figures:- The Detective Inspector in charge of During the year, the squad was respon­ Technical Correspondence School at In addition, all members of the I 1 The Police Dog Squad has been suc­ the;· Diug Squad is a member of the West End in Brisbane. i 1981-82: 1980-81 cessfully used by the Department during sible for the arrest of offenders on Board of Directors supervising the Police Force hold some appointments as ------i---,--- the year as a valuable support in the 1093 drug-related charges, 165 of which course at the Australian Police College, designated by various State Acts, the referred specificallv to the sale or supply more important being:- School patrols ., detection and apprehension of criminals and he has attended meetings with .'113 768 I II 064 and for searches for missing people of dangerous drugs and prohibited officers in charge of other State Drug Extraneous Duties Honorary Inspector of Stock-The Jobs attended ., .. 5290 i 5179 which has been of benefit in improving plants. Plantations of indian hemp were Squads to ensure that the course con­ Stock Act; I 1 located mainly in the North Queensland THE great variety of extraneous duties Suspects located , 485 I 389 policing of the community. tent meets the requirements of law Fisheries Inspector-The Fisheries area. Large quantities of heroin and enforcement officers in today's society. carried out by police officers, mostly Property located 26 : 19 cocaine also were seized. The increasing on behalf of other Government Depart­ Act; ,I ments, limits the ability of police staff Successful drug searches ., I 78 " 69 incidence of the illicit use of the dan­ Members are called upon regularly Fauna Officer-The Fauna Conser­ gerous drug cocaine is cau3ing concern to deliver lectures on the identification to attend to the increasing volume of vation Act; 104 i 80 Drug Squad Arrests •• and it is anticipated that seizures of of drugs and developments in the cur­ normal police duties. However, con­ Officer-The Animals Protection THE State Drug Squad is under the this drug will continue to rise. rent drug scene. Lectures have been sideration is given to relieving police of Act. control of a Detective Inspector and given to probationary and in-service these extraneous duties wherever In addition, handlers and their dogs is staffed by 19 officers. Undercover Personnel were involved in investiga­ possible. located four stolen vehicles, carried police personnel, medical and nursing The following list sets out the work personnel are recruited from other sec­ tions in almost all parts of the State staff, military establishments and service regularly performed for other depart­ out 202 motor vehicle checks, 124 tions of the Department to perform from Cape York to Coolangatta and groups. Unfortunately, the squad does There are two categories affecting security checks and ran 594 tracks dur­ I ments such as the supply of information, this difficult and dangerous task. as far west as Mount Isa and Cunna­ not have sufficient staff to be able to police officers; those required through service of summonses, inquiries, etc.:- ing the year. mulla. Major operations were carried the appointment of a police officer to always meet the demand for these Department of Primary Industries­ The squad is responsible for the out in the Cairns area and Central lectures. an office for another department and During the year, visits were made enforcement of the provisions of the Queensland, but the squad was mainly I those which are performed by all police Inquiries about the collection of bv schools, kindergartens and pensioner Health Act and Poisons Regulations in involved in the south-east corner of i The social disarray caused by the officers to meet requirements of other fees and returns; groups to watch displays by members the area of illicit drug trafficking and the State which carries most of the ! abuse of drugs calls for law enforce­ departments. Department of Justice-Inquiries of the Dog Squad at the Queensland abuse throughout the State. This year, State's population. ~ ment personnel to establish the highest about the collection of moneys Police Academy and displays of the the main thrust of the squad has been priority in investigations in this area. The principal offices to which a police under various Acts of Parliament, working of the dogs were given at a directed against people who actively The Gold and Sunshine Coasts con­ 1 The Queensland Police Department has officer may be appointed are:- charitable collection organizations number of other public gatherings. Dogs deal or trade in dangerous drugs or tinue to receive constant attention, and recognized this need and the Drug Squad Acting Clerk of the Court-Depart­ and outstanding returns; have been used successfully on numerous prohibited plants. large-scale operations have been con­ /\ does, in fact, receive a high priority ment of Justice; occasions to apprehend offenders-at Department of Education-Inquiries ducted in both areas throughout the as far as staffing, equipment and finan­ Inspector of Slaughter Houses­ Kedron a break and enter offender and These people, whose objective is year. On other occasions, members have '\ cial arrangements are concerned. about non-attendance at schools, car thief, at Redbank a burglar, at purely monetary gain, have their <.'wn co-operated with drug squads in other l! Department of Primary Industries; break and enter of schools, etc.; Acacia Ridge a break and enter offender, peculiar expertise and on occasIOns States resulting in many arrests and H Acting Inspector of Stock-Depart­ Department of Health-Inquiries large seizures of illegal drugs. This I ment of Primary Industries; about people requiring free rail co-operation has also extended to the I Examinations Branch Flood Warning Officer-Bureau of passes for medical treatment, out­ Australian Federal Police, and infor­ i' THERE was a decrease in the number Meteorology (Commonwealth); standing repayments, escort of mation supplied to that body, has been I' of examinations for Probationaries this Ration Issuing Officer-Department mentally sick patients, location of used by Federal officers in identifying year, but this was offset by an increase people required to report for 11 of Children's Services; some of the major drug importers in in other areas. Fire Warden-Rural Fires Board; treatment of social diseases; Australia. Ii I: Staff attached to the Examinations Assistant Mining Registrar-Depart­ Department of Main Roads·-Tracing Although the duties of the squad are d Branch prepared, supervised and marked ment of Mines; of people and collection of out­ difficult and demanding, members have 11 examinations for courses at the Queens­ Inspector of Stamps-Treasury standing fees, registration and maintained a high degree of morale. A " land Police Academy and the Queens­ Department; inspection of vehicles; core of experienced detectives ensures land Police College. The number of Main Roads Collector-Department Department of Aboriginal and that on-the-job training is available for examinations for the year were:- of Main Roads; Islanders' Advancement-Honor­ new members. The value of this train­ Sergeants' Development Courses 30 Assistant District Officer-Depart­ ary wardens under the Aboriginal ing is shown in the standard of evidence Crime Investigation Courses 7 ment of Aboriginal and Islanders' Relics Preservation Act; produced in courts an? the 7r.edi­ hi~h i, Constable 11C Courses 8 Advancement; Public Trust Office-Inquiries about bility of personnel WIth the JudICIary Acting Land Agent-Land Adminis­ estates, wages due, etc.; and the public. Advanced Training Courses 14 Probationary Squads 28 tration Commission; Licensing Commission-Collection of fees, inspection of premises This credibility produces a high stan­ II Cadets 7 District Land Commissioner-Land dard of reliable information flowing Admdnlistration Commission; and transfer of licenses; to the squad. It is anticipated that a I: Regular studv courses, attracting a Commonwealth Electoral Officer­ Road Safety Council-Inquiries central base of collated information will f; large number 'of interested members, Australian Electoral Office'; about safe driving awards; be established during the forthcoming are conducted at Police Headquarters Receiver of Social Services- Railway Department-Inquiries year, and this should prove. e~~remely I; f' before the March and September qual­ Department of Social Security about various matters; valuable in future squad actiVItIes. ifying examinations. Ii (Commonwealth); Department of Children's Services­ jl Assistant Collector for Interstate During the year, three members Lecture material, prepared by the Inquiries about departmental J ~ Destitute Persons-Department of attended a drug law enforcement course branch, is updated and forwarded when matters and family assistance, at the Australian Police College in n requested to candidates throughout the Justice; escort of children committed to New South Wales. This course ensures !; State. A total of 1 341 officers (I 281 Gauge Observer-Bureau of the care of the Director of that national trends in drug abuse are in 1980-81) sat for the September 1981 Meteorology (Commonwealth); Children's Services; available to the members of drug and March 1982 qualifying examinations, Inspector of Diseases in Stock and Department of Transport-Inquiries ESSENTIAL part of a police dog's training is the development of its :!billty squads in each State. The exchange of with a pass rate of 56 per cent (41 per Plants-Department of Primary about outstanding fees, applicants information and personal contacts made I1 to negotiate many varied obstacles. Handlel'S and their dogs watch with , ' cent the previous year). Industries; for licenses, renewal of licenses; interest as one of their number negotiates steps and :I narrow plank under during this course have proved II the supervision of Officer in Charge, Sergeant IIC Bob Clowes. extremely useful. , I \] o 33 32 as well as other equipment, which allows took two detectives to areas around Bris­ The oven had been turned on but Its objective is to protect Queensland's Rural Fires Board-Issue of permits, Of these moneys, 41 per cent wa~ it to undertake patrols throughout the bane and at Longreach. The offender the gas had not escaped because of a "ollected on behalf of the Main Roads fauna and flora against poaching and State. was located in Townsville, and material safety feature which required a button investigation of offences under the other illegal activities. In addition to Act; Department, 18 per cent on behalf of witnesses lived in Quilpie. Through the to be pressed before turning the knob. This thl" Department of Transport, 15 per enforcing the provisions of the Fauna Personnel work in close harmonv with availability of the Air Wing, the investi­ was apparently unknown to the murderer. Fisheries Service-Service of Conservation Act and Regulations, mem­ Wildlife Rangers attached to the cent fOf the S.G.1.0. and 13 per cent on gations and arrests were successfully com­ Two fires had been lit on the floor summonses; warrants for the Justice Department. bers maintained a working relationship National Parks and Wildlife Service, pleted in two weeks. Australian and State Electoral with officers of the Department of and are active in gathering information in the house, one in the kitchen and The remaining 13 per cent was split up the second in the lounge. It would Offices-Enrolment and changes; among other departments. Harbours and Marine, Bureau of on breaches of the Acts and Regulations One senior detective has been fully Taxation Department-Service of Customs, Queensland Fisheries Service, and the movement of known and sus­ engaged throughout the year in what is appear that the murderer expected these and the Queensland Boating and Fish­ pected trappers and illegal dealers. Con­ commonly known as the "Russell Island fires to ignite the escaping gas and notices and general inquiries; that the resulting explosion would Fauna Protection Squad eries Patrol. They establish liaison with fidential information also is received trial". Inve~tigations into this case began Brisbane City Council-Serdce of various fauna authorities throughout from other organizations and individuals in October 1976, and the trial has run destroy any evidence. summonses; THE Fauna Protection Squad consists Australia, are required to attend concerned at the unlawful trapping of continuously since 20th July, 1981. A post mortem examination showed Local Authorities-Service of of a Detective Sergeant 1Ie and a National Parks and Wildlife conferences and dealing in fauna. that the girl had died from strangula­ summonses; Detective Senior Constable who are and address organizations with wide­ Three members attended a seminar at tion. The motive for the murder Australia Post/Telecom-Service of seconded to the National Parks and ranging interests in fauna. During the year, membas made the Australian Police College in New numerous patrols and conducted inves­ South Wales in February, 1982. Repre­ appeared to be robbery because the summonses; Wildlife Service. They work under the dead girl's bedroom had been ransacked. Imminration and Ethnic Affairs direction of the National Parks and The squad is equipped with 10ng­ tigations throughout the State in co­ sentatives from fraud squads in each Department-Inquiries about Wildlife Service but remain under my wheel base four-wheel-drive vehicles, operation with Wildlife Rangers, resulting State, the Australian Federal Police and Members of the squad, in co-opera­ citizenship and re-entry per­ control. two-way radios and long-range receivers in proseclltions of a number of offenders. New Zealand attended, and much valu­ tion with Gold Coast detectives, inves­ mits, reports '1f convictions on able information was exchanged which tigated the brutal murder of Owen The squad presently occupies office should ultimately benefit all of the organ­ Edward Crabbe whose naked body was people coming within the scope accommodation at the National Parks of the Migration Act; izations represented. found in a room of units at Surfers and Wildlife Service Regional Centre Paradise on the morning of 31st May, Nominal Defendant-Inquiries on at Moggill in Brisba.ne. Excellent fauna Continuing emphasis has been placed 1982. He had been brutally assaulted traffic accidents; holding facilities are available at Bris­ on providing further training programmes about the face and stabbed in the neck. Prisons Department-Antecedents bane, Rockhampton, Townsville and in the investigation of commercial crime. reports on people sentenced to Cairns. Three officers attended a four-week com­ The weapon apparently used was a terms of imprisonment. mercial crime course at the Australian carving knife which was missing from There are seven fauna districts in the kitchen drawer. Crabbe, a known Manv of the extraneous duties in\,oh'e Police College, while another officer Queensland each under the supervision of attended a one-week computer-related homosexual, frequented "gay" establish­ the coi!ection of moneys on behalf of a Wildlife Ranger. Patrols and investiga­ ments in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast. other GO\'ernment Departments. Dur­ crime course at the Tasmanian Police tions by the Fauna Squad in these regions Academy in Hobart. This latter course He had made a booking for two at ing the year, the Police Department col­ supplement the work of the rangers. lected $11,551,930 in this area, and the was a pilot, and it is hoped that the con­ the units on the Thursday before his cept will eventually be developed on a death. He was seen at a number of breakdown was:- national basis. $ nightclubs in the Gold Coast area during Aboriginal and Islanders' Fraud Squad that week-end and was last seen alive Advancement Depart­ Locally, steps have been taken to at about 11.30 p.m. on 29th May. ment 42,772 THE amount of commercial crime has develop a fraud investigators course. It Builders' Registration Board 5,188 continued to escalate during the period is planned that the content will include Homicide Squad detectives also have Employment and Labour under review. The total monetary accountancy, criminal law and instruction been involved in murder and attempted Relations Department 5,528 amount involved in complaints at the on the operations of various commercial murder investigations in other States. Harbours and Marine end of the year exceeded $6 million. and Government organizations. These investigations have resulted in the arrest of 14 people. Department 26,542 The Fraud Squad is presently staffed Health Department 8,026 by 33 officers with a Detective Inspector One investigation revealed the horri­ Housing Commission 220,127 in charge. Assistance is given by an Homicide Squad fying death of a 13-year-old school boy who was kidnapped in Queensland Justice Department (War- accountant seconded from the Corporate THE Homicide Squad is structured rants) 1,518,067 Affairs Commissioner's Office, two and taken into Northern New South under a Detective Inspector with a Wales where he was stabbed, mutilated Justice Department (Other) 301,847 typists, a switchboard operator and one Detective Senior Sergeant as Officer civilia.n clerk. and buried alive. Close co-operation Lands and Forestry in Charge and three investigating teams between New South Wales detectives and 9,053 Departments While every effort has been made dur­ of four detectives each under a Detect­ squad members resulted in the arrest of Licensing Commission 60,356 ing the year to investigate minor fraud ive Sergeant as team leader. two persons for this vicious murder. Main Roads Department 4,776,070 offences involving Bankcard and value­ Members of the squad have main­ Mines Department 55,088 less cheques, most emphasis has been The squad investigated homicides and sudden deaths in the metropolitan area tained a high level of public co-opera­ National Parks and Wild- placed on the investigation of major com­ tion through their unquestioned integ­ 1,862 mercial crime throughout the State. and helped local police in similar areas life Service of investigation in other parts of the rity. While members primarily investi­ Primary Industries Depart- gate homicides and sudden deaths, other 231,126 The efforts of members of the Fraud State. During some of their inquiries, ment members were required to interview wit­ offences have been detected and J.ppro­ 31,485 Squad have been recently rewarded by Public Trust Office seeing the courts impose long terms of nesses in other States of Australia. priate action taken. Registrar-General's Office 49 imprisonment on offenders convicted of A close liaison is maintained with Stamp Duties Office 18,912 serious fraud offences. One example is The Major Incident Room recording forensic scientists and pathologists, other S.G.r.O. 1,712,981 an offender who appeared in the Brisbane structure', which was implemented in Government Departments and sections of Treasury Department District Court charged with the unlawful 1981, has been used in all major crimes the University of Queensland which have (Traffic Offence Notices) 167,672 conversion of $150,000 by manipulating and has been found to work efficiently. readily provided assistance with murder I During the year, the squad maintained Treasury Department his employer's computer and was sen­ inVestigations throughout the year. (Other) .181,320 tenced to six ) ears' imprisonment on a high standard of investigative work conviction. with the result that only two murders An excellent rapport with the public Transport Department 2,085,322 t remain unsolved for the year. has been established through extensive Workers Compensation I. Personnel have acknowledged the great co-operation with the media. The over­ Board 81,539 assistance of the Police Air Wing in On 6th September, 1981, the murder whelming response from the public to Works Department 206 enabling them to travel throughout the of Deborah Anne Smykalla occurred police requests for information follow­ Welfare Services Depart­ State on investigations. The complexity at Capalaba. She was found with her ing the callous murder of female taxi ment 54 QUEENSLAND Agricultural College students have attended a number of of Fraud Squad investigations is shown head in a gas oven and a nylon rope driver Georgina Jensen at Oxley on Miscellaneous 10,738 courses run by the Fauna Protection Squad. Here, students "interrogate" a by a recent case in which investigations dog leash knotted around her neck. 29th May is a good example. police officer acting as a bird smuggler. TOTAL 11,551,930 r r I. U

.~------'~---- 35 34 Warrant Bureau Victims find it easier to speak of The increased workload has been NEW warrant handling procedures imple­ embarrassing circumstances experienced Applications for jnforma~ion by mented on 1st July, 1981, have improved during a sexual attack either to, or in insurance companies and ot~er mterested absorbed by the present staff structure and daily updates of criminal history efficiency and lessened the clerical work the presence of, another woman. Rape parties arising from complaints of burg­ of the bureau. Squad members assist' in the provision lary, theft, loss, wilful daJ'!1age and records have been maintained. of medical, psychiatric and counselling unlawful lise of motor. vehicles ,:on­ During the year, 55960 warrants were services. Support is also provided for tinued to increase. Durmg the peTtod, processed. Of these, 7 820 were rape victims during court appearances. 639 applications were received, an finalized by the arrest of the offender increase of 40 per cent over the Modus Operandi compared to 9 OlD the previous year; The incidence of reported rape is previous year. INFORMATION generated from the 19086 were satisfied by payment of the increasing, and the Department is con­ indices of this section has resulted in monetary penalty (20220 last year) and tinuing a programme of developing Rape The crime incidence maps of North the apprehension of numerous offenders 14907 were returned to the issuing Squad expertise throughout the State by Brisbane and South Brisbane Police responsible for a variety of crimes. authority for various reasons (14636 the training selected policewomen, many of Regions have been maintained through. previous year). whom will be able to assist Criminal out the year. The maps have provid.ed Input into the system by field police Investigation Branch personnel in pro­ a valuable aid in alerting field police could be improved, particularly in The total number of warrants finalized vincial centres. to the prevalence of specifiC crimes serious offences such as homicide, during the year was 41 813 (43866 last within these regions. year). Two courses were held during the robbery and rape. year, and 22 policewomen received Every effort is being made to encour­ During the same period, 14147 war­ training. The course content included Criminal History Recording age a freer flow of information, and rants issued by the Supreme, District lectures by medical practitioners and approaches have been made to the and Magistrates' Courts throughout the specialist police on the criminal law DURING the period under review, the State were indexed, gazetted and filed affecting rape offences. t'· ' workload of this section continued to Detective Superintendent of the Metro­ politan Criminal Investigation Branch to at the Warrant 'Bureau compared with Detective Superintendent Tom Pointing, increase. A total of 68568 Court 10 943 last year. During the year, Rape Squad officers Briefs 18209 Fingerprint Forms and have all newly-appointed plain clothes dealt with 189 complaints in the metro­ Internal Investigations Superintendent Dick Veivers. officers advised of the need for infor­ Services 2342 'Results of Committal to Supreme politan area, an increase of 20 or 11·g and District Courts were processed and mation in the section to be kept up to Missing Persons Index per cent on the p,evious year. Not all date. These investigations are supervised by filed. THE Missing Persons Index contains complaints were found to be genuine, the Regional Superintendent for the Information Bureau particulars of all people reported missing and many were subsequently withdrawn. area in which the complaint was made, Details of Rape Squad statistics may be THE Information Bureau contin~ed to in Queensland and the names of people and the Regional Superintendent makes who are the subject of inquiry by inter­ found in Appendices 17, 18, 19 and provide information to field po\!ce on 20. recommendations on the results of those the activities, movements and records state and overseas authorities. investigations. of active criminals. Records show that 1 585 males and Internal Investigations Section The Detective Superintendent, Internal The new Vehicles of Interest Syst7m 1 438 females were reported missing in Investigations Section, is responsible for went into operation at the bureau du~mg Queensland during the year, of whom THE Internal Investigations Section supervising the investigation of all the latter months of 1~81 and. provides 1 355 males and 1 254 females were comprises four experienced investigators complaints and for making recommenda­ a centralized file of veh!cles which could traced by police, returned home, or at Detective Inspector level, with a tions on future courses of action to the be of interest to pohc~. Four types were found deceased. Detective Superintendent as Officer in Deputy Commissioner. of vehicles are recorded In th7 systeo:­ Charge and who is answerable direct stolen, wanted, vehicles assoclat~d with At 30th June, 1982, 230 males ,and to the Deputy Commissioner. Additional During the year, there was a flow-on particular people, and other vehl~les of 184 females were still outstanding, and senior investigators are seconded to the of earlier court proceedings concerning interest to police beca.u~e. of their sus­ these included 131 male juveniles and section when required. the involvement of police officers in the picious or unusual activities. j 17 female juveniles. acquisition of motor vehicles. As a I have delegated the Deputy Com­ 11 result, two further police officers were The system now ensures that 3: missioner to oversee all investigations sentenced to terms of imprisonment and \·ehicles reported stolen. are recorded !n Ansafone Service into complaints of alleged misconduct have been dismissed from the Queens­ the computer. Vehicles stolen In THE Ansafone Recording System pro­ by any members of the Queensland land Police Force. In addition, court country areas are introduced to ~he vides a service to field staff which Police Force. All complaints received action has been commenced against system immediately by country poh~e enables them to report details of from members of the public are another two police officers and they are III and are available to al! centres criminal investigations by telephone. thoroughly investigated by commissioned ~waiting trial. Queensland at the same time. Relevant reports are then typed by a officers. However, where the complaint team of typists. relates to alleged graft, corruption, Two New South Wales Police com­ I The Police Complaints Tribunal serious assaults, theft or other serious puter terminals have been installed at The effectively increases the became operational on 1st May. All s~;stem offences, it is investigated by members complaints through the Tribunal are the bureau. These give Que~nsland amount of patrol time of eacH police of the Internal Investigations Section Police direct access to informal1on ~n officer. investigated urgently and reports are with complete impartiality and, where submitted to the Tribunal. anv vehicle reported stolen anywhere III I evidence is available, appropriate action Australia and the ability to update During the year, 23492 reports were is taken. inforrnadon on vehicles stolen in Queens­ processed, an increase of 2 985 or 15 Comment on the Police Complaints land. Information also is ayailable on per cent on the previous year. It has In cases where there is a doubt that Tribunal appears elsewhere in this vehicle registrations, drivers' lteenses and been estimated that this has meant a sufficient evidence is available to Report. warrants issued in New South Wales. saving of 6800 police man-hours in the prosecute a police officer on any criminal preparation of reports. or quasi-criminal complaint, the relevant Juvenile Aid Bureau The computerized Mes~age Switchi.ng papers are forwarded to the Solicitor­ Svstem continued to provide field pohce The service is used by police in the General for his advice on whether a NOW in its 19th year of operation, the \vith a quick and efficient system of metropolitan area as well as at Been­ prosecution should or should not be Juvenile Aid Bureau continues to expand communication. A major concern to leigh, Ipswich and Redcliffe. instituted. This procedure protects the its services throughout the State. But inquiry staff is the down time of the Department against accusations that the main ohjective of the bureau­ computer and que.uein~. ~p of messages such complaints are not investigated with "turning potential delinquents into law­ which causes unfair cnhclsm of the ser­ Rape Squad impartiality. abiding citizens and preventing them vices provided by this office. THIS squad has an authorized strength from incurring a conviction which During the yea., the number of mes­ of five policewomen whose principal role Complaints of a less serious nature are would leave a permanent blot on their sages received and scnt from the Infor­ is to assist and cater for the needs of investigated by commissioned officers character"-has remained unchanged DEPUTY Commissioner L. R. Duffy sends the first message after switching !>n victims of seriolls sexual assaults. who are not attached to the section. since 1963. mation Bureau was 51450 and 37 349 the new computer message switching tenninal at the Queensland Pohcc respectively, an increase of 29 per cent Academy. on the corresponding period last year. '"

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The majority of young offenders • Working Group of "WELSTAT" Department and another 15 in which A Stock Manual, containing coming under police notice for the first on the Standardisation of Statistic~ police officers have some involvement. comprehensive information on stock time receivc an official caution. Depend­ on Child Abuse; Members of the staff attended the ()lTcnce~ and procedures, has been dis­ ing on the circumstances of each case, It Inter-departmental Sub-committe to Minister's Advisory Committee on tributed to Stock Squads, prosecutors second offenders also may be cautioned Investigate the Practice of Glue Legislation and also are involved in a and training establishments. When other rather than prosecuted. This policy Sniffing by Juveniles; number of inter-departmental commit­ duties permit, research on a Liquor Act has proved extremely successfl!l ..as tees on such issues as drug legislation, Manual will be continued. statistics. re\'eal a very low recIdIvIst • Committee Studying Juvenile child abuse, glue sniffing and an atomic rate among those cautioned. Arson; energy review. One member of the section represented • Homeless Persons Advisory the Department at the 1982 ANZAAS 52 Apart from investigation. of offences Committee; Law lectures were given to a number Congress Session on computers and the committed by and upon chtldren. other • Queensland Council of Social of agencies throughout the year. These law. duties of ihe Juvenile A~d Bure.au Services; invoh'cd members of the Legal Practice, include the counselling of chJ!d.r~n wIth Queensland Institute of Technology, The 5th Trainee Prosecutors' Course behavioural problems. recognitIOn of • Youth Care and Counselling Metropolitan Security Services, the Task was completed in November, and seven emotional and environmental causes of Service; Force Reserve (now Public Safety successful candidates have been misconduct in certain children, and t~e • Big Brother Movement. Response Team), Commissioned Officers', appointed as prosecutors throughout the referral of these chi,ldren and !heu Breath Analysis, Crime, Non-Commis­ State. The 6th Trainee Prosecutors' families for appropnate professIOnal sioned Officers' Development and Rape Course began in January, and 10 assistance. Officers regularly p~trol Squad courses. trainees successfully completed the places where truant children are likely Land and Building Priority theory segment. They are due to to be found, such as pinball parlours, Committee Accommodation for the section has complete their practical training at the restaurants and swimming pools, .and increased, and library facilities have been Brisbane Prosecutions Corps early in the also l2enerallv inve<;tigate all complaints DURING the year a Land and Building expanded during the year. The addition new year. The 7th course began in mid­ of damage' to Ftillcation Department Priority Committee was formed. It of numerous Australian and overseas law April, and six trainees are presently property. meets each month under the chairman­ reports, as well as legal texts, has been studying the theory segment of the ship of the Assistant Commissioner of considerable value to the section, course. The Detective Inspector in Charge of (Traffic and General) and includes prosecutors, trainee prosecutors and field the Juvenile Aid Bureau at C.,I.B. head­ personnel from the Planning and staff. quarters in Brisb~ne cn-ordlna!es the Research Branch, Works Department operation-; of a1\ bureau'>: In the and senior members of the Department's Word processing equipment has been Licensing Branch metropolitan area and the field staff Public Service sector. supplied to the section, and this facility MEMBERS of the Licensing Branch. of the Missing Persons Bureau. Gil 21~t enables the storing and continual updat­ June, 1992, the CherlT',ldc JU\'emle AId The object of the committee is to ing of legal material and lectures with­ which is based in Brisbane, have obtained Bureau was opened "itb a staff of th'e COMMISSIONER T. M. Lewis is the first "customer" at the new Chennside consider proposed building and land out the necessity for this material to be some satisfying results during the year in in the former police station. Cniform Juyenile Aid Bureau counter after its official opening. Mr Lewis gets some requirements; to co-ordinate the efforts completely retyped at each revision. The enforcement of the laws applying to advice from Detective Sergeant l/C D. W. MacMillan. betting. gaming, liquor and prostitution. police moved ne'(t doo~ and n.ow oper­ of the Departments of Works and supply of computer-aided retrieval ate the Chermside Police StatIOn from Police in meeting the building require­ equipment, foreshadowed in my last ments of the Police Department; to Annual Report, has not eventuated due There has been a decline in the num­ the vacated police residence. ber of people dealt with under the Racing In their work with juvenile runaways, attending the Lazer course at the recommend priorities for all depart­ to financial restraints imposed on the Established strength of th.e bureau mental building work; and to adjust Department, but it is hoped that this and Betting Act for illegal bookmaking- who form a great percentage of Shaftesbury Citizenship Scheme at 13 prosecutions this year compared with in the greater Brisbane area IS 79, ~ut juveniles reported missing, the Missing Spring Hill. requirements in response to changing much-needed cquipment will be avail­ at the end of the year undcr rC\'lew needs. able in the forthcoming financial year. 29 last year. This decrease was due to Persons Bureau has both a protective anomalies in the Act which had to be actual strenl2th was 75. These officers and preventative police role. Through During July and December, 1981, two Juvenile Aid Bureau courses were held Executive police personnel are Twelve issues of Volume One of the corrected by amendments to the legisla­ are attached-to 13 bureaux at the City, their inquiries and interviews, they required under a priority system to Woolloongabba, Camp Hill, Wynnum, attempt to discover the factors con­ at the Queensland Police College, each section's journal "Comment" and four tion which came into effect only in the consisting of two weeks of intensive establish their building and accommoda­ issues of Volume Two have been last few weeks of the period under Holland Park Tnala, Fortitude Valley, tributing to the child's running away. tion needs. Mitchelton Red Hill, Chermside, Red­ If possiblc, they offer assistance or lectures by experienced police officers selectively distributed throughout the review. Until these amendments were cliffe, Sandgate and Pctrie. A clerical and experts in the field of child State. The distribution list now includes enacted, Licensing Branch police sus­ refer the child and its parents to other The committee considers all major pended prosecutions under the Act. The support unit is pro\'ided by one Sergeant professional agencies for help and psychiatry, psychology, education, drug works involving the Department, new all District Officers. and one Constable. advice. and alcohol abuse, family dynamics, new Act has caused a number of Queens­ and major alterations and the acquisition Proposals of the Australian Law landers to move their illegal betting ethnic affairs and school health of land. Considerable progress has been Outside the greater Brisbane area, The Missing Persons Bureau has services. The objective of the course Reform Commission on evidence, con­ operations into Northern Ncw South made by the committee and a high level tained in six research papers, have been Wales. In recent months, 16 people 53 Juvenile Aid Bureau officers are uncovered allegations of physical is to provide police officers with the of co-operation with the Works Depart­ presently attached t? Criminal In\'e~ti­ neglect, abuse and sexual abuse with skills to recognize conditions con­ reviewed, as has the Criminal Investiga­ have been arrested in Tweed Heads, New ment has been established. tion Bill. Areas affecting police opera­ gation Branches In the follOWing the runaway child as the victim. It is tributing to delinquency and to co­ South Wales, for illegal bookmaking. Of centres:-Bundaberg, Cairns, Dalby, essential that these young people be ordinate, with the appropriate pro­ tions have been examined and submis­ these, nine were Queensland residents. Gladstone, Gold Coast, Gympie, Innis­ fessional agency, the expertise to assist sions prepared for consideration by found quickly because they not only Close attention has been paid to unlaw­ fail, Ipswich, Mackay, Marceha/ Ather­ are at risk of exploitation but many young offenders and their families. It Legal and Training Section conferences of the Australasian Police ton, Maryborough, 1,,10unt Isa, Rock­ resort to crime for survival. is a tribute to the co-operation and Commissioners. From there, joint sub­ ful gaming, and there has been a decrease hampton, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, goodwill of visiting lecturers who have AS in previous years, the Legal and missions were made to the Australian in the number of prosecutions. There Townsville and Woodridge/Beenleigh. There has been a continued demand donated their valuable time to assist Training Section continued to provide Law Reform Commission. was a sharp falling off in the number of for Juvenile Aid Bureau personnel to members of the Juvenile Aid Bureau extensive advice on legal matters to complaints received about unlawful The field staff of the Missing Persons act as guest speakers at community and the Queensland Police Department. police prosecutors and field staff through­ Research for a Prosecutor's Manual games which involved the illegal sale of Bureau consists of two officers who and service clubs, foster parents' groups out the State. Both oral and written on Evidence has begun, and the manual liquor and the screening of porno­ operate from the city office of the and the Prisoners' Aid Association. Personnel from the Juvenile Aid legal enquiries accounted for a consider­ is bcing prepared in such a way that it graphic movies and video tapes. Pub­ Juvenile Aid Bureau. They are fully Officers also have lectured students Bureau represented the Department on able proportion of the workload. can be printed as a series of lectures. licity has been given to a number of enllaged in investi!!ations into .ldult and from several establishments, such as the several committees. These include- Some of these have been printed and prosecutions in this area, and it could Ever-increasing calls on the services distributed. also be that the novelty of this form of ju;e;ile missing persons. Queensland Police Academy, Queens­ • Sub-committee of the Co-ordinating land Police College, Kelvin Grove provided by the staff identify a need entertainment i~ wcaring off. Committee of the 2nd Australasian for additional qualified personnel to be Several prosecutors' lectures have been At the end of thc year, there were Collel2e of Technical and Further Conference on Child Abuse; 180 outstanding files 'a\\ aiting investi­ Education, remedial teachers and a ttached to the section. revised and updated, and a new number­ Games are being played in a number of gation, and !v1issing Persons staff mem­ guidance officers, medical staff at • Working Party on Sexual Abuse in ing system incorporated. Sets of lectures clubs, but the organizers are very Children; Some 26 Acts of Parliament are are now supplied to Senior Sergeants cautious. They admit only players of bers will be required to establish a Wilson Youth Hospital, therapists at presently in various stages of review, svstem of priorities where the most child guidance clinics, student nurses • Working Party to Review the to allow them to prepare for Commis­ their own nationality or people who are u-rgent cases are given urgent attention. at Redcliffe Hospitnl and young people Operations of SCAN; 11 of which are administered by this sioned Officers' Courses. known to them. It is extremely difficult 38

