A 42-year-old woman has died in a two vehicle crash near Bogantungan this morning. Preliminary investigations suggest that around 8.30am, a station wagon and truck have collided on the Capricorn Highway approximately 5km west of Bogantungan. The driver and sole occupant of the station wagon, a 42-year-old Anakie woman, died at the scene. The driver […]
Police are currently at the scene of a serious traffic crash on the Leichhardt Highway near Wandoan. Just before 6pm, police were advised that a road train had overturned approximately 25kms north of Wandoan. The male driver is entrapped in the vehicle. Police have closed the highway and it is expected to remain closed for […]
A man has been charged with going armed so as to cause fear following an incident at Surfers Paradise earlier today. It will be alleged around 11am a man pointed what appeared to be a firearm at a vehicle and at people on The Esplanade. Police attended and located a man with a replica firearm. […]
Police are seeking public assistance to help locate 36-year-old Tanya Buckland who was last seen in Palmerin Street at Warwick on August 11. Ms Buckland is described as being Caucasian in appearance, 174cm tall with a proportionate build, and has light brown hair. Police and Ms Buckland’s family hold concerns for her safety. Anyone who […]
Police are at the scene of a serious single vehicle crash at Bungundarra, approximately 12km north-west of Yeppoon. Preliminary information suggests that around 3:45pm, a vehicle has rolled on Norpine Road. Two of the occupants have critical injuries and the other has sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating. There is no further […]
A male teenager is assisting police with their inquiries following an incident at a school at Michelton. About 12.40pm there was an incident at the school between two students which resulted in one of the students being stabbed. A male teenager has been taken to the Royal Brisbane Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. There is no […]
Police Commissioner Ian Stewart yesterday presented the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Awards for Excellence to projects across five categories. The QPS Awards for Excellence acknowledge and reward individuals and teams for innovative, creative and outstanding initiatives, projects or systems that have been implemented across the state. Highly Commended, Bronze, Silver and Gold were presented to […]
Police are appealing for public assistance with their investigation into an assault at Mount Isa on July 17. Around 1am a woman was assaulted by three other women on a footpath on Simpson Street. The 34-year-old Mornington woman sustained head injuries and was taken to the Mount Isa Base Hospital for treatment. The first woman […]
Police have charged a 50-year-old man with grievous bodily harm following investigations into an assault in Bowen on August 12. It will be alleged a 52-year-old man was seriously assaulted at a residence in Poole Street. He sustained head, facial and spinal injuries and remains in a critical condition in the Princess Alexandra Hospital. The […]
A 25-year-old man has been charged with various offences following the discovery of an illicit drug lab in Cannonvale. Police executed a search warrant yesterday at about 7am and allegedly located various chemicals and glassware. The charges include; one count of producing dangerous drugs; publishing or possessing instructions used in the production of dangerous drugs; […]