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| chief1name = Steve Gollschewski
| chief1position =
| electeetype = Minister
| minister1name = [[
| minister1pfo = Minister for Police and Community Safety
| sworntype = Police officers
| sworn = 11,702 (June 2023)<ref name="CM Feb 2024">{{cite news |title=Police numbers fall as state's population explodes |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/qld-politics/police-numbers-fall-as-states-population-explodes/news-story/f6cb8725642f98c72ec1aca829f55fd3 |access-date=2 March 2024 |agency=Courier Mail |date=22 February 2024 |archive-date=2 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302094540/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/qld-politics/police-numbers-fall-as-states-population-explodes/news-story/f6cb8725642f98c72ec1aca829f55fd3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| unsworntype = Total employees
| unsworn = Over 17,000 (June 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2022-2023 |url=https://www.police.qld.gov.au/qps-corporate-documents/reports-and-publications/annual-report-2022-2023 |website=Queensland Police Service) |publisher=The State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) |access-date=22 February 2024 |date=4 December 2023 |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222074524/https://www.police.qld.gov.au/qps-corporate-documents/reports-and-publications/annual-report-2022-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| stations = 335 (May 2020)
| police = Yes
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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". The headquarters of the Queensland Police Service is located at 200 Roma Street, [[Brisbane]].
The current [[Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service|Commissioner]] is Stephan (Steve) Gollschewski.<ref name=MinStmt20240422>{{cite web |title=Steve Gollschewski appointed as Queensland Police Commissioner |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/100166 |website=Media Statements |publisher=The State of Queensland (Department of the Premier and Cabinet) |access-date=23 April 2024 |date=22 April 2024 |archive-date=30 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430141326/https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/100166 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Commissioner reports to the Minister for Police, presently [[Daniel Purdie]].
== History ==
{{main|History of the Queensland Police}}
[[File:Roma Street Police Station, Brisbane, erected 1878.jpg|left|thumb|Roma Street Police Station, Brisbane, erected 1878]]
[[Colony of Queensland|Queensland]] came into existence as a colony of the [[British Empire]] on 1 December 1859.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3722828 |title=LETTERS PATENT, &c., IN REFERENCE TO SEPARATION OF MORETON BAY |newspaper=[[The Moreton Bay Courier]] |location=Queensland, Australia |date=10 December 1859 |access-date=15 March 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520223823/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3722828 |url-status=live }}</ref> The region was previously under the jurisdiction of the New South Wales governance with towns policed by small forces controlled by the local magistracy. ''The Police Act of 1838'' (2 Vic. no. 2) which officially codified a variety of common behaviours as criminal and regulated the police response to them, continued as the template for policing. On 13 January 1860, [[Edric Norfolk Vaux Morisset]] was appointed the Inspector-General of the Queensland Police.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article77427233 |title=OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS. |newspaper=[[The North Australian, Ipswich And General Advertiser]] |location=Queensland, Australia |date=24 January 1860 |access-date=15 March 2020 |page=3 |via=Trove |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520223824/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77427233 |url-status=live }}</ref> Queensland was divided into 17 districts, each with its own police force headed by a Chief Constable under authority of a local magistrate.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dukova |first1=Anastasia |title=To Preserve and Protect: Policing Colonial Brisbane |date=2020 |publisher=Queensland University Press |location=Brisbane |isbn=9780702260148 |page=56 |url=https://www.uqp.com.au/books/to-preserve-and-protect-policing-colonial-brisbane |access-date=18 May 2020 |archive-date=9 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609082831/https://www.uqp.com.au/books/to-preserve-and-protect-policing-colonial-brisbane |url-status=live }}</ref> The position of Inspector-General was abolished soon after it was established, in July 1860, and most of the operations of the police until 1863 reverted to the control of local police magistrates and justices.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dukova |first1=Anastasia |title=To Preserve and Protect: Policing Colonial Brisbane |date=2020 |publisher=University of Queensland Press |location=Brisbane |isbn=978-0-7022-6014-8 |page=4 |edition=1 |url=https://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/Book.aspx/1537/To%20Preserve%20and%20Protect-%20Policing%20Colonial%20Brisbane |access-date=21 February 2020 |archive-date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228114206/http://uqp.uq.edu.au/Book.aspx/1537/To%20Preserve%20and%20Protect-%20Policing%20Colonial%20Brisbane |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Roma Street Police Barracks in Brisbane 1883 (7960197828).jpg|left|thumb|Roma Street Police Station, 1883]]
The Queensland Police underwent a major reform in 1864 and the newly re-organised force commenced operations with approximately 143 employees under the command the first Commissioner of Police, [[David Thompson Seymour]]. The service had four divisions: Metropolitan Police, Rural Police, Water Police, and [[Native Police]]. At the turn of the century there were 845 men and 135 [[Aboriginal tracker]]s at 256 stations in Queensland.
