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Police have charged a 41-year-old Bethania man with various offences following an investigation into an explosion last month at Inglewood. The man was camping with two other males in state forest off Bybera Road, approximately 40 kilometres from Inglewood, when he was injured after a mining detonator discharged. He was treated for a serious leg […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a service station in Durack overnight. Around 11.45pm two men entered the Rosemary Street store before one of the men threatened the male attendant with a firearm while making demands for the cash til. The til containing cash was handed over and the men fled on foot. The […]
Two men have been charged following the alleged assault and robbery of a man at Silkstone last night. Around 7.00pm a 40-year-old man left a residence in Blackstone Road before being chased onto the street and assaulted by a group of men. The victim’s wallet and car keys were allegedly stolen and his vehicle was […]
A man has been charged following the alleged attempted robbery of two boys at Woolloongabba yesterday afternoon. Around 3.10pm two 16-year-old boys were walking along O’Keefe Street when they were approached by a man who allegedly produced a knife and made demands for money. Both boys ran away and were chased a short distance by […]
Detectives have charged 49 people with 171 offences as part of a protracted investigation into drug activity in Gladstone. Police will allege six clandestine laboratories, including one found today, have been discovered over the course of the 12 month operation, and fourteen people have been charged with trafficking. Officer in Charge of the Gladstone Criminal […]
Police have charged a 40-year-old man in relation to the alleged rape of a woman at medical facility in the South Brisbane District. He has been charged with two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault. He appeared before the Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning and is due to reappear before the same […]
Police have charged a boy in relation to an incident at Coolangatta in early July. On July 2 an 18-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were allegedly robbed of personal property at gunpoint in Musgrave Street at Coolangatta. The man received medical treatment for a laceration to his head. A 16-year-old Tweed Heads boy has […]
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a serious traffic incident that occurred this morning in Brisbane City. At around 9.20am police were called to Adelaide Street where a male pedestrian had been struck by a bus. The man has been transported to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. There were […]
Police are investigating after a 24-year-old woman was robbed in Sunnybank Hills overnight. At 10.15pm, a man approached a woman on Chilton Street, placed a sharp object at her waist and demanded money. The woman complied then was struck above her right eye with a small object before the man left the scene. The woman […]