Police have charged a 23-year-old man after a male officer was injured during a traffic incident in Townsville this morning. When police intercepted a vehicle on Flinders Street around 2.40am the male driver allegedly grabbed the officer by the arm and accelerating along the street. The officer was allegedly elbowed twice in the face before […]
Police have charged a 30-year-old Gympie man following the armed robbery of a liquor store in Bray Park this afternoon. At around 4.20pm a man entered the Kensington Way shop, where he allegedly smashed a glass bottle and used it to threaten the male attendant while making demands for cash. Police attended while the man […]
Police have declared a Public Safety Preservation Act at North Stradbroke Island. The Act was declared at 7.30pm following bushfire activity in the area. The PSPA is bounded by Trans Island Road (also known as Tazi Road) to the east; north along North Stradbroke Island Track (also known as Tripod Track) to the intersection of […]
Mackay detectives are investigating after two armed men wearing ski masks broke into a North Mackay home early this morning, threatening the occupants, before fleeing with cash and property. Around 2am the three occupants of the home, two 21-year-old men and a 22-year-old woman, were awoken by two men armed who were armed a hammer, […]
A 23-year-old local man is currently assisting police with their investigations into a traffic incident in which a male constable was dragged approximately 200 metres earlier this morning in Townsville. Officers intercepted a vehicle in Flinders Street around 2.40am to speak to the male driver in relation to his manner of driving and to conduct […]
A boy reported missing from Smithfield last night has been found safe and well nearby. Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.Report crime information anonymously via Crime […]
A land search has commenced for a boy reported missing from a Smithfield residence overnight. The 8-year-old boy was noticed missing around 6pm last night from a residence on Chandos Brace at Smithfield Police on trail bikes, along with volunteers from the State Emergency Service are searching the surrounding area, including areas of bushland. The […]
Phase 2 of the Queensland Christmas Road Safety Campaign commences at 0001 hrs on Monday, 23 December 2013 and continues until 2359 hrs on Friday, 3 January 2014. This is part of a National Road Safety Operation entitled “Operation Crossroads”. During the Christmas Holiday Period, Queensland Police will enforce high risk road user behaviour including […]
A woman has been charged with wounding following an incident at Berserker last night. It will be alleged a disturbance occurred at a Phillips Street address after 6pm during which two people were stabbed with a knife. The two victims, a 30-year-old Woorabinda man and a 42-year-old Berserker man, were taken to the Rockhampton Base […]
Cairns Police are seeking public assistance to help locate an 8-year-old boy missing from a Smithfield residence overnight. The boy (pictured) went missing from the Chandos Brace home sometime before 6pm last night. He is described as being Papua New Guinean, about 150cm tall and is believed to be wearing green pyjamas. Police and family […]