Crime prevention initiative to help reduce thefts and robberies
14th Jan. 2019 4:01 PM
THIEVES have swiped unlocked vehicles and broken into homes to find keys in recent weeks.
28th Dec. 2018 9:12 AM
WONDAI'S Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator, Brian Hudson wants more residents to sign up to the organisation in a bid to...
01st June 2018 1:06 PM
Four wheel drives, utes and SUVs are most common vehicles stolen
06th April 2018 1:04 PM
Sarina Police officer says time to beef up security
24th March 2018 11:03 AM
After repeated break ins, The Burrum District Museum in Howard has been granted funds to increase their security...
22nd Dec. 2017 8:12 AM
THE NSW Police has an innovative program for residents living alone where they can register with the police an emergency...
22nd Aug. 2017 12:08 PM
It's a simple approach that Mackay police believe could change the way they tackle crime
01st June 2017 6:06 AM
Gladstone police attribute a rise in DVO breach numbers to growing confidence in the community that breaches can be...
05th May 2017 10:05 AM
SENIORS are well acquainted with volunteer work in many forms, but perhaps not so much with working with the police.
05th April 2017 12:04 AM
How safe is your property?
16th March 2017 2:03 PM
Online crooks an ever-present threat
09th Feb. 2017 9:02 AM
Police investigating a number of break ins in three North Rockhampton suburbs have arrested two boys aged 15 and 11 caught...
27th June 2016 6:06 PM
NOW I get a chance to write an article about crime prevention as Senior Constables Steve and Julia are not available I am...
18th June 2016 5:06 AM
SAFETY and crime prevention will be boosted at Lake Apex, Gatton with five new CCTV security cameras.
15th June 2016 5:06 PM
Queensland Police data reveals the Rocky region's most commonly committed crimes.
20th May 2016 11:05 AM
HOW do we stop property offences from happening?
09th March 2016 1:03 PM
CRIME prevention specialists and community groups will meet in Bellingen on March 23 to discuss issues of crystal meth use...
05th March 2016 3:03 PM
FRASER Coast police now have a dedicated vehicle to crime prevention after the generosity of a Hervey Bay car dealer.
25th Nov. 2015 3:11 PM
BARELY a week after the annual statistical review showed a five per cent drop in crime across Ipswich, Superintendent...
30th Oct. 2015 11:10 AM
A NEW Community Safety Grant program has been launched by council to help community groups in preventing crime.
28th Aug. 2015 4:08 PM
YOUR STORY: In 2012, Toowoomba Police saw a significant increase in property theft from vehicles across...
28th Aug. 2015 2:08 PM
NOMINATIONS are open for the Ipswich District Community Safety Crime Prevention Awards.
14th Aug. 2015 10:08 AM
MARYBOROUGH police’s Crime Prevention Unit co-ordinator is again pleading with residents to check the credentials of...
02nd June 2015 5:06 AM
A 30-YEAR-OLD man from the Glasshouse Mountains has been charged following the alleged armed robbery of a bottle shop on...
01st June 2015 7:06 AM
POLICE from the District Crime Prevention Office had an attentive audience on Thursday, May 14 of about 40 staff from...
15th May 2015 9:05 AM
Former Gympie councillor and bus driver Bill McIntyre showed the characteristics of a Crime Stoppers volunteer before he...
08th May 2015 5:05 AM
THE C.ex Group has installed DNA security technology inside its clubs as a major deterrent to armed robbers.
15th Dec. 2014 4:12 AM
RESIDENTS are urged to be aware of an increase in trespassing on rural properties in the Leyburn and Pratten areas over...
12th Aug. 2014 6:08 AM
AN INQUIRY into Queensland crime has heard Toowoomba police are targeting youths under the age of 10 to steer them away...
01st Aug. 2014 6:08 AM
GLADSTONE residents have the chance to look for big ideas that help make local communities safer, through the 2014 NRMA...
25th Feb. 2014 3:02 PM
A STATE Government report has listed Toowoomba as the town with Queensland’s most prisoners behind bars.
11th Feb. 2014 6:02 AM
HERVEY Bay nine-year-old Parker Worthington is stoked with his new bike and has helped to keep it safe from theft through a...
03rd Jan. 2014 5:01 AM
WELCOME WEDNESDAY: Senior Constable Ann Jessop recently relocated to Gladstone, taking up the role of...
11th Dec. 2013 9:12 AM
TALK to anyone who has been a tradesman over the last 30 years and you will realise that having your tools nicked out the...
27th Nov. 2013 4:11 PM
RESIDENTS and workers from Torbay Retirement village in Hervey Bay have learned about personal safety and home security...
14th Nov. 2013 8:11 AM
ADVANCING mobile computer technology is making life increasingly difficult for errant motorists, police said yesterday.
31st Oct. 2013 6:10 AM
CRIME Prevention Unit police officers have visited several schools on the Fraser Coast to talk to the children about their...
24th Oct. 2013 7:10 AM
BILL Byrne recognises that vagrant behaviour in Rockhampton’s CBD is caused by a “tapestry of problems”.
23rd Aug. 2013 5:08 AM
CRIMINALS be warned – if you touch a club on the Lower Clarence, you’ll cop a spray.
19th July 2013 9:07 AM
LOCAL councils in crime hot spots can start applying for money from the National Crime Prevention Fund.
02nd May 2013 1:05 PM
THE Federal Government will use the money confiscated from the nation’s criminals to fund a $40 million crime prevention...
12th April 2013 5:04 PM
WITH the arrival of summer and the Christmas holidays in full swing, police are reminding residents of the importance of...
28th Dec. 2012 9:12 AM
SHE may not drive a marked police car, or carry a gun, but Roslyn Turner still plays a very important role in keeping our...
27th Dec. 2012 2:12 PM
SENIOR Constable Dave Lemalu says Gladstone has the lowest youth crime he's seen, something he partly attributes to good...
17th Oct. 2012 5:10 AM
KEEPING youth occupied may be why Gladstone isn't faced with the crime issues of other towns.
17th Oct. 2012 5:10 AM
DISTRICT crime prevention officer Dame Lemalu discusses the low rate of youth crime in Gladstone.
16th Oct. 2012 9:10 PM
STREET TALK: The Observer hits the street to see how the public rate youth crime in Gladstone.
16th Oct. 2012 8:10 PM
LOCAL Federal MP Luke Hartsuyker said a Coalition initiative means Coffs Coast communities will be able to tackle crime...
11th Oct. 2012 12:10 PM
COFFS Harbour PCYC is getting some help with an important crime-prevention project.
15th Sept. 2012 7:09 AM
