The number of “police stations on wheels” is set to double across the state, including here on the Gold Coast.
Within five years, Queensland Police’s fleet of solar-powered Mobile Police Beats will grow from 25 to 50.
They will be deployed across police regions from the Gold Coast to Darling Downs, to Capricornia and the Far North.
Police Minister Mark Ryan says it means the QPS will be better equipped to respond to local needs now and into the future.
“Mobile Police Beats are the way of the future, delivering a highly visible and highly mobile policing presence,” Minister Ryan says.
“We are already seeing great outcomes and great feedback from the community that has access to these resources, with local police being more accessible and responsive to what the local area needs,
“This new investment will provide further resources to allow our police service to be more modern and response as the community grows.”
Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll believes the mobile police beats will allow local police to better respond to community needs.
“Essentially these vehicles are a police station on wheels, with the ability to service the community in the same ways from taking statements, reporting crimes and allowing the public to seek advice from local police,” Commissioner Carroll says.
“These new mobile beats will be deployed strategically across the state giving our local police more flexibility to respond to what their communities need,
“As these new assets roll 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.”
