Police are still on scene following a shooting incident that occurred in Coolum Beach last night. Around 10pm, police were called to a disturbance at Yandina-Coolum Road. A man who was injured when an officer discharged his firearm was taken to hospital in a serious condition but has since died. A man and a woman […]
Two men have been charged following investigations into an incident involving a taxi in Cairns early yesterday morning. It will be alleged a taxi driver was assaulted and money and other property was stolen some time after 2.50am at the intersection of Martyn and Charles streets. It will also be alleged the taxi and a […]
Police are investigating after a Graceville convenience store was robbed overnight. Around 11.30pm two men entered the Oxley Avenue store, one man armed with a knife. Both men jumped the counter and demanded money from the male attendant. After taking money from the till and a quantity of cigarettes the two men then ran from […]
Police are currently investigating an incident that occurred overnight at Coolum Beach. Officers were called to a residence around 10pm following reports of a disturbance. A man was injured when an officer discharged his firearm and he is currently in a serious condition in Nambour Hospital. A man and a woman were also found deceased […]
A 25-year-old man is assisting police with their inquiries into the assault and robbery of a taxi driver early this morning. Initial information suggests that around 2.50am a taxi picked up three men from a city location before one of the men vomited in the taxi. The driver stopped the vehicle at the intersection of […]
Police are appealing for information to the attempted arson of a building on Bolsover Street at Rockhampton last night. Around 10.40pm a fire accelerant has been poured onto a window ledge of an unoccupied building setting it alight. The fire was extinguished by nearby workers. Anyone who may have seen any suspicious behaviour in the […]
Police have released CCTV images of a man who may be able to assist with their inquiries in relation to the armed robbery of a tavern at Ashmore this morning. Around 10.30am a man walked through the main entrance of the premises at the corner of Cotlew Street and Currumburra Road and approached the gaming […]
Police are trying to locate the owner of an off-road motorbike that was siezed from an address in Stafford Heights on June 21. The motorbike is described as a 2011 Red and Black ‘Menstor’ 250cc, with the front racing number 1111. Anyone with information that could assist with returning this mean machine to its rightful owner […]
Police and volunteers are searching for a man missing in bushland near Quilpie. It is believed the man, a 22-year-old from Canada, ran out of fuel while he was riding a four wheel motorcycle on the ‘town common’, a large area of scrub and thick bush surrounding the town. His last known contact with police […]
Police are searching for a man who robbed a tavern at Ashmore earlier this morning. Around 10.30am a man walked through the main entrance of the premises at the corner of Cotlew Street and Currumburra Road and approached the gaming room counter. The man claimed he was armed with a weapon and made demands for […]