Police have released a comfit image of a man who may be able to assist police with investigations in relation to the sexual assault of a woman in Mackay. Around 7pm yesterday, an elderly woman was approached in the front yard of a property on Finch Street by an unknown man. The man sexually assaulted […]
A group of 14 Torres Strait Island Police Support Officers are currently in Brisbane to recieve specialised training. Asssistant Commissioner Paul Stewart joined them at Queensland Police Headquarters earlier today. Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Jack Dempsey MP said that the QPS has more than 160 Police Liaison Officers and 52 Cross Cultural Liaison […]
Police have declared an emergent situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act following an incident in Currumbin this morning. Around 7am, officers responded to reports of a disturbance and concerns for the welfare of a man at a unit complex on the Gold Coast Highway. When they arrived at the address, a 42-year-old man inside […]
Detectives from Taskforce Maxima are today extraditing a 35-year-old man from South Australia on kidnapping for ransom, extortion and assault charges. A 37-year-old man, an alleged ex-president of the Lone Wolves Criminal Gang, has also been charged with kidnapping for ransom. It will be alleged further investigations into an incident which occurred on the Gold […]
Police are investigating after a young woman was assaulted at Lawnton last night. Around 8.50pm she was involved in a disturbance with another woman at a Sandown Court address. The 17-year-old Lawnton woman received stab wounds to her torso and was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. The injuries are not believed to […]
Police are investigating after a man attempted to rob a fast food store at Highfields last night. Shortly before 7.30pm a man entered the New England Highway business carrying a knife and walked through to a back area before opening the till. A staff member shut the drawer before the man obtained any cash. The […]
Police are investigating the sexual assault of a woman that occurred this evening in Mackay. Around 7pm, an elderly woman has been approached in the front yard of a property on Finch Street by an unknown man. The man has then sexually assaulted the woman and fled the scene. The woman has been transported to […]
Detectives from Taskforce Maxima staged simultaneous dawn raids at Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast taking into custody two patched members and a nominee of the Hells Angels criminal gang as part of Operation Mike Ion. Three participants of the Hells Angels criminal gang were taken into custody this morning and have been charged as […]
Three participants of the Hells Angels criminal gang were taken into custody this morning on a number of charges, including extortion, supplying dangerous drugs, assault occasioning bodily harm and being a participant in criminal organisation knowingly present in public place. Detectives from Taskforce Maxima staged simultaneous dawn raids at Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast […]
Police have charged a man and a woman with a number of drug and weapon offences following a vehicle intercept in Winfield on Saturday afternoon. Around 3.30pm, officers intercepted a vehicle on Hairs Road, and allegedly located firearms and drugs. Later that afternoon, detectives from the Bundaberg Criminal Investigations Branch executed a search warrant at […]