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On Thursday, June 6, Ms Evelyn Esposito (formerly Mocker) was awarded the Queensland Police Service Medal as a sign of appreciation for her dedicated service.
The Queensland Police Service Medal is an award approved by the Commissioner and is presented to QPS members who have served 10 years of full-time qualifying service, in recognition of diligent and ethical service.
Ms Esposito left the Service in 1977 after serving in Toowoomba, the Commissioner’s Office and Brisbane City.
Inspector Tony Ridge presented the award at Coorparoo Station to the very appreciative former officer.
Ms Esponsito’s service came at a time when there were less than 300 female Queensland Police officers and only one female Detective.
Congratulations to Evelyn and thank you for your service.

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Detectives from the Centenary Crime Group and Acacia Ridge Criminal Investigation Branch have charged two people with more than 50 offences after police allegedly located stolen property worth approximately $70,000 yesterday.
Detectives investigating recent break-ins involving the alleged theft of electrical cabling and other metals, as well as construction and industrial equipment, executed a search warrant at Katandra Crescent, Bellbird Park yesterday morning.
Police will allege the search uncovered approximately $70,000 worth of stolen property, including mobile phones valued at around $40,000.
Police also seized a homemade firearm and ammunition, drug items, a bathtub, a sink, industrial welders, industrial tools and a significant industrial copper cabling.
Some of the cabling has been linked to an alleged theft that occurred in Coopers Plains in the early hours of May 31.
The phones were allegedly stolen when a flatbed truck was reversed into an Ipswich Road, Oxley department store at around 10.20pm on Wednesday, June 5.
The truck

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Showing off their koalifications
What are your koalafications?
Holland Park officers, Constable Bray and Constable Finegan, were leaving the station to attend a call for service, when they located a young koala sitting in the middle of the southbound lanes of Logan Road.
Hoping the little cutie hadn’t been hit by a car, they stopped, activated their lights and investigated.
The officers assisted the young koala off the road where she then decided to try and scale a telegraph pole.
Constable Finegan jumped into full rescue mode when a small struggle took place to gain control of the fluff ball.
After a very small foot chase they were able to restrain our furry friend in a patrol jacket.
Custody of the newest member of Holland Park aptly named ‘Poh’ was given to the RSPCA who attended the station to collect her.
Luckily Constables Bray and Finegan got to spend some koalaty time having plenty of hugs and pats

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South Brisbane police officers took part in the Long Walk to support Indigenous community members
On Saturday, June 1, officers from across the South Brisbane Police District, along with hundreds of locals, took part in this years Long Walk event beginning at Kurilpa Point Park, which was a joint partnership with AFL Queensland, Deadly Choices and the Brisbane Lions.
Several high profile personalities including three-time premiership winning Brisbane Lion stars Ash McGrath and Chris Johnson along with Olympic Gold Medallist and former politician, Nova Peris and Patrick Johnson who represented Australia at the Olympics in sprinting – walked hand in hand with our officers in support of addressing Indigenous issues and promote Indigenous well-being and culture.
Representatives from the Queensland Police Service walked in uniform as a demonstration of their commitment to the Queensland community and to show that all Queenslander’s deserve respect, equality and fair treatment.
Inspector Michael Dowdy said that the QPS

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On Thursday May 30, officers from the South Brisbane Crime Prevention Unit were joined by their colleagues from the City Rail Squad to meet with commuters at South Bank Train Station.
The aim of the event was to educate commuters on personal safety and police gladly handed out hundreds of flyers to the commuters who use the station each and every day.
Between 7am and 8am, the crowd was mostly workers on their way to work, however most were glad to stop and have a chat with police, getting to know local officers as well as learning about personal safety and what they can do to keep themselves safe, particularly when utilising public transport.
If you missed out, you can find out more by viewing the flyer here.

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On Friday May 31, officers from West End Station were out in support of Fatality Free Friday, an Australian Road Safety Foundation initiative.
With recent events in mind, officers stopped drivers to conduct Roadside Breath Tests whilst promoting the idea of Fatality Free Friday; reminding motorists to exercise care and consideration as they made their way around on the roads.
West End officers would like to thank the community for their efforts towards improving local road safety.

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Five people have been charged with drug trafficking as part of Operation Papa Hierarchy a protracted operation targeting organised illicit drug distribution, particularly methylamphetamine and cocaine in Brisbane’s southside and bayside suburbs.
The 18-month joint operation involved detectives from Cleveland Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) and State Crime Command’s Organised Crime Group.
Early yesterday (June 5) detectives executed five search warrants at addresses in Morningside, Fortitude Valley, Alexander Hills and Birkdale.
Police will allege that during the searches dangerous drugs including cocaine, methylamphetamine, heroin and cannabis were located along with approximately $300,000.00 in cash, eight vehicles with a value of approximately $227,000.00, phones, jewellery and gun cases.
A 32-year-old man from Morningside was charged with four counts of trafficking in dangerous drugs, three counts of possession dangerous drugs and one count of possessing property obtained from trafficking in dangerous drugs.
A 23-year-old man from Morningside was charged with four counts of trafficking in dangerous drugs, three

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Police have arrested four people today, following the culmination of a four-month operation targeting property crime in the South Brisbane, Logan and Gold Coast Districts.
The joint operation involved detectives from South Brisbane, Logan and Gold Coast District CIBs, as well as Logan District Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU), and commenced in February following an increase of break-and-enters around Eight Mile Plains, Sunnybank, Calamvale and Kuraby.
Following a thorough investigation, detectives executed six simultaneous search warrants at Crestmead, Kingston, Park Ridge, Browns Plains, Hollywell and Southport around 7am this morning.
A 50-year-old Crestmead man, a 27-year-old Park Ridge man, a 24-year-old Browns Plains man and a 38-year-old Hollywell man have been arrested.
It’s alleged the men are part of an organised criminal syndicate which orchestrated night-time break and enters across the South Brisbane District, primarily targeting cash and jewellery.
It’s further alleged the syndicate would then melt down the jewellery to

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In the last two weeks, a number of break and enter offences have been reported to police, within the Kuraby area.
Offender/s have been entering homes during night time hours or early in the morning and have been targeting easily accessible items such as handbags, wallets, jewellery, cash and car keys.
Anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage at the below nominated dates, times and locations is asked to review their footage and contact police with any information that may assist investigations.

Police Reference
Offence Dates/Time
Address

QP1901051909
May 26 – May 30
Saint Patrick Ave, Kuraby

QP1901070810
June 3, 5.50am
Balmoral Street, Kuraby

QP1901070958
June 2 – 3 overnight
Lawrence Street, Kuraby

QP1901071722
June 3 12am – 5am
Stiller Drive, Kuraby

To reduce the chance of opportunistic theft occurring, local police are urging residents to review their current home and vehicle security.
The South Brisbane Crime Prevention Unit has provided the below home and vehicle security tips and can conduct a free audit of your current security. For information

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