Yesterday afternoon members of Taskforce Maxima arrested the National President of the ‘Comanchero’ Criminal Motor Cycle Gang on the Gold Coast. A 29-year-old man from New South Wales was arrested at the Coolangatta airport as he arrived in Queensland. He was transported to the Southport Watchhouse and charged with making threats. The charges relate to […]
Police have charged a 14-year-old boy after an officer was allegedly bitten and a police vehicle damaged during an incident in Aurukun yesterday. Around 12.30pm officers attempted to arrest a boy on Kang Kang Road in relation to an outstanding matter when he allegedly threw a rock at officers. The rock missed the officers but […]
Police are investigating after a firearm was discharged and shots fired into a residence at Berserker last night. Around 11.10pm two shots were fired into the Diplock Street house with one penetrating a bedroom window where an occupant was sleeping. No one was injured during the incident. Rockhampton Criminal Investigation Branch is investigating the incident […]
Police have revoked the Public Safety Preservation Act on Stradbroke Island. The PSPA, that was enacted on Saturday December 4 due to bushfire activity, was revoked at 5.38pm this evening. Police would like to thank the public and media for their assistance during this time. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing […]
Police have charged a 33-year-old man from Slacks Creek after linked incidents in the Logan District last week. Police alleged a number of businesses in Eagleby, Springwood and Mount Warren Park were broken into by forcing entry to the front of the stores using a vehicle. A 33-year-old man faced the Beenleigh Magistrates Court today […]
Police have charged a 30-year-old man following investigations into two incidents that occurred in Caboolture South on January 1. It will be alleged that around 4.20am, a 59-year-old male taxi driver was struck in the face after driving a male passenger to an address in John Street. A short time later, it is alleged the […]
Gold Coast police are again seeking assistance from the public in relation to an assault that occurred in Surfers Paradise on October 13, 2013. Investigations to-date suggest that around 2.30am two men, aged 25 and 26 years, were in a licensed premises in Cavill Avenue when without warning they were each struck the face by […]
Police Commissioner, Ian Stewart and Suncorp Group Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Snowball publicly announced the launch of the inaugural $20,000 Suncorp Insurance Scholarship. The scholarship will be offered on an annual basis and will provide opportunities for emerging leaders, both staff and police officers, to undertake professional development, research and/or studies which will benefit the […]
Three Criminal Motorcycle Gang (CMG) participants were charged in Westcourt yesterday following the serious assault of a Bentley Park man in December 2013. Following investigations conducted by Taskforce Maxima and Cairns police, it will be alleged on December 21, two men attended a Bayview Heights residence where a physical altercation began between themselves and another […]
A 32-year-old man has died following a single vehicle traffic crash east of Hughenden yesterday afternoon. Initial information indicates he was travelling west on the Flinders Highway when the truck left the roadway and rolled around 5.45pm. The man, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The highway […]