Queensland Police Service are trialling contacting members of the public by SMS when investigating reported occurrences. The trial, which began on 14 May will be held in the Brisbane South and Gladstone areas until July 31.
Currently, police are only able to contact victims, witnesses, suspects etc. by telephone or by attending the location where the person is. As many people don’t answer phone calls marked ‘private’ or ‘no caller-id’, police are not able to easily contact them.
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