Police are hoping an appeal from the family of Lesley Patricia Larkin on the 30th anniversary of her death will help them bring the cold case homicide to a close. At 12.30am on November 9. 1984 Lesley Larkin, 31 was found in the bedroom of a Kareela Avenue Noosa Heads unit. She had received head injuries […]
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a serious traffic crash that occurred yesterday at Kewarra Beach, north of Cairns. Initial information suggests about 7pm on Sunday a motorcycle was travelling east on the grass verge on the side of Moore Rd. The driver lost control and came off the motorcycle. The rider, a 21-year-old male […]
Police are investigating an incident this morning where a stolen car rammed a police vehicle on Kingsford Smith Drive, Eagle Farm. About 4.15am the car, a white stolen Ford Courier ute (registration 483 DRH), was observed by police on Kingsford Smith Drive. The car pulled to the side of the road with the police car […]
Police are investigating following the armed robbery of a petrol station in Gympie last night. Police were called to a business on Wickham Street about 9.50pm after a man entered the store and produced a knife. He demanded money and cigarettes from the attendant, who complied, and the man then fled the scene on foot. […]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred near Chinchilla this afternoon. Shortly after 3pm, a car and a ute that were travelling on the Warrego Highway around 7kms west of Chinchilla collided. The two male drivers and a female passenger in the ute were all transported to Chinchilla Hospital where the 35-year-old woman, […]
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has facilitated several peaceful protests over the past two days in Brisbane, ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit next weekend. A collaborative approach between the QPS and protest organisers helped to ensure that protest aims were met safely and successfully. Yesterday the Declared area within the G20 (Safety and Security) […]
Police have charged a 20-year-old man with one count of armed robbery after he allegedly threatened a man last night in Brisbane City. Around 12.45am, a man approached another man near the intersection of Albert and Charlotte Street and held what appeared to be a gun to his stomach, making demands for money. When he […]
A 53-year-old West Mackay man is assisting police with inquiries following an incident that occurred last night in West Mackay. Investigations to-date indicate that around 8.15pm an altercation involving two men began, during which a knife is believed to have been produced. As a result, a 49-year-old Mackay man sustained life threatening injuries and was transported […]
An 18-year-old man has died in a single-vehicle traffic crash that occurred at Lotus Creek last night. Preliminary investigations indicate about 11.45pm last night a passenger died after a vehicle rolled on a dirt road. The driver was uninjured and two other passengers were taken to hospital. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
Police have charged a 32-year-old Rochedale South man with numerous offences including manufacturing explosives without authority, failure to correctly store explosives and two counts of unlawfully possessing weapons after Logan detectives issued a search warrant yesterday. The man has been remanded in custody and is due to appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates court on Monday […]