Police thank Mount Isa Rodeo attendees for their overall good behaviour over the city's biggest event of the year with only a handful of people coming to the attention of police.
Operation Yankee Brightside was conducted across the Mount Isa District from 5 August to 9 August and aimed to provide a strong and visible policing response in the region throughout Mount Isa Rodeo Week.
The high visibility patrol activity throughout the week contributed positively to community confidence and public safety during one of the busiest periods of the year.
There were, however, a small number of people detected by police with 20 offenders on 36 charges and 52 traffic infringement notices issued over the five days of events and activities.
The types of offences detected during the operation included fraud, drug offences, evade police, stealing, serious assault, public nuisance, domestic violence related offending, resist/hinder police and traffic-related offences.
A significant focus was placed on venue compliance, patron safety and early intervention which resulted in 18 removals from licensed premises, 76 licensed premises walkthroughs, 268 wanding activities, 266 random breath tests (RBT) and four roadside drug tests.
About 4.20pm on Sunday, 9 August police intercepted a grey Holden Cruze on Grace Street, Mount Isa City for an RBT.
It will be alleged, the driver a 34-year-old Menzies man returned a positive RBT.
He was charged with one count of did drive U.I.L (motor vehicle) and is expected to appear in Mount Isa Magistrates Court on 31 August.
About 2.45pm on Saturday, 8 August officers were conducting patrols along the Barkly Highway at Mount Isa when they detected a Husqvarna Vitpilen motorbike allegedly speeding.
A 40-year-old Sunset man was issued an infringement notice for exceed speed limit in speed zone by more than 20km/h but not more than 30km/h.
He was fined $1777 and four demerit points.
Mount Isa Detective Inspector Michael Jones said a significant focus of the operation was maintaining a visible police presence and engaging with the community.
"A large number of community engagements, hotspot patrols, street checks, venue walkthroughs, wanding activities and traffic enforcement initiatives were conducted over the five days which provided multiple opportunities to identify risks and address issues before they escalated," Detective Inspector Jones said.
"The relatively low level of offending detected during a period of increased tourist activity suggests the operation was effective in maintaining public order, disrupting anti-social behaviour and providing reassurance to the community."
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