=== 1900s ===
In 1904 the Queensland Police started to use [[fingerprint]]ing in investigations. In the [[1912 Brisbane general strike]] the Queensland Police were used to suppress striking workers. The first female police officers, Ellen O'Donnell and Zara Dare, were inducted in March 1931 to assist in inquiries involving female suspects and prisoners.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71175137 |title=WOMAN'S WAYS |newspaper=[[The Worker (Brisbane)|Worker]] |volume=41 |issue=2073 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=28 January 1931 |access-date=20 January 2018 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520223823/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71175137 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23135986 |title=Woman Police Appointed. |newspaper=[[The Queenslander]] |location=Queensland, Australia |date=5 March 1931 |access-date=20 January 2018 |page=45 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520223824/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23135986 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following [[World War II]] a number of technological innovations were adopted including [[radio]] for communication within Queensland and between state departments. By 1950 the Service had a staff of 2,030 police officers, 10 women police and 30 trackers. In February 1951, a central communication room was established at the Criminal Investigation Branch in Brisbane.<ref name="police.qld.gov.au">{{Cite web |title=Policing Queensland timeline 1864 - 2014 |url=https://www.police.qld.gov.au/museum/policing-queensland-timeline-1864-2014 |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=www.police.qld.gov.au |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604181640/https://www.police.qld.gov.au/museum/policing-queensland-timeline-1864-2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== 1960s and 1970s ===
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In February 2020, an organisational restructure was announced;<ref>{{cite web |title=New Police Strategic Review gives Regional Queensland enhanced priority |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/89328 |website=Queensland Government media statements |publisher=The State of Queensland (Department of the Premier and Cabinet)Queensland Police Service |access-date=5 October 2020 |date=12 February 2020 |archive-date=8 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008040755/https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/89328 |url-status=live }}</ref> but a month later, staffing then being diverted to support the health response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], including border closures, and maintaining quarantine hotels.<ref>{{cite news |last1=CROCKFORD |first1=Toby |last2=LYNCH |first2=Lydia |title=One in 10 Queensland police officers reassigned to COVID-19 duties |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/one-in-10-queensland-police-officers-reassigned-to-covid-19-duties-20200728-p55g4k.html |access-date=5 October 2020 |publisher=Brisbane Times |date=28 July 2020 |archive-date=27 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927135549/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/one-in-10-queensland-police-officers-reassigned-to-covid-19-duties-20200728-p55g4k.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Early in 2021, due to two separate incidents, a new 'Youth Crime Taskforce' was formed under an assistant commissioner,<ref>{{cite news |last1=ZILLMAN |first1=Stephanie |title=Queensland police charge man with murder over fatal Townsville crash as youth crime taskforce announced |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-08/qld-police-taskforce-youth-crime-response-man-charged-murder/13131572 |access-date=28 February 2021 |agency=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=8 February 2021 |archive-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302112547/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-08/qld-police-taskforce-youth-crime-response-man-charged-murder/13131572 |url-status=live }}</ref> and another section was elevated to command level to become the Domestic, Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Command.<ref>{{cite web |title=Driving a strategic response to DFV |url=https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2021/06/04/driving-a-strategic-response-to-dfv-policing-domestic-and-family-violence/ |website=myPolice |publisher=The State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) |access-date=19 August 2022 |date=4 June 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819110706/https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2021/06/04/driving-a-strategic-response-to-dfv-policing-domestic-and-family-violence/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
A [[Public inquiry|commission of inquiry]] was created in May 2022 to examine policing responses to domestic and family violence prevention, with an August appearance of Commissioner Carroll.<ref name=ABC20220818>{{cite news |last1=JONES |first1=Ciara |title=Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll questioned at inquiry over senior officers' misogynistic comments |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-18/dfv-inquiry-qld-police-commissioner-carroll-misogynistic/101343216 |access-date=19 August 2022 |work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818192917/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-18/dfv-inquiry-qld-police-commissioner-carroll-misogynistic/101343216 |url-status=live }}</ref> The commission was told of a lack of staffing of the Domestic, Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Command compared to other areas, of discrimination within the organisation,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Cait |last2=Kelly (earlier) |first2=Cait |date=2022-11-21 |title=Queensland police domestic violence inquiry final report handed down – as it happened |language=en-GB |work=the Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2022/nov/21/queensland-qld-police-service-final-report-commission-of-inquiry-responses-domestic-and-family-violence-dv-qps-culture-commissioner-katarina-carroll |access-date=2023-04-23 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519234604/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2022/nov/21/queensland-qld-police-service-final-report-commission-of-inquiry-responses-domestic-and-family-violence-dv-qps-culture-commissioner-katarina-carroll |url-status=live }}</ref> and of senior officers' racist and misogynistic behaviour.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-21 |title=Inquiry's damning findings 'rips bandaid off' Queensland police culture of 'fear and silence' |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/qld-police-domestic-violence-commission-inquiry-report-release/101677316 |access-date=2023-04-23 |archive-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424010943/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/qld-police-domestic-violence-commission-inquiry-report-release/101677316 |url-status=live }}</ref> A deputy commissioner resigned the next day.<ref>{{cite news |last1=JURSS-LEWIS |first1=Tobias |title=Queensland Police's Deputy Commissioner Paul Taylor resigns after evidence heard at inquiry into domestic violence and police responses |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-19/qld-deputy-commissioner-paul-taylor-resigns-police-inquiry/101352508 |access-date=19 August 2022 |work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=19 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819064644/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-19/qld-deputy-commissioner-paul-taylor-resigns-police-inquiry/101352508 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In October 2022, following a review by State Disaster
== Criticisms ==
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In 2016 several human rights organisations signed an open letter calling for a public investigation the Queensland Police Service, and for preventative measures to be implemented against police abuse.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Queensland police video: Rights organisations demand public independent investigation as police begin internal one |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/queensland-police-video-rights-organisations-demand-public-independent-investigation-as-police-begin-internal-one/zf4qt04w1 |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=NITV |language=en |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423234629/https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/queensland-police-video-rights-organisations-demand-public-independent-investigation-as-police-begin-internal-one/zf4qt04w1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Queensland police were criticised for using excessive force against protesters in 2021.
