Police Commissioner Ian Stewart officially launched the 150 YEARS OF POLICING QUEENSLAND 1864 – 2014:150 YEARS book at the Police Induction Parade this afternoon. The book is a pictorial look at the evolution of the Queensland police since its inauguration on January 1, 1864. Commissioner Stewart said policing was a vocation chosen by many, but […]
Police have released an image of a man who may be able to assist with enquiries into a series of fraud offences including one committed at a seafood supplier in December 2012. It is alleged that a fraudlent transaction has resulted in the seafood supplier arranging the sale of a large quantity of prawns. The […]
The Central Region Road Safety Week continues today with a focus on fatigue and a host of activities across the region. The Central Region Road Safety Week ambassador Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG said that driver fatigue is particularly dangerous because it affects everyone. “No matter how experienced a driver you are driving whilst fatigued […]
A 21-year-old Kingaroy man has been charged with hacking and fraud offences following the alleged hacking of a US based online gaming developer’s computer network. Yesterday, officers from the State Crime Command’s Fraud and Cyber Crime Group arrested the Kingaroy man. This follows a search warrant executed in November 2013, where police seized laptops and […]
Officers from Taskforce Maxima have charged two males overnight with drug offences. As part of ongoing investigations in the supply of illegal drugs by persons on behalf of criminal gangs police conducted a search of a FortitudeValley apartment. It will be alleged the search located Cocaine, Methylamphetamine (ICE), MDMA (Ecstasy), Teemazepam and other drug paraphernalia. […]
A man has died following a traffic crash near Tannum Sands yesterday afternoon. Around 5.30pm, a ute and a truck have collided south of Tannum Sands on the Bruce highway. The 26-year-old Booval man and single occupant of the ute sustained life threatening injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The truck driver was […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a tavern in Logan Central overnight. Shortly after 8.30pm, a man entered a tavern on Wembley Road and walked to the counted and produced a knife. He made demands for money, and the employee complied and handed the man a sum of cash. The man then left the […]