26/11/2025
North Brisbane Police have executed the first of several waves of Operation Xray Nightfury, resulting in 155 people being charged with over 360 offences.
Surging between Monday 17 November and Sunday 23 November, detectives, with the support of Tactical Crime and General Duties officers, targeted offences of the greatest concern to North Brisbane residents, including burglary, robbery, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and assault.
During this first wave, 137 adults have been charged with 317 offences, and 18 juveniles were charged with 46 offences.
The most significant of these include 93 counts of stealing, 23 counts of possessing dangerous drugs, and 16 counts of unlawful use or unlawful entry of a motor vehicle. Other actions of note include six counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, 18 counts of enter and commit, and 11 counts of serious assault.
These efforts were also bolstered by ongoing Operation Xray Grimlock, which is continuing to target late-night property crime and vehicle theft in Brisbane’s northern suburbs.
Notable action from Nightfury included the arrest of a high-risk 22-year-old male offender, who was detected by officers patrolling near Beams Road, Zillmere, on 19 November. The Bald Hills man attempted to flee through nearby backyards and was located hiding in a toybox at a nearby address.
The 22-year-old Bald Hills man was charged with 46 offences including three counts of possessing dangerous drugs, two counts of public nuisance, obstruct police, and one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, enter premises and commit, stealing, trespass, contravene police direction, interfere with fire apparatus.
He was remanded in custody and is due to reappear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on 7 January 2026.
On Monday, 17 November, officers arrested two teenagers who allegedly stole multiple items from two businesses on Sandgate Road, Virginia, with it being further alleged that one of the teens threatened a worker with an axe.
The 16-year-old McDowall boy and the 15-year-old Wavell Heights boy were both charged with two counts each of stealing, and one count each of armed robbery in company.
Both boys are due to reappear in Brisbane Childrens Court on 13 January 2026.
Officers also located a firearm and ammunition during a search warrant that was executed at a Gaythorne address on 18 November in relation to an outstanding high-risk offender.
It will be alleged that the operational shortened firearm and 13 rounds of ammunition were located concealed at the Lade Street property while officers attempted to locate the 25-year-old Gaythorne man.
Following subsequent enquiries, the man was taken into custody the next day at Ferny Grove.
He has since been charged with unlawful possession of a category H weapon, authority required to possess explosives and is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on 26 November.
North Brisbane District Acting Superintendent Jon Kent said the first deployment of Nightfury detected a wide variety of offences of community concern, and more deployments could be expected in the future.
“Having the ability to coordinate our specialized detectives with our general duties and tactical crime response has made us more active in tackling crime and preventing it proactively,” stated A/Superintendent Kent.
“It’s encouraging to see that Nightfury has enabled us to detect and investigate a wide variety of offenses, often yielding immediate results. This initiative will be ongoing in North Brisbane to help the community be safe and feel safe.”
