Detectives have arrested two women following an alleged armed robbery in the car park of a fast food restaurant on Anzac Avenue in Petrie at about 6.45pm, last night. Police will allege a 38-year-old woman was grabbed from behind, before being threatened with a knife. The woman complied and was not physically injured during the […]
A 29-year-old Sunshine Coast man will appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court tomorrow after Maroochydore detectives successfully applied for his extradition from Perth, Western Australia. The man will appear in court charged with armed robbery following police investigations into the robbery of a Landsborough Drive, Golden Beach supermarket on July 12, 2013. A 22-year-old Woodford […]
Police are investigating a fire that damaged a horse stable early this morning at Calliope. Initial investigations indicate the fire occurred shortly after midnight on Macullum Street. A dressage horse that was inside the stable died, and a man received minor burns attempting to save it. The man was transported to hospital for treatment to […]
Police are seeking assistance to locate a car stolen during a burglary last night from a residence in Bundamba. Initial investigations indicate that around 8.00pm three me wearing balaclavas and armed with firearms entered a dwelling on Videroni Street, demanding money and property. Three occupants inside the dwelling at the time co-operated and provided the […]
Police are investigating following a fatal traffic crash that occurred this afternoon near Marian. Initial information suggests that around 3.25pm, a motorcycle and a ute have collided on Mackay Eungella Road, around 1.5kms east of Mirian. The rider of the motorcycle, a 43–year-old Mirani man, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Mackay […]
Police have charged nine people with a number of drug offences after a proactive operation at a Townsville Ferry Terminal on Sir Leslie Thiess Drive on Friday May 8. A Drug Detection Dog and police from the Townsville area, as well as the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service’s Detector Dog Unit were utilized during […]
Police are investigating a traffic crash that occurred this morning at Morningside. Around 5.30am, a bicycle and a truck have collided at the intersection of Junction and Wynnum Roads. The rider of the bike, a man in his 30s, has been transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition. The male driver of the truck was not […]
Police are investigating a break and enter at a bank on Southport-Nerang Road at Ashmore in the early hours of this morning. Around 1.30am unknown offenders have attempted to gain entry to the bank through the ceiling. Once inside the bank they were only able to obtain access to the meal room. The offenders left […]
Police are investigating an armed robbery of a bottle store at Chermside last night. Around 8.20pm a man (pictured) armed with a knife entered a bottle store on Webster Road and demanded money. The attendant complied and the man fled the store with an undisclosed sum of money. The man is described as Aboriginal in […]
One person has died in an ultralight plane crash which occurred off North Stradbroke Island this morning. Initial information suggests at 11am, an ultralight plane with one person on board crashed into the sea within three kilometres of the Surf Lifesaving Club on North Stradbroke Island. An exclusion zone has been set up encompassing George […]