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Joint training exercise – Bowen Hills

While you’re travelling on the train through Bowen Hills over the next few days, you might see some unusual activity in the rail yard.
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is conducting a major training exercise next week in conjunction with Queensland Rail (QR), the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) and the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES).
While we can’t give too much away, we can tell you that the exercise is specifically focussed on ensuring the QPS is ready to respond to a terrorist incident in Brisbane.
The exercise will run for three days and will involve a wide range of police including first responders, intelligence officers, detectives and other specialist units.
We would like to reassure the community that there is no need to be alarmed if you see a train carriage on its side at Bowen Hills or a flurry of activity in the rail yard – this is all part of

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When and how should I report crime?

Have you ever been caught in a moment where you have been victimised and not known if you should report that crime, or even who to report it to? Many people have.
Hopefully by reading the below information it will assist in clarifying these questions for you.
Police rely heavily of reported crime to assist in identifying crime trends, locating offenders, and designating resources to a particular area. Put simply, without crime being reported we cannot do our job of attempting to prevent further offences and locating the offenders who have done it.
No crime is too small to report. Someone rifling through your car overnight, whilst annoying, may seem insignificant to you.  However, without knowing about it, we cannot respond.
Having said that, we need to be mindful that it is reported correctly. Many communities now have wonderful social media sites which are helpful in disseminating information, however these are not the places

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The “can you hear me?” phone scam

Like every one else – I read the news.  The “can you hear me?” phone scam has reportedly been prolific in the United States and the United Kingdom since very early in 2017.
Weeks ago I was interested to read that the phone scam had hit Australia’s shores.
I just had lunch with one of the Mackay police station’s Volunteer in Policing who received a “Can you hear me?” phone call at their home number on Monday April 24!!
What do you need to know? Victims receive an unsolicited phone call (business or home number) … after you answer, the scammer will simply say “Can you hear me?” several times.  Most people say “yes”.
The scammer then ends the call. It is believed that the scammer is recording your “yes” response and that this recording is being used to authorise payments or charges – in your name!!! Good luck disputing or contesting the payment or charge

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