Wealthy Brisbane suburbs bankroll private security night patrols to tackle crime
- stellawilliams88
- May 17, 2022
- 1 min read
A private security company being paid by residents to patrol the streets of some of Brisbane's wealthiest suburbs says its presence in the area is helping people sleep at night.
For the past nine months guards in high-visibility vests, wielding nothing more than a flashlight, have been on the lookout for criminal activity in pockets of Clayfield, Ascot, and Hamilton in the city's north.
24/7 Group managing director Randall Hughes said six guards were stationed in the suburbs over the weekend to "alleviate the fear that some people are living under at the moment".
"People are sick and tired of home invasions, getting their cars stolen, having people trespass on their properties during the night and they've just had enough," he told ABC Radio Brisbane.
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