A new police operation targeting repeat property offenders is putting a dent in property crime across south-east Queensland thanks to rapid information sharing and cooperation across police districts.
Acting Detective Inspector Bryan Swift said the Brisbane Region-led Operation Assurance was established last month with a coordination hub based at Inala.
“We aren’t letting police district borders get in the way of tracking down and charging offenders that are travelling the length and breadth of the south-east committing burglaries, stealing cars and breaking into homes,” Acting Inspector Swift said.
“Right now Operation Assurance investigators are focusing on high-risk offenders who have been stealing vehicles across south-east Queensland and then using those vehicles to commit burglaries and other serious crimes.
“In the first 28 days of the operation, police have charged 329 people with 1,388 offences – the vast majority of them burglary and property offences.”
Acting Inspector Swift said the support of the surrounding districts had
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