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The shooting damaged outside and inside walls of the building, but no one was injured.

Police are investigating the circumstances around the incident.

Four people were inside a Brisbane house when it was shot at late on Saturday night, with a police investigation launched into the incident.

Four people were inside the home on Abney St, Moorooka, when a single shot was fired into the residence just before 11pm last night.

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Mrs Eden, 60, was struck by the car on the footpath, in Milne St, less than 300m from her home.

She died in hospital after suffering catastrophic head injuries.

Mr Sandip told Beenleigh District Court his car left the road but was unable to explain why or how.

Mr pleaded guilty to dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death.

He was granted bail in May last year after it was revealed he bought a one-way ticket to India as soon as he discovered he would face charges.

Ratan Singh Sandip, 26, pleaded guilty to hitting and killing Mt Warren Park mother of three Beth Eden on November 27 last year.

The court was packed with many of Mrs Eden’s family and friends from Beenleigh including her two daughters who had made emotional victim impact statements to the court.

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A STUDENT who killed a grandmother who was out jogging and training for a marathon inBeenleigh has been sentenced to three years’jail to be suspended after 10 months.

Mr Sandip, from India, was living in Australia for over five years on a post study visa that was set to expire in August last year.

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Trent Hall says he started hanging with a bad gang in Logan, south of Brisbane, to take his mind off family issues.

But he has also witnessed how easily a knife can escalate a situation, or get turned back on the person carrying it.

"You just carry that because you feel like you're on top of the world and no one can stop you," he said.

The 17-year-old said carrying a knife became normal practice, as a way of protection and status.

"I was with a mate, and we were just walking around and he was doing a bad deal," he said.

"The amount of times I've had police knock on my door. I just didn't want to do it anymore. I've had enough and I stopped.

"He got stabbed once in the leg, twice in the back. I don't know where he is

"He puLLed out a knife and the knife actually got turned around and put on him.

Knife-related crimes on the rise in Queensland as police start campaign to educate young peopleBy Melanie Vujkovic

Posted Sun 1 Dec 2019, 8:21am

"There's just no good in it. There's no good me carrying a knife.

Key points:Knife-related crimes in Queensland have skyrocketed by more than 40 per cent in the past five years In the last financial year alone, there were 24,687 reported offences An education campaign is being run in schools, community groups and general outreach by local youth mentors

PHOTO: Ms Smith and Mr Hall attend the Woodridge skate park in a bid to reach youth and help reduce knife crime. (ABC News: Melanie Vujkovic)

'We needed to act swiftly'

In the last financial year alone, there were 24,687 reported offences of that kind — up from 17,308 in 2014/15.

Logan Acting Detective Inspector Ken Murray said knife crime was a symptom of "people carrying knives".

Statewide figures released to the ABC by the Queensland Police Service reveal over the past five years there has been a40 per cent increase in the use of knives as the weapon of choice in homicides, manslaughter, assault and domestic violence incidents.

"Whilst we concentrate on the crime, and the harm that can be done, what is important to concentrate on is the people carrying the knives," he said.

"Without that knife on them, without them being able to choose, or make that bad choice to have that knife there, and to use it, knife crime won't exist."

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"I've seen stuff. I've heard stuff, just don't risk your life with a knife."

PHOTO: Mr Hall once ran with the wrong crowd but now volunteers at the Logan PCYC. (ABC News: Melanie Vujkovic)

PHOTO: Acting Detective Inspector Murray launched the knife crime prevention initiative after noticing a spike in youths carrying knives. (ABC News: Melanie Vujkovic)

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Townsville's growing youth crime problem has it listed as one of the worst criminal hotspots in the world, with the regional Queensland city named alongside Tijuana, Baghdad, Caracas and Tripoli.

Labor MP Coralee O'Rourke said comparing Townsville to other crime hotspots around the world like Baghdad is "completely offensive to residents" but admitted "nothing is off the table" when it comes to finding a solution to the growing youth crime problem.

