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Senior Constables Clancy the koala and Kerrin Sheedy bring some joy and important safety messages
Senior Constable Clancy gave a whole lot of ‘sunshine’ to the children from the Sunshine Ward at the Ipswich Hospital today.

Supported by nurses and staff, children were visited by Senior Constable Clancy the koala and his helper (yours truly!) who gave out stickers and spoke about keeping safe as part of Child Protection Week.
Clancy’s mission was to put a smile on everyone’s face at the hospital: an easy task, and a great success!

Clancy visited all the children, giving high fives, offering a happy distraction from the everyday and sharing a load of joy with everyone he met.

Thank you to the Children’s Sunshine Ward at Ipswich Hospital for making us feel welcome and sharing a smile with us today!

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The following vehicles have been reported to Ipswich Police as stolen:

Type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported

Unknown
Blue
NIL
Off Road Motorcycle – (dirt bike)
06/09/2018

Honda Cbr600rr
Blue
10PLY
Motorcycle
05/09/2018

Unknown

AO8136
Domestic Box Trailer
05/09/2018

Police are urging residents to secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic theft.
Many vehicles are taken while the victims are at home.
Thieves target keys, mobile phones and cash left in plain sight within homes and vehicles.
Hiding car keys and valuables makes it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Remember, no matter where you are, lock your car!
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.
Quote these reference numbers: QP1801651788, QP1801645345, QP1801646093

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As a business, it is your business!
It’s not just hospitals and police that have to deal with domestic and family violence. The productivity and legal implications for Australian enterprise makes this a concern for your business too.
Do you know your responsibilities as a business owner, divisional manager or team leader?
Research has confirmed that domestic violence reduces an employee’s ability to perform at work.
KPMG estimates that domestic violence will cost the Australian economy $9.9 billion each year by 2021, including $609 million to cover production-related costs such as absenteeism and turnover.
Every Ipswich business must understand what domestic and family violence is costing their business, and it will continue to cost if they don’t act.
In a collaboration between Queensland Police, Ipswich Chamber of Commerce, True and Queensland Health, we are presenting ‘As a Business, it is your Business’, a half-day symposium on workplace-related issues of domestic and family violence.
The symposium advocates greater awareness

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The following vehicles have been reported to Ipswich Police as stolen:

Type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported

Skoda Superb
White
310SMW
Station wagon
05/09/2018

Police are urging residents to secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic theft.
Many vehicles are taken while the victims are at home. Thieves target keys, mobile phones and cash left in plain sight within homes and vehicles. Hiding car keys and valuables makes it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Remember, no matter where you are, lock your car!
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.
Quote this reference number: QP1801644856

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The following vehicles have been reported to Ipswich Police as stolen:

Type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported

Nissan Patrol
White
126LFS
Utility
04/09/2018

Toyota Hilux
White
182LFC
Utility
03/09/2018

Police are urging residents to secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic theft.
Many vehicles are taken while the victims are at home.
Thieves target keys, mobile phones and cash left in plain view within homes and vehicles.
Hiding car keys and valuables makes it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Remember, no matter where you are, lock your car!
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.
Quote these reference numbers: QP1801638165, QP1801632878

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Is your car secure?
Credit card fraud offences have increased and now account for 47% of all reported fraud matters within the Ipswich Police District.
The increase coincides with the advances in technology which allow contactless payment, paywave or tap option to purchase items.
Across Ipswich Police District this credit card fraud is a flow-on effect from homes and vehicle breaks ins.
Of these reported credit card fraud offences, we found 31% of them are directly linked to Unlawful Entry of Motor Vehicles (UEMV) or Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicles (UUMV) offences.
The credit cards are stolen during these offences and promptly used.
There are a number of practical and simple strategies you can adopt to prevent yourself from becoming a victim of this kind of credit card fraud:

Lock up your vehicle, including the boot and windows.
Don’t leave your valuables or personal documents in your vehicle.
When possible use secure parking. At home park in a garage,

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The following vehicles have been reported to Ipswich Police as stolen:

Type
Colour
Vehicle Registration
Vehicle description
Date reported

Holden Rodeo
White
731 XYV
Dual cab
31/08/2018

Trailer Guys Tg75

DU 2828
Domestic box trailer
30/08/2018

Yamaha Efi

YAMAHA
Golf Buggy
01/09/2018

Police are urging residents to secure their homes and vehicles to avoid opportunistic theft.
Many vehicles are taken while the victims are at home.
Thieves target keys, mobile phones and cash left in plain view within homes and vehicles.
Hiding car keys and valuables makes it difficult for offenders to steal your vehicle and other property.
Remember, no matter where you are, lock your car!
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.
Quote these reference numbers: QP1801617754, QP1801605341, QP1801621978

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This week is Child Protection Week.
Protecting children means a lot of different things to a great many people, but to the police officers who work at the frontline of child victim-based crimes, protecting children is the reason they get up every morning.
These officers see the worst of the worst, become intertwined in the terribly sad stories and witness first-hand the trauma that extends far beyond the day of the crime.
They are investigators, they are listeners and they are often the foundation of support for the victim who takes the bravest step to stand up and speak out.
We are using this week as a way to thank these men and women, to shine a light on the officers across the state working in the Child Protection Investigation Units for their commitment, their drive and the countless hours they spend working to keep the most vulnerable members of our community

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Road safety presentation
Year 11 students from Ipswich State High School (ISHS) participated in a road safety initiative focusing on road safety education.
The students were exposed to a number of activities relating to staying safe on our roads, including an interactive presentation teaching students about the dangers of the Fatal 5.
Year 11 students took a pledge to ‘Join the Drive to Save Lives’, supporting the Queensland Government’s road safety message.
Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) Ipswich kindly attended and ran activities with students using the Fatal Vision goggles, simulating the effects of alcohol on vision.
Students were shocked at how their co-ordination and perception were affected by alcohol, and many students struggled to stay on their feet while wearing the goggles.
A big thank you to Ipswich Pro Driving School who attended and provided the opportunity for students to get behind the wheel of their driver training simulators and experience real life road conditions.
Students

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Police have charged three people following investigations into an armed robbery in Coomera yesterday.
At around 2:15pm a man and a woman met a group of men in a carpark on Whitewater Way to sell a motorcycle advertised online.
It will be alleged when the meeting took place the group of five men produced knives and demanded the motorcycle before loading it into the back of their vehicle and fleeing the scene.
The 20-year-old man and 17-year-old woman were not physically injured during the robbery but were transported to Gold Coast University Hospital as a precaution.
A 16-year-old Logan Reserve boy and 16-year-old Fernvale boy have been charged with robbery in company and attempted robbery in company.
A 47-year-old Atkinsons Dam man has been charged with robbery in company and attempted robbery in company.
He is due to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court on September 28.
Police are still looking for the stolen motorcycle, which is described

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