Police have released images of a man who may be able to assist with an investigation into the theft of a bag from a woman at Gailes on April 9. A woman travelling on a train had her hand bag taken by a man when the train stopped at Gailes railway station. The woman attempted […]
The Queensland Police Service has reinvigorated the operational capacity of the Stock and Rural Crime Investigation Squad (SARCIS) with the delivery of two new trucks. The QPS has upgraded two existing cattle trucks and will purchase a third cattle truck for the squad. These trucks will be strategically placed at Toowoomba, Rockhampton and Mareeba and […]
A 22-year-old man is currently assisting police with their investigations into the assault and robbery of a man at an Ingham petrol station this morning. It will be alleged that a 58-year-old man, an employee of the Herbert Street business, had pulled up in the car park around 4.20am when a man approached him and […]
A Sergeant from Brisbane Region has been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service. The officer, a 43-year-old man, is the subject of an Ethical Standards Command investigation relating to the use of excessive force. In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency and accountability, we have an undertaking […]
A man has been arrested following investigations into an incident at Comet where it will be alleged a police car was rammed on May 29. Police located the man at a Rockhampton hospital overnight. A 54-year-old man has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle, serious assault police armed with a dangerous weapon and […]
Police are investigating a robbery that occurred in Ferny Hills earlier this evening. Around 7.45pm, a man has entered a grocery store on Patricks Road and demanded the attendant open the till. The attendant has complied, and the man has grabbed the attendant’s shirt and taken a sum of cash before fleeing the scene. The […]
Police are investigating a single vehicle traffic crash at Maudsland today in which a man died. Initial investigations indicate the crash occurred on Maudsland Road around 12.20pm with the vehicle leaving the roadway and crashing into a tree. The driver and sole occupant, believed to be a 40-year-old Maudsland man, died at the scene. The […]
Police have charged a man in relation to the alleged robbery of a 75-year-old woman at Tugun on May 19. It is alleged around 5.30pm the woman had been walking home from a Golden Four Drive business, when at Elisabeth Street, she had her handbag stolen from her shoulder. The woman fell to the ground […]
Police have charged a 57-year-old man with driving offences after a fatal traffic crash in Buderim earlier this year. Police were called to a single vehicle traffic crash on Lindsay Road, Buderim at approximately 3:10am on February 20, 2014. A 49-year-old male passenger died at the scene, while the 57-year-old driver and a 29-year-old male […]
Detectives from the Far North District Drug Squad, Far North District Crime Group and Taskforce Maxima have this week closed two significant operations targeting the supply of dangerous drugs throughout Far North Queensland. The closure saw the execution of 22 search warrants at Mareeba, Cairns, Yungaburra, Mission Beach and Dimbulah resulting in the seizure of […]