BRISBANE, Queensland, May 5 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
JOINT STATEMENT
Premier and Minister for Veterans
The Honourable David Crisafulli
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
The Honourable Dan Purdie
Young criminals arrested during crime crackdown to start the year
* New police data shows police made more than 4,200 youth arrests and laid more than 18,000 charges on youth offenders during the first quarter of 2025.
* As the Government works to restore safety to Queensland communities, the State Flying Squad has been deployed to youth crime hotspots 22 times in the first three months of the year.
* Police also seized more than 100 deadly weapons as part of Jack's Law, with more than 12,000...