A 39-year-old woman walking through a Fortitude Valley car park this evening was grabbed from behind and threatened by a man armed with a knife. Preliminary information indicates the Booval woman was walking through the Brunswick Central Carpark at 421 Brunswick Street around 7.30pm (June 4) when a man grabbed her in a bear hug, […]
Cairns Water Police are coordinating an air, land and sea search for a 33-year-old man missing in waters off Portland Road, Cape York in Far North Queensland. Preliminary information indicates that the man went spearfishing around 11am this morning. The man’s tender was spotted on rocks at low tide in the vicinity of where he […]
Detectives have charged a man following the discovery of an alleged cannabis plantation at a property in Granadilla this afternoon. Police will allege that at about 12.45pm officers located 414 cannabis plants following the execution of a search warrant at a Banfield Road property. A 28-year-old Granadilla man was charged with one count each of […]
Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 28-year-old man reported missing from Urangan. Anthony Dixon was last seen at his Urangan address on March 31 and has not made contact with family or friends since. Concerns are held for his welfare as it is out of character not to stay in contact. Mr […]
Today the Queensland Police Service Academy, Oxley campus saw 46 recruits graduate in an induction ceremony attended by Commissioner Ian Stewart. Graduating as First Year Constables (FYC), the 46 recruits completed the 25 week Recruit Training Program. The program aims to provide recruits with a quality foundation so that they can provide excellent service […]
Police are issuing a strong warning to businesses following a serious hacking and ransom attack on an international company based in Brisbane in recent months. Earlier this year, the organisation’s computer system was hacked and data pertaining to sensitive operations involving the company and their business was stolen. The hackers demanded a ransom be paid […]
Police have charged a man with a number of offences after he was allegedly located with a loaded firearm and a loaded pen gun in Surfers Paradise last night. Around 9pm police observed two suspicious vehicles in Hanlan Street. The officers went to intercept the vehicles and one allegedly drove off at speed. Police followed […]
A 20-year-old Weipa man injured in a single vehicle traffic crash at Napranum on May 31 passed away yesterday in Townsville General Hospital Initial investigations indicate a vehicle was travelling south on Preng-Im Street around 12md on Sunday when it failed to negotiate a corner, colliding with a power pole before rolling a number of […]