Queensland Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson today announced the creation of a new serious and violent crime squad to support Detectives in the South Eastern Region.
Commissioner Atkinson said that Taskforce Resolve, made up of 18 Detectives drawn from State Crime Operations Command and South Eastern Region would provide specialist support to investigate and prevent serious and violent crime.
“The Queensland Police Service has always recognised that South Eastern Region is the busiest police region in the State, and this is reflected statistically in the allocation of police resources to the region over the past decade.
“The region has consistently received a share of police staffing that reflects the workload and population growth.
“Project Abeo, a review of Detectives in the Gold Coast District, undertaken last year prior to the creation of the Coomera District, recommended an increase of staff in coming years to bolster existing resources.
“I received the report in July last year, and provided 14 additional detectives. These detectives formed a part of an overall staffing increase for the region of 45 additional police last year.
“While statistics show that armed robberies have fallen state-wide over the past 15 years, the pattern for the South Eastern Region has fluctuated with a spike in recent months.
“Consequently, today, I have provided to Assistant Commissioner Wilson 15 detectives from State Crime Operatons Command, to be joined by three detectives from South Eastern Region.
“They will form Taskforce Resolve, and will operate out of Regional Police Headquarters with a priority of bolstering local investigations into the most serious violent unsolved crimes.
“While originally Taskforce Resolve will consist of detectives taken from other areas, it will become permanent as increases in staffing allow people to be permanently assigned to the new taskforce.
“The Taskforce will commence work in next week to focus on the worst of the South Eastern Region's violent offenders,” Commissioner Atkinson said.
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