Queensland Police made an arrest every three hours in Mount Isa over the last nine days.
Since August 26, 83 people have been charged with 163 offences during"The obvious benefit is just the sheer increase in numbers and police presence," Queensland Police Superintendent Tom Armitt said.In footage from one of those operations, police confiscated a gun from a man in an empty KFC car park.
Specialist officers from Highway Patrol, Crime and Intelligence Command, and the Dog Squad joined local police to conduct 104 proactive patrols. In footage from one of those operations, police confiscated a gun from a man in an empty KFC car park. "Don't reach into your ... keep your hands in the air, do not move," an officer could be heard saying.In another incident, officers chased down a man in broad daylight after the offender abandoned his vehicle in the middle of the street.In another incident that police responded to, officers chased down a man in broad daylight after the offender abandoned his vehicle in the middle of the street.
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