Police have charged a man following an attempted armed robbery that occurred last night at New Farm. At about 9.00pm a man entered a business on Welsby Street where police will allege he produced a knife and demanded money. The console operator activated an alarm and the man fled the premises without any cash. The […]
Police are investigating a suspicious fire that occurred on Sidney Nolan Drive at Coombabah last night. Around 9.30pm police and emergency services responded to a report of a dwelling on fire. The premises were unoccupied at the time and no one was injured. Sidney Nolan Drive was partially closed but has since been reopened. A […]
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a service station on Rochester Drive, Mount Warren Park today. Just before 4.45pm a man entered the business armed with a box cutter and made demands for cash. The male attendant complied with demands and the man fled on foot. No one was injured during the incident. Police […]
Police are investigating a motorcycle traffic crash at Nandawar near Inglewood. Preliminary investigations suggest around 11am a motorcycle crashed into the back of another motorcycle at the intersection of Nandawar Tin Hut and Tobacco Roads. Both riders were thrown from their bikes. A 70-year-old Kyoomba man was taken to the Toowoomba General Hospital with life […]
Police are investigating a break and enter at a museum in Atherton where a meteorite was stolen. Around 12.10am, two men smashed a window of the Main Street building and removed the meteorite from the premises. The meteorite weighs around 11.25kg and is worth over $16,000. It is approximately the same size as a soccer […]
Police are currently at the scene of a fatal traffic incident on the Bruce Highway, The Caves just north of Rockhampton. Initial investigations suggest around 2pm a single vehicle was travelling south along the Bruce Highway when it suddenly veered into an embankment and came to a stop. A 48-year-old man was pronounced deceased at […]
Officers from Robina Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) have charged a 34-year-old Robina man with firearm and drug offences following an incident which occurred on Sunday afternoon in Varsity Lakes. Police responded to reports of a disturbance on Dartmouth Crescent at around 3:00pm involving a number of youths, a resident of the street and the Robina […]
Police are investigating an incident in which four men robbed a convenience store in Aitkenvale overnight. At around 10.55pm, the men entered the Nathan Street store, threatened the shop attendant with a knife and a metal bar, and demanded cash. The group left the store with a sum of money, cigarettes, confectionary and other items. […]
Commissioner Ian Stewart today welcomed the announcement of the six officers who will receive the Australian Police Medal (APM) for their distinguished service. The QPS APM recipients share a vast and varied career history between them, having served over Queensland in a number of roles. Detective Superintendent Cameron Harsley, State Crime Command; Detective Superintendent Brian […]
Police have released images of two men who may be able to assist with investigations into an armed robbery at a Marsden service station on June 6. At 10pm, two men entered the Browns Plains Road business and threatened a male employee with a knife before leaving with a sum of cash. No one was […]