to introduce an agent into the~e clubs 39 to ascertain whether the games are unlawful and, if so, with a view to secur­ ing sufficien t eddeI1cc for prosecutioll~. and developments affecting the living and working conditions of members are Charges for offences under the Vag­ disseminated. The magazine also pro­ rants, Gaming, and Other Offenccs Act vides a forum for police officers to have continued. Action has been taken explore iI wide range of serious and against the exhibition of obscene and not so serious matters. The Assistant indecent mO\'ies and video tapes. Bra~ch Media Relations Officer has been given members have developcd a good workmg the responsibility of editing the maga­ relationship with the Films and Litera­ zine and has succeeded in improving ture Boards of Review and with a num­ the quality of production and the range ber of distributors of video tapes. Tapes of articles presented. and movies seized during thc year all In July, 1981, Vedette underwent a appear to bc of over.seas orig!n, and t~ere major change when improvements is no evidence of chIldren bemg explOIted designed to achieve clearer production in this State in the production of these of photographs and sharper print by types of films. changing from blue to black ink \\-ent into effect. At the same time, the front The activities of massage parlours and cover was re-designed to incorporate escort agencies have been closely the new police badge, a small checked watched and 438 prosecutions have been band, stylish masthead and standardi­ made f~r offences connected with pros­ zation of the volume number and month titution. Although this was 39 per cent uf issue. down on last year's figure of 717, a more cautious approach by operators has been In the development of the magazine, one of the main reasons for this decrease. the editor has experimented with the layout and style, and has varied the styles of type and headlines to enhance In the past two months, there has been its appearance. a noticeable increase in the number of prosecutions following the introduction EVER wondered what it would be like to be in the hot scat at a full-scale In addition, greater emphasis \\as of a new zone patrolling system ~Y CONFUSING, but two of thesc men pictured during the military exercise, prcss eonferene~? Commissioner Tcrry Lewis knows only too well as he faces placed on featuring country stories to Licensing Branch staff. Special Ul1lts Kangaroo 81, at Shoalwater Bay, arc police officers. Constable John de Rooy a barrage of lIghts, cameras and questions in the Media Room at Police ensure that Vedette did not become have been assigned to cover the north (left) and Constable Trevor Sims (ccntre) arc members of thc _ Army Headquarters. purely a metropolitan journal. Various and south sides of the city and ha\ t: Resen-e. Here they challcnge Brisbane businessman, Lieutcnant Ken Power. sections and squads, such as the Dog quickly become aware of the identities levels. The section is staffed by the Squad, Photographic Section, Radio and of prostitutes and the location of massage Manual Section Media Relations Officer, the Assistant providing access to appropriate officers Electronics mobile base, Transport Sec­ parlours and escort agencies in their Academy, in addition to the efficient Media Relations Officer, a research to speak on police-related issues and tion and Mounted Unit were featured. areas. FURTHER updating of the Queensland storage of reser\'e copies of legislation, officer and a stenographer. similarly, in arranging for senior omcer~ Some of the major stories covered during Policeman's Manual continued during amendments and manuals. to be interviewed in those cases where the year included the stabbing of Ser­ Prosecutions for drug offences ha\'e the year and, generally, embraced Considerable benefits for police offi­ criticism has been levelled at members All members of the section are geant Des Rodgers at Hervey Ba\', the declined bv 85 per cent, from 119 to 18 changes to general policies, practices, cers have resulted from the activities of the Force. On many occasions the retirement of the Department's - long­ charges. this is due to a policy decision procedures and law. im'olved with the Disaster Victim of the officers of this section by section initiates specific stories designed Identification Squad, either as opera­ serving Secretary Mr Jim Casey, the taken during the year that all drug mat­ improving communications with the pub­ to increase public understanding of the shooting incident at Roval Brisbane ters should be refe'rred to the Drug Squad While the preparation of General tional or support staff. All D.V.I. lic through the media. The amount of complexity of the role of a modern equipment is held at the Manual Sec­ Hospital, the retirement 'of Assistant for investigation. Under this system, any Instructions, which are correct in law, positive publicity and lectures at all Police Force. Commissioner (Crime and Services) Mr procedure, policy and presentation, tion which is presently sen'ing as D.V.1. drug information which comes to th,e Headquarters. courses conducted at the Queensland Brian Hayes, my defence of the Depart­ notice of Licensing Branch officers IS always will remain a major facet of Police College and Queensland Police A system of morning briefings for ment against unjust media criticism, the media was introduced during the immcdiately referred to the Drug Squad the section's activities, liaison with Academy have created an understanding Deputy Commissioner Les Duffy con­ D. V.I. personnel performed an import­ year. A Detective Inspector and one of for attention. Any results from these other Government Departments also ha6 ant role at a major fire in the Brisbane among police officers of the motivation gratulating Detective Senior Constable investigations are contained in overall increased in volume. The section can and operation of the media. This policy the departmental journalists advise suburb of Highgate Hill on the night of media representatives of any major Orian Tighe of Toowoomba on receiving Drug Squad figures elsewhere in this be approached by another department 1st October, 1981, and after the crash is breaking down a traditional ten­ the Queen's Medal for Gallantry, the crime stories which have occurred in Report. Numerous prostitutes arc known to help in solving a problem which has of a light aircraft at Areherfield early dency for police officers to become tragic death of Sergeant 2/C Paul drug users, but there is no evidence that arisen or to assist in implementing some isolated from the community and thereby the previous 24 hours. The briefings in 1982. A review was made of the arc working satisfactorily, although not Nunan and the moving tribute to a drugs arc being sold through massage new procedure or policy which requires D.V.I. Operations Guide and lessons has encouraged a greater public accept­ deeply respected officer at the full police all media organizations makc regular parlours or escort agencies. mutual co'operation. learned at these two incidents led to ance of the role of the police officer. funeral in his honour, the naming of Judicious usc of the media has resulted attendance. Their continuation will be amended procedures being incorporated revien'ed in the year ahead. Senior Sergeant G. L. Earlv as Secretan' During the year, attention was given to A further element of the section's in this handbook. in a flood of public information which duties is the formulation of appropriate of thc Year, retirement' of Assistan't breaches of the Liquor Act. The num­ has materially assisted police officers in Commiss~oner (Personnel) Moray Hale, Commissioner's Circulars for the infor­ Members of the section also are investigations into such matters as During the period under revic\\', the ber of offences detected rose by 99 per Media Relations ORicer and his staff the PolIce Spectacular, the police­ cent, from 152 last year to 303. Close mation of all police officers throughout involved in the lecturing and training of crime, traffic accidents and missing the State. It is important that these issued 588 press releases by telex ranging women's and policemen's marathon run attention has been given to offences D.VJ. members on new procedures, persons. I am grateful to the media as part of the annual Children's Hos­ circulars are consistent with current assisting in planning for field exercises generally for its willing assistance on from information on stole~ vehicles to committed by persons under agc, par­ major policy statements by me. The pitals Appeal, and departmental plan­ ticularly in clubs, and prosecutions policy, procedure and law so that maxi­ and in lecturing on all matters relating so many occasions over the past year. mum efficiency within the police service interviewing room facilities of the sec­ ning for the Commonwealth Games. increased by 258 per cent, from 53 to to the Manual at the Department's Some 97 photographs Were used to 190. is maintained. Public Service induction courses. The l\'fedia Section is inundated dailv tion at Police Headquarters were used on 104 occasions throughout the year illustrate stories in the 12 editions issued with requests for information on cur­ during the year. Since the Manual Section Distribu­ for press conferences, meetings, briefings One highlight of action in this area rent police activities from the media, tion Centre came into being on 27th for news stories and feature articles. by senior officers and launching of The media relations system removes was the prosecution of three people April, 1981, Commonwealth and State Media Relations Sed ion specific campaigns in the presence of under the Liquor Act and Art Union and for information and help in a considerable amount of pressure from Legislation and amendments to the research projects from media organiza­ television, radio and newspaper Regulations over minors gathering at a THE Media Relations Section is journalists. police officers at all levels. The advan­ Manual have been distributed. The responsible for liaison with all branches tions, current affairs programmes, sec­ tage of having professional journalists private residence to play unlicensed pin­ centre also has a responsibility for ball machines and be sold home-brewed of the media throughout the State to ondary and tertiary students, and com­ working closely with police officers with­ meeting the needs of each new intake enlist their co-operntion in publicizing munity groups. The current affairs ele­ Major emphasis has been placed on beer. maintaining morale internally through in the Dcpartment means that when­ of recruits at the Queensland Police the activities of police officers at all ment has caused increased. demand on cVer major incidents dcvclop police the time of officers of the section in the publication of a departmental maga­ zine, Vedette, in which items of interest officers can channel media inquiries through the Media Relations Section 41 40 escorts. Troopers travelled to Roek­ 40. This number is increasing as more a dedicated police computer and creating hampton, Stanthorpe, Allora and Rose­ officers are tested and allotted pro­ an integrated police computerized infor­ and need no longer be plagued by a wood for parades, and took part in the grammes. mation system. succession of media inquiries. Our Royal National Exhibition in August, journalists are able to obtain any reply 1981. All Gymnasium equipment has been sought and provide representatives of installed and is being fully used and Police Needs Assessment the media with any information they . Members gave tent-pegging displays at maintained. Some of the more recent POLICE Needs Assessment surveys require, within reason. In the metro­ nine centres during the year, and two Gymnasium activities include a continu­ have continued, with re-assessments politan area an added benefit is that troopers conducted 17 patrols of the ing bench press competition, individual being conducted of police districts a Media Officer is generally called to Brisbane Botanic Gardens and 13 in the programmes incorporating aerobic cir­ throughout the State. This continuing the scene of a major incident and Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. cuit training, the Botanic Gardens jog­ programme provides senior administra­ becomes a liaison officer between inves­ ging circuit, and the policy of re-testing tors with an up-to-date monitoring of tigating police and media representatives. During Police Week, officers visited officers every four weeks so their rate police requirements, efficiency and effec­ Through this system, senior officers at six schools with troop horses as well as of progress can be monitored. tiveness within divisions and districts. the scene can give instant briefings on performing musical rides with 17 horses developments, and appeals for public and giving tent-pegging displays with four Future activities planned include- Cairns, Mackay, Oxley and Rock­ assistance are given the widest possible horses during the Police Spectacular. A han:pton Districts were among the major publicity. This has resulted in a quick • a summer early-morning fitness club projects completed. Additionally, police musical ride was also staged during with three sessions a week; response from members of the public in the Mini-Spectacular held at the Queens­ numerous surveys of police divisions providing valuable information which land Police Academy on 30th August, • a gymnasium team to compete in were conducted during the year. has been of significant help to their 1981. the Police Touch Football com­ inquiries. petition; Members of the assessment teams in Cattle and horses which have been the Rockhampton and Mackay Districts The Media Relations Officer continues taken possession of as court exhibits by • classes in advanced resuscitation and made a specific study of the expanding a regular programme of lectures at the officers of the Brisbane Stock Squad arc use of the oxy-viva equipment. mining industry which would probably Police College and Police Academy, and held at the stables and are cared for affect this Department in having to pro­ arranges for professional journalists to by members of the Mounted Unit. The physical fitness lecture at the vide additional manpower, accommoda­ co-operate in the Media Impact Seg­ Queensland Police College for in-service tion and equipment. ment of the Commissioned Officers' One four-wheel-drive vehicle and a training has been increased to one hour. Course. He has also lectured on media double horsefloat are provided for use Lecture content has been varied to suit An extensive study was completed of and public relations at the Queensland by members of the unit. The float is the age and interests of the particular uniform policing concepts for the metro­ ALWA YS a popular public spectacle, members of the Mounted Unit show their group of students in training. politan area. Institute of Technology, at State schools skills at tent-pegging. used to transport two horses .for patrols and to various community service of both Botanic Gardens and to parades Fitness tests also are conducted at Needs Assessment Co-ordinators are organizations. where only two horses are required. For functions where more than two horses the College for those interested country responsible for ensuring that approved During the year, four unbroken horses officers, and home programmes are then recommendations are properly imple­ Oflkers of the Media Section have remedial action has been suggested and are involved, the services of a floating implemented. were purchased at Taroom. When all service are obtained. The cost of trans­ developed for the officers' use when mented. In particular, attention is given worked closely with the Public Relations have been broken ip, they will be used their courses have been completed. to the allocation of staff to the various Branch in obtaining pUblicity for public porting police horses to displays where by members for tent-pegging di~plays Information on diet, health and exercise functions outlined in the assessment. relations projects, campaigns and pro­ The Media Relations Section has Vice-Regal escorts are not involved are proved most effective in generating wide­ because it has been found inadvisable to borne by the organization which has is supplied to officers during their Task recording procedures and clerical motions throughout the year. Some of use highly strung thoroughbreds for this courses. and recording procedures require con­ these campligns originated as ideas from spread positive publicity for police officers asked for the services of the Mounted and their activities. It has also proved activity. Members of the Stock Squad Unit. stant checking to ensure. that they are the )I.'ledia Relations Section and were in Brisbane have four horses which use In co-operation with the Department's being followed. successfully translated into reality by invaluable in counteracting unfair psychologist, a series of tape re;:ordings criticism through certain sections of the Mounted Unit paddocks, and members Three searches of bushland were made officers of the Public Relations Branch. of the unit undertake their care and and pamphlets on stress management is Monitoring of mining, industrial and In one such joint approach, the Depart­ media by issuing hard-hitting factual by.mounted troopers during the year to available for any interested personnel rcplies on behalf of the Department. feeding. assist members of the Criminal Inves­ tourist developments throughout the ment has received a real boost from within the Department. State is another major function of the daily traffic reports on radio station It has been largely responsible for tigation Branch who were looking for ensuring the continuation of a pro­ The 26 troop horses are accommodated suspects or murder weapons. It is felt co-ordinators. By maintaining contact 4BC programmes. These reports arc with the Co-ordinator-General's Depart­ collated by officers of the Public Rela­ gramme designed to maintain the best in stables adjoining the Oxley District that greater use could be made of the possible image of the Department and Headquarters complcx. Sixteen horses Planning and Research Branch IT!ent and coal mining companies, plan­ tions Branch from information supplied Mounted Unit in similar activities. ning can be undertaken to ensure that to the Police Operations Centre by its officers. are housed in the main building, and 10 THE aim of the Planning and Research stables have been constructed adjacent to Riding tuition is provided by troopers Branch is to assist in the effective and police resources are available when and police units on patrol in the stre~ts of where they are required. Brisbane and are broadcast direct to air the holding yards. for interested police trainees from the economical administration of the from a landline installed in a corner of Police Academy. This instruction takes Queensland Police Department by con­ Mounted Police Unit place at the Mounted Unit complex on ducting research and implementing pro­ Buildings the Media Section's intervie\\' room. During the year, the main stables com­ grammes which assist police in the pre­ THE stafr of the Mounted Police Unit plex, consisting of the feed room, meal­ Wednesday afternoons. Some members THIS year saw the appointment of a of the unit are qualified instructors, and vention and detection of crime and in Building and Land Co-ordinator to Members of the section are or were presently consists of 10 full-time mem­ room, storerooms, stables and Sergeant's making the best use of police resources. bers with a Sergeant IIC as Officer in Office, was painted. New metal yards others are in demand as judges at establish a uniform approach in the involved in a number of departmental equestrian and pony club events. and ex-departmental committees such a~ Charge. There are II part-time members were erected to replace decaying wooden The branch is an integrated profes­ design of police buildings and the the Commonwealth Games Co-ordinating who have been allocated to training two fences, and additional watering facilities sional group of 34 public servants and acquisition of land for future police Committee, the Brisbane Disaster Control days a week in preparation for the Com­ have been installed. Work is proceeding police officers of which almost half have establishments. Committee, the Committce on Airport monwealth Games. Application has on construction of a new toilet and Physical Activities Officer a degree from a University or College His primary function has been to Emergencies, the Police Spectacular been made to have these II members shower block. IN November, the Physical Activities of Advanced Education. Committee, the Publications Committee appointed full-time from 5th July, 1982, Ofl1cer, Mr T. Hayes, resigned to travel liaise with the Department of Works to and the Organising Committee for the and to remain with the unit until after overseas and undertake further full-time During the year, many police estab­ ensure that police stations are designed In the period under review, approxi­ to meet operational nceds. Commonwealth Countries Exhibithm of the Games. mately 1 200 children from kindergartens, university studies. lishments and districts were assessed to Police Photography, as well as the primary and secondary schools and some ascertain community needs for a police With Games commitments in mind, Gymnasium procedures implemented service. Implementation of recommen­ Since the introduction of this further Annual Report Committee. 250 adults visited the stables. These area of planning and development of the comp!l!ment of 21 officers ~hould be figures do not include the hundreds of by Mr Hayes were maintained until the dations from these assessments has sufficient to provide escorts, security appointment of Mr R. Moore, who is resulted in a better police service to police resou rces, officers from the branch Both journalists made a number of visitors who attended the Police Spec­ have been constantly involved with trips to country areas with senior officers patrols and pedestrian traffic control. tacular held at the nearby Queensland also the holder of a Bachelor degree in the people of Queensland. Human Movement Studies. Department of Works architects in the during the year. These proved of value Police Academy in May and walked A preliminary feasibility study of design of new district headquarters at in not only providing material for use At present there are 29 horses in usc across to the stables. for parades, escorts and other duties, but Daily attendance figures at the Gym­ computerization has been completed, Broadbeach, Beenleigh and Redcliffe. in the departmental magazine, but also nasium on the seventh floor of Police and Cabinet has been asked for approval Other design work includes major exten­ in identifying any problems in relation­ three have proved to be unsuitable and will be returned to their owners, leaving Members of the unit took part in 47 Headquarters average between 30 and to continue with the object of obtaining sions to and remodelling of the Ipswich ships between local police and their parades and provided five Vice-Regal media organizations, where appropriate an effective troop strength of 26. --

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Police Station and new stations at Tan­ of Recruit Selection Panels and develop­ Departments, prisoners and witnesses to num Sands, Gayndah, Duaringa, Thurs­ ing the information contained in the all parts of Queensland and, on The club features two separate bars day Island and Albany Creek. computerized Police Payroll System as a occasions, interstate. a. ;ecreation area, and fUnction anci management tool. ~lnlng rBrisbane Airport ree operatIOns. Statistics for the year p.m. M~nday to Saturday. Objectives are Impr,?vements have been made to the puter terminal, and extra terminals are:- to prOVide a place of entertainment pre.mlses. The kitchen and dinino area were installed at the Information partially supplied and this project will where 24-hour operations are available be completed early in the new year. and maintenance facilities to airline recreation, rest and refreshment fo; which h~d previously been lea~e(1 ;~ Bureau and the Police Operations Number of /lights .. 375 servi,ng and retired police officers and a,n outSide enterer, has been refur­ Centre, bringing the total number of Single sheet topographical maps are standards are provided by Ansett Air- Number of hours " 1 850 being forwarded to various police estab­ lines. All pilots are serving police publle servants employcd by the Depart­ blskhed and the club has successfullY terminals in the Message Switching Number of passengers " 2 764 ment, and to promote the interests of ta en over the running of this facilitv System to 41. In addition, two terminals lishments on request. officers holding commercial pilot's Number of sectors/landings 1 172 licences and class one instrument ratings. the Queensland Police Force. .. The club also has It!nscd an area of connected to the New South Wales land at the corner of rvlnkcrston Street Police computer systems were installed Specialized equipment used by the They are experienced in all types of The Quee~sland. Police Air Wing was at the Information Bureau and at mapping staff provides sections such as operations including search and rescue, the first Police Air Wing in Australia Southport. the Bureau of Criminal Inte11igence, ambulance and medical evacuation, low to oper~te turbine-engined prop-jet air­ Drug Squad and Public Relations Branch level relief, night flying, bush operations craft WIth the introduction to service Work is continuing to introduce a with enlargements and reductions of and flights into remote areas. of the Ces~na 44J on 28th September suspended and disqualified drivers photographs, plans and maps, and enables when I visited Mount Isa. It is element into the Message Switching the preparation of signs and labels. The The Air Wing operates under its own regularly used as a support aircraft to System. A computerized status board section prepared display signs and art airline equivalent check and training the State .Government aircraft to move for the Police Operations Centre will be work for handbills distributed during system for training and upgrading its Ibar/:le partles of persons on Government installed by the opening day of the Com­ Police Week and the Police Spectacular. pilots. This system allows maximum use llSlnCSS. monwealth Games. of aircraft at all times, tuition in opera­ tional flying lU:~ proper supervision of ~he Air \~ing ~vas also the first such The Training Co-ordinator has pilot standal'ds. P?itce operatIOn In Australia to use a instructed 506 personnel in the use of Police Air Wing VIsual dIsplay computer system to pro­ the Message Switching and Vehicles of THE Queensland Police Air Wing It currently operates three twin­ ra~me .and schedule flight operations Interest Systems. Staff who have access functions as part of police operations engined aircraft:- . or Its aIrc~aft. T~e VDU system went to the New South Wales Police com­ and flies intra and interstate from its CESSNA 402B-a six-passenger all­ Int

