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  2. Queensland Police Service - Wikipedia

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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".

  3. List of law enforcement agencies in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Sworn law enforcement agencies generally consist of law enforcement officers that have powers of arrest, whereas regulatory agencies normally set out and enforce compliance of specific laws and regulations and are normally composed of non-police investigators.

  4. Law enforcement in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Queensland Police Service officers patrolling on bicycles. Each state, as well as the Northern Territory, is responsible for maintaining its police force which is responsible for policing at the state and local levels. This involves general law and order, forensics, traffic policing, major crime, anti-terrorism branches, water police, search ...

  5. 000 (emergency telephone number) - Wikipedia

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    For non-emergency calls to the police in Australia, 131 444 should be used. [1] 000 was also the emergency telephone number in Denmark and Finland until the introduction of the 112 number in 1993, and in Norway until 1986, when the emergency telephone numbers diverted to 001 for fire brigade, 002 for police and 003 for ambulance. Those ...

  6. Australian police ranks - Wikipedia

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    Australian police ranks and insignia are loosely based on the ranks of the United Kingdom police forces and differ between state and territory forces. Ranks listed here descend in seniority from left to right.

  7. Category:Law enforcement agencies of Queensland - Wikipedia

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    Queensland Police Service (1 C, 6 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Law enforcement agencies of Queensland" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.

  8. Task Force Argos - Wikipedia

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    Task Force Argos is a branch of the Queensland Police Service, responsible for the investigation of online child exploitation and abuse. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Founded in 1997, the unit's original charter was to investigate institutional child abuse allegations arising from the Forde Inquiry .

  9. Patrick Short (police commissioner) - Wikipedia

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    On 14 May 1878, Short joined the very small Queensland Police Force, training in Brisbane, before being posted to the then-most distant south-western station of Saint George. [ 2 ] Within his first few weeks, Short's first arrest was a naked man with a firearm terrifying the people at a property.