A 13-year-old boy has been charged following an incident in Miami this afternoon, where it is alleged threats were made to an educational facility. Police will allege that threatening text messages were sent to the phones of several students at the school on Oceanic Drive. As a result, the school implemented its standard internal security […]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred this morning near Mount Isa. Around 9.45, a truck that was travelling on the Barkly Highway around 5 kms east of Mount Isa when it struck a woman that was on the highway. A 23-year-old woman was pronounced deceased at the scene. The highway was closed […]
A boy is currently assisting police with their enquiries into a threat made to an educational facility at Miami this afternoon. Preliminary investigations suggest threatening text messages were sent to the phones of several students at the school on Oceanic Drive. As a result, the school implemented its standard internal security procedures and notified police. […]
Earlier today Detectives from Task Force Maxima executed a search warrant at a Leiden Street, Reedy Creek address and located a significant quantity of drugs and weapons. This arrest resulted from investigations into criminal activities of the Hells Angels Criminal Gang. Police will allege during the execution of a search warrant they located and seized […]
Police are appealing for public assistance following an armed robbery in Chermside on Wednesday night. Just after 11pm, a man entered a convenience store on Gympie Road armed with a knife and demanded cash from a male staff member. A second man armed with a knife also entered the store. Two men fled the scene […]
Cairns detectives have charged a 59-year-old woman following an investigation into the alleged misuse of money from a Trust fund account. Police allege the woman, who held a board position as co-chair of an Indigenous development organisation, misappropriated the funds between May and October last year. It will be further alleged that the misappropriated funds […]
Police have charged 14 people following the closure of a local drug operation in Cairns yesterday. Detectives from the Cairns Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU) executed search warrants at eight homes in Earlville, Westcourt, Manoora, Mooroobool, Edge Hill and Woree. During the search of the properties, officers located quantities of drugs, drug utensils as […]
Police have charged a 38-year-old woman with drink driving after a two-vehicle traffic crash at Labrador last night. Initial investigations indicate around 8.30pm a vehicle was travelling on Turpin Road when it crashed into the back of a stationary vehicle, pushing it forward into a tree. The second vehicle was unoccupied at the time. One […]