Police as part of Operation Leichardt have charged three men following investigations into 12 armed robberies in recent months, including a hotel in Rocklea overnight. It will be alleged at 10pm, two men armed with firearms entered the Ipswich Road premises and stole a sum of cash. Overnight, search warrants were executed at a residence […]
Police have charged a man following investigations into the attempted armed robbery of a convenience store in Torquay yesterday afternoon. It will be alleged that around 5.40pm, a man entered the Bideford Street store armed with a knife and demanded money from the attendant. The attendant declined and the man fled empty handed. A 23-year-old […]
Townsville police continue working in partnership with the local community and business owners to target youth crime and property offences in the Townsville District. Townsville District Officer Superintendent Glenn Kachel said targeted police operations, intelligence driven patrols, as well as liaison with members of the local community and business owners, continue in the Townsville area […]
Police are investigating the attempted armed robbery of a convenience store in Torquay yesterday afternoon. Around 5.40pm a man entered the Bideford Street store armed with a knife and demanded money from the attendant. The attendant declined and the man fled empty handed. No one was injured during the incident. The man is described as […]
Police are seeking public assistance following the recent thefts of a large number of drain and telecommunication pit covers in the Logan area. Over the last two weeks covers have been removed and stolen from streets in Park Ridge, Chambers Flat and Crestmead. The large circular metal covers are generally found on roadways and footpaths. […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a woman in Nambour yesterday afternoon. At 3.20pm, a 34-year-old woman was returning to her vehicle in the car park of an Anne Street supermarket when a man approached her from behind. The man, armed with a needle and syringe, demanded money. He left the scene on foot […]
Police have charged three teenagers, aged 14, 15 and 19, following investigations into a burglary of a Toowoomba home yesterday. It will be alleged that a 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman disturbed three people inside a Godsall Street residence around 12.20pm, It will be further alleged the trio, who were armed with a […]
Townsville detectives investigating the 2012 serious assault of a 35-year-old man at Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island, have extradited a man and women from South Australia. It will be alleged that two people broke into a Mandalay Avenue residence around 10.30pm on December 7, assaulting the male occupant. The man managed to flee to a nearby […]
Police are investigating after a man broke into a Cassowary Crescent home and assaulted a woman yesterday morning. Around 4am the woman awoke to find a man standing over her and grabbing her. She screamed and broke away, causing him to run off. The man is described as having a dark complexion, approximately 165 to […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a hotel on Ipswich Road last night at Rocklea. About 10pm, two men armed with a rifle and handgun entered the hotel and ordered patrons into the bistro before ordering an employee to open the safe. After receiving a sum of money, the offenders fled on foot. The […]