A man has been charged following the alleged arson of a house at Deception Bay yesterday. Around 5.10pm, police were called to Donowain Drive following reports of a residence engulfed in flames. The house sustained extensive structural damage to two bedrooms, and damaged a third room. No one was injured during the incident. A 31-year-old […]
Police are currently at the scene of a traffic crash at Cranbrook in which one person died early this morning. Initial investigations indicate a car was travelling along Ross River Road shortly before 1.30am when it crash into a parked car. One person died at the scene. Three other occupants were taken to the Townsville […]
Police are investigating an incident in which a man died after being struck by a vehicle near Charters Towers last night. Initial investigations indicate three men had been travelling along Fletcher Vale Road approximately 60km north of Charters Towers in the same vehicle before stopping at the side of the road. One of the men […]
Police are continuing to investigate an attempted robbery that occurred in December 2013. At about 7.30pm on December 22, a man drove into a service station at Booval on a motorised scooter/moped and parked it just outside the front door. He entered wearing his helmet and approached the counter where he made demands for money […]
Police are continuing to investigate an incident in which a firearm was discharged and shots fired into a residence in Cairns on Saturday morning. Around 4.15am three shots were fired into a house on Waters Street. The three occupants who were inside at the time were not physically injured. A dark sedan was seen in […]
The Warrego Highway remains closed following a fatal traffic crash at Columboola, east of Miles this afternoon. Initial information suggests around 1.45pm a car was involved in a crash with a truck on the Warrego Highway, around 20 kilometres east of Miles. The driver of the car was pronounced deceased at the scene. Traffic is […]
Police are investigating the links between an armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery in the Sunshine Coast District last night. In the first incident, a man entered a convenience store on Beerburrum Street at DickeyBeach around 7pm. He allegedly threatened a staff member and advised he had a firearm however no weapon was sighted. […]
An 18-year-old Durack man reported missing in bushland at Mt Nebo yesterday afternoon has been located. The man is currently being winched from his location by helicopter and will be transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital for treatment. It’s believed the man is suffering from a dislocated shoulder and hypothermia. The alarm was raised yesterday […]
A search is to resume in the morning for a man reported missing in bushland at Mount Nebo on Sunday afternoon. The alarm was raised around 1.30pm after three men bushwalking near Jolly’s Lookout became lost. A land and air search involving police, rangers and a rescue helicopter was launched. Two of the three men […]
Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Currimundi earlier tonight. A man entered a video store on Nicklin Way around 7.20pm. He approached the 21-year-old staff member and pushed over a sign near the counter. The man made threats to the worker and indicated he was armed. The staff member complied with demands […]