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Hervey Bay Police to conduct weekend property and traffic operation
Police across the Fraser Coast will be conducting a weekend operation in the lead up to Australia Day targeting property crime, anti-social behaviour, drink and drug driving and traffic offences.
The weekend operation is part of the wider and on-going Operation Sledgehammer which commenced at Hervey Bay on January 18 and will continue until the end of January.
The operation is designed to assist in preventing and disrupting criminal activities and poor driving behaviours through proactive high visibility policing activities in identified localities and areas.
This multi issue-based operation is also designed to reduce the incidence of drug and alcohol fuelled violence, property crime and ant-social behaviour.
Queensland Police are undertaking high visibility road operations in Hervey Bay.
An overnight operation took place along the Esplanade in Pialba and supports ongoing Operation Sledgehammer that commenced in Hervey Bay on January 18 and will conclude at the end of the month.
Superintendent Michael Sawyer said police were performing the operation to target anti-social behaviour, property crime, drink driving, drug driving and traffic offences.
“One of main focuses is preventing and disrupting crime.”
“High visibility is being seen because of the impact it can have … it’s important both the community and offenders seen us out and about.
“In the Wide Bay-Burnett district, assaults have risen and are projected to rise this year, and that’s a real concern for me … Alcohol and drugs are a factor in those, part of being out here today is to address that.
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