The city is ranked as the 60th worst location in the world for in terms of crime, according to Numbeo, the world's largest user- contributed database which provides statistics on global cost of living, housing indicators, health care, traffic, pollution and crime.

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Townsville is considered to have a "high" level of crime, with an overall rating of 60.80 on the index.

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Ms O'Rourke admitted there needs to be a solution to the growing youth crime problem.

The global crime index rates citys from low (green) to high (red). (Supplied)

Townsville also recorded 1829 offences for assault, 154 for robbery and 44 for sexual offences in the past 12 months, with these crimes reflected in the city’s safety index which was rated as "low" - particularly for the metric "walking alone during night".

Using a scale from 0 to 100, the global crime index scans user-contributed data to provide an estimation of the overall level of crime in cities across the globe.

A metric exploring crime increases over the past three years gives Townsville a "very high" index score of 82.73, with residents flagging break and enters (65.73), car theft (62.85), drug use and sales (70.18), and property damage (71.56) as the biggest concerns for the city.

Speaking to A Current Affair, State MP and former police officer Dale Last said Townsville's youth crime rampages were coming from a "core group of recidivist, high-risk offenders" who frequently break into homes to find car keys.

The three worst cities - Caracas (Venezuela), Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) and Pietermaritzburg (South Africa) - are rated at84.92, 84.06 and 81.92 respectively.

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"We know that crime is an issue and everyone in Townsville deserves the right to feel safe," she told nine.com.au.

"I think these young offenders are hunting as a pack if you like," he said. "They're feeding off each other, they're now treating it as some sort of game."

"There is nothing off the table. We will look at everything because we want to make sure that we are addressing this issue with the community."

Queensland police statistics from the past 12 months show 3005 offences related to unlawful entry, 2232 for property damage,6104 for drug offences and 919 for unlawful use of a motor vehicle - there was a total of 31,932 offences across all categories during this time.

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He said the teenagers had started targeting apartment blocks and had broken into units at Cranbrook retirement village over the weekend.

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While Townsville had been struggling with the amount of youth crime in recent years, Inspector Irvine said the week's offending had been significantly higher than normal.

Police have charged a 13-year-old girl with stabbing a shopping centre security guard with a pair of scissors after allegedly being caught shoplifting on Sunday night.

Inspector Damian Irvine said most of the crimes were being committed by a "very small group of recidivist juvenile offenders".

Townsville police are bolstering their numbers during peak times and urging residents to hide their keys as authorities grapple with a troubling spike in youth crime across the city.

"There was one elderly gentleman, they stole his insulin and then walked outside and realised it was of no value to them, so they smashed it on the ground," Inspector Irvine said.

In the past week, 32 cars have been stolen and police have received reports of about 140 break-ins and attempted break-ins.

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"The local police, we're doing the best we can with the numbers we've got the moment," Inspector Irvine said.

"We're currently analysing what the crime is, where it's happening, and realigning our rosters and staffing to try and bolster our numbers at the peak periods."

"We're (dealing with kids who have absolutely no respect for anyone or anything."

Youth car crime surge in Townsville prompts police warning to 'hide the car keys'By Lily Nothling

Posted Tue 11 Feb 2020, 5:38am

Key points:Inspector Irvine says the crimes are the work of "a small group" of young offendersHe says police staffing is being reallocated to target high-crime times Inspector Irvine says break-ins are aimed at finding cars for joyriding

PHOTO: Inspector Damian Irvine is urging Townsville residents to hide their car keys at night. (Pexels)

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The intruders, who Mr Thorley believes were teenagers, broke in through his back door and stole his wallet, keys and car.

Mr Thorley said the recent spike in property crime made him worried about becoming a target again.

Inspector Irvine urged local residents to start hiding their car keys in the afternoon, ahead of peak crime time overnight.

Kirwan resident Stanley Thorley, 82, told the ABC he has been living in fear since his home was robbed in 2018 while he sat on his couch.

An ongoing Townsville police campaign targeting property crime — Operation Romeo Seville — has resulted in 327 people being charged with 1,247 offences since October.

