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 […]
Police have charged three men with over 90 offences following investigations into a series of armed robberies and vehicle thefts that have occurred across the Brisbane Region over the last three months. It is alleged the men were involved in armed robberies at a Station Street Hotel in Indooroopilly on May 28, a Stanley Street […]
Police are investigating after a horse-drawn coach crashed at Longreach this morning. Initial investigations indicate the incident happened around 11am on Jundah Road after the horses became spooked causing the coach to run off a causeway bridge and into a dry creek bed. At this time it is believed fourteen people have received injuries however […]
Boondall Police Station hosted a NAIDOC week flag raising ceremony this morning attended by Acting Assistant Commissioner Allan McCarthy and Member for Nudgee Jason Woodforth MP. Welcome to Country was performed by Uncle Alex Davidson before the raising of the flags. The theme for NAIDOC week 2014 is Serving Country: Centenary & Beyond and as such […]
Police are issuing a warning to parents to be extra careful these school holidays after Task Force Argos investigators arrested a Redcliffe man for allegedly indecently communicating with a child via social media and attempting to meet the child in person. The 49-year-old man was charged after allegedly trying to meet up with, what he […]
A man has been charged after a woman sustained a number of lacerations to her body outside a residence at Logan Central last night. It is alleged around 8.15pm a 36-year-old woman went out to her vehicle parked in the front yard at Yugumbri Crescent and was approached by a man armed with a small […]
Police have revoked the emergent situation that was declared at Ipswich earlier this morning. The declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act was made around 3.20am and was revoked around 6.20am. A man has been taken to hospital for assessment. No one was injured during the incident. If you have information for police, contact Policelink […]
Police have declared an emergent situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) after an incident at Ipswich this morning. Around 2.20am police responded to a man making threats in Ellenborough Street. The PSPA was declared around 3.20am and incorporates Ellenborough Street between Limestone and Roderick streets, South Street between Ellenborough and Nicholas streets and […]
Police are investigating after a man was assaulted during a burglary at Southport last night. Just before 9pm, two men entered a unit on Beauer Street before assaulting a 38-year-old male resident and threatening him with a replica firearm. During the incident, the resident bit a finger of one of the men, causing an injury. […]