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The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland.In 1990, the Queensland Police Force was officially renamed the Queensland Police Service and the old motto of "Firmness with Courtesy" was changed to "With Honour We Serve".
Governor of Queensland inspecting the mounted police, Brisbane, circa 1940. The history of the Queensland Police Service in Queensland, Australia, commenced in 1864, five years after the Separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859. This timeline highlights significant developments in Queensland policing.
The Wieambilla shootings was a religiously motivated terrorist attack in Australia on 12 December 2022. It involved the killing of police constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare, at a rural property in Wieambilla, a locality in Queensland. Three residents, brothers Gareth and Nathaniel Train, and Gareth's wife ...
Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) is the Police Tactical Group of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and also provides a high angle rescue response. [3] SERT provides the QPS with the ability to respond to high risk situations incidents statewide. [2] SERT is based in Brisbane and Cairns to ensure that specialists capabilities are ...
Katarina Ruzh Carroll (nee Bošnjak) APM (born 17 November 1963) is a retired Australian police officer and was the Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) from July 2019 to March 2024. She is the first female commissioner of QPS. She was formerly the Commissioner of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services from August 2015 until ...
Crime in Queensland is an on-going political issue. Queensland Police is responsible for providing policing services to Queensland, Australia. Crime statistics for the state are provided on their website. [1] Official records show that reported offences against property and people has declined over the past 20 years to 2020. [2]
Queensland Police Service. Task Force Argos is a branch of the Queensland Police Service, responsible for the investigation of online child exploitation and abuse. [1][2] Founded in 1997, the unit's original charter was to investigate institutional child abuse allegations arising from the Forde Inquiry. The unit's name was derived from Greek ...
Queensland Police Service Medal – Awarded to an officer for 10 years service, a clasp is awarded for another 5-year (equating to 15 years service). The clasp is replaced every 5 years there after to read the total number of years service represented by the medal. QPS ribbons. Queensland Police Service Medal good service ribbon.