Police will be doing more bail checks and have more officers on the ground over the Christmas holidays in an effort to quell public concern over youth crime problem areas.
Communities across Queensland can expect to see a heightened police presence as authorities target youth crime over the holiday break.Operation Uniform Theta will target youth crime hotspots including Mount Isa, Townsville and Cairns
Operation Uniform Theta will result in more police being on the ground in public places and residential areas and more staff being assigned to bail checks of young offenders. "What we generally see during this period is elevated rates of offending, particularly youth offending; we know that the kids have finished school, they're out and about sometimes unsupervised," Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Wheeler said at a press conference in Cairns today.
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