Domestic violence offenders targeted in Townsville
Townsville police and specialist units are focusing on high numbers of domestic and family violence offences.
Townsville police have revealed figures showing more than 300 people have been charged with 860 domestic and family violence (DFV) offences since August.
The offences include breaches of domestic violence orders, police protection notices and release conditions.
Townsville police and specialist officers from the Domestic, Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Unit and Townsville Tactical Crime began a targeted response on August 9.
Since the response began, 1613 people have been charged with 4863 DVF-related offences.
Additional DFV related offences include common assault, assault occasioning bodily harm, unlawful stalking, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, fraud, burglary enter premises, dangerous driving and arson.
Detective inspector Jason Shepherd said the police and units will continue to target DFV offenders.
“While we are committed to holding perpetrators to account, we also continue to support and protect victims of domestic and family violence,” DI Shepherd said.
“We take a holistic overview of DFV matters and use a range of investigative tools and methodologies to identify offenders whose behaviour show signs of escalating, and work to prevent further harm,” DI Shepherd said.
“It can be difficult to speak up but know there is support available and you are not alone.”
Police arrested a 20-year-old Rasmussen man on October 5 after reports of a domestic violence order breach and damage to a parked vehicle.
After trying to avoid arrest, the man was found and charged with two counts each of contravention of a domestic violence order (aggravated offence) and obstructing a police officer. He was also charged with one count each of wilful damage (domestic violence offence), and unlawfully entering or remaining in a dwelling or yard.
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On October 8, police were called to a traffic crash, where a 33-year-old Deeragun man collided with a white Nissan Qashqai, driven by a woman who was known to him. The woman was not injured.
Five days later, emergency services were called to a vehicle fire of the same white Nissan Qashqai, where no one was injured.
The man was arrested on October 15, and charged with two counts each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, contravention of a domestic violence order, and driving of a motor vehicle without a driver licence and one count each of dangerous operation of a vehicle (domestic violence offence), wilful damage (domestic violence offence), stealing (domestic violence offence), receiving tainted property (domestic violence offence), unlawful stalking, intimidation or harassing (domestic violence offence), arson (domestic violence offence), fraud, possessing counterfeit money, possessing dangerous drugs and unlawful possession of a category C weapon.
He was refused bail and was due to reappear in Townsville’s Magistrate Court later this month.
