Logan is set to receive 128 additional police officers as part of a statewide recruitment program, while a separate intake of newly sworn constables has also been assigned to individual stations across the district.
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) said the 128 officers form part of more than 1600 recruits rolled out across Queensland in less than 18 months. These officers are being distributed at a district level, with Logan receiving one of the larger allocations.
In a separate update, the most recent graduating cohort of 61 officers from the Oxley academy includes 10 first-year constables assigned specifically to Logan stations.
Three constables will be deployed to Beenleigh, three to Logan Central, and one officer each will be deployed to Browns Plains, Crestmead, Jimboomba and Springwood.
Acting Commissioner Brett Pointing said the new recruits would support frontline policing across the state.
“These officers bring a wealth of policing experience. They are prepared to face challenging situations and are dedicated to building safer communities,” he said.
Police said the cohort included recruits with prior policing experience from interstate and overseas, including the United Kingdom, New Zealand and South Africa, as well as those with specialist skills in investigations and community policing.
Individual officers highlighted in the intake, including former Australian Federal Police officer Constable Tom Clayworth and former UK officer Constable Clare Hunt-Brown, are part of the broader cohort but have not been identified as being deployed to Logan.
Constable Clayworth said he was looking forward to continuing work in community-focused policing.
“I’ve always enjoyed working on victim-based crime and within a community policing context, and I’m looking forward to connecting with my community in a frontline policing role,” he said.
Constable Hunt-Brown said communication skills would remain central to her approach.
“I look forward to combining those skills with the training I’ve received at the QPS academy, to connect with and support the Queensland community,” she said.
Police said the new constables will begin duties immediately, while the broader rollout of officers across districts, including Logan, is ongoing.