the end of the period under review 46 some 33 ~ad been visited. The p'o­ gramme will have to be curtailed into During the )"I!ar, I approved the com­ During the year better working next year because of commitments by Prjnting Room mittee's recommendation fOT the alloca­ relationships and long-term friendships staff of the Public Relations Branch THE Printing Room was established in tion uf 267 additional unifoTmed, plain were cemented between Public Relations to the Commonwealth Games. November, 1968, in a small room on, the clothes, technical and scientific officers Branch staff and visiting officers from second floor of the old Police Head­ to Y['rjous districts and establishments other police forces. These included quarters building with une oft'set dupli­ throughout the State. I also approved \'i~itors from the United Kingdom. the cating machine. recommendations for the alJoration of United States of Am~rica, Canada, Queensland Police-Citizens Youth 30 additional motor vehicles and 10 Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Welfare Association Today, the section has one Senior Northcrn Ireland ar~d the Pacific Islands. Assistant !lnd five General Assistants. moturcycles. THE Queensland Polke-Citizens Youth The increase in staff by one member A~ reported Inst year, the branch was Welfare. Ass?ci~~ion once again demon­ is the result of the closure of the print­ hem·ily iJwoi\'ed in fund-raising for our strated Its ViabilIty as a welfare agency ing room at the Queensland Police first entrant in the Miss Australia Quest, for the youth of Queensland and a Academy, Oxley. Prosecutions Corps Constable Kerrie Millar. As part of suitable sports trainillg venue through­ THE Pulice Prosecutions Corps presently that acth·ity a Mini Police Spectacular out the State. The Department had carried out a consists of 61 graded prosecutors, was held at the Queensland Police rationalization survev of labour and Academy and S 1.000 was raised from an Most of the capital works mentioned appointed at 26 centres throughout the in last year's Report have been com­ machinerv and a deCision was taken to Stute. attendance of almost 2 aGO people. maintain· one printing room at Policc plet~d at a cost of more than $1 million. Headquarters. During the year, nine pulice oJficers In early May 1982, the Department Capital works undertaken by the Gold successfully completed a prosecutors' made facilities and resources available ~oast and Wynnum Branches are still A streamlined system uf production course and graduated as Grade 2 for the conducting of a seminar, mcomplete. Construction of a new com­ has been adopted with our annual prosecutors. "Resources for Aiding the Alienated plex at Charters Towers is being planned impression rate increasing by 100 per Society" on behalf of the Queens­ following the affiliation of a new branch cent. In association with the Legal and land Branch of the Australian Crime for. the area and the appointment of a Training Section, the Brisbane Police Prevention Council. Speakers represent­ pohce officer as Secretary/Manager. The room is awaiting the results of a Prusecutions Corps is presently training ing the following organizations-the printing survey conducted by the Public 16 officers. The successful trainees will Youth for Christ Queensland Council, The Association's ~8-hectare property, Service Board so that one unserviceable be assigned to centres where the work­ Queensland Council on the Aging, the Camp Bornhoffen, m the Numinbah machine can be replaced. load has increased substantially. Juyenile Aid Bureau. Probation and Valley, has continued to expand with a Parole Service, Teen Challenge, Queens­ POLICE Constable and rugby league star, Mal Meninga, and Physical Activities tremendous increase in the number of An increase in the number of offences I underprivileged groups, schools and land Prisons Department, Youth Care O!ficer, Terry Hayes, at the Police Exhibit for National Heart Week in members of the Association using dctected is reflected in the growth of and Counselling Service, Queensland Kmg G~orge Squ~re. The Chief &'(ecutive Officer of the National Heart Priority Committee ~ its facilities. Two new homes have been cases prosecuted by staff of the Brisbane Prisoners Aid Society and Fernway 1 Foundab~m, Mr Mlc~ Eastw~od, and Assist:Int Commissioner (Operations), Syd THE committee continued to meet each corps. In the past 12 months, 246 Private Hospital-presented papers. Atkmson, show mterest m the elcctromc readout of Mal's fitness level. constructed on the property at a cost in month during the year under the chair­ offenders have been committed for trial 1 excess of $25,000. manship of the Assistant Commissioner to the Supreme Court on 464 charges, In addition, the branch, in co-opera­ ! (Personnel) . while 578 offenders on 4109 charges tion with the management of the Cen­ attention-grabbing display on the Bris­ Mounted Police, Military Police and The Association continues to provide were committed to the District Court. tenary Shopping Centre in Brisbane, bane River using a flotilla of depart­ the bands of the 1st Military District, a ~vi~7 range of sporting and cultural Membership of the committee con­ organized a local Police Week in mental craft. The climax was the Police 6 RAR and, 8/9 RAR. activItIes for the youth of Queensland. sists of the fiye Assistant Commis­ Summary trials involving 4362 charges December 1981. The Queensland Road Spectacular at the Queensland Police At present our membership is more than sioners, the Officer in Charge of the for offences not including traffic sum­ Safety Council was also involved and Academy on Sunday, 23rd May. It was Static displays were undertaken by 16009. The. Association is delighted Planning and Research Branch, the mons were prosecuted in Magistrate's the programme featured static displays organized as a charity day on behalf the Stock Squad, Bomb and Arson that Its premises are currently recording Personnel/Welfare Inspector and the Courts of the Central Division of the of depaTtmental sections and the Police of the Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Squad, Fingerprint Bureau, Photo­ I~ 000 attendances a week. This figure Inspector of Police in Charge of the Brisbane District, while a police Museum which were well received by Welfare Association and raised more grap.hic Section, Drug Squad, Scientific rIses to 30 000 attendances when the Transport Section, who attends meet­ prosecutor assisted the Brisbane Coroner the public. than $16,000. SectIOn, Radio and Electronics Section num~r .o~ schools, community groups ings as an adviser when transport mat­ in 234 inquests during the period. Licensing Branch, Uniform Store' and II1dlvlduals using its facilities is ters are being considered. The major project undertaken by the Planning focused on family entertain­ Transport Section, Police Museum' added. Public Relations Branch during the year ment to allow the Department's activi­ Tr~ffic At;ci.dent Investigation Squad: The principal function of the commit­ was the conducting of Police Week ties to be presented in a friendly atmos­ DrIver Trammg Wing, Breath Analysis . Fund-rai.sing is becoming increasingly tee is to examine all requests rove ring phere with plenty of opportunity for 111 Public Relations Branch from 17th to 23rd May, 1982. The aim Secti~n, Recruiting Section, Public dIfficult, common with all other the deployment of staff, the allocation per~onal contact between public and RelatIons Branch and the Water Police charitable institutions, but with a well­ THE Inspector in Charge of the Public of the week was to give the people of of motor vehicles and new or additional Queensland an opportunity to have a polIce officer. Academy facilities pro­ with the l:0uth clubs giving a display balanced programme such as art unions police facilities. The Planning and Relations Branch has under his control a vided an excellent environment and of. gymnastic talent. The moneys raised and bingo, the Association has been number of sections which provide a ser­ closer look at their Police Department. Research Branch examines police needs more than 20000 people attended \~III allow for the development of addi­ able to maintain its expansion the vice to the community and work at A wide range of police activities and throuL!hout the State so that recom­ e\'ents were held illustrating the organi­ throughout the day. tional youth club facilities throughout employment of qualified coache; and mendations mav be made to me on an improving the police image and develop­ the State. supervisors, and the upgrading of equip­ ing a better community relationship. zation, training and modern technology Excellent co-operation from several cquitable distribution of available man­ of a modern police force used for the ment. pOlver and resources. other departments and organizations These include the Crime Prevention benefit of the community. was received and our appreciation is In the school lecturing area the The most recent innovation in the Section, the School Lecturing Team, the expressed to the Metropolitan Fire Bri­ principals of 199 primary and secondary activity programme has been the intro­ The results of all survcys are evaluated Widespread media publicity through­ schools and 218 kindergartens and pre­ by thc Priority Committee in conjunction Police Pipe Band, the Police Museum gade, National Parks and Wildlife Ser­ duction of Blue Light Skating at the and the Mounted Police Unit (both of out the State was organized and static vice, Queensland Road Safety Council, schools had been circulated with advice Sandgate Branch. This unique activity with information provided by Regional photographic displays were featured at from the branch of the lecture pro­ Superintendents, District Officers and which are covered in detail eaTlier in Queensland State Emergency Service has proved very successful, with more major .shopping centres on the Gold gramme which police officl:rs can pro­ than 300 children attending every Sun­ Commissioned Officers in charge of this Report). Coast, Bcenlcigh, Ipswich, Strathpine, Queensland Prisons Department, Airi 1 Sea Rescue, the Queensland Egg Board vide. These include "Stranger Danger" da¥. Blue Light Skating discos also are establishments. A close working relationship also is Toowoomba, Cairns, Innisfail, Mount road safety, the !ole of the police: I the Queensland Ethnic Community, th~ b7mg conducted fortnightly on Saturday 1fany applications for additi(lI1al stafr maintained between the branch and the l'a, M()lInt Gravatt, Sunshine Coast, 1st Military District Band, the Pipes and traJ!ic laws, van~alIsm, stealing or any nIghts at this branch, again with an and vehicles are examined, but- unfortun­ Media Relations Section. Any public ClIrindalc, Jindalee, Toombul, Towns­ tl Drums of 6 RAR, the Pipes and Drums pqhce-related subject a school would like average attendance of more than 300 ately not all of these requests can relations project which is designed to ville North, Townsville South, Mackay. of 8/9 RAR and the Military Police. included in lectures. children. . be approved because of the restrictions boost the police image is discussed with Rockhampton, Bundab(~rg, Gympie and on manpower and resources available. the Media Relations Officer for appro­ Maryborough. Pl)licc Headquarters was Displays during the ring event pro­ The branch has received 187 requests Since the inception of this skating open for public inspection for three Ii priate media publicity or coverage in gramme were provided bv the motor­ from pr~-schools and kindergartens for programme, police officers have attended The committee has continued to internal publications. evenings during the week. cycle display team from -the Brisbane the services of the School Lecturing in full uniform, and blue flashing lights function as an important managerial aid Traffic Branch, the Dog Squad, Team for thc 1982 school year and at pTovide. a dominant theme at the venue. The Inspector in Charge is directly The theme for the week was "The !i to the Administration by identifying Police Are With You" and Water priority areas to which additional man­ responsible to my Deputy Commissioner l for all sections under his control. 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Many of the aims and objectives of Major Incidents and Special Opera­ the operation. The marquee is designed Staff at the Radio and Electronics the Association in the fields of youth and tions Rooms have been constructed to be attached to any divisional van or Section have been involved in planning community support have been fulfilled within the Police Operations Centre and the communications van. It is stored at the following projects:- during the year. The rapport which con­ will be used initially for the Common­ the Transport Section and can be • The metropolitan UHF computer­ tinues to grow between young people wealth Games. These areas provide for immediately supplied to any police aided despatch system; and police officers serving with the Asso­ radio communication to all venues and centre as n~quired. ciation shows that the movement plays wiJI control all police and VIP move­ • Design of district control rooms an important part in improving com­ ments during the period. Special areas During the year, 100 watt SSB base incorporating District Disaster munity attitudes towards the Queensland also have been provided for the Com­ stations were established at Coen, Erom­ Co-ordination Rooms, telex and Police Department. mander and Sub-commanders, and a anga, Karumba, Croydon, Hungerford, computer message switching Co-ordination and Tactical Intelligence Normanton, Thargomindah, Jundah, facilities. Plans for district head­ Many of the 35 police officers attached Room will collect, collate and McKinlay, Mt. Isa, Kynuna, BlackaJl, quarters stations at Redcliffe, to the Association have indicated their disseminate information from computer Duchess, Camooweal, Birdsville, Julia Broadbeach, Ipswich, Mary­ wish to make youth recreation their terminals, facsimile and direct tele­ Creek, Boulia, Bedourie, CIon curry, borough and Gladstone have been sp.ecialized field. These officers, working phones to support organiZations, such Windorah and Dajarra. completed. Plans also have been With many dedicated citizens in the com­ as the State Emergency Service, the SSB mobile transceivers (100 watt) completed for the future modifica­ munity, form the backbone of the Asso­ Brisbane City Council and the State also were provided for Stock Squad tion of Beenleigh, Chandler and ciation as they have done since its Health Department. vehicles at Brisbane, Kingaroy, Roma, Oxley Police Stations to accom­ foundation in 1948. Longreach, Mareeba, Rockhampton, modate standardization of consoles Closed circuit television has been pro­ and equipment; and vided in the Co-ordination Room from Cloncurry and Charters Towers. • Microwave communications with the Brisbane City Council and Main Four Eaglefone telephone diversion Roads Department traffic television sys­ emphasis on the HF SSB cross Radio and Electronics Section units have been purchased and will be border network. tems to allow traffic flow at major city installed in Brisbane suburban stations THE Police Radio and Electronics Sec­ intersections and on the South-East Free­ early in the new year. way to be monitored. An additional Tremendous support from the Allied tion is responsible for the installation Trades Workshop has enabled the design operation and maintenance of polic~ portable television system has been Obsolete VHF FM radio base stations established to enable television relays and manufacture of equipment racks, radio communications systems through­ at Mackay and Roma were replaced consoles and ancillary equipment for the out the State and any other electronic from helicopters to the Co-ordination during the year, and additional VHF Room so that visual security can be Commonwealth Games at a great saving equipment used in police operations FM base stations were installed at in cost to the Department. Without COMMISSIONER Terry Lewis congratulates Mr W. L. Upton, General and investigations. Workshops are estab­ maintained on VIP motorcades and Com­ Duaringa and Cannonvale. Provision was Manager of F. C. Upton and Sons Pty Ltd, at the signing of tender documents monwealth Games venues. this assistance, many of the Garnes pro­ lished at Brisbane and 11 country made in this year's Estimates for an jects, for example the communications for the construction of the new Sandgate Police-Citizens Youth Oub. (The centres. extension of the VHF FM radio system club is now in full use.) The areas established as Common­ complex, would have been extremely wealth Games Operations Rooms wiJI at Mackay. costly and time-consuming for police During the year, the principal efforts become part of the Police Operations This system wiII provide direct com­ staff. A strong police image has been main­ been received from Beaudesert, Ingham, of the section have been concentrated Centre's capacity to control m:ljor inci­ tained at all functions, and it is feIt that Capalaba, Chermside, Caboolture, Black­ on communication requirements for the munication to the Mackay headquarters dents after the Games. They wiII have from mobile units well beyond the The personnel of the Radio and Elec­ parents have encouraged their children ,":ater, Mackay, Dunwich, Cairns, Gym­ forthcoming Commonwealth Games. the capability of handling terrorist inci­ tronics Section, although not directly to attcnd in the knowledge that all pie, Nerang and Southport. It is evident present range of the Mackay base. dents, aircraft hi-jacking, plane crashes Phase one, which calls for the establish­ involved in front-line operations, have functions will be well supervised by the that there is a general need in many Some 27 venues have been identified and other major civil disasters. To provided invaluable support to the over­ Association. cities for more organized youth activ­ communications systems have been pro: ment of a base stalion at West Crediton further allow for routine police opera­ with a UHF link to Mackay, is well all efficiency and effectiveness of the ities, but as with any organization expan­ vided to meet the requirements of each tions during the Games to be continued Department, and I am very proud of sion can only be allowed at a rate con­ venue, and specialiZed security systems advanced. Phase two, which provides for their efforts. The 1982 Police Spectacular, while without interruption, a Minor Operations VHF FM bases at Mount Orange and providing a tremendous public relations sistent with financial resources. are being established. Area has been set aside to deal with such exercise for the Department, also Middlemount, wiII enable mobile radio emergencies as searches and armed hold­ communications in the areas of Collins­ assisted the Association with net pro­ ups. ceeds of more than $16,000. This much­ ville, Newlands, Moranbah, Dysart and needed money has assisted in finalizing The Police Operations Centre has been Middlemount, and is planned for Railway Squad the Toowoomba Branch bank mortgage planned by the Radio and Electronics completion during the 1982-83 financial year. THE Railway Squad of the Metropolitan which will allow this branch to repay its Section to meet anticipated future com­ Criminal Investigation Branch is based loan at a lower rate of interest to the munication requirements of the Depart­ A VHF FM base station also has been in offices in the vestibule of the Roma central finance fund operated by the ment. Staff of the section were res!)ons­ established at Mount Kanighan to Street Railway Station. It has operated Associa tion. ible for the construction of console improve the service area of Mary­ for most of the year with nine personnel desks and wiring of the communications borough and Gympie. working under the supervision of a During the year a payroll deduction centre. Detective Senior Sergeant. scheme for members of the Queensland In conjunction with other Govern­ Police Force was launched through The Queensland Police Department ment and semi-Government organiza­ Members of the squad operate in all their membership in the Police Credit can now lay claim to having a com­ tions, planning is under way for the areas covered by the Brisbane suburban Union. Every member of the Force has munications complex which ranks among establishment of a police microwave train system, extending north to Cabool­ been circularized seeking financial the World's best, and the addition of link along the coast. This wiII provide ture, west to Ipswich and south to Been­ support for the Queensland Police­ computer-assisted despatch and retrieval improved coverage of mobile vehicles on leigh. If necessary, inquiries and patrols Citizens Youth Welfare Association. will further improve the efficiency of the highways and a direct link from may be extended outside these areas. To date there have been 168 replies the centre. headquarters stations to Brisbane. The promising from $1 to $10 a month All radio equipment purchased for first stage will cover South-East Queens­ The squad is charged with the respon­ which will bring an annual contribution the Commonwealth Games will be land, extending north to Maryborough. sibility of detecting and apprehending of more than $5,000. The 'Association eventually phased into the metropolitan offenders responsible for vandalism, is confident that this appeal wiII be given police communications system. This The Metropolitan Project Planning stealing, break and enter of railway pro­ generous support by all members of the project is expected to take some five Committee has been involved in planning perty. assaults on railway employees, Department. years before completion. the UHF radio network to cover the offensive and indecent behaviour, evad­ metropolitan area. Transmission and ing rail fares and other incidents which The Association continues to be A marquee and collapsible furniture reception sites are being identified to may cause discomfort and anxiety to PANORAMIC view of the B.edclilfe Police-Citizens Youth Oub complex show­ passengers. Many investigations involved inundated with requests from towns and ing. recent extensions and r.eereation areas, ~cluding the bicycle safety course is now available for use as a Forward enable the complete hand-held coverage cities throughout the State seeking infor­ which has proved popular With hundreds of children from the district in learning Command Post during incidents where of the greater Brisbane area and near the pilfering of goods consigned by mation on affiliation. Enquiries have to cope with trafflc problems. inclement weather could interfere with country centres. railway throughout the State. 50 51 to other rail commuters. Night enter­ 'tainment such as rock concerts at Cloud!and I3allroom, discos and football matches always creates trouble for the ARMED HOLD-UP DRAMA railwaYs. The last few trains on Frida\' and S'aturday nights are the cause fo-r most concern and, although it is impos­ sible to travel on all trains, as many as possible are covered. A further problem is the large num­ ber of school children travelling on suburban trains. The squad continually receives complaints from suburban station mistre<;ses who ha\'e trouble con­ trolling the chilJren and who are con­ cerned that if the children's bad behaviour remains unchecked some tragic accidents could occur. Since the introduction of electric trains on the Ipswich-Ferny Grove line, many man-hours ha\'e been spent on these trains to stamp out vandalism. There does not appear to be as much vandalism on these trains as in the old wooden carriaees where there is no access from o-ne to the other. The Sandgate to Beenleigh segment is expected to be commissioned in Sep­ MANY police officers haye started their football careers at the Queensland THIS unlikely looking gunman held tember, and electrification of the entire up the. ANZ Bank at Aspley by Police Academy and haye gone on to Brisbane A Grade and representath'e suburban railway system is expected to threatening staff with a suspected honours. Some of the current crop of football heroes:-(back row, from be completed in mid-1983. firearm hidden in a newspaper. left) Const:lble Ray Swift (Brothers), Constable IIC Tony Gibson (Souths LOOKING like something out f St W . and Brothers), Constable Phil Hortz (Brothers), Constable Gary Grdnke Cost of repairs to trains, railway lens of the security camera as h~s c ar .ars, a bandit begins to spray the (Souths and Brisbane), Constable Weslc)' Sutton (Norths) and Constable John stations and other railway property rifle during one of Queensland's larg~":.pan~~n .threatens staff with a sawn-off Weier (Brothers and Brisbane); (front row, from left) Constable Ash Lumby because of vandalism a\'erages about Wales agency at Airlie Beach near P ro e.nes aTththe Bank of New South (Souths), Constable Treyor Wendt (Souths and Ipswich), Con~table Mal S 19,000 a month. Patrols are necessary roserpme. e two later m d th' Meninga (Souths, Brisbane, Queensland and Australia) and Constable llC of the Clapham Goods Yard as many escape on a motorcycle along the beach. a e elr Steye Glynn (Souths and B£'audesert). motor vehicles consigned by southern manufacturers arrive in Brisbane with parts and accessories stolen and damage to body work by vandals. Personnel spend many of their work­ The meeting of the interstate train ing hours traYelling on suburban trains has resulted in 34 arrests for drug­ Offences of evading rail fares and con­ and patrolling railway stations and related offences. Members at nieht sumption of liquor on suburban trains premises. It has been a policy to meet undprtake sur\'eillance duties on late are prevalent. Duties of late-shift per­ the interstate train each morning at trains travelling to distant suburbs. This sonnel are principally concerned with South Brisbane and the Sunlander ser­ has been organized to reduce \'andaJism detecting these offences. vice when it arrives at Roma Street and loutish and offensive behaviour The squad has worked very effi­ from Cairns. which in the past has caused annoyance ciently throughout the year.

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SHATTERING experience for thl'Se two young women tellers as they stare down the barrel of a sawn-off shotgun wielded by a " CASUAL departllr~ for two bandits who held up the CBC Bank at Underwood masked bandit who struck at the The heavIly muffled men made their escape on a motorcycle. • National Bank in Wickham Ter- race, the City. 52 Special Crime Squad hearing of charges against them had not 53 mE Special Crime Squad has doubled been finalized at the time of this Report. The Australian Police Bowls Cham­ in strength since my last Report and At the request of the Showman's pionships in 1983 will be held in Adelaide now has five members working under from 10th to 16th April. The club is a Detective Sergeant 2/C as Officer Guild of Australia, one member of the in Charge. squad was selected to work on the show confident that it will perform as well circuit to keep law and order problems as, if not better than, it did this year. Personnel in the squad devoted most to a minimum. He travelled as far of their time to the investigation of During the year, the Department has north as Cairns and then returned to provided bus transport for members to armed robberies committed throughout Brisbane for the annual Royal National the State. The number of offences has Exhibition. travel to country centres and also has been steadily increasing but has not assisted the clUb in a number of other reached the proportions of the other Constant liaison has been maintained ways. The club has given a sincere eastern States. with members of Armed Hold-up Squads vote of thanks to the Department for in other States. This has proved invalu­ this practical assistance. As in previous years, the most popular able because armed offenders are show­ Members of the Q.P.B.C. are making weapon used by offenders was the sawn­ ing signs of increased mobility through­ a maj?r co~tribution to police/ off firearm. However, the replica pistol out Australia. Research has shown that ~ommumty relatIOns through their play- is fast becoming a favourite weapon of a number of local armed robberies have 109 programme. Each year they come in the gunman, if we can accept the state­ been committed by offenders from other contact with a large number of people ments of some offenders in court. States. In these cases the robbery is in. the comm!lnity, and bolster the reput­ committed in Queensland and the gun­ atIOn of polIce officers by mixing with Unfortunately, in many instances, man immediately returns to his home oth.e~ bowlers in a friendly and com­ investigating police were unable to deter­ State. This development increases the A RECORD BREAKING Sergeant petitive atmosphere. mine whether the weapon used was real level of difficulty in investigating these 2/C W. J. McKechnie with his Golden Gun trophy as the top or replica. In many cases the word of types of offences. Cricket the offender had to be taken because police and services pistol shooter the firearm was discarded immediately The Officer in Charge is a member in Australia. McKechnie won the AT the Annual General Meeting of after the offence and was not located of the Australian Bankers' Association title this year for an unpreced- t~e Queensland Police Cricket Associa­ for production in court. Standing Committee on Bank Security, ented third consecutive time. tIon. held on 30th June, 1981, Detective which meets quarterly to discuss prob­ St;mor. Constable Rod Moore of the lems associated with armed robbery. It The number of offences committed in Police officers are heavily involved ~n Llcensmg Branch was elected President Totalisator Administration Board pre­ considers the purchase of improved outside sporting interests, as they are m Detective Sen!or Constable Darryl Wen: mises have shown a marked decrease security equipment and develops ideas other community activities, as well as sley of IpSWIch C.I.R Vice-President designed to combat increasing armed for the year. Major contributing f~c.tors participating in various police sporting Plain Clothes Senior Constable Ned COMMISSIONER T. M. Lewis congratulates Constable Mal Meninga on his in this trend have been close lIaISon attacks on banks. Our representation on c)ubs:- Armstrong of the Metropolitan C.I.B. selection in the Australian Rugby League Team. with T.A.B. personnel who are respon­ this committee has improved relation­ Secretary and a civilian, Mr Allan sible for security, and improved security ships with the banking fraternity, which Bowls Shapcott, was elected Treasurer. is invaluable in police investigations. (Metropolitan C.I.B.), Constable Ken measures. SINCE its formation in 1955, the Otte (Mareeba), Constable Gavin Wil­ At the Annual General Meeting held Queensland Police Bowls Club has grown . During the year, six teams competed A number of offences were committed The quality of film taken from bank liams (Toowoomba), Constable Greg on 30th June, 1982,10 elect office security cameras remains at a high to a membership of 123, of whom 85 .JD a mid-week competition between Benfer (Roma), Constable l/C Dave bearers for the 1982-83 season, Detec­ where armed men stole payrolls from are serving or retired police officers O~tober, 1981 and MarCh, 1982. The tive Senior Constable Rod Moore was offices just after they had delivt;red standard. Another area in which banks Smith (Holland Park), Detective Senior ~een. and 38 are associate members. mmor premiership points were Wool­ Constable Darryl Wensley (Ipswich re-elected President, Constable Peter by security vans. InvestIgatIOns l!itO are assisting in the war against armed loongabba 80'77, c.r.B. 72·61, Academy robberies is the funding of a scheme C.I.B.), Constable Greg Taylor (City Monaghan of Woolloongabba was these attacks have been slow and palOs­ The club conducts a calendar of social 63·42, City Police 52· 64, Traffic Branch elected Vice-President, Plain Clothes taking and occupied many man-hours. called "Recognise This Man". Posters Police), Constable Gerry Hibberd competitions, in which teams from the 50·59 and Mobile Patrols 38·15. With (Tully), Constable Dave James (Indoo­ Senior Constable Neil Armstrong was containing photographs taken from Q.P.B.C. play against members of the the semi-finals being washed out, Wool­ The Department has continued with security cameras while a hold-up was roopilly) , Consta ble Brett Pointing re-appointed as Secretary and Mr Peter bowls clubs being visited. These are loongabba and the C.I.B. contested Mathieson of the Recor{)s Section at a policy of not disclosing am~lUnts South Australia. Unfortun­ defeat Was at Roma during the Caltex now has a membership of 41. The club the "Bikie Bandits". These men were criminals escaping from prison. in Melbourne. Queenslanders acquitted ately the final could not be played and championships on the Australia Day a'ims to promote good fellowship and bedieved responsible for a series of themselves very well, with our Fours Queensland was awarded the champion­ week-cnd. Our team came seventh out sportsmanship among amateur fishermen armed raids on banks and building Team of Bill Galligan, Jack Rawlings, ship shield on its superior points. of 18 and won two of the three games working in the Department and asso­ societies in the Brisbane area, and the Peter Petersen and Vic O'Brien winning played, just failing to win the third ciated departments, arrange competitions use of stolen vehicles in each robbery. The side was well led by Constable game outright which would have given and conduct social outings. Sporting Activities the Fours Championship. Vic O'Brien Peter Monaghan (Wool/oongabba) and Most metropolitan C.I.B. squads and also was runner-up in the Singles, and them the Caltex Shield, the Bureau of Criminal Intelligence were AN important area of police activities, was Supported by the following mem­ Membership is open to all serving and which helps to relieve the stress of two Queensland pairs, Geoff and Rex bers:-Constable l/C Ray Christensen During these trips all members of retired members of the Queensland involved in the operation which led to Dauth and Pat Crotty and Wally the arrest of the two men, and court day-to-day duties, is the involvement of (Woolloongabba), Detective Constable the association performed to the best Police Force, public servants employed MCAndrew, made the semi-finals of the by the Department, members of the members in various sporting clubs. Pairs Championships. I/C Murray Verrall (Ipswich C.tB.), of their ability, and their off-field Detective Constable l/C Glen Verrall behaviour brought credit to the Depart­ Q.A.T.B. and Fire Brigade, and any ment. other fisherman nominated by a mem­ ber and approved by the Committee. --

