Detectives from the Cloncurry Stock and Rural Crime Investigation Squad (SARCIS) are seeking assistance from the community in relation to an investigation into incidents in which cattle have been killed and butchered in and around Mount Isa and Cloncurry. In the most recent incident two cows were shot and butchered on a property on Lake Julius Road, […]
Police would like to remind members of the public to exercise extreme caution with strong winds, hazardous surfs and heavy rainfalls having been experienced or continuing across parts of Central and South East Queensland. During and immediately after severe weather events traversing roadways, either in vehicles or on foot, can become extremely hazardous as water levels […]
Police are again warning motorists not to ignore road closure signs as they could be protecting travelers from washouts, craters and other hazards, and not to attempt to cross flooded roads, causeways or water courses. Earlier this morning, police from Woodford were called out in adverse weather conditions after reports that a vehicle had entered […]
Police are investigating the theft of liquor in the Cooee Bay area near Yeppoon. Investigations indicate the 11 bottles were stolen from a local liquor outlet left insecure following Tropical Cyclone Marcia. Patrolling police found a 17-year-old male and two juvenile males with the bottles about 2am. Investigations are continuing. Additional police have been moved […]
Residents of Banana Shire are being urged to remain indoors today following localised flooding overnight as a result of outflow from Callide Dam. Even though the storm has passed there is a lot of debris and downed power lines around town that are extremely dangerous. Emergency services cannot commence the clean-up and rending safe until […]
A 68-year-old man has died following a serious, single vehicle traffic crash at Gailes early this morning. Police were called to the Ipswich Motorway just after midnight following reports a water truck had collided with a concrete barrier. Upon arrival, the male driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was located unconscious however he later […]
Police are at the scene of a serious, single vehicle traffic crash at the border of Ipswich and Brisbane on the Ipswich Motorway, involving a truck. All three eastbound lanes are currently closed and will be for some time as police and emergency services respond to the incident. Traffic travelling towards Brisbane are being diverted […]