Noosa police will soon have new technology to help officers capture good order offences such as public urination and alcohol-fuelled violence as they happen.
Acting Deputy Commissioner Paul Taylor said the new QOccurrences Good Order capability was currently being trialled on QLite devices in North Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns Safe Night Precincts.
He said the new capability would be rolled out to other districts, including Noosa, from 1 July this year and will provide real-time, in-the-field access to timely and accurate information.
The new technology will allow officers to issue banning notices and ‘move on’ directions on the spot, and update the Queensland Police Service’s records systems immediately instead of having to return to the station to document an offence and enter it into the QPS system.
Mr Taylor said the reporting delay could mean that if another officer came across the same offender, they may be unaware of the offence they committed earlier that day.
“Now both repeat and first-time offenders can be identified as well as processed on-the-spot,” he said.
Good Order offences in Safe Night Precincts can include public urination, disorderly and offensive behaviours, public drunkenness, violent alcohol-fuelled behaviours and damage to public property.
