Townsville Police conducted over two thousand breath tests during operation “Xmas Ready ‘13”. The operation which ran from December 5 to 8 involved officers from the Road Policing Unit, the Roadside Drug Testing Unit and the Tactical Crime Squad. “It was disappointing to see three drivers charged with drink driving and six drivers charged with […]
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating after a man died in a motorcycle crash at Kenilworth this afternoon. Initial investigations indicate the motorcycle left Obi Obi Road and crashed into an embankment around 1.25pm. The rider, a 54-year-old man from Toowoomba, died at the scene. Investigations are continuing. If you have information for police, contact […]
The Logan Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred this morning at North Maclean. Initial investigations indicate that around 7.15am a camper van left the Mount Lindsay Highway and collided with a tree. An 81-year-old New South Wales man, the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, was transported to the […]
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man with one count of being a participant in a criminal organisation and entering a prescribed place this morning in Beenleigh. At around 8.15am officers from Beenleigh Police Station located a man inside a prescribed premise on Thorsborne Street, who was an alleged participant of a Criminal Motorcycle Gang. Investigations […]
Police have charged a man following an altercation in Brisbane earlier this morning. Around 2.15am, two men have become involved in an altercation at the corner of Queen and Ann streets during which time a man was allegedly struck in the chest with a broken bottle. The injured 33-year-old Robertson man was taken to the […]
Police have charged a 43-year-old man with two counts of deprivation of liberty after an elderly couple were allegedly held against their will after a home was broken into by a man at Kirwan this morning. It will be alleged that a man broke a window of a Reid Court residence shortly before 1am gaining […]
Christmas. The Festive Season. A time for good cheer and good times. Not a time for endangering your life or the life of other road users by drinking and then driving. Thirty-four drink drivers were intercepted on the high volume, high speed Gateway Motorway at Mackenzie during a week-end traffic operation with several drivers intercepted […]
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 60-year-old man in Pumicestone Passage last night. Early information suggests the man was attempting to board an anchored houseboat from a dinghy when he fell into the water and disappeared around 8.00pm. A search and rescue operation was commenced, but was called off at about […]