A 65-year-old man reported missing in waters off Cardwell this morning has been located deceased. Police commenced a search around 7am after an overturned vessel was located off Hecate Point (Hinchinbrook Island). The man was located in waters north east of Cardwell around 4pm this afternoon. Police will prepare a report for the Coroner.
Police are currently at the scene of a serious traffic crash at Mount Cotton. Preliminary information suggests that around 3.30pm, a truck and a vehicle collided on Mount Cotton Road. Mount Cotton Road is closed in both directions between Valley Way and Double Jump Road, and is expected to remain closed for several hours. The […]
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a woman missing from Burleigh Heads. Bronte Feint, aged 20, was last seen by a family member around 9am at a shopping centre on West Burleigh Drive. She is described as being Caucasian, approximately 160cms tall with a thin build, dark brown hair, and a fair […]
A search is currently underway in waters off Cardwell for a missing fisherman. The alarm was raised around 7am after an overturned vessel was located off Hecate Point (Hinchinbrook Island). The vessel has since been recovered however the fisherman, a 65-year-old Cardwell man, is currently missing. A search involving a helicopter and rescue boats is […]
Police investigating the discovery of skeletal remains near Ipswich have determined that they are not human. The crime scene is being dismantled and no further police action will be required. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.Report crime information anonymously […]
In the early hours of Tuesday morning 8 July 2014, search teams consisting of Specialist Queensland Police forensic officers, Glencore Mount Isa Mines search teams and Safety and Health Mining Inspectorate officers located the body of a male person believed to be the missing person Brett Kelly. Mr Kelly was reported missing at Mount Isa […]
The Queensland Police Service Fraud and Cyber Crime Group (FCCG) are warning members of the public about an abusive email currently circulating. The email contains obscene abuse directed to the recipient and alleges they have posted private photographs onto the internet. A link is embedded into the email designed to be activated by the reader. […]
Police are investigating after a woman was assaulted during a burglary at a residence in Mackay yesterday afternoon. Around 5.40pm a man entered the Prospect Street unit armed with a knife before demanding the 43-year-old female occupant hand over money. The man punched the woman in the head before stealing a sum of cash and […]
A crime scene has been established following the discovery of skeletal remains at an abandoned house in Ipswich yesterday afternoon. The remains were located underneath the floor boards of the Brisbane Street house while it was being renovated. Forensic testing will be carried out to confirm whether the bones are human remains. Officers guarded the […]