55 1 54 1 represented Queensland at the National eight teams competed in a weekly com­ Members of this squad have co-ordin­ The culmination of many hours of margins to Pine Rivers. In the 1982 petition at Corbett Park, but the venue atcd operations with other Stock Squads, The club is presently holding two premiership, the Academy. Under-18 Titles in Melbourne in March, the first competitive and social outings a mont~. stringent training came w!th. the thr~e time for some 30 years that a police was subsequently changed to the more and during the year have assisted in representative teams wmnmg th.elr Team is undcfeated after nme games central location of Davies Park, West mustering on large holdings at Calliope, On the week-end of 24th and 25th AprIl, and high hopes are held for it this time. officer has made the Queensland Rifle the Moreton Bay Trailer Boat Fishing respective divisions ~t the Australasl.an Team. In the titles, Sergeant Fletcher End, so that more officers could take Yarraman, SI. George and Isisford. Club invited our club to join an inter­ Police and Services Pistol ChampIOnships The Academy also congratulates Con­ top-scored in the snap and rapid events part. During these operations, members work held in Sydney during May. with a score of 99 out of 100, and from bush camps, and their presence club meeting at Tweed Heads. stable Mal Meninga for his selection During the 1982 season the association in the Australian Rugby League Team. recorded 190 out of 200 in the appli­ in any area acts as a deterrent to stock The Queensland Police Amateur Fish­ Members of the three teams virtually cation shoot over 300. 600, 700 and 900 boosted its competition to 16 teams of offenders and has lasting benefit for pro­ ing Club entered four boats am0l!g the re-wrote the record books. Sergeant Bill Cadets and probationaries at the yards. . which 14 were made up of players from perty owners. fleet of 75 and was runner-up m the McKechnie broke the first day revolver Academy compete in many inter-house within the Department. The two remain­ teams event. This was the start of our record with 866 points out of 900. Our sports including volleyball, basketball, Three women members of the Queens­ ing teams, media and teachers, were The Brisbane squad is presently collection as we have our first trophy youngest shooter, Constable Bruce seven-a-side rugby union and rugby land Police Rifle Club also' were selected invited to give greater depth to the equipped with two long wheel-based and pennant. Diamond, equalled that ~core on the league, touch football, indoor soccer in the Queensland Ladies' Team which competition. four-wheel-drive vehicles, one horse second day. Bill McKechme set another and squash. competed in the Australian Titles in float and access to another float from rccord by becoming the first ever shooter Sydney in May. They were Detective The media team was made up of the Oxley Mounted Unit when to win the Golden Gun Award for the The opening of the T. M. Lewis Swim­ Senior Constable Mary Waugh of Bun­ journalists and television personalities required. There are also four horses on from the Telegraph, Courier-Mail and Golf top shot for the third consecutive year. ming Pool has allowed the Academy to daberg C.1.B., Mrs Mary Noonan as issue with enough saddlery to outfit four better cater for water sport~. This year captain and Miss Marilyn Thcodorc as Channel 7. Teachers comprised college men. During the year, a useful addition THE Queensland Polic~ Golf Club c';Jn­ H is worth mentioning that as late and high school teachers from the solidated its membership among servmg sa)v the introduction of the first inter­ coach. to the squad's equipment was a set of as 1975, Bill McKechnie had difficulty house swimming carnival and it was a metropoiitan area. Both sides provided 240-volt electric clippers, which can be members and assisted in maintaini.ng in winning a place in the club's No. Constable Roger Dahl, Mrs Mary enthusiastic competition for police teams. a favourable public image for police resounding success. Interested trainees converted to operate from a 12-volt 2 Team. In that same year the Q.P.P.c. are also able to participate in scuba Noonan, Miss Michelle Fletcher (under battery. When funds become available, officers by attracting an increasin~ num­ The competition consisted of two No. 1 Team set a record with ~n training courses. 25 years), Sergeant Fletcher and Miss other squads throughout the State will ber of players from the commumty. average of 810 points per member m Theodore were selected in the Metro­ rounds of fixtures in both A and B be supplied with these clippers. winning the title. This was comprehen­ Grades. The finals were hard-fought An indication of our growing popular­ Another successful athle~ic~ carnival politan District Association representative sivelv beaten at the recent champion­ was conducted in late 1981 and a 10- teams and the number one zone team. in B Grade between Media and Academy There are 66 regular stock sales held itv is the higher attendance by associate ships when our No. I Team averaged III, and in A Grade between Valley members and greater public support for kilometre fun run was held at Opossum each month in centres on the eastern 843 per member over the two days com­ Creek ncar Goodna. Graduating cadets Club champions for the year were­ and Academy 1. Academy III con­ side of the Great Dividing Range. A our police charity days. The number A Grade: R. Dahl; B. Grade: J. vincingly won their first premiership in of vounger officers, not only joining as petition. were introduced to marathon running number of sales are held at other centres during the ycar and all cadets and some McPherson; and C Grade: G. Beech. the B Grade competition and Valley with three sales involving up to 5000 pla)'ing members but standing for the Our second team finished fourth over­ successfully defended their A Grade committee, also has increased. staff took part in the first Academy head of cattle in Toowoomba each week. all thereby winning the second division, marathon. In the extremely gruelling premiership for the fourth year in In the Brisbane squad's area of respon­ and our third team won its division, giv­ course of some 45 kilometres, the Rugby League succession. sibility, there are more than 100 sales Countrv serving police continued their ing the Queensland Police Pistol Club a interest and support by holding charity Academy's physical education staff THE Queensland Police Rugby League each month, and where practicable they davs at Warwick, Oakey, Toowoomba winning trifecta. showed their superiority by taking the The touch football competition has are visited by squad members for inspec­ Football Club participates in the not only provided police officers with and Gympie. Other functions in the The Australasian Police and Services first three places. Queensland Public Service competition tion of the stock and the necessary per­ the opportunity to exercise in an enjoy­ mits and weigh bills. near future are planned for Woodford, Championships have been held annually which runs from April to August each able and relaxing way, but also has Maryborough and the Gold Coast. The varied sporting programme year. since 1964. The club's division one team exposes our trainees to a variety of proved a valuable safety valve for the There are 32 regular border crossings has only suffered defeats on fo!.!r oc~a­ experiences which helps in their overall stresses and tensions of police work. between Queensland and New South The annual charity day at Ipswi<:h sions in the first three champIOnships In A Grade, our team is assured of was conducted by the parent club In social development. a berth in the semi-finals after consistent Wales as well as a number of other and in 1979. Their winning run includes Awards are offered to outstanding crossings which operators use to move aid of Police Legacy and raised $~37. an unbroken string of 12 wins from 1967 performances throughout the season. At A similar day is being planned by retued the time of this Report, Police were players in the competition. The A and stock from one State to the other. These to 1978 and wins in 1980, 81 and 82. B Grade best and fairest trophies for police at Surfers Paradise and we expect Rifle Shooting lying second to arch rivals Fire Fighters. crossings span a distance of more than this to be well supported. The club worked hard on behalf of 1982 were won by Alan McCarty (Valley) 700 kilometres, and regular patrols are THE Queensland Police Rifle Club At the end of the first round of fix­ and John Hodge (Academy III). These made in an attempt to limit illegal trans­ charity during the year, and two shoots again maintained a high standard of Queensland supplied its largest eyer were conducted at the club's pistol range tures, Police defeated Fire Fighters to awards would not be possible without port of stock. During the period under contingent to the annual Australian at Belmont. As a result, substantial competition during the year under take out the President's Cup, but Fire the generous support of our sponsors review, members of the Brisbane squad Police Golf Championships held in Mel­ donations were made to the Queensland review. Fighters narrowly (22-21) re\'ersed that who not only provide finance but attend alone travelled 105782 kilometres on bourne in March. Unfortunately, the result to win the Patron's Cup. the games to give vocal encouragement. patrol and during investigations. Police Legacy Scheme and the Queens­ There was no Dunlop Shield Interstate tcam had little success in the variou~ land Spastic Welfare League. The Char­ Bob Potter, of the Prince Consort Hotel, levels of competition, but the club is Shooting Competition this year, but t~e Three of our players-Dave Robertson, and Wayne Hill Holden are staunch This squad investigated 85 complaints ity Day on be.half of the Queensland team is preparing to defend the title It Peter Edwards and Mark Butler-were of stock-related offences, with the total aiming for better things in Adelaide in Police Legacy IS an annual event, and supporters of the competition. 1983. won in Sydney in May 1981 when the choscn in the Queensland Public SeTl'ice value of property reported stolen or through the generosity. of sponsors. ~as Australian title is conducted in Hobart representative team in the annual inter­ destroyed amounting to $85,686. Of As thc Queensland Polic~ Golf C.lub become the richest pistol competitIOn in November 1982. It is hoped weather state carnival. Queensland played New these, 47 were cleared up and property was founded in 1959, our Silver Jubilee in Australia. conditions then will be an improvement South Wales and the Australian Capital Stock Investigatian Squads "alued at $38,659 was recovered. will be held in 1984. The Australian on those experienced during the 1978 Territory for one win and one loss. Federation of Police Golf Clubs .has visit to Hobart, when winds gusting to QUEENSLAND is presently divided There were 24 criminal charges pre­ agreed to participate i!1 the cele?ratt~ns Queensland Police Academy 35 kmlh made shooting at the ~onger Mr Nick Banavas of Banavas Trans­ into nine Stock Squad districts, which ferred by members of the Brisbane Squad port has again prodded generous support against 14 people as well as numerous by staging the Australian champIOnships ACADEMY teams have again had a distances of 700 and 900 yards difficult at full strength, have a complement of for both shooters and coaches. to the club, and an end of season charges under the Stock, Brands, Fire­ in Brisbane in that year. successful sporting year. Police tea~s 23 officers. The squads are based at coach trip to Sydney is being planned. Brisbane (five personnel), Roma (three), arms and Offensive Weapons, Fauna We will be looking for as much competed against Army, Navy and Air A number of teams were fielded in Conservation, Animals Protection and Force teams in regular mid-week com- . In January, 1982, the Annual General Kingaroy (two), Longreach (two), Rock­ support as possible to make it the mo~t local competitions this year, and the hampton (two), Mareeba (two), Charle­ Health Acts. successful carnival ever held in thiS petitions. club was runner-up in the Metropolitan Meeting of the club was held with Detective Sergeant 2/(' Ncil COI1\\a\' ville (two), Charters Towers (three) and A Stock Squad Seminar was held at State. District A Reserve Grade fixtures and Cloncurry (t \VO). Sports played include water polo, soc­ runner-up in the South.East Queensland being elected Prc!;iLlent, l\liss Neroii the Queensland Police Academy in cer, rugby union, hockey and cricket. club teams match held at North Arm Taylor the Se;:cretary, ancl cil'ilian sup­ November 1981, with members from Three of our teams-water polo, soccer The Brisbane-based Stock Squad is in September. porter Wayne Linsell the coach. most country squads and the Brisbane and rugby union-made the finals, but attached to the Metropolitan Criminal squad attending. Principal lecturer on Pistol Shooting our only win was in the water polo Investigation Branch and covers an area legal aspects of stock investigation work Apart from team shooting events, a from Caboolture north of Brisbane, west THE past year was one of the most grand final. number of members brought honour on Touch Football was Constable IIC D. A. Smith of the triumphant for members of the Queens­ to the Dalby Police Division, then south Legal and Training Section. The Academy Under-18 Rugby ~eague themselves and the club with some out­ THE Queensland Police Touch Football to the Goondiwindi and Talwood Police land Police Pistol Club. The club standing performances. Sergeant llC engaged in competitive shoots through­ Team competing in the 1981 Bnsbane competition has been in progress for Divisions and east to the coast at Coolan­ The year has seen a marked increase Unde:-18 Premiership, reached the semi­ Paul Fletcher, Administration .Bran~h, seven years. It originated in 1976 when gatta. in unlawful activities in stock-related out the metropolitan area, and in most was selected in the State team which cases was highly successful. finals only to lose by the narrowest of 56 , 57 Technical Officers J. Heath and G. Marheine have completed researc~ p~p_ and preservation were gil'en at the 'rs to be presented to the next SCIentIfic Queen,land Police Collcge and to Crim­ ~eeting of the Australian. Society . of inal Inl'estigation Branch personnel. Forensic Document Exammers whIch At the end of the year, the estab­ will be held in Brisbane in July 1982 lished strength of the bureau \\'as 27 and which will be attended by most personnel of which 11 are qualified qualified and trainee dOcument exam­ fingerprint experts. DUring the year, six iners in this country. The pal?ers cover experts qualified at the Central Finger_ evidence of left-handed wnters ~nd print Bureau in Sydney. identification of price tag markmg machines. A number of prompt identifications of latent fingerprints from the scenes Fingerprint Bureau of serious crimes resulted in the arrest of oO'enders on charges of rape, mur­ GENERALLY, the work ~ate within der and cxtortion. the bureau continued at a high ,,?lume throughout the year, and the dedicated The highlight of the year \\'as the staff maintained excellent results identification of 912 latent fingerprints, through a maximum effort. There was from crimc scenes and on documents, a 10 per cent increase in the number of belonging to oO'enders. This is a 40 fingerprints received (from 26219 to per cent increase on last year and an 28853) and an increase of 19 per cent all-time record for the bureau. (from 10 946 to 12986) in the number of identifications. Fire:1rJIlS Section There was a decrease o~ 5 per ~ent THE Inspector in Charge of Technical in the numbcr of fingerprmt . exan:Jlna­ Services has been appOinted an author­ tions at scenes of crime,. but Jdentl~ca­ ized officer under the Firearms and tion of latent fingerprmts at cnme OI/ell.liJ'e Weapons Act 1979. He has scenes increased by 20 per cent on the assumed all of the duties and responsi­ previous year. bilities for licenSing of firearms pre­ MEMBERS of the Stock In--cstigation Squad assist a property. owner to viously allocated to the Detectil'e There was an overall decrease of 1 Superintendent, Criminal Investigation muster cattle to check for possible stock losses through stealing. per cent in the number of .Bankcard Branch. THE diVersity of police investigations are covered in tbis photograph. A and fraud docume."ts received for member of the Police Scicntific Scction tllkes a plllster cast of footprints in examination, but an lllcrea~e Of. 124,Per The Firearms Section is responsiblc the foreground while police divers sellrch the river for further eYidenee lind offences but this has been offset by a for the control of all classes of firearms II police handler and his dog scout for any scent of the offender. involving the recovery of. a!terations, cent in the number of IdentIficat~ons substantial increase in the number of from those documents on the prevIous in Qucensland and for issuing of licences charges instituted by me~be~s C?f the obliterations, erasures and Similar pro~­ year. under 13 categories. These include,_ holsters to members of the Police Force nine squads and a dramatic lIft In the lems, and the examination and co~p.afl­ and also gh'es firearm training to per­ DUring the year, a new ammunition State-wide clear-up rate from 55 per son of handwriting and typewfltIng. During the period, 5576 sets of finger­ • Pistol club shooters' licences; sonnel within the metropolitan area. reloading machine wus purchased for These examinations are carried out to cent in 1980-81 to 72 per cent this prints were forwarded to the Central • Licencesopen; for concealable firellrms_ the reloading of sheJJs used on the year. assist investigations into such Cases as Fingerprint Bureau in Sydney and 2640 During the period, there was a 65 departmental pistol range and at train­ forgery, false pret~nce~, conspiracy, pcr cent decrease in the number of of these were identified as. the result • Pistol club shooters' prOl'isional ing sessions held elsewhere in the State. All personnel selected for Stock Squ~d stealing, general defiCienCies, ~n(;mymous of a fingerprint search. ThiS comI;ares licences; open concealable firearm licences issued duty must have a high degree of sk~lJ letters, murder, rape a~d miSSIng .p'cr­ with 4 048 sets forwarded and 795. Iden­ and a 9 per cent decrease in the The disposal of unwanted wcapons in in horsemanship, bush craft and In sons. When requircd, c\'Jde~ce detallIn.g tifications the previous year. . Fmger­ • Licences for conl'ersion units; number of concealable firearm licences exchange for suitable firearms for police (including provisional licences) issued handling stock. ~heir principal. role these examinations and their results IS prints were taken from 106 bodIeS, and • Licences for blank-fire concealable use is continuing, nnd it is hoped that involves the preventIOn and detectlO~ of given in Queensland criminal Courts. of these 43 \vere identified as the r sult firearms; for use at pistol clubs. There was a in the future special Ruger Mini 14 stock offences through regular patrolling, of a fingerprint search and comparISon.7 10 per cent decrease in the number of rifles will be obtained under this pro­ constant checking and interception of The section was again fully ~om!TIitted • Licences to deal in concealable licences to havc possession of conceal_ gramme for general station issue stock movements by road, rail, ship ~nd to work in the area of exammatlOn of During the year, 856 police clearance firearms and conversion UllIts; able firearms as souvenirs. throughout the State. Finance has been on foot; visiting sale yards and abatto~rs; handwriting and documents. Almost certificates were prepared a?? forwarded • Licences to deal in long arms only; At present, there arc 79 registered allocated for the purchase of additional and providing speaker~ and offen,ng 3000 documents from 253 cases were to various consular authontJes through­ • Licences for concealable firearms as handguns, and negotiations arc in pro­ advice to various meetings of grazler examined during the year. out the world (953 last year). Soul'cnlrs; dealers in concealable firearms, two gress through the Slate Stores Board. and farmer organizations on methods of more than last year. In addition, the Some 15 867 sets of fingerprints • Licences for Souvenir sub-machine number of registered dealers in long preventing stock thefts. Continuing success is b

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58 Uniform Review Committee Th~y are designed to protect police Southport. The vessel was fully fitted clothmg In bush searches and +at the an? the engines installed by staff of the ~HE committee J?leets regularly to con­ scenes of crimes and serious accidents Btlsb~ne Wa~er Police. All engine and The squad is equipped with four Sider the most SUitable items of uniform diplomas. These include Bachelor of vehicles for use in 'investigations and They have been introduced at no extr~ electnc~l fitting of vessels acquired by 70081 this year, an increase of 29 per Applied Science (Chemistry), Bachelor for Queensland police officers at the most cost as members will forfeit other items the PolIce Department is carried out by cent. Miscellaneous assignments cover inquiries. Two vans were commiss~oned of Science (Bio Chemistry), Diploma in in January 1980 and are fully-eqUipped cost-effective expenditure for the Depart­ of uniform. statt: attached to the Water Police murders serious assaults, rape, road Industrial Chemistry and Associate Dip­ .ment. StatIOn. stolen vehicles, missing per­ for use at scenes of accidents. They are accident~, loma in Applied Chemistry. Some also able to provide iIlumiuation, warning The services of a professional designer sons, stolen property, other crime scenes have qualificd to deal with improvised Membcrsh!p, under the chairmanship have been obtained to look at a new The new unit is powered by twin 175 and investigational aids of a quality not of the Supenntendent Services comprises and prints of wanted persons. explosive devices. equalled by any other similar squad in concept ,in uniform for policewomen. out~oard ~otors and is equipped with t~e Inspector in Charge of th~ Informa­ New d~slgns a:e be!ng ex~mined by a m~nne r~~I?S, two bunks, cooking and The number of assignments in the Australia. ~lOn Bureau, the Police Tailor, the Officer women s committee In conjunction with tOIlet faCIlIties for a crew of two and is graphic arts area .fell agai~ t.his year. In Charge of the Police Uniform Store the Uniform Review Committee. capable of speeds up to 40 knots The Improved systems m the pnntlng room The current strength is 19 officers and members of his staff and a representativ~ ~'essel will be named the "P. W. Cahill" Theft and General Squad one full-time stenographer under the and the Planning and Research Branch of the Traffic Branch. Police officers In honour of a police officer who was have resulted in this reduction. STAFF attached to this squad deal with supervision of a Senior Sergeant. All from othe: sections join the committee murdered on duty in the Central Queens­ a variety of offences, ranging from the members receive on-the-job training in when reqUIred. Structural alterations have been made Water Police land region before the turn of the cen­ serious to the minor, which require investigation techniques, at-scene obser­ tury. to the section but have not yet been immediate attention and are not norm­ vations, photography, interviewing wit­ Consideration was given during the :tHE past year has seen a staggering completed. Some outstanding equipment ally handled by the specialized squads nesses and drivers, scale plan drawing, yea!' to changes and variations to a wide mcrcase in activity in watercraft along " The .contr~;t for the replacement of also was installed, but again aU work or at area offices. However, 'on preparation of Court Briefs and court van.ety of police uniform issues and th·~ Queensland coast, particularly in v: edelLe III was won by Cheoy Lee in this area has not been finalized and occasions members do become involved procedures. Three officers are qualified eq.Ulpment. T.hese also hlcluded evalu­ the Moreton Bay and Southport regions. Shipyards Pty Ltd of Hong Kong the Ie-organization of the section in line A Grade motor mechanics and are able atIOn. !lnd testing under actual working Latest figures from the Queensland through their Southport agents, Cheoy with these modifications has not been in the more serious offences listed under Selected Crime. to expertly examine vehicles involved in condItIOns, ¥arine B~ard show that total registra­ Lee Queensland Pty Ltd, The vessel is possible. accidents for mechanical faults and mal­ tIOn of pTlvate motor boats in Queens­ a . 14 m~tre. fibreglass patrol boat fitted The squad consists of nine officers functions. Two are expert in tyre and The committee is currently preparing land is 78 924. ~Vlt~ tWin h~gh-speed diesel engines, giv­ under the direction of a Detective Ser­ headlight technology. r~ports on a new uniform shirt for both Ing It a ~1axlmum speed of 35 knots. The Scientific/Ballistic Section Winter and summer wear, wet weather This does not include sailing boats all-~lectn~ boat has six berths, and geant I/C. It may be regarded as a and other vessels such as trawlers and OFFICERS within this section con­ "transit area" as young officers recently In November it was decided to gear, a .full face motorcycle helmet a dehvery IS expected prior to the Com­ ducted 780 separate scientific examina­ organize a Traffic Accident Investiga­ more SUitable means of affixing numbers comme.rcial craft. The task of providing mO!Hvealth Games in September 1982. I appointed to plain clothes \york gain protectIOn at sea for such a vast number tions and 161 ballistics examinations their initial investigative experIence here tion Course for police officers outside to cap badges, one-piece motorcycle boots b~heye the acquisition of this boat wil! during the year. These represent the metropolitan area to increase their and baton holders for Mounted Unit of private boats would be impossible for give our Water Police the finest police before moving on transfer to other the Police Department without the increases of 31 per cent and 1 per C. I. Branches or areas of specialization. expertise in this field. When uniformed troopers. T~ese reports will be referred patrol boat in Australia. cent respectively. Court appearances members have undertaken this course, to the ASSistant Commissioner Traffic generous assistance of members of it is expected that they will be able to and General, and if necessary wiit be for­ volunteer groups such as the Coast The Diving Squad of 12 fully-quali­ totalled 171 compared with 155 for the During the year, sq.uad personnel made Guard, Air/Sea Rescue and boatin" fied. members and three reserve divers previous year. 581 arrests. These meluded charges of take over the investigation of serious warded to me for a decision. road accidents which occur at or near groups in local emergencies, and th~ statIoned throughout Brisbane carried homicide, rape, robbery, senious. assaults, Approval has been given to design Australian National Search and Rescue ol!t many . searches during the year. Investigations carried out by the breaking and entering, stealmg and where they are stationed. This will a section covered crime scene investig­ relieve detective personnel of this duty suggested by the committee for a new Organisation and Australian Coastal plver~ carned out 67 diving searches ations of murders, attempted murders, unlawful use of motor vehicles, fraud, Surveillance Centre in major incidents. mvolvlDg 266·6 man-hours. They also false pretences, arson, stealing, rec<:iving, and allow them to concentrate on the Queensland Police Department fiag. rapes, assaults, suicides, suspicious investigation of criminal offences. undertook 48 training dives involving possession of drugs and shop stealmg. There has been a noticeable increase 168'75 man-hours. deaths hit/run accidents and break and II?- additi~n, a sub-committee under the of foreign sailing vessels arriving in enters.' Staff also carried out chemic.al During the year, the squad investi­ chalrmans~lp of. the Officer in Charge local waters, and several of these yachts The s9uad has' a new metal detector and physical analysis ?f fire deb~ls, These figures indicate the type of of the PO!lce Untform Store and assisted duties undertaken by the squad, but gated 337 accidents in the metropolitan have figured in airlsea rescues during fo~ ~se In underwater searches, and the explosives, fibres and haIr~, plas.s, pa~nt and near-metropolitan areas, of which by .my WIfe has completed a review of un!t IS also .capable of detecting metaJlic and serial numbers. In ballistics investIg­ are not a true picture of the complete the yea\ after becoming lost or damaged 74 were fatal collisions and 263 injury pollpewomen's uniforms. It has been or runnmg short of food and fuel. objects buned on land. It is available ations, they id<:ntified projectiles .and workload. Members are often assigned dec!ded to recommend changes to both to .investigativns of offences such as collisions resulting in the deaths of 80 for use throughout Queensland. discharged cartndge cases, determmed people and injury to 371. deSign a~d mate~ial, and the services of In May, a New Zealand yacht "Lei­ range and accuracy of weapons and a~saults and alleged rape where no a profeSSIOnal untform designer from the The squad uncovered a considerable arrests have been made soon after the lani", struck the Venus Bank off More­ undertook safety testing of firearms. House of ~attaglini have been utilized. quantity of evidence and stolcn pro­ offences have been reported to other As a result, officers investigating the ton Island and broke up. Six people on A fin~l deSign for approval is expected perty. These included bookmakers' members. These are usually much more accidents initiated the following criminal board took to life rafts and made the The section has recently installed a charges:-dangerous driving causing early III the forthcoming year. tickets and a safe from the Logan River' new $45,000 gas chromatograph to ~et~r­ time-consuming than those investigations shore at Bulwer. tools and ~ safe deposit box from Glad: where a suspect has been arrested. dcath-19 (six last year); dangerous mine and identify inflammable lIquids driving causing grievous bodily harm­ When the yacht was located by police stone; sIlverware, video cassette in lire debris. This machine is the mo.st nine (three); dangerous driving--41 divers, the ferro-concrete hull had been recorders, electrical goods, gas cylinders sophisticated of its type being used m The squad also from time to time (34); and callous disregard-one Uniform Store smashed to pieces which is an indication and a s~olen motorcycle from the Bris­ Australia. assists other squads within the metro­ or how wild conditions in Moreton Bay bane Rl\'er; a speed boat off Moreton politan c.I.B. and at area offices. (three) . 1fIE Police Uniform Store has cvn­ Island; a 46-foot trawler burnt and sunk Members are required to lecture to tInued t? supply uniforms to members of can get and the danger that foreign probationaries and cadets, the Commis­ Members. of the squad have assisted yachts. sa!l into ~vith0l!t local knowledge. o,ff Moreton Bay; a shotgUn and cart­ the service throughout the State During ndge belt used ID a rape at Ipswich' a sioned Officers' Course, to other mem­ in investigations of fatal road accidents year under review, only altera­ Such mCldents Irrolvmg foreign yachts t~e min~r off our coast arc causing increasing con­ stolen motor vehicle at Redcliffe' t~le­ bcrs at various in-service training Traffic Accident Investigation in other parts of the State through the tlOns ~ave been made to the uniform courses on subjects covering crime taking of photographs, mechanical cern. vision, radio ~nd electrical goodS' from fol1~wmg app:oval by the Uniform Waterford; a lIve bomb at Yellow Patch' scene prc&ervation and searching, col­ Squad inspections of vehicles, tyrc examina­ ReView CommJttee. lection of exhibits, laboratory proced­ THE Traffic Accident Investigation tions and preparing scale plans. During the year, tenders were called stolen property at Rochedalc' and bodie~ ures and ballistics. One officer attended Squad investigates all serious traffic for . two. new water police vessels for at Gin Gin, Zillmere and St'. George. A colour patch has been designed to serVice In Queensland. The first Was a a four-week police Explosive Ordnance accidents within the metropolitan area During the year, the squad also complement the new police fiag and Divers also were involved at Yeppoon Demolition Course conducted by the which involve any fatality, serious injury vessel for service in Central Queensland exhibited one of its vans and prepared the headgear badge. It will go into coastal waters to be based at Yeppoon during January following the tragic loss Army in Victoria, and another com­ or criminal negligence. photographic displays at the Motor pro~uction thi~ year, but will not be o.r th~ trawler "Barcoola" which cap­ pleted a four-week tour of southern and the second a larger displacement Show in Brisbane, the Police Spectacular, available for Issue until stocks of the hull to replace the aging "Vedette IIIH. slz<:d ~n rough seas stirred up by cyclone States on a grant made available. by The knowledge and c)(pertise of the at Burleigh Heads, and for the State present colour patch are used. Abigail some two miles offshore. The the Quecn Elizabeth 11 Silver Jubilee squad in traffic accident investigation is Emergency Service. Members have lec­ A contract for the Yeppoon vessel Rockhampton Harbour Master and a Trust to study production of detai~s being passed on to other police officers tured at Ambulance centres, high ~veraUs for general issue will be was awarded to the Southport firm of deck hand were d~O\vned, and when the of vehicle identification to enable their throughout the State through a lecturing schools, service clubs, Colleges of Tech­ available from 1st July, 1982. The light Powc!' Cat Sales and Services Pty Ltd vessel was located It was submerged with system in all major centres. The lec­ scientifIc restoration where attempts had nical and Further Education, and com­ blue overalls, with the words "Queens­ and ID June the Police Minister th~ the stern on the bottom and the bow been made to obliterate the engine and tures are given by non-commissioned mercial enterprises as well as to trainees land Police" screen-printed back and Honourable R. J. Hinze M L A u?der the surface held up by a pocket of chassis numbers. officers of the squad and include laW at the Queensland Police Academy and front, will be issued on request. launched the 8· 8 metre po~ver ~at' ~i air. and investigational procedures involved Of the nine officers in the section, in-service training courses at the Queens­ in traffic accident investigation and land Police College. all either hold University degrees or reconstruction. .• arc completing studies for degrees or

\ 61 60 Escalating costs over which we had on termination of service increased by carried out within the Criminal Investi­ no control were offset partly by the 28·7 per cent over the previous year. gation Branch Headquarters building. The vessel was on its back, and the judicious use of equipment. Expen­ This was due to increased salary rates nets, ropes and cables were swirling diture on radio and other equipment and the number of officers retiring Planning is under way for new police around in the violent seas. The hull was increased by almost 100 per cent over from the force between the ages of 55 stations at Albany Creek, Beenleigh, being lifted about five metres off the 1981-82 and, providing funds are made and 60 years. Broadbeach, Red cl ifTe, Tannum Sands, bottom with the bow clearing the sur­ -available, further updating of equip­ Gayndah and Duaringa. Extensions also face and then sliding under the water ment is planned for 1982-83. Details of police expenditure for are being planned for Ipswich and and striking the ocean floor on each 1981-82, together with a comparison Gladstone. swell. Three divers from the Brisbane Expenditure on cash equivalent of of expenditure for the previous years, Water Police Station, without thought long service leave payments to members are set out below:- Pending the completion of the Tannum for their personal safety, entered the Sands Station, an interim station was submerged vessel and searched it from POLICE EXPENDITURE 1981-82 opened at Boyne Island. Another interim stem to stern. One body was recovered station has been provided at the New­ $ $ from the wheelhouse, but no trace of the Salaries lands mine site. other person was found. 89,036,540 Wages 873,444 As in other years, the extremely tight The new T. M. Lewis Swimming Pool Overtime and pay for statutory holidays financial situation has limited funds and at the Queensland Police Academy has 8,218,759 Allowances payroll this has resulted in many projects being proved valuable in enabling divers to 10,911,752 delayed. train in diving techniques. Travelling and relieving allowances 1,069,362 Members of the Water Police were Fares, freights, etc. 2,671,211 A further problem which has emerged involved in two very successful Depart­ General contingencies 3,661,400 is the inevitable need to provide police ment of Transport Air/Sea Rescue *Purchase of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6,801,301 facilities at mining and development exercises in Moreton Bay in October Maintenance of motor vehicles centres throughout the State. Unless 3,950,939 finance additional to usual Loan Work and June. These involved aircraft flying Radio and other equipment 1,710,882 over Water Police units and dropping LIGHT-HEARTED moment at the opening of the new Drayton Police Funds becomes available next year, some Uniforms 1,431,316 planned projects wiII have to be deferred. life rafts and supplies to simulated air Station . . . (from left) the then Toowoomba District Officer, Inspector Harry Payroll tax .. crash victims or sinking surface craft. Doull; Commissioner Terry Lewis; Police Minister, the Honourable R. J. 5,434,035 Grant in aid of Police Superannuation Fund 14,400,000 Particulars of expenditure on police Hinze, M.L.A.; Inspector Jack Kimmorley of Toowoomba; Drayton Officer in buildings undertakcn by the Department The arrival of the nuclear-powered Charge, Sergeant 3/C John Cooper; and the Member for Lockyer, Mr A. A. Cash equivalent of long service leave ...... 2,242,407 warship "U.S.S. Truxtun", an American Grant to Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare of Works during the financial year under Fitzgerald, M.L.A. review appear in Appendix 35. guided missile cruiser, in April and May Association 65,912 extended Water Police resources in TOTAL CONTINGENCIES " maintaining a 24-hour security watch Lectures have been given to many Anti-pillage patrols by motor vehicle $63,502,720 while it was moored at the Fisherman service groups and clubs, and there has and boat are ma'intained on all wharves, TOTAL EXPENDITURE Communications Islands complex over seven days. been involvement in displays at the and investigations are made of all $152,539,260 Centenary Shopping Centre, Brisbane crime involving shipping, boats and POLICE communications comprise ihe The expected demonstrations against City Mission, the R.N.A. Exhibition and waterfront areas in Moreton Bay. Assis­ following networks and systems:- the vessel did not eventuate and a the re.~,;nt Police Spectacular at the tance also is given to members of the • The VHF FM radio system con­ threatened fleet of 40 or more protest Queen~land Police Academy. Water Police on river and bay patrols ANNUAL EXPENDITURE sists of local base/mobile radio boats blocking the entrance channel to and an example of this was to assist networks operating on multi­ prevent the ship from entering port did Several invitations were received for with the security arrangements for the 1981-82 frequency channels in Brisbane, not materialize. A protest fleet of three Water Police vessels to lead the fleets visit of the warship "U.S.S. Truxton". -- 1980-81 1979-80 Actual Actual Actual all headquarters stations and small sailing boats arrived after the of various yacht clubs at their annual 1 larger police stations throughout Truxtun was safely docked. During Blessing of the Fleet, including the Royal Members perform night wireless $ $ I $ Queensland. It provides two-way the seven davs, the vessel was visited Queensland Yacht Squadron at Manly patrols in rotation with other detectives Salaries mobile radio communications " " " " .. 89,036,540 78,084,275 62,625,178 by hundreds of people and sailed quietly where the Salute was taken by the in the Fortitude Valley area, and have with motor vehicles, motorcycles, out of Brisbane without incident. Governor of Queensland, His Excellency established a close liaison with officers Con tingencies 63,502,720 police aircraft and watercraft, and Commodore Sir James Ramsay. .. .. " .. 54,314,682 I 42,122,905 With the recent increase in staff, the of the Bureau of Customs and other I personal hand-held radio trans­ maritime authorities. TOTAL strength of Brisbane Water Police is at .. " .. . . $152,539,260 I $132,398,957 $104,748,083 ceivers. present one Inspector and 25 other ranks Wharf Squad During the year the squad preferred Per Capita • The UHF FM system has 64 from Senior Sergeant to Constable. The .. " .. $64.55 $57.99 $46.95 radio channels which have been station has played host to many groups THE Wharf Squad is staffed by two 26 charges against offenders for a ··1 variety of offences-stealing, receiving, I allocated for use by police forces of children from schools, scout groups, detectives who work from offices at throughout Australia. Most of the Water Police Station and patrol forgery, uttering a forged document, * This expenditure is offset by $4,427,019 realized on the sale of motor vehicles naval reserves, the Endeavour Founda­ fraudulent disposal of mortgaged goods, and motorcycles. these will be assigned to Brisbane tion (formerly Queensland Sub-Normal all wharves along the Brisbane River. and surrounding areas to develop It works under the direction. of the assault, wilful exposure and drunken­ Children's Welfare Association), the ness. a total hand-held radio concept. Shaftesbury Citizenship Centre and the Detective Inspector at the Fortitude Channel 24 is used to operate Rotaract Club of Ipswich. Valley Area Office. RESOURCES-MATERIAL During the year, residences were pro­ metropolitan beat patrols, while vided at Boyne Island, Moranbah, Bowen Channel 26 has been established OpeTational statistics for vessels attached to the Brisbane Station du,ing the Buildings as a national channel for special year are;- RESOURCES-FINANCIAL (two) and Ipswich (two). Other major DURING this financial year police projects undertaken were alterations emergencies. Eleven additional --.----~--"- THE cost of operating the Department stations were erected at Chandler, which provided additional office accom­ channels will cover communica­ -~~~~~l--~ed~tte D.G. Unit during 1981-82 increased by 15· 2 per Dajarra, Middlemount and Oxley; and modation at Ashgrove, CabooIture, tions commitments for the Com­ Bauer III Gordon 489 cent over the previous year. The major singlemen'S quarters were completed at Chermside, Surfers Paradise, Tewantin, monwealth Games. proportion (71' 5 per cent) of the year's Capella. Toowong and Torwood. Stage one of • A long-range HF SSB radio net­ total expenditure of $152,539,260 was the new watch house at Hughenden waS work enables vehicles operating Patrols 84 59 I 275 282 163 for paymcnt to personnel for salaries, New complexes were officially opened completed. outside the range of country VHF overtime and allowances. This is a at Beaudesert, Inglewood, Drayton and systems to maintain contact with Searches 12 54 18 2 clear indication of how labour intensive Nanango; as well as the T. M. Lewis Extensive internal alterations of the their headquarters base stations. the operation of a police force is. Swimming Pool at the Queensland Police Police Headquarters building were under­ Rescues This system relies on 25 watt 5 5 Academy. Stations are currently under taken. These included the upgrading of portable units installed in country Due to lack of finance, economies construction at Tambo, Thursday Island the Police Operations Centre to facilitate Total Man-hours 2866'5 654 2366'5 2475'5 1 163 vehicles, but to improve the sys­ had to be effected in a number of areas and Townsville, and singlemen's quarters communications during the Common­ tem these units are progressively and this restricted the Department's are being erected at Middlemount. wealth Games. Alterations also were Total Nautical Miles 6335 2005 11 619 11 712 3616 ability to expand operationally as much being upgraded to 100 watts. This as desired. -----~~.~. - - ---