"Some of these juveniles have been arrested multiple times since Operation Seville has commenced, and have reoffended over and over and over again," he said.

"I've had a triple bypass ... if they'd have punched me in the chest, they would've killed me," he said.

"Reality is, right now, we need to hide our keys — it might help us try to get on top of the rut we're in at the moment."

'That's what worries [my neighbours and I] — we're at their mercy."

"Even now, you have to have the house completely locked up all day — you can't leave a door open, they'll come straight in," he said.

"The majority of these break-ins are being done for one reason and one reason only, and that is to secure a car to joyride around town in.

PHOTO: A 13-year-old girl was charged after a security guard at this IGA store was stabbed. (ABC News: Lily Nothling)

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The State Government in December announced a “broadening” of Operation Regenerate in Townsville, with police liaison officers taking the lead on mentoring work while police officers focused on bail and curfew checks.

Opposition police spokesman Trevor Watts said the “staggering” $9.41 million Operation Regenerate budget could “easily pay for” an extra 70 full time police officers instead.

Of that, $235,000 has been spent on rostered overtime for 284 police officers and police liaison officers to “monitor, supervise and conduct bail curfew checks” on 64 at-risk young people.

Data revealed through a state parliament question on notice revealed a total of $315,000 of Operation Regenerate’s $9.41 million budget had been spent across the state.

NEARLY 300 police officers and police liaison officers have been paid overtime as part of a controversial multimillion-dollar program that involved them taking young offenders to sporting events and other recreational activities.

“Townsville residents want a stronger police beat, not kindergarten cops,” he said.

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Police Minister Mark Ryan has said that Operation Regenerate was in “its infancy” and would be constantly reviewed to analyse its effectiveness.

A number of alleged young offenders also continued to offend while on the program, including two that were booted permanently.

Townsville MP Scott Stewart as “not the best thing police could be doing with their time”.

+ Subscriber only | October 26, 2019 4:39pmJACOB MILEY, Townsville Bulletin

An email, seen by the Townsville Bulletin, stated overtime activities may include conducting home visits and ensuring compliance for residential curfew conditions but also the "provision of transport to a planned sporting or cultural

The policy, which would see young offenders on bail ‘babysat’ by police has drawn criticism by Townsville officers and the Opposition, who called for it to be scrapped.

Police Minister Mark Ryan also refused to say the number of Brisbane officers who had taken part in the operation, and how much overtime it hadaccumulated.

It was last week revealed officers in the region had been offered "abundant overtime” to take children on bail on recreational activities, as part of a $9.4 million statewide investment from the State Government in an effort to have fewer children remanded in custody.

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QLD Police ^Minister Mark Ryan silent on children bail trips The State Government has refused to reveal how many Townsville cops have taken children on bail to recreational activities in exchange for overtime, as part of a controversial new policy.

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He would not say whether the operation was appropriate or whether youth workers should instead be leading the program.

The Premier, who said she would look further into the operation when asked about it last week, clarified her position, but would not commit to scrapping the policy, or reviewing it.

He would not answer questions about Brisbane police officers engaged in the same operation, who have trialled the initiative for longer.

The spokesman said youth workers had a valuable role to play in breaking the cycle of offending and that involved them accompanying young people to sporting events or cultural events. However, the spokesman said police were not accompanying young offenders to major sporting games “as has been implied”.

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Last week. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Mr Ryan appeared split on the concept.

The Police Minister yesterday refused to answer how many officers had since engaged in the operation, its cost to taxpayers and what “recreational activities” the children might have went to.

“These young offenders often come from troubled backgrounds so a multi­agency approach is needed to steer them away from crime,” he said.

“This is about bail compliance. This is about taking steps to ensure young offenders don’t breach bail,” Mr Ryan said in response to nine questions.

“This is about stopping young people reoffending. It’s important that police are available to carry out such tasks as home visits and ensuring bail requirements are being adhered to or encouraging young people to stick with positive activities like playing sport.”

“The Premier was clear that this is a program where money has been allocated to break the cycle of crime and recidivism,” a spokesman from her office said.