Arising from an earlier Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce, in May 2022 a [[Public inquiry|commission of inquiry]] was announced to examine policing responses to domestic and family violence prevention, with possible systemic cultural issues within the organisation, and whether there was the capability, capacity, and structure to respond to the violence.<ref>{{cite web |title=Commission of Inquiry to examine Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/95126 |website=The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory: Media statements |publisher=The State of Queensland |access-date=8 July 2022 |date=11 May 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707164229/https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/95126 |url-status=live }}</ref> Giving evidence in August 2022, Police Commissioner Carroll accepted 'there was a problem within QPS with misogynistic and disrespectful views towards women affecting how police officers responded to domestic and family violence'.<ref name="ABC20220818" /> In October 2022, there were calls for reforms and deeper investigations into Queensland police by figures such as Opposition MP [[David Crisafulli]] and human rights activist [[Gracelyn Smallwood]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-07 |title=Call for 'huge clean out' of Queensland Police Service in wake of 'horrific' racism allegations |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-07/qld-police-commission-inquiry-sexism-racism-misconduct/101510708 |access-date=2023-04-23 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423234628/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-07/qld-police-commission-inquiry-sexism-racism-misconduct/101510708 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Regions ==
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Between 1991 and 2013 there were eight geographic regions (Far Northern, Northern, Central, North Coast, Metropolitan North, Metropolitan South, Southern, and South Eastern), three commands (State Crime Operations, Operations Support, and Ethical Standards), and four divisions (Human Resources, Finance, Administration, and Information Management).
As of 2017, there are seven police regions and eight commands in the State of Queensland, each under command of an [[Assistant commissioner (police)|assistant commissioner]]. By 2020, there were four administrative areas, each overseen by a [[deputy commissioner]] organizing the respective regions and commands as such: Regional Operations (Northern, Central, Brisbane, Southern, and South Eastern), Specialist Operations (Community Contact Command, Intelligence, Counter-Terrorism and Major Events Command, Operations Support Command, State Crime Command, Road Policing Command, and Commonwealth Games Group), and Strategy, Policy and Performance (Crime and Corruption Commission Police Group, Ethical Standards Command, Legal Division, Organisational Capability Command, and People Capability Command).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-12 |title=New Deputy Commissioners announced |url=https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2020/02/12/new-deputy-commissioners-announced/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Queensland Police News |language=en-AU |archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517024817/https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2020/02/12/new-deputy-commissioners-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The regions were further divided into districts and further still into divisions. A new government department, the Public Safety Business Agency, existed from 2013 to 2021 which took over the portfolios of human resources, finance, administration, education and training, and information technology).
By 2023, with the announced incorporation of the Disaster & Emergency Management into the QPS from the [[Queensland Fire and Emergency Services]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Anne |date=2022-10-27 |title=QFES, SES To Split Up |url=https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2022/10/27/qfes-ses-to-split-up/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=southburnett.com.au |language=en-AU |archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517060958/https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2022/10/27/qfes-ses-to-split-up/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the QPS Organisation Structure took on the following form:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.police.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-03/QPS-Structure-27-Feb-2023.pdf |
* '''Regional Operations'''
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{{See also|Australian police ranks}}
[[File:Queensland_Police_Officer_in_uniform.jpg|thumb|A Queensland Police officer in standard uniform]]
The Queensland Police Service has
* pipes and drums musicians have hard board epaulettes and with pipes and drums wording;▼
* watchhouse officers have grey epaulettes stating 'watchhouse officer'; and▼
In 2023 the rank of chief inspector was reintroduced into the Service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMeniman |first=Senior Constable Rebecca |date=2023-02-23 |title=Retirement of Chief Inspector Anthony Graham |url=https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/2023/02/23/retirement-of-chief-inspector-anthony-graham/ |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=Sunshine Coast |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624103233/https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/2023/02/23/retirement-of-chief-inspector-anthony-graham/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |date=2 August 2024 |title=MSM Issue 53.1 Public Edition |url=https://www.police.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-08/MSM-ch.12-Code-of-Dress-and-Appearance.pdf |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=Queensland Police Service}}</ref> ▼
Rank insignia is worn only by uniformed officers. Prior to mid-2009, only officers at the rank of inspector and above (commissioned officers) had the words 'Queensland Police' embroidered on their [[epaulette]]s, however new uniform mandates saw the introduction of the words 'Queensland Police' on all epaulettes issued to police officers after this date. The epaulettes of commissioned officers are significantly larger than the epaulettes of lesser ranks. Different salary bands apply within the same rank commensurate with years of service. Officers relieving at a higher rank temporarily wear the epaulettes of the higher rank.▼
▲In 2023 the rank of chief inspector was reintroduced into the Service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McMeniman |first=Senior Constable Rebecca |date=2023-02-23 |title=Retirement of Chief Inspector Anthony Graham |url=https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/2023/02/23/retirement-of-chief-inspector-anthony-graham/ |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=Sunshine Coast |language=en-AU}}</ref>
=== Staff members ===▼
* Torres Strait Island Police Liaison Officer (green/white/blue epaulette with embroidered 'TORRES STRAIT ISLAND POLICE LIAISON OFFICER' and rank)▼
Police recruits undertaking the PACE program wear a dark blue epaulette with no embroided text.
