Browns Plains Police Station Celebrates 25 Years

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Browns Plains Police Station Celebrates 25 Years

Senior Sergeant Michael Leafe, the fifth Officer in Charge, Browns Plains Police Station, prepares to cut the celebratory cake.

As early as 1964, the Park Ridge/Browns Plains Progress Association canvassed for a police officer to be stationed in the Browns Plains area. In the 1970′s, the Browns Plains area was service by the Beenleigh Police Station with officers required to travel a minimum of 25 kilometres. The population at that time was estimated to be around 6,450.
Ministerial approval was granted to acquire the land for the Browns Plains Police Station at Hillcrest in October 1981. The land was acquired from the Logan City Council at no cost and construction of the police station commenced in February 1988.
With a staffing allocation of only twelve, Browns Plains Police Station first operated on a 2pm-10pm shift on September 1, 1988. Browns Plains Station has now grown to support 33 officers and 4 administration staff, with an additional seven permanent officers earmarked by the end of 2013.
2009 saw a major development of the Browns Plains Police Division with the opening of Crestmead Police Station. Crestmead Police Station took half the geographical area of the old Browns Plains Police Division and 12 of their 45 allocated officers.
Since opening in 1988, Browns Plains Station has only had five Officers in Charge.  The station operates on a 24 hour, three shift roster and covers the suburbs of Forestdale, Hillcrest, Boronia Heights, Regents Park, Heritage Park, Browns Plains and Park Ridge.  The station also has a posting at Grand Plaza Shopping Centre. The Browns Plains Police Division now services a population of nearly 38,000 residents.
Past and present members of the Browns Plains Police Station and the Browns Plains CIB attended a reunion recently to share old memories.
(Information sourced with the assistance of the Police Library.)