Detectives are investigating following the armed robbery of a takeaway shop on Lilac Street in Inala tonight. At 7:15pm two men entered the business where one man produced a knife and demanded money from staff. The staff complied with the demands and the men stole a sum of cash before fleeing the scene on foot. […]
Police are investigating after occupants of a house were robbed at Kingaroy on Saturday night (July 25). After 11pm three men entered the Haly Street residence and demanded alcohol and property from the four people in the home, three men and a woman. One of the men then produced a knife when the four initially […]
The search and rescue operation to locate a man in his 60s missing from his camp in Cape York since Monday afternoon has located the man safe and well. The man was located at around 3pm this afternoon, approximately 13kms from his original camp and transported to the Thursday Island Hospital for medical assessment.
Detectives investigating the death of a 75-year-old woman at Eli Waters earlier this month have today charged a 60-year-old man with murder. The woman was located with severe head injuries at a residence on Currawong Court around 2.30pm on July 4. She was transported to Hervey Bay Hospital where she was pronounced deceased on July […]
Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on a train at Darra last night. Around 11.20pm a woman was approached by another woman while the train was stopped at Darra Railway Station. She produced a syringe and demanded the victim’s handbag before exiting the train and running down Railway Terrace. The woman is described […]
A man has been charged following the death of a 20-year-old man earlier this year, from administering a dangerous drug. It will be alleged on March 27, a personal trainer provided the man with a dangerous drug in the form of a patch, to aid an injury he had sustained. It will further be alleged, […]
Police Commissioner Ian Stewart congratulated 121 Queensland Police Service officers and staff members today at the Gold Coast District Honours and Awards ceremony. Medals, clasps, service awards and certificates were presented for dedication to the role, commitment to policing and service to the community of Queensland. Commissioner Stewart acknowledged the devotion and tireless effort of […]
A 48-year-old male Senior Sergeant from South Eastern Region was stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service today. The officer is the subject of a disciplinary investigation concerning allegations of misconduct. In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency and accountability, we have undertaken to inform the public when […]
Mount Isa Police, supported by specialist officers from Townsville and Brisbane, remain at the scene of a devastating caravan explosion in which three people died yesterday. Forensic, Scientific and Disaster Victim Identification officers continue to methodically process the scene, which incorporates an area of several hundred metres. Mount Isa District Detective Inspector Kelly Harvey said […]
Police have charged a man after an incident yesterday where a car evaded police and a police vehicle was damaged. Around 1.30pm yesterday, a car was observed on the D’Aguilar Highway at Woolmar, after it had allegedly evaded police earlier. The car sped away from police. Tyre deflation devices were deployed on the highway at […]