A 43-year-old Holland Park West is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today charged with one count of extortion with an attempt to gain benefit. Police will allege a man made contact with a 25-year-old Red Hill man several times between June 5 and 8 and attempted to extort money in exchange for […]
Mackay detectives continue to investigate the sexual assault of a woman which occurred in the Finch Hatton area on Friday, June 6. Preliminary investigations indicate that an unknown man broke into a farm house located between Finch Hatton and Pinnacle around 7.50am and sexually assaulted the female resident. Police are appealing for anyone who may […]
Police are investigating a serious assault that occurred in Southport on Saturday night. Around 9pm, a 21-year-old man and 19-year-old man were walking on Scarborough Street when they were approached by a group of three men. An altercation occurred, and the 21-year-old man was assaulted. He was taken to the Gold Coast Hospital with serious […]
Police are appealing for any possible victims of a home maintenance scam in the South Eastern Region to come forward. This follows the charging of a 31-year-old man with fraud on the Gold Coast last week. Police will allege that the man distributed flyers (similar to the one pictured) in the area, promoting general home maintenance […]
Police have charged a 25-year-old man with rape following an incident in Fortitude Valley last night. It will be alleged the incident occurred just after midnight on Gotha Street. Police arrested a man at the scene. The 24-year-old woman was transported to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital for treatment. A 25-year-old Chermside man was […]
Police have charged a man after an altercation in Surfers Paradise last night. Around 9.20pm a 43-year-old man was in a licensed premises on Surfers Paradise Boulevard when it is alleged he pushed past another man. The pair have become involved in a physical altercation which allegedly resulted in the 43-year-old being hit in the […]
Police are investigating a serious traffic crash in Rockmount this evening. Initial investigations suggest that around 5.30pm two motorcycles have collided on Rockmount Road. A female rider believed to be in her 30’s suffered a broken arm. The rider of the second motorbike, believed to be a 15-year-old boy, has suffered serious head injuries. The […]
Investigations by the Forensic Crash Unit continue into a single vehicle traffic crash at Brookfield this afternoon that has claimed the life of a young boy. Preliminary information indicates that a car has run over the young boy who has walked in front of the vehicle on Brookfield Road around 4pm. The 5-year-old boy suffered […]
A 24-year-old man from Redbank Plains remains in a serious but stable condition after a single vehicle traffic crash at Loganlea last night. Information supplied to police suggests just after 11pm, a motorcycle has crashed on the Pacific Motorway on-ramp at the intersection of the Loganlea Road overpass and the Pacific Motorway (northbound). The rider […]
A Goodna man has been charged after an incident in One Mile last night. Around 10.40pm police attended an Old Toowoomba Road address in relation to an out of control event. Police were attempting to disperse the crowd when it is alleged a 20-year-old man resisted arrest and made threats to police. A physical altercation […]