The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has said it is to double the number of Mobile Police Beats within five years to deliver better services to all the State communities.
Police Commissioner, Katarina Carroll said the new resources would allow local police to respond better to the needs of the communities they served.
“Essentially, these vehicles are a police station on wheels, with the ability to service the community in the same way — taking statements, reporting crimes and allowing the public to seek advice from local police,” Commissioner Carroll said.
“These new mobile beats will be deployed strategically across the State, giving our local police more flexibility to respond to what their communities need.”
She said that as they rolled out, the community should expect to see more Mobile Police Beats in their areas — “and I encourage them to stop by and have a chat to their local police”.
Minister for Police, Mark Ryan said the announcement would see 25 new solar- powered Mobile Police Beats join the fleet by 2027, taking the QPS’s Mobile Police Beat capabilities to 50 by 2027.
He said Mobile Police Beats would be deployed across police regions from the Gold Coast to Darling Downs, to Capricornia and the Far North.
“It means the QPS will be better equipped to respond to local needs now and into the future, making local police more agile and accessible to the community,” Mr Ryan said.
“Mobile Police Beats are the way of the future, delivering a highly visible and highly mobile policing presence.”
He said the rollout would see Mobile Police Beats taking all different shapes and sizes, ensuring the mobile police stations were best placed to respond to varied scenarios.
