Queensland Police recruits set to join Darling Downs District

Queensland Police Service has welcomed 96 new officers to their ranks who will now join police districts across the state. Find out how many new officers will be based on the Darling Downs.

The latest class of Queensland Police recruits has been inducted into the service, with eight new officers set to join the Darling Downs district.

Seven of the new recruits will join Toowoomba Station, while Gatton Station has been allocated one new officer out of the 96 new first year constables to be welcomed to the service.

The graduating class was the first intake to come through the system since the development of a distance-based study option, and QPS Commissioner Katarina Carroll said the group had had more opportunities to learn online and remotely than previous cohorts.

Queensland Police Service has welcomed 96 new recruits to its ranks.

Commissioner Carroll said the class had also been issued with QLiTE devices which formed an essential component of the modern policing environment for Queensland Police.

The officers will now undertake a further 12 months of station-based training as first year constables, which sees them assessed on their management of a range of real-world policing scenarios.

“These new FYCs are the future of policing in Queensland, and the training they have undertaken up to this point has prepared them for the variety of situations they will encounter throughout their policing careers,” she said.

ON THE BEAT: Queensland Police Service has welcomed 96 new first year constables to their ranks.

“The ability to graduate with QLiTE devices will enable these officers to hit the ground running, being equipped with the tools are necessary to perform their new roles.

“We are always looking to deliver the latest technology available to our officers to give them the equipment required to provide a modern approach to crime prevention, community safety and all other aspects of police work.”