Rockhampton vigilantes rally outside the home of alleged offenders | ABC News

Police are calling for calm as tensions over crime reach boiling point in central Queensland.

On Sunday, a group of people marched on the homes of alleged offenders, on one occasion chasing a person down the street, following an anti-crime rally in Rockhampton.

Former One Nation candidate and Rockhampton kickboxing gym owner Torin O'Brien organised the rally after an alleged break-in at a relative's home, with around 100 people gathering to hear him speak at a public park.

Capricornia District Superintendent Glen Pointing said after the rally, about 60 people moved to the front yards of various homes in the Rockhampton suburbs of Norman Gardens and Berserker.

Police issued move-on directions to 15 people and no-one was injured.

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