* Police Liaison Officer (yellow epaulette with embroidered 'POLICE LIAISON OFFICER' or 'SENIOR POLICE LIAISON OFFICER')▼
* Protective Services Officer (maroon epaulette with embroidered 'PROTECTIVE SERVICES' and 'PROTECTIVE SERVICES OFFICER' OR 'SENIOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES OFFICER'. Additionally, horizontal white bars indicate the officer's public service pay grade.)▼
Police officers and other members may be eligible to wear [[Queensland Honours|Queensland]] and [[Australian honours system|Australian]] honours.▼
▲* [[Army recruit|Recruit]] (light blue epaulette with embroidered 'POLICE RECRUIT')
=== Constable ranks ===
* [[Constable]] (plain blue)
** Special Constable (plain blue with text "Special Constable")<ref name=":11" />
* Senior constable (two embroidered chevrons)▼
===
* [[Sergeant]] (three embroidered chevrons)
* [[Senior sergeant|Senior Sergeant]] (embroidered crown with laurels)
=== Commissioned ranks ===
* [[Inspector]] (three pips)
** [[Chief inspector|Chief Inspector]] (one crown) (re-introduced as a title in 2023)
* [[Superintendent (police)|Superintendent]] (one crown and one pip)
* [[Chief superintendent|Chief Superintendent]] (one crown and two pips)
* [[Assistant commissioner (police)|Assistant
* [[Deputy commissioner|Deputy Commissioner]] (one pip and crossed tipstaves with laurels)
* [[Police commissioner|Commissioner]] (one crown and crossed tipstaves with laurels)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
| colspan="8" |'''Recruits, Constables, & Sergeants<ref name=":11" />'''
|-
|Recruit
|<small>[[Constable]]</small>||<small>Senior<br /> constable</small>||<small>Leading senior<br /> constable</small>||<small>[[Sergeant]]</small>||<small>Senior<br />sergeant</small>||<small>[[Inspector]]</small>▼
|Recruit
|<small>[[Chief inspector]]</small>||<small>[[Superintendent (police)|Superintendent]]</small>||<small>Chief<br /> superintendent</small>||<small>Assistant<br /> commissioner</small>||<small>Deputy<br /> commissioner</small>||<small>[[Police Commissioner|Commissioner]]</small>▼
(PACE Program)
|Special
Constable
▲|<small>[[Constable]]</small>||<small>Senior<br />
|-
|[[File:QPSRecruit2024.png|frameless|102x102px]]
|[[File:QPSPACERecruit2024.png|frameless|108x108px]]
|[[File:QPSSpecialConstable2024.png|frameless|123x123px]]
|[[File:QPSConstable2024.png|frameless|123x123px]]||[[File:QPSSeniorConstable2024.png|frameless|125x125px]][[File:QPSSeniorConstableExperienceBar2024.png|frameless|142x142px]]||[[File:QPSLeadingSeniorConstable2024.png|frameless|121x121px]]||[[File:QPSSergeant2024.png|frameless|116x116px]][[File:QPS Sergean Experience Bar 2024.png|frameless|130x130px]]||[[File:QPS Senior Sergeant 2024.png|frameless|116x116px]][[File:QPSSeniorSergeantExperienceBar2024.png|frameless|121x121px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
▲Rank insignia is worn only by uniformed officers. Prior to mid-2009, only officers at the rank of inspector and above (commissioned officers) had the words 'Queensland Police' embroidered on their [[epaulette]]s, however new uniform mandates saw the introduction of the words 'Queensland Police' on all epaulettes issued to police officers after this date. The epaulettes of commissioned officers are significantly larger than the epaulettes of lesser ranks. Different salary bands apply within the same rank commensurate with years of service. Officers relieving at a higher rank temporarily wear the epaulettes of the higher rank.
| colspan="7" |'''Commissioned Officers<ref name=":11" />'''
|-
|<small>[[Inspector]]</small>
|<small>[[Chief inspector|Chief]]</small> <small>[[Chief inspector|Inspector]]</small>
▲
|-
|[[File:QPSInspector2024.png|frameless|111x111px]]
|[[File:QPSChiefInspector2024.png|frameless|113x113px]]||[[File:QPSSuperintendent2024.png|frameless|112x112px]]||[[File:QPSChiefSuperintendent2024.png|frameless|113x113px]]||[[File:QPSAssistantCommissioner2024.png|frameless|113x113px]]||[[File:QPSDeputyCommissioner2024.png|frameless|116x116px]]||[[File:QPSCommissioner2024.png|frameless|117x117px]]
|}
▲Police officers and other members may be eligible to wear [[Queensland Honours|Queensland]] and [[Australian honours system|Australian]] honours.
Several staff member roles wear a uniform similar to police officers.