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After three cars were stolen on Monday and the city was left in chaos, the community has demanded politicians take action to deal with the problem.

Townsville’s crime crisis is at the centre of debate in Queensland Parliament with the community demanding action.

Burdekin MP Dale Last said Townsville residents rallied in protest of the crime waves affecting the community.

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“When will the Premier adopt the LNP’s plan for a dedicated police helicopter and breach of bail laws to take back our town from the thugs and hooligans holding Townsville to ransom?” he said.

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Mr Ryan said the State Government’s election promise to provide an additional53 police officers in Townsville by 2022 would be delivered 18 months earlier.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said swift action was being taken to address crime in the city.

“The LNP’s plan for Townsville is to wish misery on Townsville, the LNP’s plan for Townsville is to escalate crime. They don’t want to hear positive news about the efforts of police in Townsville,” he said.

“You can’t be any quicker than that, and the Police Commissioner has made that decision ... and the people of Townsville will see an escalated police presence.”

“The Police Commissioner has advised the Police Minister a targeted police operation. Operation Romeo Seville starts in Townsville today,” she said.

“Their tour of terror right across the state is all about scaring people ... but not backing our police.

“I can confirm our rollout for additional police in Townsville is on track,” hesaid.

“When it comes to extra police, extra resources, it’s always no, no, no, no.”

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Less than one-third of respondents felt safe walking alone at night in Cairns.

Further analysis reveals 77 per cent of contributors to the data on Cairns believed crime had increased in the past three years, with 67 per cent saying property crimes such as vandalism and theft were an issue.

“We filter surveys to eliminate potential spam, like people entering a large amount of data which are differentiating from the median value,” the website continues.

The Numbeo website calls itself “the world’s largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries” and features a crime rating section with plenty of revealing data.

It places Cairns in the 83rd slot for the world’s worst crime cities — thankfully better off than Townsville in 68th place.

Cairns has copped a staggering crime rating worse than the likes of Tehran, Jakarta and Karachi — but there is one enormous problem that cannot be overlooked.

The city is not without its problems but serious questions are being asked about an online tool claiming Cairns has a higher crime rate than the capital of Iran.

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LNP Deputy Leader Tim Mander argued it was a matter of perception and said a crime crackdown was needed in North and Far North Queensland.

Far North police Superintendent Geoff Sheldon said that fact should be critical in determining whether the rating was worthy of attention.

He acknowledged the city had its fair share of crime issues, but to argue it was worse than the capital of Iran was farcical.

Numbeo argues its surveys are better tools for cross-country comparison than detailed government per capita crime statistics since “people in some countries are much more likely to report a crime than in other countries” and “data could be forged by governmental institutions data are not available for most of the world”.

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“Only the LNP will crack down on crime with tougher laws and give police the resources they need.

“This is not the international reputation Cairns wants or needs,” he said.

“It is a beautiful place that people come from all over the world to visit.

“I think that speaks higher than a database with about 50 contributors.

“It is shameful that under Labor’s watch both Cairns and Townsville are now becoming known as crime hot spots.

“It’s a bit insulting to our northern city,” he said.

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QUEENSLAND’S police union boss has told Cairns service providers to pick up their act, claiming police were at “breaking point” being left to deal with mounting social issues alone. Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers declared police were being stretched to the limit with a juvenile crime problem which was “out of control” in the Far North.

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Resident Tony Miller was robbed two years ago and took CCTV footage to the police which led to an arrest.

Mr Farnham said the community needed to act because Ormeau’s location - half way between the Coomera and Beenleigh police stations - made it increasingly vulnerable to criminals.

He said he was disappointed there had been no additional funds pledged to boosting police numbers, or another station.

Crime statistics obtained by the Gold Coast Bulletin show that Unlawful Entry in Ormeau and Ormeau Hills has spiked in the last six months. Despite the increase and continued calls for additional police resources in the Gold Coast’s northern growth corridor, the State Government did not allocate any extra funding in its budget handed down on Tuesday.

