Gold Coast police would like to remind motorists of road closures due to the 2014 Hancock Prospecting Pan Pacific Swimming Championships that begin today. Motorists are urged to avoid travelling on Marine Parade, Southport during the four-day event due to an increase in pedestrians and subsequent diversions that will be in place. There will be […]
A 15-year-old girl has been charged following an incident at Deeragun overnight. Around 8.45pm police were attending an incident near Palm Drive when an officer fell into a storm drain. It will be alleged a girl then jumped onto the male officer’s back and attempted to strangle him. A struggle followed during which it will […]
A First Year Constable from the Brisbane Region has been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service. The officer, a 41 year-old man, is the subject of an investigation relating to an incident of domestic violence. In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency and accountability, we have an […]
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash which occurred this afternoon at Balmoral, to make contact. Initial information indicates around 1.45pm, a vehicle travelling northbound on Riding Road veered into the parking lane on the side of the road. The vehicle struck a 58-year-old male pedestrian and then a parked car. The pedestrian […]
Police have located and charged two men who escaped from Lotus Glen Correctional Facility at Mareeba last Sunday. The men were located at a Hancock Street address in Edmonton this afternoon. A 19-year-old man was charged with eleven offences including escape lawful custody, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, burglary and obstruct police. A 20-year-old […]
A male pedestrian has died following a traffic crash on Riding Road, Balmoral this afternoon. Initial information indicates around 1.45pm a vehicle travelling northbound veered into the parking lane on the side of the road when it struck a parked car and the pedestrian. A 58-year-old man was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Forensic […]
Police have charged two men after investigations into an alleged hydroponics drug set up at a house in Elanora. Around 9am this morning police executed a search warrant at an Evergreen Drive address where it is alleged around 120 cannabis plants were located. Two men aged 53 and 56, have both been charged with one […]
A man has been charged following an intercept on a Gold Coast beach earlier today. Police were patrolling along Seaworld Drive around 10.20am following reports of a vehicle being driven on the beach. Police have then located a sedan on the beach and have spoken to two men at the scene. The vehicle was searched […]
In celebration of 150 years of policing in Queensland, the Queensland Police Service are opening their doors to the public at the Queensland Police Expo. Never before have Queenslanders had the chance to see the Queensland Police this close up and personal. The two-day event will highlight the diverse nature of policing activities and environments […]
Police investigating the suspicious death of a 25-year-old man in the Gatton area in August 2012 have renewed their appeal for information from the public as a result of recent information they have received. At about 10am on August 23, 2012 police located the body of a man at Lawses on the southern side of […]