In 2016 the State Government Protective Security Service (SGPSS), then under the Department of Public Works, was transferred to the Queensland Police Service and renamed the Protective Services Group. Protective services officers are sworn or affirmed{{efn|Protective services officers swear a different oath or make a different affirmation than that made by sworn or affirmed police officers, under Part 2 of the Police Service Administration Regulation 2016.}} staff members, and wear an ink-navy shirt with a maroon-coloured police shoulder patch with 'Protective Services' above it, and maroon epaulettes.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Protective Services Group |url=https://www.protectiveservicesgroup.qld.gov.au/about/Pages/default.aspx |website=Protective Services Group |publisher=The State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820063912/https://www.protectiveservicesgroup.qld.gov.au/about/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
Staff member uniform includes:
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▲* Torres Strait Island
Chaplains, whilst not employed by the Service, wear a uniform with purple epaulettes with embroidered 'POLICE CHAPLAIN'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Police farewell motto maven |url=https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/riverside/2021/12/17/police-farewell-motto-maven/ |website=myPolice |publisher=The State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) |access-date=14 July 2024 |date=17 December 2021}}</ref>
== Specialist areas ==
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| [[Ray Whitrod]] || {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|CVO|QPMd}} ||align=right| {{dts|1970}} ||align=right| {{dts|1976}} ||Commissioner Whitrod called for a greater professionalisation and modernisation of the Force and for promotion based on merit, not seniority and a preference for policemen with higher educational standards. During his tenure as Commissioner he was responsible for the formation of the Crime Intelligence Unit, the Police Air Wing becoming operational, the commencement of construction of a new Police Headquarters building in Makerston Street, and the commencement of construction of the Driver Training Wing at Mt Cotton.<ref name=":8" />
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|[[File:Terence Murray Lewis, Queensland Police Commissioner b.jpg|70px]]
| [[Terry Lewis (police officer)|Sir Terence Murray Lewis]] || {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|OBE|GM|QPMd}} ||align=right| {{dts|1976}} ||align=right| {{dts|1987}} || During his tenure, Commissioner Terry Lewis was responsible for opening the Police Museum to the public, the overhaul and expansion of the training regime that included the introduction of the new eighteen month Cadet training course. On 21 September 1987 he was stood down on full pay by the then Police Minister Bill Gunn and Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen. On 19 April 1989, by virtue of the Commissioner of Police (Vacation of Office) Act, the office of Commissioner of Police was declared vacant and from that date the Commissioner of Police (then Sir Terence Murray Lewis) ceased to be a member of the Police Force. In 1991 Mr Lewis was convicted on fifteen counts of corruption and one count of forgery and was sentenced to a total of twenty-five years in prison.<ref name=":8" /> Lewis was subsequently stripped of his knighthood, OBE and QPM in 1993.
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|[[File:Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll.jpg|alt=|70px]]
|[[Katarina Carroll]]||{{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|APM}} ||align=right| {{dts|2019}} ||align=right| {{dts|2024}} ||<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/queensland/katarina-carroll-to-be-queensland-s-first-female-police-commissioner-20190423-p51ggq.html?ref=rss|title=Katarina Carroll to be Queensland's first female police commissioner|date=23 April 2019|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423033241/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/queensland/katarina-carroll-to-be-queensland-s-first-female-police-commissioner-20190423-p51ggq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed&js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true|archive-date=23 April 2019|url-status=live|access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Carroll resigned on Friday 1 March 2024, before her contract was due.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-02-19 |title=Live Moment: Queensland's police commissioner to step down from top job, says it is time for 'new leadership' |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-20/queensland-police-commissioner-katarina-carroll-uncertain-future/103459280 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221145048/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-20/queensland-police-commissioner-katarina-carroll-uncertain-future/103459280 |archive-date=21 February 2024 |access-date=2024-02-20 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name=":7" />
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|[[File:Stephan (Steve) Gollschewski, 2019.jpg|alt=|70px]]
|Steve Gollschewski||{{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|APM}} ||align=right| {{dts|2024}} ||align=right| ||Appointed acting commissioner in March 2024 until a new commissioner
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| Mark Armstrong
|First ever appointed Chief Officer of the [[Queensland State Emergency Service|State Emergency Service]].<ref name="Chief Officers">{{cite web |title=Chief Officers announced for Queensland's State Emergency Service (SES) and Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ) |url=https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/rockhampton/2024/02/06/chief-officers-announced-for-queenslands-state-emergency-service-ses-and-marine-rescue-queensland-mrq/#:~:text=SES%20will%20transition%20away%20from,structure%20and%20associated%20support%20services. |website=QPS Media |access-date=17 February 2024 |archive-date=17 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217061749/https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/rockhampton/2024/02/06/chief-officers-announced-for-queenslands-state-emergency-service-ses-and-marine-rescue-queensland-mrq/#:~:text=SES%20will%20transition%20away%20from,structure%20and%20associated%20support%20services. |url-status=live }}</ref> He was formerly a [[colonel]] in the [[Australian Army]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Armstrong Biography |url=https://researchcentre.army.gov.au/about-us/contributor-biographies/mark-armstrong |website=Australian Army |access-date=17 February 2024 |archive-date=17 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217055652/https://researchcentre.army.gov.au/about-us/contributor-biographies/mark-armstrong |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| colspan="7" align="center" style="background:white;" | '''Chief Officer, Marine Rescue Queensland'''
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|Tony Wulff
|First ever appointed Chief Officer of the newly
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== Equipment ==
Standard equipment issued and worn on duty belt or load
* [[Glock 22]] pistol [[.40 S&W|.40-calibre]], with three magazines (45 rounds of ammunition)
▲* Extendable baton (21") concealed within pouch
▲* Saflok Mark 5 hinged [[handcuffs]]
* [[Motorola]] APX 8000 radio and radio pouch
* [[Pepper spray|OC]] (oleoresin capsicum) spray within pouch
* [[Axon Enterprise|Axon]] TASERs (X26, TASER 10<ref name=2024T10>{{cite web |title=Community Safety Plan delivers world first for Queensland Police |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/100215 |website=Queensland Government media statements |publisher=The State of Queensland (Department of the Premier and Cabinet) |access-date=14 July 2024 |date=1 May 2024}}</ref>)
* [[Axon Enterprise|Axon]] Body 2, Flex 2, Body 3 [[body worn video|body worn camera]]s (BWC)<ref>{{cite web|url=
* [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] iPads and iPhones to access the operational computer QPRIME, given the name 'Q[[LTE (telecommunication)|LiTE]]'.