“The police are doing the best job with what they’ve got,” he said. “I’ve got no time for anyone who criticises them, they don’t deserve to cop any abuse.

“The two guys and woman who robbed our place had robbed 22 houses,” hesaid.

“We’re so close to the Mi so anyone who gets spotted as being suspect, they just get straight on the Ml and they’re gone.”

“It’s so easy as we’re at least 10 minutes drive from the police station and that’s assuming the police are in their cars and ready to go,” he said.

“Don’t whinge, get off your bums and have a crack and rally the government.”

Ormeau is located halfway between Beenleigh and Coomera police stations.

+ Subscriber only | June 13, 2019 2:29pniBROOKE STODDART, Gold Coast Bulletin

Jake Farnham has lived in Ormeau for more than three years and has called on fellow residents to pool together to fund a private security guard, or for cameras to be installed in the suburb.

A group of Northern Gold Coast residents have taken crime fighting into their own hands to combat a spate of robberies and attempted break-ins in their fast-growing suburb.

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Community rallies to fight crime waveGold Coast residents fed up by a drug-fuelled crime wave are taking matters into their own hands to protect their homes. Here’s how they’re doing it.

Ormeau residents are fed up of their suburb being a prime target for thieves while calls for an increased police presence go unanswered.

“With all the waves of crime we get, I feel getting a security presence in the estate will take the pressure off,” he said.

“If every house put in a few dollars per week... set it up as an auto direct and it (the money) won’t be thought of and won’t be missed.”

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But following the course the person had secured a Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways certificate.

She cited the first “transition 2 success” course run on the Coast last year for 11 at-risk youths.

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Ms Farmer also cited another young Gold Coaster who had turned their life around.

“A young person appeared in Southport Children’s Court in the second half of 2019 for attempted robbery, robbery with actual violence and stealing offences committed in early 2018 while they were on a probation order,” she said.

• 77 per cent of young people who completed restorative justice conferencing did not reoffend or show a decrease in offending behaviour in the six months afterwards.

One of the participants had fallen out of the schools system entirely and had been placed on temporary bans and behaviour agreements.

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THE state’s Youth Justice Minister has defended the State Government’s handing of the Coast’s “kindergarten crooks” crime wave, insisting a $500 million intervention is making a difference.

The Palaszczuk Government has been under pressure over the escalating issue since Parkwood teenager Jack Beasley was stabbed to death in Surfers Paradise two months ago.

Minister Di Farmer said just 10 per cent of offenders committed almost half of youth crime and more than $500 million was being spent to “break the cycle”.

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Youth crime Gold Coast; Youth Justice Minister defends StateGovernment’s policiesThe state’s Youth Justice Minister has defended the Government’s handing of the Coast’s “kindergarten crooks” crime wave, insisting a $500 million intervention was making a difference.

“The community expects young people to be accountable for their actions, and so do we - but they also don’t want to see them reoffend,” she said.

“If we keep doing the same thing we have been doing, year after year, we can’t expect different results.

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Forensic investigators set up a crime scene at tattoo parlour Koolsville Studios for days after the shop was deliberately set alight late last Thursday night.

The fire came two days after the shooting of alleged Rebels member Gokhan Turkyilmaz on the Gold Coast on Tuesday night.

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Eight aiieged members of the Rebels bikie gang have been charged over a car park disturbance at Loganholme.

Here are some of the recent incidents involving bikie gangs:

In the past month, a Brisbane tattoo parlour has been firebombed, a man shot eight times and bashed with a baseball bat inside his home, a brazen daylight bashing outside a Gold Coast pub and a violent brawl outside a Brisbane shopping centre.

Queensland Police has advised the general public they are safe but conceded tensions between bikie gangs have boiled over.

A spate of violent incidents had led to fears of a new bikie war, with one expert saying it could “quickly spiral out of control”.

There are fears of an all-out bikie war in Queensland after a series of violent incidents.

Superintendent Charysse Pond — from Queensland’s State Crime Command — conceded there had been an “absolute escalation of violence in relation to organised criminal gangs”.

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