A 27-year-old man has been charged following a fire in a North Cairns unit complex yesterday afternoon. At around 5.50pm, it will be alleged that a man deliberately ignited a mattress on the ground-floor of the complex on McLeod Street. The fire caused extensive damage to the unit, however nobody was physically injured. A 27-year-old […]
Police are investigating following an armed robbery that occurred earlier this morning in Woollongabba. Around 2.15am, two men have used a sledge hammer to smash through the glass door of a hotel on Stanley Street East and have entered the bar area. They have then approached an employee and made demands for cash. The male […]
Police have located the two girls reported missing from the Inala area. They were located around 30 minutes ago in Surfers Paradise, safe and well. Police would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs […]
Police are investigating an attempted abduction that occurred at a Lutwyche shopping centre today. Just before 1pm, a man has taken a three-year-old boy as he was sitting with his mother. The man has started to walk away with the child when the mother’s yelling has raised the attention of people present in the shopping […]
Police are currently at the scene of a traffic crash near the intersection of Mount Warren Boulevard and Beaudesert Beenleigh Road. Initial information indicates that around 3.30pm, a school mini-bus collided with a vehicle. It is believed that 12 people, four adults and eight children, have suffered minor injuries and are currently being assessed on-scene […]
Assistant Commissioner Southern Region Tony Wright today launched the Stay on Track Outback road safety project for 2014 at the Caravanning and Camping Show at the Brisbane RNA Showgrounds. The award-winning Stay on Track Outback road safety project was originally launched during the 2012-13 tourist season by QPS in partnership with SANTOS, Murweh Shire Council, […]
A 42-year-old man will be extradited from Canberra today due to appear before the Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow following an operation by the Australian Crime Commission and the Queensland Police Service. The man, a former CMG member, was charged with drug trafficking in 2010 following extensive investigations into a syndicate supplying large quantities of cocaine […]
Police have released images of a man who may be able to assist with an investigation into the theft of a bag from a woman at Gailes on April 9. A woman travelling on a train had her hand bag taken by a man when the train stopped at Gailes railway station. The woman attempted […]
The Queensland Police Service has reinvigorated the operational capacity of the Stock and Rural Crime Investigation Squad (SARCIS) with the delivery of two new trucks. The QPS has upgraded two existing cattle trucks and will purchase a third cattle truck for the squad. These trucks will be strategically placed at Toowoomba, Rockhampton and Mareeba and […]
A 22-year-old man is currently assisting police with their investigations into the assault and robbery of a man at an Ingham petrol station this morning. It will be alleged that a 58-year-old man, an employee of the Herbert Street business, had pulled up in the car park around 4.20am when a man approached him and […]