* Load bearing vest
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* Lightweight medic gloves and voice recording devices
An equipment vest was created called the general accoutrement vest (GAV) which proved extremely unpopular and rarely used by officers, and in the 2010s was replaced by the load bearing vest (LBV) which is worn by most operational officers. The LBV was designed to transfer the weight from the hips to the torso, and held the radio, handcuffs and OC spray. In early 2023, an integrated load-bearing vest (ILBV) was being rolled out to replace the LBV, and included an overt ballistic vest into one vest, designed to increase officer safety, as well as visibility.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Mark |date=14 August 2022 |title=Frontline police to get latest protective vests |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/95965 |access-date=28 March 2023 |website=Queensland Government Statements |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328053431/https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/95965 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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== Fleet ==
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In 2023, US-built [[pickup truck]]s have been spotted in service, with vehicles such as the [[Chevrolet Silverado]] being utilised by the Mounted Unit.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
The SERT (Special Emergency Response Team) unit also has two specialised armoured vehicles, [[Lenco BearCat]]s, at its disposal for use in riot control and other potentially dangerous situations throughout the Brisbane/South Eastern and northern police regions, with one vehicle stationed in Brisbane and [[Cairns]] each. Additionally, the EORT (Explosive Ordnance Response Team) in 2017 purchased a Lenco BombCat, a bigger and stronger vehicle based on a BearCat.<ref>{{cite web |title=New EORT armoured vehicle |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/80481 |website=The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory: Media statements |publisher=The State of Queensland (Department of the Premier and Cabinet) |access-date=2 April 2023 |date=22 March 2017 |archive-date=2 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402085750/https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/80481 |url-status=live }}</ref>
From 1996 to 2015, nominated vehicles were fitted with other 200 in-car computers supplied by the state transport department, the Mobile Integrated Network Data Access ([http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/bill_en/psaaolab2008580/psaaolab2008580.html MINDA]) units. From April 2012, [[automatic number plate recognition]] technology was fitted to road policing unit vehicles, follow earlier trials.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Queensland Government |url = http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-committees/former-committees/TSAFE/inquiries/past-inquiries/anpr_technology |title = Inquiry into Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology |website = Queensland parliamentary committees |access-date = 26 April 2015 |date = September 2008 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150505073310/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-committees/former-committees/TSAFE/inquiries/past-inquiries/anpr_technology |archive-date = 5 May 2015 |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Queensland Government |url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/Id/74433 |title=Automatic number plate recognition technology to be rolled out on Qld roads |website=Ministerial statements |access-date=26 April 2015 |date=15 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505075137/http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/Id/74433 |archive-date=5 May 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Queensland Government |title=Police target crime with new technology |url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2013/8/7/police-target-crime-with-new-technology |website=Ministerial statements |access-date=26 April 2015 |date=7 August 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505075134/http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2013/8/7/police-target-crime-with-new-technology |archive-date=5 May 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Queensland Police has received its first police helicopter, based on the Gold Coast in 2012. The helicopter was used for a six-month trial period. The highly anticipated $1.6 million [[Bell 206]] Long Ranger has already been hailed a success, assisting police in 24 different dispatches in its first three days of operation, and will be used extensively during major events such as [[Schoolies Week]] and the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] 600. The helicopter is fitted out with state-of-the-art equipment such as infrared and thermal imaging cameras, and other equipment based on the NSW Police Force helicopters. A second helicopter a [[BO 105]] was introduced by July 2014 in time for the [[2014 G20 Brisbane summit|G20]] summit in November, responsible for patrolling Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Queensland Government|title=Queensland's second police helicopter launched|url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2014/7/1/queenslands-second-police-helicopter-launched|website=Ministerial statements|access-date=26 April 2015|date=1 July 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619134604/http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2014/7/1/queenslands-second-police-helicopter-launched|archive-date=19 June 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The helicopters have [[Forward-looking infrared|Forward Looking Infrared]] (FLIR) and Searchlight (TRAKKA beam) capabilities.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/museum/2018/09/25/sunday-lecture-series-polair-policing-by-air/|title=SUNDAY LECTURE SERIES: POLAIR – Policing By Air|date=25 September 2018|publisher=[[Queensland Police Museum]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129190753/https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/museum/2018/09/25/sunday-lecture-series-polair-policing-by-air/|archive-date=29 November 2018|url-status=live|access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref>
In January of 2024 the Queensland Government announced the arrival of a third helicopter allocated to the Far North, to be based in [[Townsville]], alongside a $13 million ([[Australian dollar|AUD]]) role-out of digitally encrypted radios in the region.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-16 |title=New police chopper and $13 million encrypted radio system to fight crime in north Queensland |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-16/polair-helicopter-encrypted-radios-townsville-crime-prevention/103324952 |access-date=2024-02-09 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU |archive-date=9 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209173018/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-16/polair-helicopter-encrypted-radios-townsville-crime-prevention/103324952 |url-status=live }}</ref> This new air capability consisted of a leased [[Eurocopter EC135|Airbus EC135T2]] while a permanent system was procured.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New police aerial crime fighting capability sets flight in North Queensland |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/99496 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Ministerial Media Statements |language=en |archive-date=29 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129114100/https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/99496 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In a first for an Australian police department, Queensland Police have purchased numerous [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s (UAVs
Queensland Water Police operate three purpose-designed {{convert|23|m}} [[patrol boat|patrol vessels]] and numerous smaller [[rigid-hulled inflatable boat]]s.
