General News
22 January, 2025
Flying squad to swoop on crime hotspots
THE Crisafulli Government has launched the largest rapid response unit in Queensland Police history – an integrated “State Flying Squad” to swoop on crime hotspots across the state.
The squad of 58 specialist officers will be deployed to high-risk areas to strategically target Queensland’s worst juvenile and adult offenders.
The government has committed $32.4 million in funding over five years to the squad, which will absorb officers who are currently attached to operations including Taskforce Guardian and Operation Whiskey Legion.
Premier David Crisafulli said bolstering Queensland’s crime offensive with the largest ever police flying squad was just one of the ways the government was delivering on its commitment to restore safety where you live.
“This squad will strike at the heart of crime and help restore community safety across the state,” he said.
“Backed by our tough Making Queensland Safer Laws, the State Flying Squad represents a new era of policing and will give communities the backup needed, when they need it.
“We are throwing the kitchen sink at turning the tide on a decade of runaway crime under
Labor.”
