Queensland to Fly-In, Fly-Out Police Officers to Crime Hotspots

Published on March 28, 2024

Fly-in-fly-out specialist officers will target crime hotspots across Queensland in a major state government effort to cut crime rates and prevent repeat offending. Operation Whiskey Legion, announced on March 27, will have specialist unit officers working with local police on continuous patrols, targeting vehicle theft, property crime, robbery, assault, and Domestic and Family Violence (DFV). The Operation will start in Ipswich and Logan before expanding to regional areas in the following weeks. Premier Steven Miles said the program has shown success in several policing districts already. “They’re using really high-quality intelligence to identify where they should go and what the most appropriate intervention in that community will be,” he told ABC news....

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