A 66-year-old woman sustained life threatening head injuries after she was struck by a vehicle in Bundaberg this evening. Preliminary investigations suggest the woman was crossing Bingera Street, at the intersection with Bourbong Street, around 7.50pm when the incident occurred. The woman, a Chinese tourist, was transported to Bundaberg Base Hospital in a critical condition. […]
Loganholme detectives are investigating the assault and robbery of a man at Beenleigh this afternoon. Around 4pm the 20-year-old Springfield Lakes man was walking along Tallagrandra Court when he was approached by three males, one armed with a baseball bat. The man was threatened before being punched about the face and having his mobile phone […]
Police have charged an 18-year-old man following investigations into the attempted armed robbery of a taxi driver at Mount Isa this morning. It will be alleged that around 9am, three men entered a taxi and asked the driver to take them to Miles Street. On arrival, it is alleged that one of the men threatened […]
Two women have been injured in a serious traffic incident at Yungaburra this afternoon. Around 12.05pm, police were notified that a vehicle had left the roadway and gone into a park off Kehoe Place, hitting a 52-year-old woman and 21-year-old woman. The 52-year-old woman sustained critical injuries and was airlifted to the Townsville Base Hospital. […]
Police are investigating a single vehicle traffic crash in which a man was found deceased at Stapylton this morning. Just before 8am police were called to Burnside Road following a report that a motorcycle had crashed near a creek bed. The 45-year-old motorcycle rider was located deceased at the scene. It is unknown when the […]
UPDATE: This man has since been located deceased. Cairns police are appealing assistance from the public to help locate a man missing from Gordonvale. The 34-year-old was last seen at around 5am on Thursday January 23 at a Wienert Close residence. Police and his family are concerned for his welfare as this disappearance is out […]
A 51-year-old man from Proserpine will face nine drug charges following the discovery of an alleged clandestine drug laboratory at Gregory River in the Proserpine area yesterday. Police made the discovery after executing a search warrant at an address on the Bruce Highway at around 9.45am. It will be alleged the laboratory was manufacturing amphetamines. […]