62 63 increase in power will update the efficiency of the network. The Transport Section Technical Officers have continued to save the Department to help further reduce maintenance project is expected to take several costs of vehicles in North Queensland. The training sessions, supervised by years, and in the past year, 13 considerable funds in the service and the training Officers, are conducted on maintenance of motor vehicles, in the Two Technical Officers are stationed in mobile units were converted to Rockhampton and Townsville and I the departmental pistol range in the 100 watt power. building and re-building of horse floats Metropolitan Criminal Investigation supplied to various Stock Squads and antiCipate another being transferred to Cairns in the future to open up work­ Branch Headquarters building and at • Phase one of a cross-border in the manufacture and fitting of equip­ various registered pistol club ranges in HF SSB emergency communica­ shop facilities for the repair of vehicles ment such as roof bars and security in thc far north of the State. country centres. tion system has been installed at screens in sedans and four-wheel-drive vehicles. Smith and Wesson .38 calibre revol­ Police- Headquarters and is now As fully trained Technical Officers operational from the Police vers are issued to police personnel Approval has been given that alI become available it is hoped that more throughout the State. A programme is Operations Centre. This system marked police vehicles will be fitted small workshops wiJI be opened through­ is designed to link all police head­ presently underway to dispose of with two sma II non-revolving blue dome out Queensland, particularly in areas unwanted weapons in eXchange for suit­ quarters stations throughout Aus­ lights, in addition to the siren and large where difficulty is being encountered in tralia. having police vehicles adequately and able firearms for police use. A shortage revolving blue light. An ample supply of departmental issue revolvers was of these small lights has been pur­ efficiently maintained. • A number of closed circuit tele­ chased. Overcome during the year by the pur­ yision systems are operating in chase of 210 MoC:t!l 10 Smith and the metropolitan area as an Owing to the time taken in altering Firearms Wesson revolvers and the surrender of integral clement of security sys­ the design of roof bars and fitting the firearms by non-operational staff for the tems at the Metropolitan Criminal new lights, it is anticipated that the pro­ FIREARMS training of police officers Use of field personnel. I nvestigation Branch and Police gramme could take up to 12 months to is carried out in the metropolitan area Headquarters. complete. and at district headquarters stations Other more sophisticated weaponry is throughout the State. Firearm training available to members of the Emergency • Telex facilities are provided to all An additional Technical Officer was Squ~d w~o have the responsibility of transferrcd to Townsville in June, 1982, officers arc active in each of the 26 major centres for intrastate com­ Police Districts throughout the State. dealing wIth armed offenders and pos­ munication. This message system sible terrorist attacks. is also available for interstate and overseas communication through the Police Operations Centre. • Computer message switching ter­ minals are installed throughout the State and link major head­ quarters stations. At present, 4[ terminals are connected to the system which is capable of being interfaced with the interstate telex network. DEPARThIENTAL OBJECTIVES FOR 1982-83 • In addition to radio equipment ONE of the key factors in the consistently high standard set by members of for normal communication, many the QueenSland police service is the establishment of specific goals in several other items of electronic and areas of police work. To establish these targets at which police officers throughout associated equipment are the State should aim, r consult with officers of Superintendent rank and above employed as general aids to and set objectives for the Department for th~ forthcoming year. police. These include portable It is pleasing thaL all officers have attempted to meet these objectives during television, radar speed measuring. the past five years. More than anything, this shows that the working police navigational radar, tape recorders officer is proud of his profession and is anxious to provide a better police service and other electronic equipment POLICE mechanics, Technical OfIicers Alan Hayes and Brian Roberts, for the people of Queensland. for cover! counter-intelligence work on a motorcycle in the comprehensively equipped police garage at and protective security. Petrie Terrace Transport Section in Brisbane. The Department's objectives for 1982-83 are:- (I) Increase the clear-up rate in breaking and entering offences by 3 per cent on I \181-82 figures; With the exception of the Water the Ford Motor Company and a large (2) Increase the clear-up rate in stealing and unlawfully using motor vehicles Transport Police units, all four-wheel-drive vehicles number of these new sedans are presently by 2 per cent on 1981-82 figures; now being purchased for use by police in operation within the Department. officers are diesel-engined. (3) Increase the clear-up rate in robbery offences by 2 per cent on AT the end of the year the Department 1981-82 figures; had 964 motor \'ehicles in usc. These Some 883 motor vehicles and 66 It has been found that the higher pur­ motorcycles at a cost of $6,801,301 were (4) Increase the clear-up rate in false pretences by 5 per cent on 1981-82 consisted of sedans, utilities. four-wheel­ chase price of the diesel unit is more figures; drh'e vehicles, vans, one truck, two buses purchased during the year. An overall than offset by less maintenance costs (5) Increase the clear-up rate in selected crime by 4 per cent on 1981-82 and 122 motorcycles. expenditure of $6,804,000 for the pur­ figures; and higher re-sale value. chase of motor vehicles was approved (6) Reduce fatal accidents by 5 per cent on 1981-82 figures; Of the four-wheel drive vehicles. 55 Ford Sales Company of Australia won for that period. Of this figure, $2,806,100 short-wheel-base units arc attached to the tender for the year ending 31st was allocated from Consolidated Revenue (7) Reduce casualty accidents by 2 per cent on 1981-82 figures; and various country centres, 10 long-wheel­ with the balance of 53,997,900 to be (8) Reduce accidents invoh'ing police vehicles by 5 per cent on 1981-82 December, for the supply of six-cylinder taken up through re-sale of vehicles. figures. base vehicles arc attached to various and eight-cylinder sedans, utilities and Stock Squads, one long-\\'he~l-base unit panel vans; while General Motors Holden is allocated to Thursday Island and one Thirty additional motor vehicles, con­ to the Mounted Police Unit. won the tender for prestige V8 sedans; sisting of 26 six-cylinder sedans, one Thiess Toyota the four-wheel-drives; and station sedan, two dog vans and one Two automatic four-Wheel-drive V8 U.K. Motors Pty Ltd for the supply V8 pursuit sedan. together with 10 vehicles are in scrvice as towing units of diesel-engined Daihatsu vans for use additional motorcycles, were purchased for Water Police twin-hull vessels, with as prisoner escort vehicles. during the year. Even though Cabinet one stationed at Brisbane and the other authorized these additional vehicles, at TownSVille. During the latter part of the year, the there is still a shortage of police motor new XE model Falcon was released by vehicle transport throughout the State. 64 65 ABORIGINAL RELATIONS

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

INDU~TRIAL. rela.tions have always of concern to both the members and ~een .glven a hlg!l pnority by my Admin­ the Administration. Commission to resolve the impasse on lstra!lOn, and tl~ls policy of co-operation the hours of duty of branch members. eon.tInued during the period under . The Deputy Commissioner is respon­ reView. There is no doubt that this has Sible for handling industrial matters, and .The Union also filed an application ~ade a significant contribution to the he .ensures that problems raised by the ~nth the ~ndustrial Commission for an high morale existing within the Force. l!llIon are dealt with as quickly as pos­ interpretatIOn of the Police Award­ Sible. Generally, problems may only State on overtime entitlements where a The Executive of the Queensland affect a small area of our operations meI?ber perfo~med temporary duty at a Polic7 . Uni?n of Employees and the but unless dealt with promptly could statIOn at which an allowance in lieu Adm.Inlstr.atlOn I~ave maintained the good spread rapidly. of overtime normally applied. relatIOnships which have existed between them for several years. . While the Administration is not faced . More impo.rtant matters, and par­ With many of the problems experienced tIcl!larly questIOns affecting Government SENIOR police officers meet with representatives of the Aboriginal and Torres Regular discussions between the Union by othe~ empl~yers,. such as stoppages, polIcy, have to be referred to the Gov­ Strait Islanders' community to discuss mutual problems, with particular refer­ and the Administration have laid the the PolIce UllIon lS very active and ernment's industrial advisers at the ence to the forthcoming Commonwealth Games. foun?atio~ for this harmonious working determined in its efforts on behalf of Departme~t of the Public Service Doard. relatl.onsl1Jp.. In ac!.dition. to monthly members. .1 take thiS opportunity of acknowledg­ !1lectIngs wIth the Executl\'e, which I Ing the valuable advice received from IIltroduced when I took office in 1976 . On one occasion, Union representa­ tIOns on behall of members of the Dris­ that d~p~rtment and of expressing my t!le Department is ready at any time t~ appreCiatIOn for the co-operation and lIsten to the Union's opinion on matters bane Tramc Dranch resulted in a com­ assistance given by the officers of the pulsory conference before the Industrial Doard's Industrial Division.

THE Queensland Police Department law enforcement officers when dealing In addition, in recent times consider­ recognizc~ the value of maintaining good with Aboriginal people, as well as pro­ able emphasis has been placed on matters relations betwcen its officers and mem­ viding a forum for Aboriginal spokes­ of mutual concern in the lead-up to bers of the Aboriginal community. All men and women to pass on valuable the Commonwealth Games. This has police officers are encouraged to foster information on Aboriginal cultural back­ resulted in clarification for both sides a better relationship with Aborigines grounds. on the mutual approach to and attitudes and to del'elop an understanding of towards Aboriginal activities during the their culture and customs. Meetings have been held between Games. representatives of the Aboriginal com­ Representatives of Aboriginal com­ munity and senior officers of the Depart­ The encouragement of better relations munity groups continued to visit the ment. These meetings are designed to between Aborigines and police officers Queen,land Police Academy and the give Aboriginal representatives an is seen as a means of creating mutual Quecmland Police College .• It is felt opportunity to bring to the attention of trllst which will benefit both members that this programme creates a greater the Department's top administrators any of the Aboriginal community and police awareness of the difficulties confronting matter afTecting their people. personnel. 66 67

AWARDS (All ranks and grades in the following Awards are those at the time of the Award.)

QUEEN'S GALLANTRY MEDAL Detective Senior Constable B. A. Tighe

LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL completed(The Police 22 Longyears' Servicemeritorious and p(>liceGood service.)Conduct Medal is awarded to any officer who ha,~ Senior Sergeant C. J. Barbeler QUEEN'S POLICE MEDAL Detective Senior Sergeant R. Dargusch Sergeant 2/C L. H. Childs Senior Technical Officer Grade III T. F. Hart Sergeant 2/C G. Dauth SUperintendent J. K. McDonnell Senior Sergeant R, W. Lewis Sergeant 2/e W. J. Delforce Senior Sergeant L. J. Pointing Sergeant 2/C E. G. Hardy Senior Sergeant A. R. Porter Sergeant 2/C N. E. Hawkins Senior Sergeant E. G. Walker Sergeant 2/C R. W. Jones Sergeant llC R. W. Anderson Detective Sergeant 2/C B. J. Keyssecker Sergeant IIC L. T. Bales Sergeant 2/e R. W. Kratzmann Sergeant I/C R. C. Bradfield Sergeant 2/C J. J. Long QUEEN'S COMMENDATION FOR BRAVE CONDUCT Sergeant lie M. C. Butler Sergeant 2/e J. J. McLachlan Sergeant 2/C G. T. W. Barton P.C. Constable B. J. Lingard Sergeant IIC R. T. Cannon Sergeant 2/C E. J. McQuilty Constable I/C N. B. Travers-Jones Sergeant I/C L. R. A. Doneman Sergeant 2/C L. H. Nohle i Sergeant IIC N. F. Dwyer Sergeant 21e G. R. Palf I Sergeant I/C R. G. Grayson Sergeant 2/C B. Pearce Sergeant I/C C. M. Green Detective Sergeant 2/C G. A. Phillips Sergeant IIC B. W. T. Hicks Sergeant 2/C F. E. Richards Ii Sergeant I/C R. V. Horne Sergeant 2/C R. J. Robinson Sergeant I/C J. F. Hughes Sergeant 2/e c. R. Roots Sergeant I/C B. A. Johnson Sergeant 2/C B. H. Saul NATIONAL MEDAL ~ Sergeant I/C P. D. Kelly Sergeant 2/C B. D. Seib Superintendent J. ~. McI?onnelI Inspector F. E. Pitt M Detective Sergeant I/C W. D. Kelly Sergeant 2/C J. 1<. Shearer Sergeant I/C R. S. W. Langusch Sergeant 2/C D. J. Stocker Inspector C. M. CJ~!

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ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY CERTIFICATE OF MERIT i I,!I Senior Constable G. R. Beattie Constable J. M. T. Powley Senior Constable D. A. Powell j I ~-~--~ -----,.--'----.------~

68 69 POLICE COMPLAINTS TRIBUNAL

THE Police Complaints Tribunal, com­ In spite of wide media publicity that prising District Court Judge, His Honour the Tribunal was anxious to take Judge William J. Carter, Q.C. (Chair­ evidence from these former officers, they man); Mr Phillip J. Rodgers, Solicitor FAVOURABLE RECORD and Stipendiary Magistrate; and Senior failed ,to make any contact with the Sergeant Colin G. Chant, President, Secretary. Accordingly, after further (A Favourable Record is awarded by me to an officer for outstanding police work.) Queensland Police Union of Employees consideration of the entire matter, the Detective Sergeant IIC J. Meskell Constable IIC N. B. Travers-Jones. Tribunal resolved to take no further was established by the Police Complaints action at its meeting on Friday, 25th Detective Sergeant IIC K. R. Smith Plain Clothes Constable B. E. Bastin Tribunal Act 1982 and carne into effect June, 1982. Sergeant 2/C J. L. Stackpool~ Constable P. J. Benson on 1st May, 1982. Senior Constable G. R. Beattie Constable R. J. CO?k At the end of the period under review Senior Constable D. E. Coleman Constable D. J. Ellis Immediately before its establishment, Senior Constable D. A. Powell . Constable W. V. McGrath the Tribunal has received complaint~ allel;ations had been made through or has initiated investigations into 43 Detective Senior Constable K. Woodbndge Constable B. J. Moulds sectIOns of the media of corruption in Plain Clothes Constable IIC W. O. E. Plain <;lothes Constable G. E. N~wm~n matters. It has initiated enquiries into the Poiice Force. No specific allegations incidents publicized in the media alleging B rewer . DetectIVe ConstableM T PIIC 1 B. J. 0 SullIvan were made nor were partlicular facts Plain Clothes Constable IIC S. F. DaVIS Constable J. . • o~v ey misconduct of police officers and these offered in support of these allegations. investigations are continuing. Constable IIC G. J. Durrington. Constable R. B. Rankin In fact no evidence to support the Plain Clothes Constable IIC B. J. Lmgard genera! allegations of corruption made *Plain Clothes Constable IIC G. D. The complaints whiCh have been through the media has been placed before received from the community are of Thompson the Tribunal since its inception. * This officer was awarded two Favourable Records during the year. The Tribunal met for the first time on 7th May and since then has met weekly.

By section 8 (c) of {he Act, the Tribunal :is required to consider matters Judge W. J. Carter, Q.C. Chairman of public knowledge which involve alle­ gations of misconduct, improper conduct or neglect of duty by any member of COMMENDATION the 'P

70 71 community facility. ~dditional. staff will the same time, the Tribunal wishes. to time of its members during the forth­ be required from time to hm~, ~nd record its appreciation of the effiCient coming year. the Tribunal is presently consldenng manner in which officers of the Intern,al its investigative procedures a!ld th7 m~st Investigations Section have handled Its Because of the many requests from REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS effective manner of mvestlgatmg requests. media organizations, particularly to the complaints. Chairman, the ~ribunal. engaged the ONLY a small proportion of the more spectacular crimes and Meetings so far, have been held services of a publIc relatIons 70nsultaI,1t The Tribunal wishes. to record its weekly and have occupi~d members for who has proved of great assistance. III police investigations ever receive widespread publicity. There are appreciation for the. assistance and co­ approximately one workmg day a week. his professional approach to handlIng many other instances of excellent police work which have operation it has received fr<;lm. the Com­ Meetings have, for t~e. mos! part, been the media. missioner, Deputy CommlsslOn~r .and remained publicly unheralded throughout the State, The efforts concerned with ad~IllnIstratJve .matters, Members of the Tribunal ackno~vledge officers of the Internal Inv~stlgatlOns consideration of wntten complamt~ and of police officers involved in these many incidents deserve some Section. The tribunal has enjoyed har­ with thanks the support an~ .asSlStance with interviewing several co~plalllan~s given to them by the Mllllster and recognition. In the following pages, I outline some of the high­ monious relationships with the C:o~­ who have appeared before It. . It . IS officers of the Department of. Local missioner and senior <;lfficers, .and It IS expected that the work of the Tnbunal Government during the establIshment lights which have occurred during the year under review in each expected that this wIll contmue. At will make greater demands upon the period. of the police regions of Queensland.

CENTRAL REGION

Regional Superintcndent-Superintendent Doug Nothdurft Regional Headquarters-Rockhampton

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THE Central Police Region consists of three police districts-Longreach, the Iwasaki tourist complex, although it Mackay and Rockhnmpton, with an area is not expected that the first guests will There is continual expansion of the I\ of 419 000 square kilometres. There are be accommodated until 1984. A new coal mining industry in the regIOn 64 police establishments staffed by 442 township of Tied, servicing the develop­ with a new town being constructed at personnel serving a population of 268 000 ment of Oaky Creek Coal Mine, is Glenden to service the mine at New­ people. under construction within the Capella lands and extensions are being made I Police Division and it may be necessary in the Nebo, Moranbah, Dysart and During the year, Regional Superintend­ to station additional police in the area Coppa bella areas. These developments ents J. J. Cahill and J. B. Vaudin to cater for the increased population. have brought about considerable second­ f retired on 13th July, 1981 and 19th ary industry production and population Apl'i1, 1982, respectively. A further coal mine may be developed growths in Mackay, Sarina, Bowen and A new residence nnd duplex unit were in the Theodore area next year, and Collinsville distrIcts. The movement of purchased at Boyne Island at a cost of proposals to bUild a new electrical power heavy equipment in new mines and I $135,000 for use ns a temporary police generating station at Stanwell within the extensions to existing lines as well as for station, singlemen's quarters and as 11 Rockhampton Division have been new railway links has created additional residence for the Officer in Charge. All announced. Extensions to- the CaIIide problems in the region. Escorts of generating station in the Biloela Police I office equipment was installed and the Division are under way. wide and long loads cause considerable station opened for business on 14th drain on police manpower and resources, , June, 1982, with a staff of a Sergeant New singlemen's quarters are being particularly motOr vehicles. 2/C and one Constable. Planning for built at Middlemount Station and are a permanent station at nearby Tannum expected to be completed ellrly in the Following an examination of the Sands is now in the hands of the State new year when an appropriate official region's road toll, including the location Works Department. opening will be organized. A demount­ of fatal and serious injury accidents, a Central Region Traffic Task Force began If The State Stores Board accepted a able singlemen's residence, office and operations in early November 1981 contrnct for the supply of a power cat watchhouse were recently placed on site for a temporary station at Newlands to under the direct supervision of Inspector sports cruiser vessel costing $21,560 for C. W. Dixon of Rockhampton. The use by Water Police at Yeppoon. When service the Newlands mine construction fully operational, the staff will and rail WilY camps. The staff at the Task Force includes traffic personnel latter are constructing a rail link between from Gladstone, Rockhampton and comprise a Sergeant 2/C as Officer in Mackay and other staff is drawn from Charge, and one Constable. Further Collinsville and Newlands. The tempor­ ary station -is operating with a staff of Country stations to make up a unit of development has been announced for one Constable. eight men and four cars. The unit has operated in all areas of both the Mackay 73 72 and Rockhampton Districts, concen­ A problem in policing the region, clubs, scouting and guiding movements, trating on life-endangering offences. I particularly in Rockhampton and handicapped and disadvantaged groups, believe that the unit's activities, allied Mackay, is the prevalence of vandalism as well as assisting with the operations with constant media publicity appealing and minor crime which is mainly being of the Police-Citizens Youth Clubs at for the public to drive safely, has helped committed by juveniles and young Rockhampton, Gladstone and Long­ in containing the tragic increase in the children. Many itinerant workers seeking reach. The popularity of the youth club number of fatal road accidents in the employment ~rave1 throughout the movement in the region was highlighted NORTH COAST REGION region. However, despite all these efforts, region and because of their lifestyle are by the recent opening of major exten­ the incidence of fatal and serious injury responsible for a considerable amount sions to club premises at Gladstone. accidents continues to mount and is of of crime. Workers in the mining and continuing concern to all members of other industries are prone to excessive The audio-visual presentation of 1981 the Police Force in this region. drinking and larrikinism, and most of Annual Report Highlights was shown to During the year, the Planning and the street offences occur on week-ends. hundreds of members of the public Regional Superintendent Charles Dwyer, Q.P.M. Research Branch made a survey of In an effort to curb this type of con­ through service clubs, schools and busi­ Regional Headquarters-Gympie police needs within the Mackay and duct, I have fully maintained established ness houses and was also well received Rockhampton Districts. The full report police strength at many stations in the during the local Police Week. The has not yet been received but the survey region. demand was so great for this presenta­ resulted in the opening of the temporary tion in the Mackay and Rockhampton Boyne Island Station, with additional A considerable number of police Districts that it could not be sent to the staff being allocated to Blackwater and officers are actively engaged in commun­ Longreach District until the last few Biloela. ity activities, such as service and sporting weeks of the year.

THE North Coast Region consist$ of ~velfnre organ!zations and sporting clubs four . police districts-Bundaberg, Slate. Present membership is well over l!l the Gymple. area. Community reln­ 1 000 boys and girls and the club makes IGymple, Moryborough tIlld Sunshine tlO~s also receIVe n high priority nnd Coast, coveting an area of 56 000 square all sportin.g facilities available for them. polIce teams regularly visit school fetes The dormItory block built two yenrs ago kilometres. The region contains 40 give school lectures and address com~ police establishments with a staff of 351 ha~ 'p~oved a very valuable facility in munity and service organiz'ations on a provl?mg accommodation for visiting responsibl<: for n population of 259 DOD. wide range of police-related subjects. Construction on the Tarong power ?portlOg teams from other youth clubs 10 Queensland a!1d [rom interstate. Any h.ou~e and. associated projects is· con­ Police in the Nambour Division still tlDl)mg WJlh a I'esultnn! increase in charItable orgamzatlOn in the commun­ pr.ou~ly claim that the Sunshine Coast ity nt large is nlso welcome to hire this workload for police personnel in Black­ Dlstnct has the best youth club in the butt, Yarraman, Nanango, l,(ingaroy and accommodation. Proston. The Department is considering the upgrading of Blackbutt Station from one man to two men because of a heavy increase in responsibilities in the area of trnffic and court work. Traffic flow on the D' Aguilar Highway which pas~es the station is approximately 2 000 ve~lcles a day, a great number of w~ICh are heavy transport vehicles. Kmgaroy staff is coping with an increase of population in that division but where

reli~f is required in poli~ing other I stat!ons officers are drawn from that f j station to overcome these temporary [ proble~s. Increased development and populntlon growths in many districts of the. region a;e placing heavy strains on available pohce manpower.

In a similar vein, it has not been possible to station permanent police officers 0:1 Fraser Islnnd, and there­ fore staff has to be made available from Hervey Bay nnd Maryborough to police the island during holiday periods and a~ other times when there is a heavy influx of tourists. Additional problems are also felt at MUrgon and Cherbourg in maintaining a full staff at all times because of law and order problems in these divisions. New Power Cat vessel P. W. CAHILL undergoing trials on the Brisbane River prior to service during the Commonwealth Games after which it will be Police in Gympie have an enviable based at Yeppoon. reputation for community involvement and a number of sporting events ar~ conducted in aid of local charities. Sub­ stantial donations have been made to "THE BIG PINEAPPLE" on the Sunshine Coast provides the background for :I police motor cyclist giving information on roads to a southern tourist.

