Policelink Wilful damage article 13.10.10 - Queensland Police Service

Think Policelink. Call 131 444
Some vandal’s walked by? Think Policelink. Call 131 444.
Angelo gets in his car, turns the key and looks over his shoulder to reverse out the driveway. As he turns
back to face the house he notices a bright pink splash of colour on what used to be a pristine white picket
fence.
He parks the car, slams the door and walks over to the mess, noticing a can on the ground. He carefully
places his fingers on the graffiti to feel the fresh paint already dry. Recalling his whereabouts, Angelo
concludes his fence must have been vandalised while he mowed the back lawn, earlier that morning.
Angelo goes back into his house and calls Policelink.
Policelink 131 444 is the new number in Queensland to report non-urgent incidents including:
o wilful property damage
o stealing offences
o break and enters
o stolen vehicles
o lost property.
Policelink 131 444 aligns with the national number for non-urgent police assistance and is open 24/7.
Policelink enhances the client service provided by the Queensland Police Service. By choosing to contact
Policelink to report non-urgent matters, you are also choosing to increase the ability for your local officers
to attend more emergent incidents in a timely manner and undertake additional community policing
activities.
If the crime is not happening now, life threatening or there is little likelihood of the suspected offenders in
the area, call Policelink 131 444 for non-urgent assistance.
You can also contact Policelink for general non-urgent enquiries.
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Think Policelink. Call 131 444
When you contact Policelink, specifically trained Client Service Officers and Police Technical Advisors
will receive and process your non-urgent reports and answer your general enquiries.
Where appropriate, Policelink staff may issue you with a crime report number for insurance purposes.
In many cases your report will be finalised on the first phone call.
Community members, who choose to report non-urgent matters through Policelink 131 444 are assisting
local officers with better allocation of police resources across the State.
For example, when a community member chooses to report their power tools stolen from the back of their
ute via Policelink instead of an officer attending the scene, this will directly enhance community safety
through the time being reinvested into other operational priorities.
To ensure all Queenslanders are aware of this additional service, the QPS has also launched the Think
Policelink. Call 131 444 public information campaign – designed to inform everyone about what to report
through Policelink and when to call Triple Zero (000).
The Think Policelink. Call 131 444 campaign includes advertising through television, print, radio and
online. There is also a direct mail component to regional and rural areas of Queensland and an extensive
publicity campaign.
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