Police are searching for a man after his canoe overturned on Eungella Dam this afternoon. The 49-year-old man was kayaking with a woman when the canoe capsized and sank about 4.30pm. The woman managed to swim to safety at the dam’s edge but the man hasn’t been seen since. Nearby boats and campers conducted a […]
Day one of the Leader’s Summit is progressing according to plan with the focus rightly shifting away from security arrangements and on the important deliberations of the world’s most influential leaders. The multiple motorcades and movements of leaders across the city, the spouses program, and the presidential address at U.Q. have all proceeded without incident. […]
Police have today charged a third person in relation to the death of a 57-year-old man at Varsity Lakes last month. Gregory John Hudson was located deceased in his Mulgrave Crescent residence on October 23. Police investigations have led to the arrest and charging of a 37-year-old Surfers Paradise man with manslaughter, enter with intent […]
A man has died following a single vehicle traffic crash at Maroochydore last night. Initial investigations suggest that around 10pm, a vehicle travelling south along the Sunshine Motorway crashed into a tree. The man was located deceased at the scene. There were no passengers. The Forensic Crash Unit are currently investigating. If you have information […]
Detectives from Taskforce Maxima have charged three men and woman in relation to a large quantity of drugs following a search warrant of an Alderley address earlier this morning. Officers seized 3.5 litres of 1,4-Butanediol, a derivative of Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) and commonly known as ‘Liquid Fantasy’. They also seized other drug paraphernalia. Police will […]
Police have published the details of a man who has been placed on the prohibited person’s list under the G20 (Safety and Security) Act 2013. Attempts to personally serve the man were made before it was decided to publish his details. Under the legislation the Commissioner may publish a notice stating a person is prohibited […]
Queensland Police are urging parents to remain vigilant in relation to their children’s online activities following the recent arrest of a 45-year-old man for allegedly intending to meet and engage in sexual activity with a child he met online. It will be alleged the man engaged in online conversation with two 14-year-old girls on a […]
A youth has been charged with serious assault following an incident at Morayfield yesterday afternoon. It will be alleged around 4:40pm a boy punched an 80-year-old man in the head following an altercation at Cox Drive. The 80-year-old man was taken to Caboolture Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. A 15-year-old boy has been […]
Police have charged two boys after an alleged armed robbery in Bray Park early today. Around 12.45am it is alleged two boys entered a convenience store on Samsonvale Road armed with metal bars and demanded cash from the male attendant. No one was physically injured during the incident. Two boys aged 14 and 16 were […]
Queensland Police Service’s largest ever flotilla of police vessels will be patrolling the Brisbane River from today as part of security arrangements for this weekend’s G20 Summit. The flotilla will maintain a 24 hour patrol of the river throughout the weekend. Water Police would like to remind members of the public that a Harbour Master’s […]