Detectives are investigating the armed robbery of a Runcorn hotel earlier this evening. Initial investigations indicate that just after 8pm, a man armed with a knife and a wheel-brace entered the hotel on Gowan Road and made demands for money. The female attendant complied and he left the scene in a black vehicle with a […]
Police are currently involved in a search for a man reported missing on a property approximately two hours south of Quilpie. Around 5am today police were advised that a man in his 50’s working on the property had not been seen since December 12 after he went to check bores. A search commenced with the […]
A 46-year-old man has died following a single vehicle traffic crash at New Mapoon in the Northern Peninsular this morning. Initial information indicates around 8.45am the man was travelling in a four-wheel drive on Langie Draha Street when it left the roadway and rolled. The 46-year-old man was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Forensic […]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred earlier today in Woodford. Two vehicles collided on the D’Aguilar Highway at Woodford around 9.15 this morning and the driver of one of the cars, a 20-year-old Clayfield woman, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the other car, a 44-year-old man, was taken […]
The Brisbane Region has informed the Ethical Standards Command about an incident that allegedly occurred in Fortitude Valley overnight involving three officers and a member of the public, and it is currently being investigated. “It is important that members of the community have confidence in their police, and that is why all members of the […]
Police have arrested 101 people overnight as part of Operation Unite, a proactive policing initiative targeting alcohol fuelled and anti-social behaviour in entertainment precincts across Queensland. Conducted across Australia and New Zealand, Operation Unite is a high visibility policing operation aimed at preventing and reducing the impact of these offences and activities on the community. […]
Police wish to advise that there will be lengthy delays on the Bruce Highway at Koumala following a truck rollover this morning. The Bruce Highway is totally blocked in both directions about 1km south of Cameron’s Creek Bridge. Emergency services are currently on scene. The driver suffered minor injuries and will be taken to the […]
Police are investigating the serious assault of an officer which occurred on Flinders Street in Townsville last night. About 12.30am, a 33-year-old officer was stabbed in the neck in an allegedly unprovoked attack. He was taken to the Townsville Hospital where he underwent surgery and remains in a serious but stable condition. A 28-year-old man […]