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Police are encouraging businesses in the Sherwood area to be vigilant with premises security after break and enters to cafe and restaurant establishments have been reported in recent days.
Police are investigating an break and enter that occurred in Honour Ave, Graceville overnight on March 16. Entry was gained by unknown offender jemmying a lock on the premises door. The offender has targeted the cash register which held no money and subsequently the offender left empty handed.
Investigations are also being conducted in relation to an attempted break and enter on Oxley Road, Graceville where unknown offender has jemmied a window frame and sliding door to gain entry. These attempts were unsuccessful. This was reported to have occurred between 9.30pm March 15 and 9am March 16.
Police are continuing investigations into another premises situated on Oxley Rd, Graceville where a break an enter offence occurred between 4.30pm March 13 and 5.30am March 14.

We encourage you to come down to Beldale Park, this Sunday (March 19) from 10am until midday to meet and chat with local police and crime prevention officers.
Police are conducting this engagement in relation to property crime occurring within the Sunnybank Hills area and are seeking an opportunity to speak directly to residents about local crime issues and providing crime prevention advice and information.
Volunteers in Police will also be on hand to take bookings for home security audits and apply one-way screws to vehicles.  These are both FREE services!!
You will find Police at Beldale Park, Sunnybank Hills in the Mobile Community Office.

Please note, in the event of very wet weather, this event will be cancelled.  We will however be back in Beldale Park on Sunday the 26th of March if you don’t catch us this time round.

Police are currently investigating a number of recent break and enter offences in Upper Mount Gravatt, Sunnybank, Coopers Plains and Parkinson areas.
Unknown offender/s have either cut the flyscreen near the locking mechanism of a door, burnt the security screen or Perspex near the locking mechanism of a door or completely removed the flyscreen from windows to gain entry.
Most of break and enter offences occurred at night while residents were home or asleep.
Police urge residents to re-assess their home security before leaving the house and going to bed. Here are some tips to help you –

Install finger guards on security doors that are not always key-locked.
Install key operated locks or security grills on windows and deadlocks on doors.
Always use your keys to lock your doors and windows even whilst at home.
Do not leave any keys in security locks on your windows or doors.
Lock internal doors from garage into the house.
Use padlocks

 
Centenary District Crime Prevention deployed the Mobile Police Community Office on Kingman street at Sunnybank Hills on Tuesday. The rainy weather stayed away but the residents didn’t. We were overwhelmed by the number of people who popped in to see us.
Alongside District Crime Prevention staff were our fabulous volunteers, local police officers from Acacia Ridge and Centenary tactician Acting Senior Sergeant Clayton.
Together we answered questions, provided security information, booked security audits and secured number plates with one way screws.
Our next instalment will be on Sunday, March 19 between 10am to 12pm at Beldale Park, Sunnybank hills.
We hope to see you there!

Springfield Police are investigating a hit and run traffic crash that occurred on the March 13 on the Ipswich Motorway, Brisbane bound, in the vicinity of the Oxley Road off ramp, Oxley.
At around 10:15am a Prime Mover car carrier side swiped a Silver Nissan 200SX. The Prime Mover failed to stop.
Police are appealing for any witnesses or anyone who has further information to contact Policelink or Crime Stoppers.
Investigations are continuing.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.

Police across the Centenary Patrol Group are urging the community to be vigilant with home security measures after break and enters were reported in recent days from suburbs across the patrol group.
Reports include:
Tana Place, Parkinson – An unknown offender has entered the home by forcing a laundry door and used keys within the home to steal a car from the garage. Jewellery, laptop and mobile phone were also reported stolen. This offence was reported to have occurred between 1pm and 4pm on March 14. The car stolen is a Mazda CX5, blue in colour, bearing Qld registration plates 025WFW.
Paterson Place, Forest Lake – Unknown offenders have removed a fly screen from the kitchen window to gain entry. A safe, cash, laptops, jewellery and camera were some of the items reported stolen. This offence was reported to have occurred between January 1 and March 12.
Trephina Close, Riverhills – Unknown offenders gained entry by removing

These days community members commonly stay connected and communicate with one another via social media. What police are seeing more and more are threads relating to crime issues in the community asking other members whether or not particular behaviours/ actions/ sounds/ events are suspicious or not, and what subsequent action they should take.
So to clear things up, Centenary Police urge residents to report anything suspicious to Policelink or your local station straight away. This enables police to determine the relevance of the information in context with local crime issues. Please don’t rely on other community members to tell you whether something may be pertinent to police.
Police would also like to remind locals not to report crimes on community pages. If a crime is occurring and you are in danger call Triple Zero (000). If you are not in immediate danger call Policelink or Crime Stoppers.
If you’re  an avid user of these

Acacia Ridge Criminal Investigation Branch Detectives have charged a man following the investigation of a series of robberies on Brisbane’s South over the past month.
It will be alleged around 1.30am on February 5 two men entered a licenced premises on Government Road Richlands. They threatened two staff members with knives before leaving with a sum of cash.
It will be further alleged on February 13, around 8:30pm, a man entered a medical centre and chemist store on Blunder Road at Oxley. The man approached a staff member and asked for change before snatching cash from the till and fleeing the store on foot.
In the third incident, two men have allegedly entered a licensed premises on the corner of Beaudesert Road and Hansen Street at around 11:20pm on February 17. The men, armed with knives, demanded cash from an employee before fleeing the scene with a sum of cash. A 28-year-old Inala

Yesterday being ‘Neighbour Day’ saw local crime prevention officers, Volunteers in Policing and the Centenary Patrol Group Inspector, Joe Jaramazovic hit the pavement and attend Kingman St, Sunnybank Hills to meet local residents and assist in facilitating neighbourhood connections over freshly brewed coffee.
Councillor Kim Marx and Member for Stretton, Duncan Pegg were also on hand to speak with residents about local concerns and get a feel for what was affecting their communities.
We thank everyone for coming out to meet with us to have a chat. It was great to see locals meeting each other and getting to know others around their neighbourhood.

 
 
 
 
 

Once again the Sunnybank Hills residents have  overwhelmed local police with their sense of community.
At a recent ‘Coffee with a Cop’ event, supported by local Councillor Kim Marx, Inspector Jaramazovic, local police and police volunteers were available to answer questions, offer support and provide security advice to the residents of Sunnybank Hills.
Thanks for popping by to say hello and have a chat, we hope to see you again soon.