I hope everyone was able to have a happy and safe Easter Break and importantly find some time to spend with loved ones.
The Woodridge electorate, and Logan as a whole, is one of the most dynamic and vibrant communities in the country.
That’s why community safety is so important.
The safer people feel, the more we can leverage our dynamic community and work with each other to make this an even better place to live.
Over the next coming weeks, you may notice more police in and around Logan to improve community safety.
This is part of Operation Whiskey Legion, which will target high-risk offenders in crime hotspots.
It is a statewide operation bringing extra officers from specialist units to combine with local police.
The first deployments will be here in Logan and Ipswich. ‘
The rolling operations will focus on various crime categories including vehicle theft and property crime, robbery, assault and Domestic and Family Violence.
Part of the highly visible operation will include expanding crime prevention initiatives such as Bring the Beat where members of the public can request the deployment of a Mobile Police Beat to their local area.
The operation will be in addition to current operations underway across Queensland including Operation Whiskey Unison and Taskforce Guardian.
As part of Operation Whiskey Unison, more than 11,300 people have been arrested during high visibility patrols and activities on more than 18,200 charges since March 2023.
The operation will mean you can feel reassured that local police will be bolstered with extra resources to drive down crime.
It is a targeted approach to substantially boost the police presence in key locations while they go after high risk offenders and ramp-up patrols.
Our Government is committed to enhancing community safety through innovative strategies from prevention right through to enforcement.
We will continue to back our police and support them with more officers, extra resources and tough laws to keep people safe.