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;i '; 'I .I !j 74 75 is~lated the town and all communication WIth t~e outside world was by boat only ina~cessible and fresh meat had to be The nyer closed the highway north fo; ferned across the river by SES b t Police an.d State Emergency Service SOUTHERN REGION approxImately one .week, and there was '[he supply of fresh vegetables to o~h~ wor~ers. tOIled throughout the night n acces.s by road mto that area during fwn from the local market gardens was extncatm~ the bodies and sealing off the t he perIOd. However, as the flood a so cut off as roads to the main garden area pendmg the arrival of Department -receded n~rth some traffic was able to ahrea were under water as well as Some of Of Tra.nspor~ investigators. The Charle­ use the hIghway south to Roma and t e gardens. vllle Fire Bngade also assisted in dousing Cunnamulla. a number of small fires caused by the d The other inCident involving a fair crash. Several families in low-lying areas were f ef~ee . of police involvement was the a a aIrcraft crash which occurred at Regional Superintendent-Superintendent Pat Swan evacuated. to higher places. Police had out to orgaOlze traffic control at th ;i 8.40 p:m. at Pretty Pines Station ~s m~ntioned in last year's Report Regional Headquarters-Toowoomba e ~ cras~ Involved a Cessna . I· radlp hIstory was made when apl?roa~hes on the town side of the river engmed aIrcraft Which had flown slFg e- radi~ satJ~fy mn~!J?erable traffic inqUiries about d~atJon f4GR in Toowoomba broadcast roa conditIOns, organize food drops to ~eetoota races. The aircraft was o:noe~ Ire~t rom the Toowoomba Police stranlt!ed people and arrange for medical r a local veterinary surgeon and was ~tatlOn. The originally schedUled three- sli-Ph es to be airlifted to properties plloted b~ another veterinarian employee. our programme proved so interestin w IC were cut off from CharlevWe. al/ThJ al{craft contained seven people a.nd P'fpular with Iistenl.rs that an expan~ . Dca. people, who were killed slon 0 one hour was approved, with the The rising river also cut supplies of i~~la~tla m the c\ash. Those killed ~rogramme eventually ,running from meat I to the town. The three abattoirs f \ e two vetennary surgeons one a.m. to 1 P.m. Because of listener are. pcated across the river on the o . w om worked for the Departm~nt of response the station management has Qullple and Adavale roads which were THE Southern Region embodies five The region covers an area of 410000 brothers Matthew (10) and Richard r~~marhY lrndustries, two nursing sisters approached me with a request to repeat police districts-Toowoomba is situated sc 00 teacher~ and a jockey. ' square kilometres and has 64 police (I I) Armstrong had been swept by ~~1ePfi~:ai~n:~e afu:~~~ mutually agree- on the top of the Great Dividing Range establishments with a staff of 379 to flood waters from the weir crossing in and is referred to as the Garden City look after a population of 206000. Edward Street, Dalby. At this stag..:, of Queensland; Warwick is renowned the water was flowing strongl)!' about for its roses and the district lies mainly In early December, the Officer in one metre deep over the weir a.,d had on the southern edge of the Darling Charge at Dalby, Inspector Eric Kim­ carried the boys downstream for some Downs incorporating the productive mins, was involved in a dramatic res­ 30 metres where they had managed fruit-growing Granite Belt; Dalby Dis­ cue of two young boys from swirling to cling to the base of a tree. trict, west of Toowoomba, incorporates flood waters and his actions highlighted rich dairying country while Roma Dis­ the unsung activities in which so many When Inspector Kimmins arrived, the trict features the only petroleum-rich police officer~ become involved in their children were becoming panic-stricken area within the State: CharlevilJe is day-to-day duties in maintaining the and he became worried that they would the most western police district in the security of their communities and protect­ let go of the tree and be swept away region, stretching to the eastern border ing the lives of people. Inspector Kim­ and possibly drowned. He immediately of South Australia and its main activi­ mins was at his station when an emer­ stripped to his underclothing, lashed ties are sheep and cattle raising. gency call was received that two a rope around his waist, and with Ser­ geant 2/e N. W. Beikoff and three civilian volunteers Messrs K. G. Weedon, K. J. Randle and J. A. Negus playing out the line, swam to the boys and brought them to safety. Inspector Kimmins later paid tribute to the co-operation of civilians with police officers in the rescue operation and said that it was living proof of the effectiveness of full police/community co-operation. Tw~ major festivals were held in the region during the year-the Warwick

Rose and Rodeo Festival which includes ~,,~\. the Annual Australian Rodeo Cham­ ~ , pionships and the Bi-Annual Stanthorpe _ .... _";"JI!.~".l' Apple and Grape Festival. Both saw MEN, women, children a~d pets were rescu . a major influx of visitors to the respect­ When the Warrego River burst its banks ane: gOJlcehand S.E.S •. volunteers ive towns which were characterized by ~Y orderly and well-behaved spectator inter­ Charleville. 00 e t e countrySIde around est and 10w-keYf."Iic:ng, Two major incidents occurred in the Charleville District during the year inVolving severe floods at Charleville and the death of seven people in a light aircraft crash at Pretty Pines Station on 19th September, 1981. Again relief work in these tragedies involved a high degree of co-operation between emergency services-Police, State Emer­ A FIRST for Queensland was the broadcast of a radio programme direct gency Service, Fire Brigade and Ambu­ from the Toowoomba Police Station. Announcer, Kim Mothershaw of 4GR, lance-and the community. is watched by Assistant Commissioner (then Regional Superintendent Southern The first incident involved the largest Region) Eric Cherryj TGowoomba District Officer, Inspector (now Detective flood in the town of Charleville since Superintendent) Harry Doullj and Media Relations Officer, Ian Batcher. 1973. The Warrego River completely

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stolen. . A . ma~ was SUbsequently Dry conditions, combined with hot the A!bert Shire Gold Coast City a!"rested In Vlctona and will be extra­ north-westerly winds, created ideal con­ ~nd dited and charged with this offence. CouncIls who supplred six water tankers ditions for the rapid spread of the fire a bulldozer and personnel to operat~ In another early morning raid one of It was estimated that by 25th Septembe; them. Australia's most wanted men Gregory t~e fires were burning along a front of 7 kilometres. Attempts to bring the fires B~ 2~th September, the bush fires were SOUTH·EASTERN REGION Norman McHardie, known as ihe Wool­ contmUlng to burn on fronts up to 10 worths Bomber and an escapee from under control were handled by a Jarge kilometres wide and had destroyed more Parramatta Prison in New South Wales, for~e of police, S.E.S. volunteers, local than 2 000 hectares of grassland and was arrested by Gold Coast detectives reSIdents and hundreds of civilian vol­ forest. Hot and windy conditions made in a Paradise Point unit. He has been unteers who came in from outside areas fire fighting hazardous, and many resi­ extradited to New South Wales. to help. Assistance was also given by dents from homes and properties near Regional Superintendent-Superintendent Alan Lobegeiger As a result of two separate armed hold­ Regional Headquarters-Surfers Paradise ups at Ashmore, one on the Gold Coast Credit Union and the other on the Ash­ more Village Cash Store, three men and - .of}c youth were arrested and charged with armed robbery. One @f the men was arrested at Ballina in New South Wales and the others were arrested locally. In April, 1982, a successful simulated THE South-Eastern Region consists of They were later charged with armed rob­ has been committed for trial on three air crash exercise was held al the Coolan­ two police districts-Bcenleigh and Gold bery and unla\\ful use of a motor charges of dangerous driving causing gatta Airport. Emergency services were Coast-with an area of 4000 square vehicle, and the principal offender also death. calle~ out when, for the purposes of the kilometres. There are 12 police estab­ was charged with attempted murder. He exerCise, a chartered Boeing 767 with lishments and a staff of 337 to service a was subsequently convicted of assault In early January, 1982, following infor­ 150 passengers on board on a flight from population of 294000. causing grievous bodily harm, armed rob­ mation received by Gold Coast detectives, Sydney to Coolangatta was said to have bery and unlawful use of a motor vehicle, a search warrant was executed at a house crashed at the airport. Students from By virtue of the lifestyle of the Gold and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment. on the Gold Coast and four bags con­ the Southport School acted as casualties Coast, spectacular crimes appear to be The second offender was convicted of taining cocaine were found. A report llf}d all ~mergency services-Ambulance, more prevalent than in other areas of robbery, and because of his physical con· by the Government Analyst showed that Fire Bng2,de and Police-handled the the State. Most of the major armed dition, sentenced to three years' imprison­ the four bags contained 529·2 grams of disaster eti'ectively. hold-up investigations, drug raids and ment. cocaine which was 95 per cent pure and Construction of the new Southport other criminal investinations have been had a street value of more than $1 marked by success this year. A horrific traffic accident occurred on million. A 31-year-old man has been Court complex was begun in February 24th September, 198 I, on the Gold Coast charged with possession of cocaine for 1982. On completion in June 1983 th~ On 2nd August, 1981, security staff at Highway at Pimpama. A prime mover sale, and possession of several thousand five-storey building will cont~in offices the Broadbeach Hotel were transferring and trailer collided with three other dollars obtained from the sale of cocaine. for the Justice Department and an office the day's takings from one of the bars motor vehicles when the roadway was for. the Regional Superintendent of to a strong room. They were con­ obscured by smoke frOIn a nearby bush An expert cracksman struck in Janu­ PolIce, South-Eastern Region. Two of fire and three people died. A second ary, 1982, at the offices of the Gold the floor? will be occupied by District fronted by two men, Dne of whom was and MagIstrates Courts. armed with a sawn-off shotgun. Foyer prime mover and trailer were destroyed Coast Credit Union at Palm Beach. The employees were forced to lie face-down by fire in the same accident. The 35- safe was cut open by oxy-acetylene A conference was held at the Chevron on the ground, and the two offenders year-old driver of the first prime mover equipment and a large sum of money H'?t~I, Surfers Paradise, in May for Police raided the cash registers and escaped. Mmlsters from all Australian States and After intensive investigations, some 10 the Northern Territory. One of the main days later two men were located with the -tapirs on the agenda was to recommend shotgun and some of the money still in new. re9ulations. to limit the speed of their possession. They were subsequently ~eml-traIJer~ owm.g to a heavy increase sentenced to eight years' imprisonment m road aC~ldents lnvolving these vehicles. in the Brisbane Supreme Court over this These aCCIdents had resulted in a heavy armed robbery. loss of,life, and delegates to the confer­ ence dlsc.ussed. the possibility of bringing On 26th August, 1981, another armed some Uniformity to the attitude of the hold-up occurred Involving staff of the States in an endeavour to reduce this Broadbeach Hotel. An employee l!ntered kind of accident. his motor vehicle outside the ANZ Bank at Broadbeach with the hotel payroll. As At about 8.30 p.m. on 23rd September he began to start the car, an armed man 1981, the State Emergency Service wa; appeared at the closed window of the car advised of a bush fire outbreak near and knocked on it. The gunman then Horseshoe Falls itl the Springbrook area stepped back and fired a shot through Thirty S.E.S. volunteers went to the are~ the window glass at the head of the to. ~ssist local police in fighting the fire. driver. The bullet entered the employ. IO!tr~1 control of fire fighting strategy ee's mouth, deflected from his lower jaw was m the hands of the Officer in Charge bone and lodged in his spine. The bag of . Nerang Police Station. Further containing the payroll money was aSSIstance was obtained the next day grabbed by the gunman who leapt into a fr~m Some 50 inmates of the Numinbah stolen car driven by an accomplice and Pr!son Farm, members of the Rural Fire drove off at high speed. Two men were Bngade and local residents of Spring­ brook. The bush fire, which had opened subsequently located in South Australia EMERGENCY teams of police, fire units and ambulance move in to restore st with most of the money in their posses­ order from the chaos during a simulated air crash exercise at Coolangatta out on several fronts! continued to rage ~N~.t! the rot sucee.ssful crime prevention campaIgns was the engraving of sion and were extradited to Queensland. Airport. out C?f .control despite every effort to C:~i~:~n~r~~~I~ngh b~~~lehs forb,ow1ners in the Beenleigh area. Here, Patsy I contam It. h'l h er leyc e engraved by Constable l\f Lesmond l w leer brother, Tim, waits for his tuni with Constable T. Ryan. ' /\ II

1.1 --- r Ii II: ,I 78 { I I; 79 the Gaven Way were evacua.ted. A members of the community r.esult~d could be stolen from any bicycle. Dur!ng ii police radio base was ~stabiished . at in a well co-ordinated operatIOn In a six-week period, there was outstandmg Springbrook to co-ordmate polIce which no lives were lost during the public response and more than 1 000 I: involvement in the fire fighting and traffic eight-day disaster. bicycles were marked and recor.?e~. As [' diversion away from fire-prone areas. The Inspector in Charge of the. Bee!1- a ,result, the number of thefts or bIcycles Ii NORTH BRISBANE REGION leigh District developed a. campaIgn In in the district dropped by more than With a change to more favourable association with local me.dla to count~r 80 per cent. ~ weather conditions on 28th September, il a growing pattern of bIcycle th.eft. In Personnel and the public in the Been­ ~ fire fighters had their first real oppor­ his area. All bicycle owners 'yere mVI!ed leigh District were happy at the ! tunity to contain the many fires on to the Beenleigh and W oodndge PolIce announcement during the year o~ !he the northern south-eastern and eastern , Regional Superintendent-Superintendent Don McDonald Stations where their bicycles we!e intention to build a new $1.75 mIllIon , ' Regional Headquarters-Police Headquarters, Brisbane fronts. Fire fighting activities. continued engraved with identifying marks to assIst police com,plex at !3~enleigh. The c~m­ until 30th September when It was felt in their recovery if they were stolen. plex will r olace eXIstIng accommodatIon that lives and personal property were no The engraving was carried out by a and office 'and will provide a modern longer in danger. Once again,. a total Constable who marked not only. the cy.cle District 'ieadquarters for this fast­ block of units in that street. On arrival, commitment by emergency servIces and frames but all of the accessones whIch developing area. the crew was told that a man had been During the year, construction of stage shot and killed and that the armed two of the Queensland Police-Citizens offender was still in the area. Soon after Youth Club at Redcliife was completed they noticed a vehicle leave a nearby at a cost of $90,000. This project was made possible by the untiring efforts driveway and, despite being chal­ of Secretary/Manager, Senior Constable lenged, the driver failed to stop and M. Swift and his committees. Their took off at high speed. The mobile crew, fund-raising was complemented by a Constables J. Rankin and D. Ellis, noted Government grant of $30,000 from the THE North Brisbane Region consists of the number of the car and gave chase as Department of Welfare Services towards three police districtS-Brisbane, Forti­ they radioed for assistance. The fugitive the total building cost. tude Valley and Redcliffe. There are vehicle W.!iS chased at high speeds along 30 police establishments with a staff Gympie, Lutwyche and Herston Roads The additional $60,000 was raised of 601 catering for a population of to the Royal Brisbane Hospital by solely in the Redcliffe area through the 489 000 people. several police vehicles. The offender generous support of service clubs, par­ crashed his car through the plate glass ticularly Lions International, Apex and This is one of the busiest police wall into the foyer of the administration Quota Clubs, and some 40 business regions in the Slate because of the con­ section of the hospital, and the first premises throughout the Peninsula. centration of popUlation and the need to pursuing police vehicle followed the car effectively police large gatherings at into the hospital foyer to cut off his Present membership of the club is sporting fixtures and concerts by visiting escape. The gunman leapt from the about 3 000, of which 60 per cent is entertainers. vehicle and began firing wildly at police under the age of 18 years. Some 1 600 officers, ignoring their ·pleas to surrender. people have taken advantage of bicycle In some areas of the region this prob­ Several officers, particularly Con­ safety training classes held at the centre lem is being aggravated because of the stable Rankin, were in danger of losing during the year. The programmes avail­ growth rate of population and the usual their lives becJuse the gunman had able through this youth club are an accompanying crime. For example, the superior fire power, but fortunately no attempt to provide spare-time activities Redcliffe District now has a growth rate police officer or innocent bystander was for juveniles in the Redcliffe area which above the State average and the popu­ injured in the shooting. The incident no doubt assists in combating juvenile lation of the Petrie Police Division is came to a close when the gunman, delinquency there. The road safety train­ approximately 40000 people. This seeing all his escape routes cut off, shot ing programme itself must lead t6 the creates problems, not only in adequate himself in the head. saving of lives in the light of the tragic staffing to provide a reasonable police road toll on our Queensland roads. service but in the provision of suitable accommodation for all staff at these centres. Accommodation problems arc being experienced at Redcliffe, Sandgate, Petrie, Caboolture and Bribie Island. Some attention also needs to be given to the provision of adequate transport and equipment for police who are required to carry out patrols on More­ ton Island during the holiday period. The major incident in the region dur­ ing the year occurred in Brisbane when a gunman, after shooting a young man in a Hat at Chermside, was pursued at high speeds through North Brisbane streets, drove through the front plate glass wall of the Royal Brisbane Hos­ pital into the foyer and engaged in a wild exchange of gunfire with police befol'e shooting himself. The incident occurred on 10th October, 1981, when a Brisbane Mobile Patrol unit was sent to Ethel Street, Chermside, to check out a report that shots were being fired in a Hat at a Patrol of the Mount Coot-Iha Bolanic Gardens by Sergeant llC Bob Clowes, Acting Officer in Charge of the Dog Squad, and police dog ABE. ----~.~.------.:------::..~J1o ------.------~------~----

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SOUTH BRISBANE REGION

Regional Superintendent-8uperintendent Bill McArthur Regional Headquarters-Police Headquarters, Brisbane

THE South Brisbane RegiQI1 consists Two major aircraft incidents occurred and created additional problems for of four police districts-Wynnum, during the year causing police and emergency units trying to reach the South Brisbane, Oxley and Ipswich. other emergency services to be called scene. There are 31 police establishments with into full operation. The first was on a staff of 450 to service a population 10th November, 1981, when a twin­ The fire resulting from the crash of 518000. engined Beechcraft travelling from st. raged for some time and was eventually George to Archerfield developed under­ brought under control by fire units. Construction of a new District Head­ carriage trouble and the pilot advised Ambulance officers, Air Safety quarters for Oxley was completed by radio that he would have to make Inspectors, the Government Medical during the year and has already been an emergency landing. Police and Officer and scores of police officers were occupied by administrative and opera­ emergency services swung into opera­ fully committed for several hours fol­ tional staff for the district. It is tion with fire units, ambulances, medical lowing the disaster. intended to organize an official opening officers and police officers standing by. of the modern complex early in the However, the very experienced pilot It was later established that the plane forthcoming year. The new building and his four passengers walked away had taken off from Archerfield, complements the environment of the from the aircraft after a spectacular developed some engine trouble, and police establishment at Oxley which sliding belly landing on an area of soft plunged into the building while includes the Queensland Police grass beside the main runway. apparently endeavouring to return to A LONG time coming, but the foundations are laid for the $1'8 million District Headquarters at Oxley. The new Academy, one of the finest police the aerodrome. station is expected to be officially opened in the 1982-83 financial year. training institutions in Australia. It Fortunately, there was no injury or has improved accommodation fol' police loss of life, and the exercise underlined The densely populated region created officers working in the area and must the efficiency of all emergency services a full workload for all police through­ lead to a better quality of police service involved. It was particularly valuable out the year. Uniformed officers for the local community. in exercising the police organizational generally, the Criminal Investigation role. Branches and Juvenile Aid Bureaux On Sunday,. 1st November, 1981, The second incident, which unfortu­ at Inala, Upper Mount Gravatt, Holland unseasonal rams began to fall in nately did not have such a happy Park and Camp Hill, in addition to Brisbane, and by late Monday, 2nd ending, occurred at about midday on those at Wynnum, Cleveland, South November, 285·2 millimetres (11·4 5th January, 1982, when a twin-engined Brisbane and Oxley, have had a marked inches) had fallen-the highest Cessna 411 overshot the runway at effect on crime clear-up rates. November rainfall since 1917 when Archerfield and crashed into a line of 315 millimetres (12'6 inches) was buildings in Kerry Road. The building Similarly, the front line policing recorded. It was the greatest city worst affected was the workshop of carried out by members of Brisbane deluge since the notorious 1974 floods. Thiess Brothers Pty. Ltd. The aircraft Mobile Patrols and the constant burst into flames on impact, and the activity of personnel from the Traffic The rainfall brought about major pilot and four Thiess employees seated Branch and the Dog Squad have flooding in the South Brisbane District in a lunchroom in the building were assisted in providing a mOTe effective whcre Norman Creek broke its banks all killed. police service in the region. Many major sporting events were held at the and inundated many surrounding houses. Police from Oxley and South Brisbane Police and State Emergency Service Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloon­ Districts were joined by Brisbane Traffic gabba, during the year without major personnel were activated and there was Branch officers in carrying out the major disruption to traffic as numeruus incident. This maintains improved inVestigation and controlling the large liaison earlier established with the vehicles stalled after running into flood crowd of onlookers and traffic con. waters cutting the roads. management and a more effective gestion which resulted from the crash policing policy.

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FAR NORTIlERN REGION

Regional Superintendent-Superintendent Alec Vidler Regional Headquarters-Cairns

THE Far Northern Region consists of on the increase, assisted by the excel­ Several kilometres into the mountains three police districts-Cairns, Innisfail lent growing conditions and the vastness and about 35 kilometres from Marecba, and Mareeba-with an area of 335 000 of the area which make it a paradise the fugitive van collided with a large square kilometres. There are 41 police for the growing of marihuana. The log jutting out into the narrow rough establishments with a staff of 309 to geographical location and the number road. The vehicle came to a stop, angled look after a population of 145000 of small isolated air strips in the north people. across the road with the police car could give easy access for the importa­ pulling up about 10 metres away. tion of hard drugs from the islands to Population and commercial growth the north by both air and sea. is exploding in many areas of the Immediately. the van driver leapt region--Mission Beach, Bingil Bay, During the year, Innisfail at last saw from his vehicle armed with an Ml Wongaling Beach and Cairns itself. the official opening of its new Police­ carbine rifle and ran towards the police While police manpower and resources Citizens Youth Club by the Honourable car. On the run he fired a shot from at present are adequate in the Innisfail the Minister, Mr Hinze, M.L.A. The the rifle which shattered the front wind­ and Cairns Districts, Mareeba does suf­ club which is now fully operational was screen between the two detectives and fer from some shortilges. This district built at a cost of $390,000 which was smashed the rear window as the bullet contains 1

II~ II il 84 85 Fe~ruary 1982 saw the first ever strike by. pnson O~cers at TownsviJIe's Stuart Pnson. Dunng the strike, local police officers. manned the prison and were a credIt to the Department. The ~lea~-up rate for general crime w~s malntal!1ed at a satisfactory level NORTHERN REGION WIth Some Increases being recorded in th~ nUll!ber of .crimes reported. One area :-v hlch IS cau~Jng ~on~ern.' particularly In the Townsvllle Dlstnct, IS the stealing and unlawful use of motor vehicles. Regional Superintendent-Superintendent Des O'Connor Most of the offenders are juveniles who use the s~olen cars for joy rides for a Regional Headquarters-Townsville short penod only. The vehicles are usually recovered, but the youthful offenders are long gone before this Occurs.

On.e maj?r area of concern remains the. increasing road toll. Most fatal aCCIdents are occurring on the long stre~ches of open straight road where POPULAR North Queensland children's television show "Kid's Army" has vehICles are being d~iven at high speeds. a new personality. S~nior Constable Alexis Loeffler-White, seen here d~ring THE Northern Police Region is made up regular police segment during the after­ The chB:nces of .a dnver falling asleep or a street processIOn, presents a regular police segment on the show. of the Townsville and Mount Isa Dis­ On 18th June, 1982, Townsville police the veh.lcle ,having a blow-out or some noon children's programme on Channel 7 combined with the local Military Police tricts, covering an area of some 492 000 Townsville. Senior Constable Alexis mec~amcal. defect, or Colliding with square kilometres. The total population Loeffler-White plays a leading role in in the annual Charity Ball. As a result straymg ammals, fmtheragaravate the is approximately 184000 people, serviced a cheque for $1,200 from the proceeds problems. The vast distanc~s spanned presenting this segment. Plans are also was presented to Miss Australia Quest by 388 personnel attached to 36 stations. in hand for a five-minute spot during by roa.ds ~n the .r~gion make it difficult entrant, Miriam Stevens, for the North to maintain a VISIble police presence in prime time on Saturday evenings with Queensland Society for Crippled On 27th March, 1982, Superintendent Constable Graham Rennie acting as all areas, b~t considerable use is made O'Connor succeeded Superintendent C. Children. Also, in June the President of local medIa in publicising the need for presenter of a variety of police-related care on the roads. Bopf (now retired) as Regional Super­ stories. Programmes from Channel 7 of Townsville Rotary Club donated intendent. Townsville District's new are seen in both Cairns and Townsville. $9,000 to the Castle Hill Branch of the Officer in Charge is Superintendent R. C. Police-Citizens Youth Club movement. Forward pla~ning for the region will Gray, and Mount Isa District is now have to take Into aCCOunt the massive being administered by Inspector C. L. devel.opm~nts planned in many areas. Bowden who recently arrived there to Tounsm. IS one of the major industries, take up his appointment. and holiday resort developments are planned at Magnetic Island, Florence The Regional Superintendent has Bay, Horseshoe Bay and Radical Bay. instituted a programme of visits to all ~he pr?posed establishment of a gamb­ police establishments in both districts ling casln~ in Townsville is sure to have under his control. He has virtually Com­ a substantial impact on police duties. pleted his visits in the Mount Isa District and has begun with stations in the The Inaugural Mount Isa Agricul­ Townsville District. tural S~ow was held from 25th to 27th June, WIth about 15000 people attending Construction of the new Police Head­ Over the three days. Additional police quarters at Townsville is well advanced. from as far away as Ingham and Boulia It is being built in two stages with stage we~e brought in to supplement local one scheduled for completion in October, police numbers and general behaviour 1982. The new building should be fuIly of the crowd was excellent with very occupied in June, 1983. Plans are cur­ few arrests for the entire show. It is rently being drawn up for the construc­ expected the show will become an tion of a new station at Kirwan, a annual event. Townsville suburb and construction is expected to begin during the 1983-84 Th~re wer~ several instances of out­ financial year. standing police work during the year nnd many officers were awarded Favour­ History was made in North Queensland abl~ Records or Commendations for their efforts and a considerable number on Friday, 14th May, 1982, when radio taided personality, Mr Rory Nash of Radio of .other officers received recognition for k . by.p.olice. in rain forest in North Queensland. Some theIr good work through special C~~~!-,NE h~avy Station 4TO broadcast his programme memoranda. resl en s m.a e .t~elr hVlng In this area by growing and sellin marihuana jive between 8 a.m. and midday from the attracting VISits from police officers in search of their latest pl~ntation. ' foyer of the TownsviIIe Police Station. Interspersed throughout the programme THE first stage of the new Townsville District Headquarters is well advanced were interviews with selected police on the site of the old Criminal InVestigation Branch. officers on various aspects of their work and problems experienced by police r officers in their service to the public. Feedback from the public indicated that the programm'.: was very well received. i ! Another highlight of police/community involvement was the introduction of a ! ~ 1\ I

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87 86 \I' INDEX OF APPENDICES I Page Appendix No. STATISTICAL RETURNS- 1 APPENDIX 1 General Crime­ 87 GENERAL CRIME 1 State 88 2 Far Northern Region VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES REPORTED AND CLEARED WITHIN QUEENSLAND 89 DURING 1981-82 AND COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS 3 Northern Region 90 4 Central Region 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80 91 5 North Coast Region 92 Type of Offence 6 Southern Region No. No. % No. No. % No. No. % 93 Reported Cleared Cleared Reported Cleared Cleared Reported Cleared Cleared 7 South Eastern Region 94 8 North Brisbane Region HOMICIDE- 95 Murder .. ., .. .. 32 31· 97 38 36 95 37 33 89 9 South Brisbane Region 96 Attempted Murder .. .. 39 37 95 43 44 102 34 31 91 10 Good Order Offences Areas, Populations, Strengths and Crime-Individual Police Manslaughter- 11 by Homicide .. . 10 10 100 2 2 100 3 3 100 Districts-1982 .. 97 .. . 98 by Motor Vehicle .. .. 80 79 99 61 61 100 63 63 100 12 Known Juvenile Involvement in General Crime (by offenders) 99 TOTAL HOMICIDE 161 157 98 144 143 99 137 130 95 13 Known Juvenile Involvement in General Crime (by offences) .. .. 100 14 Class of Drug, SERIOUS ASSAULT .. .. 1648 1337 81 1395 1130 81 1228 1007 82 100 15 Type of Drugi\ MINOR ASSAULT .. .. 2651 1979 75 2456 1832 75 2215 1648 74 101 16 Prostitution, Liquor, Gaming and Betting Offences ROBBERY " .. ., .. 390 122 31 321 107 33 298 99 33 RAPE AND ATIEMPTED RAPE 121 IDS 87 121 96 79 100 76 76 RAPE SQUAD COMPLAINTS- OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES •. 1309 785 60 1382 875 63 1275 803 63 17 Age of Female Persons Interviewed in Connection with Alleged Sex 102 BREAKING AND ENTERING- Offences .. .. Dwellings •• ...... 11894 2127 18 11413 2029 18 9617 1631 17 102 18 Incidence of Alcohol or Drugs Shops ...... 4475 1189 27 3778 1121 30 3300 889 27 103 19 Complaints Where no Proceedings Commenced Other Premises ...... 9176 2037 22 8148 1977 ;14 6965 1435 21 Various Types of Offences Found to be Substantiated and Which ., 20 103 TOTAL BREAKING AND Required Further Police Investigation During 1981-82 ENTERING 25545 5353 21 23339 5127 22 19882 3955 20 MALICIOUS DAMAGE .. .. 9448 2594 27 8253 2199 27 7925 2312 29 TRAFFIC- I: 104 il STEALING AND UNLAWFUL 21 Traffic Accident Statistics ., USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES 6569 1900 29 6057 1656 27 5870 1723 29 104 22 Show Cause Action STEALING (Excluding Motor Vehicles) ...... 42874 14721 34 41862 13974 33 40 lSI 12854 32 , - FALSE PRETENCES 6385 8658 6812 79 ADMlNISTRATION- .. .. 8298 6417 77 8026 80 105 RECEIVING .. 1048 1048 100 1049 1047 100 835 835 100 23 Queensland Police Department Organizational Chart .. .. 106 Promotions ., II POSSESSION OF PROPERTY 24 !\ SUSPECTED STOLEN .. 494 494 100 471 468 99 490 490 100 Appeals against Promotions 107 " - 25 DRUG OFFENCES .. .. 7519 7509 100 5691 5673 100 4504 4502 100 26 Promotions-Average Length of Service of Members Promoted During 1981-82 107 I:{ PROSTITUTION OFFENCES .. 580 580 100 742 742 100 880 880 100 ..; 27 Annual Wastage 108 it VAGRANCY ...... 187 187 100 233 230 99 276 276 100 28 Annual Wastage (by rank) 108 i STOCK OFFENCES .. .. 683 490 72 518 283 55 524 249 48 '~ 29 Approved, Established and Actual Strengths of the Queensland DRINK DRIVING OFFENCES •• 20621 20621 100 19408 19408 100 16756 16756 100 Police Force at 30th June, 1982 109 j PISQUALlFIED DRIVING .. 1852 1852 100 1621 1620 100 1341 1341 100 30 Established Strengths by Rank of the Queensland Police Force at 30th June, 1982 109 11 ALL OTHER OFFENCES .. 6491 5245 81 5400 3948 73 4706 3380 72 Established Strc;ngths of Uniformed, Detective and Plain Clothes TOTAL •• ...... 138489 73496 53 128489 66943 52 118051 60118 51 31 \1 I Police at 30th June, 1982 .. 110 'J 32 Appointments to the Police Force 111 II * Includes an offence cleared reported in a previous year. 33 Civilian Staff 111 34 Population to Police 112 fl RESOURCES-Material- d1'1 35 Expenditure on Police Buildings carried out by the Department of Works 113 II MAP- tl 36 Police Stations and Boundaries of Police Districts and Regions 114 I rj 'I ,I I ( ~ j ,=""=~~"~~O~~~~ ••. _ .. -. . 89 88

