All in a day’s work
by Senior Constable Mick Emery
I’ve spent some time guarding crime scenes over the years, and I can tell you that it’s typically a thankless job involving long hours of tedious duty: maintaining the integrity of the crime scene cordon, or waiting for forensic officers to complete their examinations.
However, on one glorious afternoon during mid-August, it meant guarding a $260,000 yacht stolen from New South Wales, as it bobbed up and down at picturesque Double Island Point.
Officers from Tin Can Bay and the Hervey Bay Water Police swooped on the yacht when it moored near Rainbow Beach, and a 48-year-old man was taken into custody. Gympie detectives charged the man with bringing stolen goods into Queensland and unlawful use of a vessel, and he has been remanded in custody.
Scenes of Crime officers did their bit with a thorough forensic examination, but let’s not forget the dedication of the crime scene guard – who endured hours of guarding this evidence, while watching the sun go down over a deserted stretch of Queensland coastline…