81 people have been charged with 265 offences and another 11 slapped with 18 fines as police in Moreton target dangerous driving behaviour in the area.
Seven vehicles have been seized along with false, stolen and altered number plates.
12 vehicles have been immobilised for 90 days for repeat offences and one has been impounded.
Taskforce Yankee Treat was established by Moreton District police in response to increased organised hooning events involving dangerous driving, unlawful street racing, burnout activity and associated criminal offending.
Around 11.24pm on August 21, police were called to an industrial estate on Piper Street in Caboolture following reports multiple vehicles were conducting burnouts and being driven dangerously in the area.
Police also caught the same vehicles doing burnouts in Narangba.
It is alleged police attempted to intercept the vehicles when they fled the scene at speed.
Subsequent investigations lead police to attend a Caboolture address where a black Ford Falcon was seized and an 19-year-old Caboolture man was arrested.
He was charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle, wilfully making unnecessary noise or smoke, driving an uninsured vehicle, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving a defective vehicle and failing to display red P plates, as well as two counts of possessing property suspected of having been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence.
A 19-year-old Sandstone Point man was also charged with participating in hooning group activity and he was also fined $1500.
A 17-year-old Narangba boy was also charged with participating in hooning group activity and obstructing police.
He was dealt with under the Youth Justice Act.
Meanwhile, on September 6, police were called to a hotel on Pumicestone Road to reports multiple vehicles were being driven dangerously in the area.
When officers arrived on scene, it is alleged a Holden Rodeo fled the scene at speed.
It is further alleged that vehicle was seen being driven on the wrong side of the road and almost collided with a marked police vehicle.
The vehicle eventually crashed outside a property in the Glass House Mountains and a 17-year-old Burpengary boy was taken into custody.
He was charged with 17 offences including dangerous operation of a vehicle, participating in hooning group activity, evading police at night, driving a defective vehicle, driving an uninsured vehicle, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving a vehicle without displaying L plates, driving as a learner without being properly supervised, driving with an unstable load, face masked or blackened with intent to commit indictable offence, trespass, use of mobile phones, and acquirer of registered vehicle must apply for transfer, as well as four drug offences.
Moreton District Superintendent Chris Toohey said these are excellent early results and police won’t be taking their foot off the pedal anytime soon.
“This taskforce has caused significant disruptions to organised dangerous driving activity in the district, and removed many unsafe vehicles and drivers from our roads,” he said.
“The Taskforce aims to target alleged organisers and repeat participants, while executing enforcement action and strengthening intelligence-sharing arrangements with neighbouring districts.”
“Moreton Police are committed to stamping out this kind of activity in the district, and we encourage members of the community to continue reporting this dangerous behaviour to police to help us identify offenders and target resources to areas of concern.”
People are encouraged to report dangerous driving behaviour directly to 13HOON (134 666) or Policelink (131 444).