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VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF CRIMINAL 0lffJig~ lEPORTED AND CLEARED WITHIN THE NO RTHERN APPENDIX] GENERAL CR.IME--continued URING 1981 82 VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES REPORTED AND CLEARED WITHIN THE FAR NORTHERN REGION DURING 1981-82 Mount Isa Townsville Region Region Type of Offence Innisfail Mar~ba No. No. No. No. No. No. Cairns Reported Cleared Reported Cleared Reported Cleared No. No. No. No. No. Cleared Type of Offence No. No. No. Reported Cleared Reported Cleared Reported Cleared HOMICIDE Reported , Murder ...... 3 3 3 3 6 6 - " 3 . ' ., 2 2 3 3 5 5 2 2 3 Attempted Murder " " ...... HOMIClDE- 1 1 ...... , 1 3 3 Manslaugbter- Murder .' .. .. 1 1 by Homicide ., ., 1 I 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 ...... " ., .. ., Attempted Murder .. 1 ., 2 2 4 4 6 1 1 by Motor Vebicle " ...... " 6 ., .. . , 1 Manslaughter- ., .. ., .. 7 6 TOTAL HOMICIDE ., ., ...... 8 8 12 12 20 20 by Homicide ...... , 2 2 ., 5 4 13 SERIOUS ASSAULT ., 63 59 138 III 201 170 - by Motor Vehicle .. ., .. 6 6 14 " ...... 6 1 1 ., .. .. 7 257 228 MINOR ASSAULT " ., .. ., .. .. 73 66 182 107 255 173 -TOTAL HOMICIDE .. 8 46 46 " 203 174 8 .. ., .. .. 40 328 262 ROBBERY ., .. .. ., ...... 6 3 29 11 35 14 SERIOUS ASSAULT 26 23 40 ., ., 262 199 13 RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE 3 2 12 12 15 14 MINOR ASSAULT .. .. 3 3 28 ...... 7 4 3 ., .. 21 11 OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES ., .. 17 13 89 49 106 62 ROBBERY ...... 2 2 12 ...... 6 3 3 - ., .. 7 71 56 BREAK.ING AND ENTERING RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE 6 12 12 Dwelhngs •• •• .. 208 65 797 217 1005 282 53 38 6 ...... " OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES •• ., .. 948 156 Sbops ...... 96 41 397 155 493 196 21 65 39 " BREAKING AND ENTERING- 843 96 40 ., - .. ., .. ., .. 29 394 134 Other Premises .. .. ., ...... 178 71 1005 347 1 183 418 Dwellings .. 51 34 43 ., .. 300 71 234 TOTAL BREAKING AND ENTERING .. .. 482 177 2199 719 2681 896 Shops ., .. ., .. 99 64 728 " 125 94 45 ., . , .. 535 2070 524 MALICIOUS DAMAGE .. .. 237 86 690 206 927 292 Other Premises .. .. 100 207 132 ., 1678 292 185 TOTAL BREAKING AND EI\TERING 67 571 255 STEALING AND UNLAWFUL USE OF' ~OT~~ VE~ICL~~ 208 97 545 158 753 255 55 30 93 ., 423 158 748 237 3163 930 3911 1167 MALICIOUS DAMAGE .• .. .. STEALING (Excluding Motor Vehicles) ...... 38 472 157 .- USE OF 38 51 FALSE PRETENCES 87 67 341 266 428 333 STEALING AND UNLAWFUL 369 81 52 .. .. " .. .. " MOTOR VEHICLES 213 2724 736 .- 228 87 397 RECEIVING ...... 33 33 58 58 91 91 ., - 2099 436 ...... STEALING (Excluding Motor Vehicles) •• 22 307 164 32 23 53 POSSESSION OF PROPERTY SUSPECTED ;;OLE~ .. 13 13 30 30 43 43 ., 222 119 131 FALSE PRETENCES .. ., .. 29 131 13 13 29 DRUG OFFENCES .• .. ., .. ., .. .. 137 137 417 416 554 553 .. ., 89 89 RECEIVING ...... 43 ,. 2 10 43 PROSTITUTION OFFENCES " ...... 2 2 2 SUSPECTED 4 10 POSSESSION OF PROPERTY 29 29 4 ., 103 832 832 VAGRANCY •. .. " .. " .. .. 7 7 10 10 17 17 STOLEN 59 59 103 ., .. 670 670 12 STOCK OFFENCES .. 27 20 42 23 69 43 DRUG OFFENCES ...... , 12 ...... 12 12 ., .. PROSTITUTION OFFENCES . , ., .. 5 15 15 DRINK DRIVING OFFENCES ...... 345 345 1142 1142 1487 I 1487 - 2 2 5 ., .. 8 8 25 DISQUALIFIED DRIVING 39 39 160 160 199 199 VAGRANCY ., .. .. 25 15 38 ...... ' 7 5 3 ., .. S 1320 1320 ALL OTHER OFFENCES •• ...... 161 130 410 318 571 448· STOCK OFFENCES .. .. 220 197 197 903 903 220 DRINK DRIVING OFFENCES ., .. 26 112 112 TOTAL ...... 2694 1539 9671 4740 12365 6279 25 25 26 ., .. 61 61 374 DISQUALIFIED DRIVING .. 97 97 441 237 44 40 .. ., .. 300 9798 5283 ALL OTHER OFFENCES 688 1402 1063 ., 7424 3532 972 TOTAL •• .. ., .. .. \ df' I

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APPENDIX 5 GENERAL CRIME-continued APPENDIX 4 GENERAL CRIME-continued VARIOUS CATEGORIES 01' '':::RIMINAL OFFENCES REPORTED AND CLEARED WITHIN THE NORTH COAST CLEARED WITHIN THE CENTRAL REGION DURING 1981-82 ATEGORIES OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES REPORTED AND VARIOUS C REGION DURING 1981-82 1 Dundaberg Gympie Maryborough Sunshine Coast Region Region Mackay Rockhampton Type of Offence Longreach No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Reported Cleared Reported Cleared Reported Cleared Reported Cleared Reported Cleared Type of Offence No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Cleared Reported Cleared \1 Cleared Reported Cleared Reported Reported ~ HOMICIDE- Murder ...... 2 2 ...... 2 2 HOMICIDE- 1 1 3 3 4 4 Attempted Murder .• ...... 2 2 I 1 3 3 ______~M~u~r~de~r ~·~· ·~· ~"~~"~~·-·---·-··I----·-·--I----·~.:----!----~3---I-----~2---!---~2~-!·----~I---1-----s5---1-----33--- Manslaughter- Attempted Murder • • • • . • . • . • I by Homicide ...... 2 2 2 2 l by Motor Vehicle 3 3 I I 4 4 Manslaughter ...... by Homicide 14 14 6 6 8 8 TOTAL HOMICIDE ...... 5 5 2 2 2 2 9 9 by Motor Vehicle 14 25 23 10 9 15 SERIOUS ASSAULT ...... 10 6 27 26 10 II 35 30 82 73 TOTAL HOMICIDE 125 - 84 81 139 MINOR ASSAULT •• 14 12 57 56 28 27 57 41 156 136 6 6 49 38 ...... SERIOUS ASSAULT 206 178 62 48 120 106 i11 ROBBERY .. .. 2 I 5 5 4 2 II 8 24 24 ...... MINOR ASSAULT 3 14 6 9 3 5 RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE ...... 3 3 .. .. 2 2 5 5 ROBBERY.. •. ., •• 4 9 8 ~ 5 4 4 I OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES .. .. 10 3 11 10 8 8 47 20 76 41 RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE 101 84 36 32 64 51 BREAKING AND ENTERING- OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES .. Dwellings ...... 158 44 64 19 81 21 394 53 697 137 18 6 207 51 423 97 648 154 BREAKING AND ENTERING t Shops ...... 86 22 60 32 81 29 19S 61 422 144 Dwellings ., •. •. •• I I 5 2 101 39 186 61 292 102 ! Other Premises ...... 198 61 82 31 100 16 263 S6 643 164 Shops I 18 16 210 75 501 II7 729 208 TOTAL BREAKING AND ENTERING 442 127 206 82 262 66 852 170 1762 445

Other Premises 1.;. 1 MALICIOUS DAMAGE ...... 172 47 116 52 86 30 261 74 635 203 ~·~·~~·~·J ___ ~~_I ___~2~4~-\---~5~1~8---\---~1~65~-I.--l~II~0~_1 ___~2~7~5 ___1 __ 1~6~69~-\.--~46J64~- t , TOTAL BREAKING AND ENTERI~G.. :: : 35 310 110 485 216 839 361 STEALING AND UNLAWFUL USE OF 50 29 53 25 59 30 204 59 366 143 MALICIOUS DAMAGE.. .. I MOTOR VEHICLES 536 212 i 62 340 146 STEALING (Excluding Motor Vehicles) 669 277 450 187 281 106 1950 619 3350 1189 STEALING AND UNLAWFUL USE OF 10 4 186 MOTOR VEHICLES .. ., •. •. 1222 448 1981 733 34Il FALSE PRETENCES 86 70 69 53 62 61 185 134 402 318 95 41 1335 ...... STEALING (Excluding Motor Vehicles) •. 523 314 250 630 RECEIVING .• 20 20 30 30 3 3 29 29 82 82 43 37 273 236 ...... FALSE PRETENCES 57 - 45 45 57 POSSESSION OF PRopi:tTY SUS- 2 2 10 10 RECEIVING I PECfED STOLEN 3 3 11 II 2 2 22 22 38 38 45 45 POSSESSlON OF PROPERTY SUSPECfED 15 15 30 30 DRUG OFFENCES •• ...... 97 97 99 98 56 S6 392 391 644 642 STOLEN ...... 370 779 779 30 379 379 370 PROSTITUTION OFFENCES ...... DRUG OFFENCES • . . . •• .. 30 .. VAGRANCY •...... 3 3 S 5 7 7 12 12 27 27 PROSTITUTION OFFENCES ., ';0 10 2 2 25 25 37 37 STOCK OFFENCES ...... 8 3 30 2S 5 I 15 10 58 39 VAGRANCY ...... 80 80 42 28 84 73 206 181 DRINK DRIVING OFFENCES " .. 276 276 295 295 262 262 714 714 1547 1547 STOCK OFFENCES 106 106 803 803 1231 1231 2140 2140 DISQUALIFIED DRIVING .. .. 22 22 31 31 18 18 611 66 137 137 DRINK DRIVING OFFENCES . ALL OTHER OFFENCES .. .. 68 56 100 66 65 56 197 172 430 350 TOTAL 1950 1051 1600 1061 1221 751 5046 2569 9817 5432 D ___G____ ..____ " _____ " I ___ __ ...... ALL::~=Q~U~A~L=IF=I~E~D~D~RI_VIN OTHER OFFENCES ...... 1- 542:4:~_1- -;3~8--1-~~22~2~-1-~,1;.89~-!-~~2\g676--\·---=23~7--_1_~~5=30~_1.--~4~6~4---446 4337 2652 6697 4014 11 576 7112 TOTAL ...... 92 93

APPENDIX 6 APPENDIX 7 GENERAL CRIME-continued GENERAL CRIME-continued VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES REPORTED AND CLEARED WITHIN THE SOUTHERN VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES REPORTED AND CLEARED WITHIN THE SOUTH REGION DURING 1981-82 EASTERN REGION DURING 1981 82

Region Beenleigh Charleville Dalby Roma Toowoomba Warwick I Gold Coast Region Type of Offence Type of Offence No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Reported CI.ared Reported Cleared Reported Cleared Reported Cleared Reported Cleared Reported Cleared No. No. No. No. Reported Cleared Reported Cleared Reported ------.~- --- Cleared HOMICIDE- HOMICIDE- ., ., Murder , ., Murder ...... " ...... " ...... , .. .. ------" 4 4 4 4 Attempted Murder ...... 1 1 .. .. 3 3 1 1 3 3 8 8 Attempted Murder •• ...... , ., .. ------. " " I I I I Manslaughter------Manslau""ter- by Homicide by Homicide .• ...... , .. ., ., ., .. .. " ., ...... 1 ------1 1 1 2 2 by Motor Vehiclo ...... S 5 1 I 6 6 by Motor Vehicle .. .. ., .. .. 1 " " ------" 1 13 13 14 14 TOTAL HOMICIDE ...... I 1 .. .. 3 3 6 6 4 4 14 14 TOTAL HOMICIDE .. .. ., ...... 2 ------2 19 19 21 21 SERIOUS ASSAULT ...... 13 14 11 10 14 14 74 65 20 17 132 120 SERIOUS ASSAULT ...... , ., .. 103 78 104 63 207 141 ------)62 MINOR ASSAULT •. MINOR ASSAULT .. .. " .. IS 16 30 31 22 22 88 74 24 19 179 ...... 106 .. 61 189 119 295 180 ------ROBBERY ROBBERY ...... 1 1 ., .. 2 2 1 .. 4 3 .. " ...... 17 1 ------31 8 48 9 RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE .. .. 1 1 1 1 2 2 .. . . 4 4 8 8 RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE ...... , 6 ------5 8 2 14 7 3 3 --- 8 8 11 11 37 29 8 70 S9 OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES .. .. It ...... 68 35 97 42 ------. 165 77 BREAKING AND ENTERING------BREAKING AND ENTERING Dwellings •• •• •• Dwellings ...... 23 17 39 11 37 20 345 164 72 7 516 219 " .. ., .. ., 536 94 1529 149 2065 243 ------Shops Shops ., ...... S 7 22 5 14 13 156 69 41 6 241 IOU " .. " " ...... 270 54 ------484 66 754 120 26 52 25 34 ---261 ---76 67 14 440 148 -Other Premises Other Premises •• .. " .. .. 19 14 ...... 559 .. 129 755 73 1314 202 ------TOTAL BREAKING AND ENTERING TOTAL BREAKING AND ENTERING .. 57 43 113 41 85 47 762 309 180 27 ! 197 467 ...... 1365 277 ------2768 288 4133 565 MALICIOUS DAMAGE 32 27 74 32 48 36 ---496 144 ---109 29 759 268 MALICIOUS DAMAGE .. I ...... 513 85 ------770 151 1283 236 STEALING AND UNLAWFUL USE OF STEALING AND UNLAWFUL USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES 389 136 MOTOR VEHICLES 17 16 25 8 15 to 235 132 34 II 326 177 913 131 1302: 267· STEALING (Excluding Motor Vehicles) ., ------...... 1892 653 5342 STEALING (Excluding Mot0r Vehicles) 114 ---71 304 92 174 122 1612 661 ---300 ---107 ---2504 1053 .. 1021 723'1 1674 FALSE PRETENCES ------...... 210 153 FALSE PRETENCES .. .. . 9 7 48 ---34 27 ---25 347 ---330 ---47 --- 42 ---478 438 872 478 1082 631 .. . RECEIVING ------...... 57 57 79 RECEIVING ...... 8 8 2 2 ------7 7 49 49 6 6 72 72 79 136 136 POSSESSION OF PROPERTY SUSPECTED STOLEN ------.. 15 15 49 POSSESSION OF PROPERTY SUSPECTED 1 1 . , ...... 5 5 2 2 8 8 49 64 64 STOLEN DRUG OFFENCES ...... 275 ------...... 275 1275 1274 1550 1549 DRUG OFFENCES ...... 4 4 31 31 38 38 69 68 61 61 203 202 PROSTITUTION OFFENCES .. .. 27 ...... 27 97 97 124 124 ------VAGRANCY .. PROSTITUTION OFFENCES " .. " .. .. ., ., .. 4 4 .. . . 4 4 ...... I ...... I II 11 12 12 ------STOCK OFFENCES I VAGRANCY ...... 2 2 2 2 5 5 8 8 4 4 21 21 ...... 44 34 10 ------4 54 38 STOCK OFFENCES ...... 20 19 50 26 42 34 18 12 19 5 149 96 DRINK DRIVING OFFENCES ...... 1193 .. .. 1193 938 938 2131 2131 ------DISQUALIFIED DRIVING DRINK DRIVING OFFENCES .. .. 125 125 285 285 214 214 665 665 258 258 1547 1547 ...... 128 128 63 ------63 191 191 DISQUALIFIED DRIVING ...... 16 16 22 22 27 27 61 61 26 26 152 152 ALL OTHER OFFENCES ...... 313 258 ------.. 430 319 743 577 26 ---2:1' 59 ------49 ------262 63 ------466. 394 TOTAL ALL OTHER OFFENCES .. .. " 54 56 211 57 ...... 6724 3474 ------14065 5156 20789 8630 TOTAL ...... •. I 464 397 1066 680 790 666 4800 2835 1173 687 8293 5265 I 94 95

APPENDIX 8 GENERAL CR.IME-continued APPENDIX 9 GENERAL CR~ontinued VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES REPORTED AND CLEARED WITHIN THE NORTH VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF BRISBANE REGION DURING 1981-82 CRIMINAL OFFENCES REPORTED AND CLEARED WlfHIN THE SOUTH. BRISBANE REGION DURING 1981-82 Brisbane Fortitude Valley Redclifie Region Type of Offence Ipswich Oxley South Brisbane Wynnum Region Type of Offence No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. I Reported Cleared Reported Cleared Reported Cleared Reported Cleared No. No. No. No, No. No. Reported Cleared Reported Cleared No. No. No. Reported Cleared Reported I Cleared IReported No. I Cleared HOMICIDE- , Murder 2 2 3 3 HOMICIDE- ...... 2 2 7 7 Murder I I ...... I I 3 Attempted Murder .. .. 6 6 .. 3 I I I 6 ...... 6 6 Attempted Murder •• .. 5 ...... 3 3 I Manslaughter- 4 4 I I 8 8 by Homicide ...... Manslaughter ! .. by Homicide ...... by Motor Vehicle .. .. 3 3 3 3 5 ...... 2 2 2 .. .. 5 II II by Motor Vehicle 2 ...... 7 7 4 I TOTAL HOMICIDE .. II II 6 6 7 4 4 4 3 3 18 ...... 7 24 24 TOTAL HOMICIDE 18 ...... 8 8 10 SERIOUS ASSAULT ...... 127 87 118 86 95 10 9 9 7 6 34 81 340 254 SERIOUS ASSAULT 33 ...... 50 38 53 MINOR ASSAULT ,. .. 287 196 279 198 128 44 165 121 22 23 .290 .. .. 114 694 508 MINOR ASSAULT •. 226 , ...... 99 60 117 99 ROBBERY ...... 64 20 63 14 12 5 287 195 35 26 538 380 139 39 ROBBERY ...... 9 I 16 4 82 22 RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE .. .. 9 9 10 9 7 7 26 15 4 3 III 30 RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE .. 3 I 3 2 I OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES •. .. .. 136 74 109 57 82 63 25 22 2 I 32 27 I 327 194 OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES .. .. 75 63 58 32 I BREAKING AND ENTERING- 241 102 19 15 393 212 Dwellings ...... 1211 207 1065 130 BREAKING AND ENTERING ! ...... 453 126 2729 463 Dwellings I - ...... 408 88 594 Shops ...... 317 64 419 59 128 1939 208 345 49 3286 .. .. 214 72 950 195 Shops 473 ...... 118 17 153 36 Other Premises .. .. ,. 572 82 851 84 437 491 102 167 43 929 .. .. 118 1860 284 Other Premises 198 ...... 373 57 538 91 TOTAL BREAKING AND ENTERING .. 2100 353 2335 273 1104 316 1054 171 314 60 2279 379 5539 942 TOTAL BREAKING AND ENTERING 899 162 1285 I MALICIOUS DAMAGE •...... 749 162 811 180 594 255 3484 481 826 152 6494 1050 178 2154 520 MALICIOUS DAMAGE I I ...... 428 93 456 85 STEALING AND UNLAWFUL USE OF 1083 220 313 61 2280 459 MOTOR VEHICLES 539 III 560 112 257 102 1356 STEALING AND UNLAWFUL USE OF I I 325 MOTOR VEHICLES •. • . , • 230 50 336 96 STEALING (Excluding Motor Vehicles) .• .. 4385 1787 4323 1852 2144 837 713 174 179 44 1458 364 10852 4476 STEALING (Excluding Motor Vehicles) .. 1493 569 1345 497 I FALSE PRETENCES ...... 1599 1258 1074 874 284 4795 1649 1255 489 8888 3204 223 2957 2355 FALSE PRETENCES I ...... 268 230 345 I I RECEIVING ...... 64 64 63 63 110 316 1189 929 212 180 2014 110 237 237 RECEIVING •. 1655 , ...... 19 19 70 POSSESSION OF PROPERTY SUSPECTED 70 121 121 32 32 242 I I POSSESSION 242 STOLEN 72 71 47 47 17 17 136 I 135 OF PROPERTY SUS- I I PECTED STOLEN ...... 20 21 16 16 DRUG OFFENCES ...... 777 776 457 454 321 321 66 66 15 15 117 118 1555 1551 DRUG OFFENCES •• .. I .. .. 127 127 201 200 I PROSTITUTION OFFENCES ...... 42 42 221 221 22 892 892 182 182 1402 1401 "I I 22 285 285 PROSTITUTION OFFENCES .. .. - VAGRANCY ...... 13 13 18 18 3 ...... 153 153 .. 153 3 34 34 VAGRANCY .. I .. 153 ...... 3 3 3 STOCK OFFENCES ...... 7 6 5 4 24 3 13 13 5 5 24 I 15 36 25 STOCK OFFENCES I I 24 ...... 37 19 11 DRINK DRIVING OFFENCES .. .. 2048 2048 I 811 1811 1310 1310 9 18 12 7 3 73 43 5169 5169 DRINK DRIVING OFFENCES I DISQUALIFIED DRIVING .. .. 877 877 709 709 2993 2993 .. .. 121 121 132 132 153 153 4(16 406 701 701 5280 5280 I I DISQUALIFIED DRIVING 85 I I .. .. 85 81 81 ALL OTHER OFFENCES ...... 656 519 839 692 339 278 1834 225 225 61 61 452 452 "I I 1489 ALL OTHER OFFENCES •• I I 184 TOTAL ...... 137 233 180 948 758 .. .. " .. .. -I 13806 7728 13281 7103 7013 4162 34100 18993 111 74 1476 1149 I 1 I I TOTAL ...... 4914 I I I .. .. 2565 5347 2707 17502 9157 3988 I, I I I I 2073 I 31751 I 16502 q l \ :1 \ 96 l 97 1 \ .J I I I I' I APPENDIX 11 APPENDIX 10 GOOD ORDER OFFENCES AREAS. POPULATIONS, STRENGTHS AND CRIME CATEGORIZING VARIOUS OFFENCES WITHIN EACH DISTRICT AND COMPARING THE ANNUAL DISTRICT I! INDIVIDUAL POLICE DISTRICTS-1982 TOTAL FOR 1981-82 WITH THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS 'j Established Strenglh as at 30-6-1982 Population Total for District as at Selected General Good Percentage Region/District Area 30-6-1982 Crime Crime Order Population Evade Detective Tech- km' (approxi­ Offences Growth Drunk- Language Disorderly Resist Evade Cab 1979-80 Uniformed and nical Civilian Total 1981-82 1981-82 District Fare Rail Fare 1981-82 1980-81 mately) 1981-82 (1979··80) enness Conduct Arrest P.C. Sc~~1ifiC .- I ------1---·1------1---1---1·---1---1----1--- 13158 FAR NORTHERN REGION- 957 190 280 14 8 11662 14347 Brisbane ...... 10213 342 322 391 Cairns ., ., 130 22 3 24 179 113000 86000 2507 7424 4702 3'0 163 103 8 57 6 5 Innisfail.. .. : : : : 45 8 9 62 17 000 28 000 285 972 262 Beenleigh .. ., .. 380 356 407 -0'4 ., 332 30 5 12 1 .. Mareeba •. 54 8 6 68 205 000 31000 368 1402 2860 1'7 Bundaberg ., .. 4702 3801 4044 TOTAL 229 38 39 309 335000 145000 3160 9798 7824 ., 4335 198 57 107 5 .. 2'0 Cairns .. .. ., 3 508 543 413 Charleville ., .. .. 396 59 18 32 NORTHERN REGION- 18 1 253 223 301 Mount Isa ., 77 13 1 7 98 345000 34000 857 2694 3449 ., .. 178 43 13 .. -2'2 Dalby .. 30 18 1176 * Townsville • . : : 246 38 5 29 318 147 000 150 000 3276 9671 3149 0'2 Fortitude Valley .. 702 145 281 * TOTAL " 323 51 6 36 416 492 000 .. * 132 5 1487 1336 1451 184000 4133 12365 6598 -0'2 Gold Coast .. .. 1065 238 47 .. 2675 113 62 62 .. .. 3159 3147 CENTRAL REGION- Gympie ., .. ., 2922 364 Longreach •• • 47 4 1 26 9 21 3 .. 262 241 4 56 227000 14000 100 542 266 0·6 Innisfail ., .. 203 832 992 Mackay" " .: 106 13 2 14 135 55 000 100000 1050 4337 1323 2·4 "! 116 21 51 9 .. 842 Rockhampton •. • • 195 27 6 23 251 137 000 Ipswich ...... 645 266 280 321 154000 1872 6697 2923 3·6 ., 178 46 15 27 ., .. TOTAL ., •. 348 44 9 41 442 419 000 268000 3022 11 576 4512 3·0 Longreach .. .. 8 1 1323 1220 717 Mackay ., .. .. 1055 161 26 72 NORTH COAST REGION- 43 1 .. 2860 1520 1506 Bundaberg •• • 64 Mareeba ...... 2678 94 44 242 7 2 6 79 27000 64000 588 1950 380 -0'9 19 23 1 .. 313 327 Gympie.. •. .: :: 72 9 9 90 16000 47000 365 1600 3159 2'1 Maryborough .. .. 225 45 4452 52 6 "2 197 56 71 ., 1 3449 4357 9 69 10 000 42000 400 1221 313 0'5 Mount Isa ., .. .. 3124 628 699 235 ~~'ih7~~O~~t :: :: .. 90 12 II 113 3 000 106000 1284 5046 488 11·7 305 175 20 118 10 .. TOTAL ., .. :: 278 34 4 35 351 S6000 259 000 2637 9817 4340 Oxley ., .. .. 2 1048 817 892 4·2 Redcliffe .. .. 758 149 44 89 6 109 8 6 2923 3172 2551 SOUTHERN REGION- Rockharnpton .. .. 2522 218 60 Charleville .• • 41 5 1 47 228000 II 000 98 464 508 -0'4 26 .. 484 659 694 Dalby .. .. .: Roma ., .. .. 371 69 18 .. ,.. ,.. 50 5 7 62 32 000 30000 199 1066 253 -1'1 ,.. 589 82 297 35 3 1006 Roma ., ., 49 7 "2 4 62 113 000 21000 146 790 484 -0'3 South Brisbane .. .. 488 235 176 Toowoomba ., 99 16 4 14 133 10 000 108 000 1426 4800 918 0·4 340 86 16 45 1 .. Warwick Sunshine Coast .. .. 918 757 820 62 5 8 75 27000 36000 290 1 173 345 -1'0 684 106 46 77 5 .. TOTAL 301 38 6 34 379 410000 206000 2159 8293 2508 Toowoomba .. .. 3 3149 3507 4411 -0'2 Townsville ., .. .. 2800 187 36 112 11 29 .. 345 384 324 SOUTH-EASTERN REGION- Warwick .. .. 247 56 13 .. Beenleigh ., • 82 14 12 108 3 000 114000 2092 6724 342 .. 3 .. 281 369 356 Gold Coast . • • : .• 5'7 Wynnum ...... 184 54 7 33 168 34 5 22 229 1000 180000 4715 14065 1487 11'6 TOTAL .. .. :: 250 48 5 34 337 4000 294000 6807 20789 1829 9'0 163 50 44254 43451 41893 TOTAL .. .. 35923 4817 1077 2224 NO~TH BRISBANE REGION- Bflsbane ••• 273 24 298 500 169000 4449 13806 II 662t t-4 Fortitude Valley • : : : 153 16 169 200 173000 4166 13281 1176t -1,3 ,.. Included in Brisbane District Figure. Redcliffe.. .• 117 17 134 3300 147000 1766 7013 1048 3·0 TOTAL •• 543 57 601 4000 489000 10381 34100 13886 0·8 SOUTH BRISBANE REGION- Ipswich ., ., • 95 16 17 129 7000 107000 1467 4914 842 1'0 Oxley " " .: :: 67 8 75 200 94000 2047 5347 628 2'7 South Brisbane •• 152 25 178 200 221000 5667 17502 1006t -0·6 Wynnum .• 61 '7 68 600 96000 1252 3988 281 6'4 TOTAL " 375 17 57 450 8000 518000 10433 31751 2757 1-5 NORTH BRISBANE AND SOUTH BRISBANE REGIONAL FUI'o'C- nONS.. ., 463 428 74 965 TOTAL NORTH BRISBANE AND SOUTH BRISBANE REGIONS •. 1381 446 188 2016 12000 1 007 000 20814 65851 16643 1-1 STATE. TOTAL (Excluding State Functions) •. •. •• •• 3110 699 34 407 4250 1 728 000 2 363 000 42732 138489 44254 2'3 STATE FUNCTIONS (Commissioner'S Office, etc.) ., " ,. •• 400 47 105 267 819 TOTAL 3510 746 139 674 S 069 1 728 000 2 363 000 42732 138489 44 254 tDrunkenoss figures for Fort't d V II , u e a ey ·-=;d~S=-;:'-:=;-:--~::--:---:-~-:----':---.J...---"!"-'---~--an outh Bnsbane D,slncts ,ncluded In Brisbane District figure.