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== Officers killed in the line of duty ==
[[File:Constable Matthew Arnold and Constable Rachel McCrow, police officers killed on duty at Wieambilla, Queensland on 12 December 2022.jpg|thumb|Constable Matthew Arnold and Constable Rachel McCrow, police officers killed on duty at Wieambilla, Queensland on 12 December 2022]]
* 12 December 2022: Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow were killed in a shooting [[Wieambilla police shootings|ambush]] in [[Wieambilla]], near Dalby, southern Queensland. A neighbour was also killed, and two other officers injured.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-12 |title=Six dead in rural Queensland after 'targeted execution' of police officers |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-12/qld-police-emergency-declaration-wieambilla-unfolding-incident/101763662 |access-date=2022-12-15 |archive-date=14 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214180513/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-12/qld-police-emergency-declaration-wieambilla-unfolding-incident/101763662 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 26 June 2021: Senior Constable David Masters, 53, was struck and killed by a stolen vehicle on the [[Bruce Highway]] in [[Burpengary, Queensland|Burpengary]], north of Brisbane.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-26/qld-police-david-masters-killed-traffic-bruce-highway-burpengary/100246240 |title=Police officer Senior Constable David Masters killed on Bruce Highway near Brisbane as driver flees scene |date=26 June 2021 |website=ABC News |last=Gramenz |first=Emilie |access-date=26 June 2021 |archive-date=26 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626004107/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-26/qld-police-david-masters-killed-traffic-bruce-highway-burpengary/100246240 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-officer-hit-by-car-and-killed-in-queensland/0cff0e62-e311-424e-9f3e-0f47340948a5 |title=Queensland officer killed after being hit by car while investigating stolen vehicle |date=26 June 2021 |website=9 News |last=Attanasio |first=Joe |access-date=26 June 2021 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625234223/https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-officer-hit-by-car-and-killed-in-queensland/0cff0e62-e311-424e-9f3e-0f47340948a5 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 29 May 2017: Senior Constable Brett Forte was shot and killed at [[Adare, Queensland|Adare]], north of [[Gatton, Queensland|Gatton]], after attempting to apprehend a suspected offender. The gunman, Rick Maddison, was shot and killed the next day by police while trying to escape after a siege in a farmhouse at [[Ringwood, Queensland|Ringwood]], north-west of Gatton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/crime-and-justice/police-officer-brett-forte-shot-dead-in-lockyer-valley-west-of-brisbane/news-story/70e3a7f04d28845de973b519def0d2dd|title=Cop killer shot dead by police|author=Kate Kyriacou|author2=Thomas Chamberlin|date=30 May 2017|work=[[The Courier Mail]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602034334/http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/crime-and-justice/police-officer-brett-forte-shot-dead-in-lockyer-valley-west-of-brisbane/news-story/70e3a7f04d28845de973b519def0d2dd|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live|access-date=9 June 2017|author3=Chris Clarke|author4=David Sigston|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 8 June 2018, the police helicopter Polair 2 was named Brett A. Forte in his honour.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/police-helicopter-polair-2-named-brett-forte/3436922/|title=Polair 2 honour for slain Brett Forte|date=8 June 2018|work=[[The Queensland Times]]|access-date=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129225245/https://www.qt.com.au/news/police-helicopter-polair-2-named-brett-forte/3436922/|archive-date=29 November 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Polair 2 had provided air support during the siege.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/moreton/polair-2-has-been-named-after-senior-constable-brett-forte-who-was-shot-and-killed-on-duty/news-story/fe5a28255dc9d3cc4788c30fa0a74178|title=Polair 2 has been named after Senior Constable Brett Forte who was shot and killed on duty|last=Smith|first=Erin|date=8 June 2018|work=[[The Courier-Mail]]|access-date=30 November 2018|archive-date=10 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310070029/https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/moreton/polair-2-has-been-named-after-senior-constable-brett-forte-who-was-shot-and-killed-on-duty/news-story/fe5a28255dc9d3cc4788c30fa0a74178|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 29 May 2011: Detective Senior Constable Damien Leeding (CIB) was shot when he confronted an armed offender at the [[Pacific Pines, Queensland|Pacific Pines]] Tavern on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]. Leeding died in hospital on 1 June three days after being shot.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.police.qld.gov.au/aboutUs/commemoration/honour/roll05.htm|title=ROLL OF HONOUR 1989 - 2011|publisher=[[Queensland Police]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601043606/https://www.police.qld.gov.au/aboutUs/commemoration/honour/roll05.htm|archive-date=1 June 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref>
* 1 December 2010: Sergeant Daniel Stiller, 33, was killed when his motorcycle collided with a jack-knifing truck on the Bruce Highway while on 'wide load' escort duty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Queensland Police{{!}} Police Memorial -- Daniel A. STILLER |url=https://www.police.qld.gov.au/police-memorial/daniel-stiller |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=www.police.qld.gov.au |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913130257/https://www.police.qld.gov.au/police-memorial/daniel-stiller |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 18 July 2007: Constable Brett Irwin, 33, was shot while executing an arrest warrant for breach of bail at [[Keperra]], in northwest Brisbane.<ref name=":1" />
