Police are investigating the armed robbery of a service station in Labrador last night. Around 8.30pm, a man entered the Government Road business armed with a knife and demanded money from two male employees, before reaching over and removing the cash drawer from the cash register. He then left the scene on foot with a […]
Police are investigating after a man was assaulted and robbed at Broadbeach earlier this evening. Preliminary information suggest around 7.30pm, an 18-year-old Upper Coomera man had been sitting on a stretch of beach near the intersection of Old Burleigh Road and Margaret Avenue when he was approached by a man. They struck up a conversation […]
A 51-year-old man has died following a police-related shooting incident in Tewantin this afternoon. Preliminary investigations indicate just after 2pm police responded to reports of a disturbance at an Outlook Drive residence. Upon arrival, two male officers were confronted and threatened by an armed man before police discharged their firearms at the man. The 51-year-old […]
Police have charged two 17-year-old women with drug-related offences after a search warrant was executed at a Surfers Paradise hotel overnight. Just after midnight, police conducted a search of a hotel room on Orchid Avenue where it will be alleged they uncovered a quantity of ecstasy tablets. Two Ipswich women have been charged with possessing […]
Police are investigating the robbery of an 18-year old Victorian man at Surfers Paradise in the early hours of this morning. Just after midnight the man was sitting alone on the beach at Surfers Paradise when three teenaged males approached him. Demands were made for the man surrender his money and phone before being punched […]
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 44-year-old man who is missing from Plainlands (near Laidley). The man (picture removed) was last seen at a Mount View Drive residence around 6am on Sunday, November 16. He is described as being approximately 183cm tall, Caucasian with brown hair. He was last seen wearing a black […]
Police have charged a man after an alleged armed robbery at a service station on Rockhampton Road in Yeppoon. It is alleged that around 8.45pm yesterday a man entered the store armed with a knife and demanded money from the male attendant. The man fled the store with a sum of cash. No one was […]
Update – This woman has been located safe and well. Her name and photo has been removed. Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 22-year-old woman (pictured) who is missing from the Munruben area. She was last seen at a Munruben residence at about 11.00pm on Wednesday, November 19. She is Caucasian with olive […]
Police are investigating a building fire that occurred overnight in Strathpine. At around 2.30am police and emergency services were called to the fire at a school on Gympie Road. Emergency services extinguished the fire before it took hold of the building which was unoccupied at the time. A crime scene has been established and the […]
Official celebrations started for former students last night when thousands of school leavers congregated around Surfers Paradise to enjoy the entertainment and facilities provided. Generally police were pleased with the behaviour of schoolies, with only a small number of the large crowd coming to the attention of police. Overnight police arrested 19 schoolies, 18 males […]