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APPENDIX 13 APPENDIX 12 KNOWN JUVENILE INVOLVEMENT IN GENERAL CRIME YEARS NUMBER OF KNOWN JUVENILE OFFENDERS, HOW THEY WERE DEALT WITH, Total number of offences cleared Total number of offences in which AGE GROUPINGS, AND PERCENTAGE OF ALL OFFENDERS Type of Offence juveniles involved Percentage of offences cleared FOR THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80 1981-82 Age Grouping of Juvenile Offenders HOMICIDE 1980-81 1979-80 Murder .. .. " .. 31 36 33 2 2 1 6 How Juveniles Dealt with Attempted Murder I 6 3 14 years and Total Under 10 10 years and 12 years and .. .. 37 44 31 Juvenile under under under Offenders Juvenilo 1 .. 1 3 Type of Offence Offenders years 12 years 14 years Manslaughter .. 3 17 years ,\~~~tni~d Offer-ders by Homicide ...... 10 2 3 1 .. 1 by Motor Vehicle I I 10 .. 33 Arrested Sum- Male Fe- Male Fe- Male Fe- Male Fe­ .. .. 79 61 63 1 Imonsed lOned~aut- male male male male 1 .. 1 2 TOTAL HOMICIDE .. .. 157 .. ------
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------:------1------1----- 143 130 5 3 3 3 2 2 SERIOUS ASSAULT .. ., 1337 1130 - HOMICIDE­ 1007 90 63 70 Murder 2 2 2.. 34 6 i 6 7 I .. .. ., ...... MINOR ASSAULT .. .. 1979 1832 1648 191 148 144 Attempted Murder ., .. .. 1.. ---..----.-. -,--.-. ---.-. -1--.-. ---.-. ---.-. ----1-__._._1. _____ 32__ 1 _____ 3_ ROBBERY .. 10 8 9 ...... 122 107 99 20 15 15 16 14 --M-~~-.:~-~-~-j~-i~--;-----.-.--.-.--.-. 1--- -1--..--1------..----.-. -'--.-. - .. I ...... I 1 _'_'_1.___ _1 ____ _ RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE 105 15 1 1 10 10 96 76 9 11 12 9 11 16 OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES .. 785 875 by Motor Vehicle ., . . .. , I . . 1...... 1. . 69 1 803 130 107 91 BREAKING AND ENTERING I 17 12 11 Dwellings.. .• .• .. 2127 2029 1631 1234 I 153 870 Shops ., 58 57 53 -~-~-;-~-~-:-;-:-i-~-~-~-:-:-:---.-: :---:-I'---l-:-~-I·---::-1 -I---:-:--~-~-:-I·--~-I ',:: I ,':; .:: __~:_I._· S_;~_I---II _~:_:_I!---I-:- ...... 1189 1121 889 705 650 434 Other Premises 59 58 49 .. " .. 2037 1977 1435 1204 1236 782 59 R...... :O_B_B_E_R_Y ____ ._. ___ ._. ___._. ____.._,I _____29__ ----2-6----._.__ 3 1'...... 5.. __22_1 ____1_1 ____1_56_ ___1_9_ TOTAL BREAKING 63 54 1 AND 1 1 ENTERING " .. 5353 RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE .. I 8 8.. •. ..,.. .• .. .. __8_ ___, ._1 ___ 1_04 __ 1 ____ 8_ .. 5127 3955 3143 3039 1 2086 59 59 53 MALICIOUS DAMAGE .. .. 2594 2199 I 2312 OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES.. 117 30 7 ---8-0---.-.-,--.-.- 1,--.-.-29" .. __8_7_1--'-'-1---56-1-11---2-1- 635 498 568 24 STEALING AND UN LA WFUL 23 25 -B-~-Ew-~-~-i~-~-~-A-N-.~-E-NT-.-.E-RI-~-~----.-. 1--9-4-2-1--4-2-5-1---7-~1~1--:-~-:---::; 32 481 54 1534 61 USE. OF MOTOR VEHICLES 1900 1656 1723 829 603 578 44 36 STEALING (Excluding Motor 34 Shops ...... 642 I 344 I . . --m-,~ ---3-----s4 ---7-127 ---u- 3s5 __26_.1 ___1 0_6_9_ .____ 6_0_ Vehicles) 14721 1 13974 12854 6215 6012 5339 42 43 42 ~=O=t=h~er=p=r=em==is=es=====.=.===.=.====.=. ~~====96=6=-_:-_-_-_-3=2=9=1 5 632 77 6 125 6 I--=:!. 10 488 __2_6_ __1_6_79_ ___5_8_ FALSE PRETENCES .. .. 6417 6385 1 1 6812 303 275 280 RECEIVING 5 4 4 TOTAL BREAKING .. AN.D.I I " .. .. 1048 1048 835 _E_N._T_E_R_IN__ G__ ._. ___ ._. ______~.--2-5-50-:I--l-0-9-8-1---12-I-l-44-0-- -..:::..~ ~~~~ 1 354 _1_06_ ___4_2_8_2_ .__ 6_0_ 389 341 299 37 1 1 POSSESSION OF PROPERTY I 33 36 MALICIOUS DAMAGE ., .. 533 100 11 422 43 2 73 8 135 11 234 27 2063 26 - SUSPECTED SrOLEN •. 494 4G8 ------·I----I~----I----I------1----·1---- 490 51 45 51 STEALING AND UNLAWFUL USE DRUG OFFENCES 10 10 10 7 5 " .. 7509 5673 4502 OF MOTOR VEHICLES .. . . 738 537 194 6 2 83 3 604 35 1737 42 125 116 61 2 PROSTITUTION OFFENCES 2 I 580 742 880 I. ··1 I 1 .. .. 1 S ___ __ 25 504 1201 815 1864 _1_2_0_3_ __1_2_3_60_ ---4-8- VAGRANCY- .. .. _T_~_eA_h_~_·cI_I~_? ~~_X_C_Iu_~_:n_g_._._M_o_t_~~_1 5_9_2_5_1.--7-44-.!--1-5-1.-5-16-6-~ ~ I ...... 187 230 276 1 1 I 8 6 4 4 FALSE PRETENCES .. 202 29 I 172 1 ~ 8 3 31 12 107 39 1578 13 STOCK OFFENCES 3 I .. " 490 283 249 9 8 3 2 3 R-=E_C_r._IV_IN_G__ ._. __ ._. ___._. __.._1----2-67-1---7-4-1---3--1--1-90- 4 ___2____ 11_ I ~ __14_~1--33-1----7-0-0-1.--3-8- DRINK DRIVING OFFENCES •. 20621 I 1 19408 16756 26 32 18 1 1 1 POSSESSION OF PROPERTY DISQUALIFIED DRIVING t 852 SUSPECTED STOLEN .. ., 31 20 4 7 .... 6 .. 23 2 352 9 .. 1621 1340 3 I ------!----I------I------" 1 I ALL OTHER OFFENCES .. 5245 3946 I .. DRUG OFFENCES .. .. •• 93 41 2 50 ...... 5 1 72 15 5086 2 3381 337 328 341 =------1----1----1------1---1----1--- I 6 8 10 TOTAL .• .. .. 73496 66943 PROSTITUTION OFFENCES . . 1 .. . . I... . . • . . .• . . . . 1 556 1 " I 60128 12519 11 651 9963 I 17 17 I 17 I I I VAGRANCY •. ---..---- ..----. -. 1----- 7-1------5--1----..-- --2- . . -.-.-.-:-;- --.-.- --.-.- --.-.- 4 3 163 4 STOCK OFFENCES •. 14 2.. --1-2---..--- .•-1- .. ---.-. ----1-'-.. - 13 .. 341 4 D-R-IN-K-D-ru:-·iVI-.. -N-G-O-F-F-E-N-C-E-S-.-.-!I----2-2-1----2-0-1---2-:"---••---1-- •.- --..--- .. - --..--- .•-1-.-. --n ., , 19791 1

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APPENDIX 14 APPENDIX i6 CLASS OF DRUGS PROSTITUTION, LIQUOR, GAMING AND BETTING OFFENCES VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF PROSTITUTION, LIQUOR, GAMING AND BETTING OFFENCES WIn-ITN VA~~~~ CJ;t:J~~E~FDfJ:r.~~S 1~~P-~f.IAJ6~pl"iIg QUEENSLAND DURING 1981-82, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS WITH THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS - -- 1981-82 Class 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80 1980-81 1979-80 PROSTITUTION_ Natural Narcotic ...... 151 117 99 Use massage parlour for purpose of prostitution Keep premises for prostitution .. " " " .. 393 Synthetic Narcotic . , .. .. 124 46 41 " .. .. 562 Live off p:roceeds of prostitution " " .. .. 147 793 Stimulant- " .. 149 Solicit for immoral purposes " .. " .. 38 69 Amphetamine ...... 13 1 7 " ...... 24 13 .. " 2 Other ...... 13 2 3 TOTAt 7 5 " " ..' Depressant- " " " " " .. " 580 Barbiturate " .. .. 12 26 22 LIQUOR- 742 880 Other ...... 7 3 Hallucinogen ...... 4397 3528 2870 Offences committed by persons under 18 years Offences committed on licensed premises ...... 305 Consume liquor in public place " ...... 303 194 TOTAL .. " 55 .. " .. 4710 3727 3045 " " .. .. 140 60 "1 Possession of liquor in vicinity of dance halI .. " 410 ...... 362 397 - Sell liquor without a license " " 45 Miscellaneous liquor offences " " ...... 97 117 ...... " .. 51 75 " .. GO 80 TOTAL .. .. 38 85 .. " '" ...... " . . 926 GAMING- 1015 933 Unlawfully in common gaming house " ...... APPENDIX 15 Keep common gaming house .. " .. 26 Bet/Play at unlawful game .. " .. .. 4 30 .. .. " 1 .. " .. .. 4 I Miscellaneous gaming offences .. " . . 47 TYPE OF DRUGS " .. " 97 55 " .. " 26 TOTAL 37 25 OF HARD AND SOFT DRUGS " " .. " " " .. " .. " 100 VAtJsf~~~Iii~p!~1~ ~~~~ T~¥~~~~~o8su~~g BETTING- 142 III YEARS Use common betting house ...... Betting in a public place " .. .. " .. " .. " S .. " .. 19 Act as a bookmaker elsewhere than on a racecourse, &c. " .. .. 7 Type 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80 Miscellaneous betting offences .. .. " 2 6 .. " " 14 " " .. " 3 10 TOTAL 20 33 " " ...... HARD DRUGS- .. .. " 5 Heroin ...... 123 102 83 49 68 Cocaine ...... 10 2 3 Morphine ...... 16 9 12 Other hard drugs ...... 161 68 59 TOTAL ...... 310 181 157 SOFf DRUGs- Cannabis ...... 4072 3304 2666 Tetrahydrocannabinol, (HashIsh) 273 181 171 Psilocybe·cubensis, (Mushroom) 30 33 19 Other soft drugs .. .. " 25 28 32 TOTAL ...... 4400 3546 2888 TOTAL HARD AND SOFfDRUGS 4710 3727 3045

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APPENDIX 19 COMPLAINTS ATTENDED BY RAPE S DURING 1981--82 COMPARED WITH QUAD PERSONNEL , THE PREVIOUS YEAR WHERE NO PROCEEDINGS COMMENCED COMPLAINTS ATTENDED BY RAPE SQUAD PERSONNEL DURING 1981-82, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR Type of Offence R.eason tor not Proceeding Rape ------with Complaint Attempted Rape Sodom --:r---·1-----' I AGE OF FEMALE PERSONS INTERVIEWED IN CONNECITON WITH ALLEGED SEX OFFENCES I y ncest rndec~ntly Aggravated Total ---1------______. Deahng Assault 1981-82 1980-81 _-=-~-----...:...1_19_8...:1-85:.....2 1980-81 1981-82 1980-81 ~ 1980-81 1981-82 1980-81 1981_82/11980-81 1981-82 1 1980-81 1981-82/1980-8 ~o offence committed Age 3 1 1 Number Percentage Number Percentage ~:::::::::::nce:: :: : --1-1----..- 1 :: "I I :: I:: :: "I --::---"-2--+1 I: Under 12 years ...... 33 17 23 13 False complaint " " 8 I: "2 " --"-__" ___ " ___ " ___ ,,_1 __"_--"---,,---3- 8 Reluctance to give evidence.. .. -'-'_. --"- 1 " "I 1 --3-1--1- --1-4-' 17 12-16 years ...... , .. ., ...... 52 28 44 26 :-:--:::-~_=---==:::':"":':"'1_-.:28~ 15 2 1 1 ------___ Medicalcondition.. .. 5 _____. ______,,___ 1 ___ ,,_ 2" 2 1 I 36 17 _-=-_____--=_1_-..:::.....1. __5:.-'._.~._" " 2 ------Over 16 years ...... " ...... 104 55 104 61 TOTAL " " " 58 57 I 5 --3----1-1--"-1---"-2----2---"-2---"-2----~-1--"-4-1~1 6: TOTAL ...... *189 *100 *171 *100

* Includes all female persons directly involved in investigations.

APPENDIX 20 VARIOUS TYPES OF OFFENCES FOUND TO BE SUB STANTIATED AND WHICH REQUIRED • IN\!!:GTIGATION DURING 1981-82, COM~~W:~~~¥~ PREVIOUS YEAR

APPENDIX 18 Type of Offence 1981--82 1980-81 COMPLAINTS ATTENDED BY RAPE SQUAD PERSONNEL DURING 1981--82, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR Rape " .. .. " .. 71 Attempted rape ...... 41 INCIDENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS 8 5 lncest .. .. " .. 4 Attempted incest " . . . . : : 3 Sodomy ...... 1 2 Substantiated Complaints Complaints where No Action 6 9 Number of Complaints where Alcohol or Drug Use Detected Taken or Desired Unlawful carnal knowledge .. 13 Unlawful carnal knowledge-u'n'der 10 18 1981-82 1980-81 1981-82 1980-81 years .. .. 1 Unlawful carnal knowledg~-imb~cile .. 2 Attempted unlawful carnal knowledge .. /.. 1 Aggravated assault .. 2 5 Complainant only ...... 7 5 10 9 25 17 : : : : : : : : 5 1 Offender only ...... 29 12 12 6 ~~~~~tl~ d~ling 38 38 Wilful exposure ...... : : 1 Both parties ...... 15 23 31 31 Assault and robbery ...... 2 2 Attempted uqlaV;'ful killing . . . . 1 1 ., Assault occaslOnmg bodily harm TOTAL ...... 51 40 53 46 Burglary ...... 4 3 7 2 Poss~sion of l?roperty susp'ected 'stolen .. 1 Invas!on of pnva~y ...... 1 Keepmg of premIses for prostitution .. 1 Unlawful use of a motor vehicle 1 Deprivation of liberty .. 4 Assaults other .. 2 TOTAL .. 195 154 104 II

APPENDIX 21

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS QUEENSLAND STATE AND BRISBANE METROPOLITAN ANNUAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS FOR 1981-82, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS - -- 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80

QUEENSLAND- Fatal Accidents . , ., .. .. ., .. " .. . . 523 500 543 Persons Killed ...... , ...... 609 559 605 Injury Accidents :: ...... , ...... ( 8372 8512 8646 Total Reported Accidents .. " ., .. " .. .. 16759 16485 17396 Pedestrians Killed ...... , .. " . . .. 67 75 84 Moving Violations ...... , ., .. " ", 414688 324159 272250

BRISBANE MEmoPOLlTAN- Fatal Accidents ...... " ...... " . . 69 68 109 Persons K.iIIed . , ...... , ...... 75 70 115 Injury Accidents .. . , ...... , ...... 2619 2770 2972 Total Reported Accidents .. .. . , ., ...... 5961 5975 6762 Pedestrians Killed .. .. " . . ., ...... 19 25 30 Moving Violations .. .. " ...... 162143 139291 130166

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

APPENDIX 22

SHOW CAUSE ACTION ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST THE HOLDERS OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE DURING 1981-82, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS

Action 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80

License Cancelled ...... 3762 5240 4621 License Modified " .. .. 70S 690 595 License Suspended .. .. . , .. 4558 5747 4178 Cause Shown .. ., .. 93 82 123 Withdrawal of Privilege .. . , .. 1016 897 859 r r

APPENDIX 23

COMMISSIONER QUEENSLAND POLICE DEPARTMEnli ORGANIZATIONAL CHART as at 30 JUNE 1981

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER I I ASSISTANT ASSISTANT ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER CRIME COMMISSIONER PERSONNEL TRAFFIC AND OPERATIONS AND AND SERVICES TRAINING GENERAL I I I I PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION SECRETARY SPECIAL BRANCH RESEARCH BRANCH BRANCH I I

CHIEF SUPER INTENDENT

I I I I I I I I NORTH SOUTH NORTH SOUTH rNORTHERN FAR NORTHERN CENTRAL I COAST [SOUTHERN EASTERN IBRISBANE BRISBANE 1 I REGION I I REGION I REGION REGION I I REGION I I REGION I REGION I REGION I I I I 1 I I I DISTRICTS DISTRICTS DISTRICTS DISTRICTS DISTRICTS DISTRICTS DISTRICTS DISTRICTS Cairns Mount Isa Longreacn Bundaberg CharlevilJe 8eenleigh Brisbane Ipswich Innislail Townsville Mackay GYmpie Dalby Gold Coast Fortitude Valley Oxley Mareeba Rockhamplon Maryborough Roma Redclifle Wynnum Sunsh ine Coast Toowoomba South Brisbane Warwick

I 1 I I I I I J V I STATIONS -I STATIONS I STATIONS I ISTATIONS I I STATIONS I [~ATiONS STATIONS I r I 1 S I I 106 107

APPENDIX 24 PROMOTIONS A'PPENDIX 25 PROMOTIONS TO VARIOUS RANKS WITHIN THE POLICE APPEALS AGAINST PROMOTIONS FORCE DURING 1981-82, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS APPEALS AGAINST PROMOTIONS TO VARIOUS N.C.O. POSITIONS DURING 1981-82, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80

To Deputy Commissioner .. . . 1 -- 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80 To Assistant Commissioner 3 2 1~ - To Superintendent.. .. 18 41 31 To Inspector ...... 46 Number of promotions To Senior Sergeant .. . . 63 10649 approved to N.C.O. rank 286 ~~ Number of appeals lodged .. 372 254 To Sergeant 11C . • • • 82 186 113 109 267 45 To Sergeant 2/C . . . . 130 Number of promotions appealed against .. . . 1------1------1------79 109 38 Sub-Total .. . . *342 *410 *297 Number of appeals heard .. 3 Results of appeals heard- 5 3 Technical/Scientific Officer Dismissed .. 1 Upheld " .. 3 3 Structure- .. " .. 2 2 To Principal Technical " Officer Grade I .. . . 1 To Senior Technical Officer Grade III .. 2 4 To Senior Technical Officer 2 Grade II .. .. 5 3 To Senior Technical Officer 5 Gradel...... 4 6 To Senior Scientific Officer 1 Grade II ...... 1------1.------1------Sub-Total .. 11 14 8 TOTAL •• 353 424 I 305 APPENDIX 26 * Does not Include those Semor Constables who were PROMOTIONS appointed automatically to the rank of Sergeant 3/C. AVERAGE LENGTH OF SERVICE OF MEMBERS PRO­ MOTED DURING 1981-82, COMPARED WITH THE PRE­ VIOUS YEAR

Rank 1981-82 1980-8]

Superintendent Inspector " " •. 33'1 33-8 Uniformed Senior Sergeant 28'7 31-2 Detective Senior Sergeant 27·3 28-4 All Senior Sergeants .. 24-7 25-9 Uniformed Sergeant ]/C .. 26'7 27-8 Detective Sergeant llC .. 21-4 22-4 All Sergeants llC .. .. 19'4 2]'3 Uniformed Sergeant 2/C .. 20'8 22-1 Detective Sergeant 2/C .. 14'7 15-8 All Sergeants 2/C .. 14'5 ]5·3 14'6 15-7 ! ~ 108 J n 109 ! ); I I 1 !

APPENDIX 29 APPENDIX 27 APPROVED, ESTABLISHED AND ACTUAL STRENGmS ANNUAL WASTAGE OF THE QUEENSLAND POLICE FORCE AT 30th JUNE, 1982, COMPARED WITH STRENGTHS AT 30th JUNE DURING THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS ANNUAlgrA~6t~~U~~gM1981- • Jfi~l~~~E :~:~gBJ1~~g YEARS -. -- 1982 1981 1980 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80 iH Approved .. .. " 4420 4217 4057 Resignations " 67 67 77 Established " .. " 4395 4106 Discharges 5 1 ~ 3961 Dismissals 4 1 1 Actual " .. " 4345 4338 Deaths .. .. 9 6 8 4020 Retired-Medical Board 3 3 10 Approved Strength: Number of Police Officers approved by Retired-Age Limit ., 2 9 31 I Parliament. Retired-Voluntary .. 103 90 83 Established Strength: Number of positions allocated to the TOTAL .. 193 176 211 various establishments. I, Actual Strength: Actual number of slVorn Police Officers.

APPENDIX 30 ESTABLISHED STRENGTHS BY RANK OF THE QUEENSLAND POLICE FORCE AT 30th JUNE, 1982, COMPARED WITH STRENGTHS AT 30th JUNE DURING THE PREVIOUS FOUR YEARS

,I 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 APPENDIX 28 ------1-----______Commissioner .. 1 Deputy Commissioner .. 1 ] ] 1 ANNUAL WASTAGE 1 1 ] 1 1 Assistant Commissioners .. 5 4 ANNUAL WASTAGE FROM THE POLICE FORCE DURI~G 1981-82 Chief Superintendent .. 4 4 3 1 ] ] Superintendents . . . . 21 1 Inspectors ...... 21 23 23 12 ]981 82 Ass!. Supts Insps Snr Sgts Sgts Sgts 3/C Tech. Total I 111 108 109 99 106 Comms. Sgts ] IC 2/C Cons Officer Senior Sergeants . . . . 166 Sergeants llC . . . . 158 15] 14] 128 315 300 273 280 278 I ~ Sergeants 2/C . . . . @3 645 Sergeants 3/C-Constables 633 620 620 Resignations 2 64 67 2953 2762 2664 2663 2682 Discharges .. 5 5 Dismissals .. r Sub·Total ----- 2 2 4 I .. 4256 400] 3 860 3 833 3 832 ] I Deaths 4 3 9 I Reti remen ts­ I Technical Officer Structure­ ------Medical Board 3 3 Principal Technical Officer 1 1 Age Limit 1 1 2 Senior Technical Officers Voluntary 2 15 33 17 ]8 ]8 103 Grade III •. .. 7 I Senior Technical Officers 6 2 2 TOTAL 2 16 33 ]8 20 26 77 193 Grade II " .. 12 I Senior Technical Officers 7 9 9 Grade I .. 21 Technical Officers .. 21 ]6 14 89 66 70 72 Sub·Total -----130 101 97 97 Scientific Officer Structure­ ------Senior Scientific Office r Grade III .. 1 Senior Scientific Officer " .. " .. Grade II " .. 1 Senior Scientific Officer 1 " .. Grade I .. .. ., Scientific Officers ...... 1 , . 8 3 3 3 ---- " Sub·Total 9 4 -- 4 - 4 .. TOTAL ---1--- " 4395 4106 3961 3934 3832

, '!. 110 111

APPENDIX 32 APPOINT1\ffiNTS TO THE POLICE FORCE PROBATIONARY AND CADET APPOINTMENTS AND PERSONNEL INDUCTED FOR 1981-82, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS

1981-82 j - 1980-81 1979-80 Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total ~ PROBATIONARIES- In training 1st July .. ~ Appointed " " .. 86 8 94 227 20 .. " " 120 247 53 5 Inducted.. .. " .. 11 131 323 28 58 " .. 103 351 394 34 In training 30th June " .. 8 111 418 39 428 APPENDIX 31 E AND PLAIN CLOTHES POLICE AS AT 30th " .. .. 457 195 17 JUNE, " 90 11 101 86 8 212 ESTABLISHED STRENGTHS OF UNIFORMED, ~T~gJ~TIFIC OFFICER STRUCTURES), COMPARED 94 227 20 247 1982 (NOT INCLUDING TECHNICAL A UNE DURING PREVIOUS FOUR YEARS WITH CADETS-- STRENGTHS AT 30th J iI Appointed '- i " " .. ' 66 " . " 66 54 I " 54 63 j TOTAL " 63 UNIFORMED POLlCB DETECTIVES PLAIN CLOTHES " .. " " .. 66 " 66 54 .. 54 j PERSONNEL INDUCTED- 63 .. 63 Probationaries " .. 1982 1981' 1980 197911978 1982 1979 1978 1982/1981 1980 1979 1978 III Cadets " " " 103 8 111 ~11980 ...... 418 39 457 195 " 72 .. 72 17 212 ------1------,-- Re-joiners (not appointed Probation aries) 30 .. 30 102 " 6 2 8 4 . . 102 " 4 15 15 Commissioner .. 1 1 1 1 1 ...... :: :: :: ...... TOTAL .. .. " " " " 181 10 191 Deputy Commis~i~ner 1 1 1 1 1 " " ,," .."" .. I 452 39 491 312 Assistant CommIssIoners ~ 17 329 Chief Superintendent .. 5 4 4 4 3 " .. " :: :: " " " " 1 1 1 1 1 " ""2 ",,""" 1 Superintendents .. 19 19 21 23 12 2 2 8 ...... f Inspectors . . . . 93 90 91 99 106 18 18 1 . 28 27 1 . . . . 1 1 Senior Sergeants .. 131 127 121 112 100 34 31 30 47 43 2 2 2 2 2 Sergeants 11C .. . . 256 246 226 231 233 57 10452 94 92 3 5 6 7 12 Sergeants 2/C .. . . 561 536 530 519 516 11 9 ~~ ! Sergeants 3/C- ( Constables 2443 2299 2228 2228 2276 207 216 ~9 ______198 163 303 247 217 237 243_ 1 TOTAL, .. .. 1"3 510 3 324 3 224 3 219 3 249 --:m- 42'3 411 367 325 309 I 254 225 247 258 j! II,I i APPENDIX 33 I i CIVILIAN STAFF 'i I ESTABLISHED STRENGTHS OF PUBLIC SERVANTS AND OTHER CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WITHIN TEE POLICE I DEPARTMENT AT 3

, II I j I I , 1 t .;i I ,'j f /' 112 113

APPENDIX 34

APPENDIX 35 EXPENDITURE ON POLICE BUILDINGS CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS Expenditure for 1981-82 on major projects undertaken by the Department of Works in connection with Police Department buildings was as follows:-

Albany Creek-New Station (Planning) .. $ Ashgrove-Conversion of R~sidence to Office Accommodation 800 Beenl~igh-New Police Station (Planning) 13,262 POPULATION TO POLICE Bowen-Purchase Residences (2) 35,064 NUMBER OF PERSON PER POLICE OFFICER Boyne Island-Purchase Duplex and Residence 54,500 IN THE STATES AND NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Brisbane C.I. Branch Headquarters-Security of Building 135,000 AT 30 JUNE 1982 COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR 1982 Brisbane C.L Branch Headquarters-Internal Alterations 23,299 Brisbane Police Headquarters-Internal Alterations 72,760 Broadbeach-New Police Station (Planning) 56,944 Caboolture-Renovations and Alterations 56,897 600 Capella-Singlemen's Quarters .. 13,566 Chandler-New Station 48,234 Chermside-Conversion of Residence to Office Accommodation 234,393 500 Dajarra-Replace burnt out Station 20,405 Dunwich-Additional Toilets and Improvements (Planning) 42,149 Duaringa-New Station (Planning) 525 GaYndah-New Station (Planning) 2,100 400 I Hughenden-New Watchhouse (Part) 10,101 P, Ipswich- 1 734 , , Old Court Hou&e C.LB. Conversion Remodel and Alterations (Planning) 4,978 ~I Residences (2) 18,595 300 Middlemount- 95,712 New Station and Cell Block Residence .. 75,822 Singlemen's Quarters 10,521 200 Moranbah-Residence 116 ,,~--- Mount Isa-Remodel Watchhouse (Planning) 48 Nanango- 240 New Demountable Office Building 100 Upgrade Cell Block 27,791 Normanton-Charge Room 11,531 Police Academy-Swimming Pool 14,000 OxleY-New District Headquarters 360,992 Redclilfe-New Police Station (Planning) 1,657,444 Rockhampton-Additional Toilet Accommodation (Planning) 29,285 Surfers Paradise-Accommodation for C.I.B. 92 Tambo-New Station 13,640 Tannum Sands-New Station (Planning) 38,564 Tewantin-Extend Store and Exhibit Room 920 Thursday Island-New Station Complex 13,349 Toowong-Conversion of Residence to Office Accommodation 4,771 Torwood-Conversion of Residence to Office Accommodation 24,392 Townsville-New District Headquarters 9,388 Acquisition of Land 383,822 Unallocated Work 279,057 671,039 TOTAL $4,567,842 114

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