* 22 August 2003: Senior Sergeant Perry Irwin, 42, was shot while investigating reports of gunfire in bushland at [[Caboolture]], north of Brisbane.<ref name=":1" />
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* 1 April 1956: Constable First Class Roy Doyle died in hospital at [[Mackay, Queensland|Mackay]] from head injuries sustained when he hit a submerged block of concrete while attempting a rescue in the flooded [[Pioneer River]] at [[Mackay, Queensland|Mackay]] on 29 March 1956.<ref name=":3" />
* [[File:Portrait of Constable George Robert Young wearing his Water Police uniform, c1922.jpg|thumb|Constable George Robert Young in his water police uniform circa 1922; Young died searching for a missing woman in 1938|284x284px]]28 November 1938: Constable George Robert Young of the water police was one of four men on a [[RAAF]] amphibious aircraft which crashed killing all on board. They were searching for the body of missing woman Marjorie Norval in the estuaries of [[Moreton Bay]] when the aircraft hit high tension wires.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71359321|title=TERRIBLE QUEENSLAND AIR DISASTER|date=29 November 1938|newspaper=[[The Worker (Brisbane)|Worker]]|access-date=12 September 2018|issue=2682|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=49|page=28|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520223823/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71359321|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/museum/2013/10/22/from-the-vault-the-death-of-constable-george-young-1938/|title=FROM the VAULT – The death of Constable George Young, 1938|date=22 October 2013|publisher=Queensland Police Service|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912044327/https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/museum/2013/10/22/from-the-vault-the-death-of-constable-george-young-1938/|archive-date=12 September 2018|url-status=live|access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref>
* [[File:Constable Ernest Dawson and a cat at a camp near Ayr, circa 1930.jpg|thumb|Constable Ernest Dawson playing with a cat at a camp near [[Ayr, Queensland|Ayr]], circa 1930|180x180px]]6 August 1930: Constable Ernest James Dawson was on traffic duty on the Yungaburra Road near [[Lake Barrine]] when he lost control of his motorcycle. Despite emergency surgery which appeared initially successful, complications arose and he died in [[Brisbane General Hospital]] on 18 January 1931.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/museum/2018/09/11/from-the-vault-a-fitting-farewell/|title=From the Vault – A Fitting Farewell|date=11 September 2018|publisher=[[Queensland Police Museum]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912031057/https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/museum/2018/09/11/from-the-vault-a-fitting-farewell/|archive-date=12 September 2018|url-status=live|access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article180973699|title=CONSTABLE'S DEATH.|date=19 January 1931|newspaper=[[The Daily Standard (Brisbane)|Daily Standard]]|access-date=12 September 2018|issue=5620|location=Queensland, Australia|page=15|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520223824/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/180973699|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:The funeral procession for Constable Ernest Dawson.jpg|thumb|The funeral procession for Constable Ernest Dawson, Ann Street, Brisbane, 19 January 1931|180x180px]]
* 27 September 1906: Sergeant Thomas Heaney died at [[South Brisbane, Queensland|South Brisbane]] from head fractures sustained when he was hit multiple times over the head with a metal bar during an arrest on 7 June 1905 at [[Woolloongabba]], Brisbane.<ref name=":3" />
* 23 December 1905: Constable Albert Price was stabbed while making an arrest at [[Mackay, Queensland|Mackay]].<ref name=":3" />
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* 4 February 1893: Constable James Sangster, 25, drowned while attempting a rescue of two members of the Jackson family during the [[1893 Brisbane flood|1893 flood]] of the [[Bremer River (Queensland)|Bremer River]] at [[North Ipswich, Queensland|North Ipswich]].<ref name=":4" /> He is commemorated by the [[James Sangster Memorial]] at North Ipswich, which was initiated by the Jackson family and funded by public subscription.<ref name="qhr">{{cite QHR|21160|James Sangster Memorial|602581|access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref> [[File:James Sangster Memorial, circa 1940.jpg|thumb|James Sangster Memorial, circa 1940|271x271px]]
* 27 October 1889: Senior Constable Alfred Wavell was shot at Corinda (southwest of [[Burketown, Queensland|Burketown]]) by a man who had escaped from the Normanton lock-up.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.police.qld.gov.au/aboutUs/commemoration/honour/roll02.htm|title=ROLL OF HONOUR 1889 - 1903|publisher=[[Queensland Police]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601051751/https://www.police.qld.gov.au/aboutUs/commemoration/honour/roll02.htm|archive-date=1 June 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref>
* 26 January 1883: Constable William Dwyer was struck on the head by a tomahawk by an [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] near Juandah Station via [[Taroom]].<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=FROM THE VAULT – The murder of Constable William Dwyer, January 26, 1883 |url=https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/museum/2024/09/24/from-the-vault-the-murder-of-constable-william-dwyer-january-26-1883/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Queensland Police Museum}}</ref>
* 24 January 1883: Cadet Sub-Inspector Mark Beresford was speared in the thigh and hit on the head by [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginals]] in the [[Selwyn Range (Australia)|Selwyn Ranges]] to the south of [[Cloncurry, Queensland|Cloncurry]].<ref name=":5" />
* 24 September 1881: Sub-Inspector Henry Kaye was speared through the chest by [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginals]] at Woolgar gold fields (100 km north of [[Richmond, Queensland|Richmond]]).<ref name=":5" />
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