Far North police are seeing positive declines in offending, as a surge response to target high-priority and property offenders continues.

Since 9 August, police have charged 656 people with 2225 offences, conducted 332 bail checks and seized seven weapons.

On 11 September, a 16-year-old boy was arrested in Gordonvale and charged with 15 offences, including two counts of stealing, four counts of enter dwelling and commit, five counts of enter with intent, two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, and one count each of attempted unlawful use of a motor vehicle and enter premises.

He was remanded in custody to appear in the Cairns Children’s Court on 19 September.

On 12 September, a 25-year-old Yarrabah man was arrested on Spence Street after he allegedly stole a scooter from a teena

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