A second man has been charged in connection to the theft of an echidna from an enclosure at a Currumbin sanctuary on August 1, 2015. Piggie the echidna was recovered safe and well last night after she was left under a fence at the sanctuary. A 25-year-old Tugun man has been charged with receiving tainted […]
A senior constable from Southern Region has today been suspended from official duty with the Queensland Police Service. The officer, a 43 year-old man is facing a criminal allegation of assault and is due to appear in the Warwick Magistrates Court on 9 September 2015. In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, […]
Police investigating the armed robbery of a hotel in Alexandra Hills this morning have released images of two men who may be able to assist with investigations. Around 10.10am, two men entered the Finucane Road licenced premises through the front entrance and threatened the manager with a firearm. The pair left the scene with a […]
Police in Laidley will be able to provide better responses to the growing local community following the official opening of a new police station today. Deputy Commissioner Brett Pointing was joined by Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller to officially open the station after a seven month refurbishment which commenced in October 2014. “Queensland is undergoing constant […]
Detectives from Task Force Maxima, State Crime Command and officers from Far North District as part of ongoing actions targeting unlawful activities of Rebels and other Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCG) conducted a series of operations which located dangerous drugs and weapons over the weekend. The operation, commencing in Babinda on Friday, August 31 included targeted […]
A 37-year-old female senior constable from the Southern Region has been charged with drink driving while off duty. The officer has been given a Notice to Appear in the Warwick Magistrates Court on September 9, 2015. The officer has not been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service at this time. The […]
Police investigating the armed robbery of a convenience store in Springfield Lakes on July 27 have released images of people who may be able to assist with inquiries. At around 10.15pm, a man and a woman entered the store on Springfield Lakes Boulevard. The man produced a firearm and threatened the 23-year-old male attendant and […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a hotel in Alexandra Hills this morning. Initial information suggests at 10.10am, two males entered the Finucane Road licenced premises through the front entrance and threatened the manager with a firearm. The pair left the scene with a large sum of cash, and was last seen in a […]
Police have charged a 40-year-old South Townsville man with grievous bodily harm following an incident in South Townsville yesterday afternoon. Police allege two men were involved an altercation at a Griffith Street unit around 2.30pm and one has sustained injuries consistent with knife wounds. A 39 year-old man from Vincent was transported to Townsville Hospital […]
Detectives investigating the death of a man at Coonarr on Saturday have today charged a 42-year-old man with murder. Police were called to a Coonarr Road address just after 2am, after a 44-year-old man received what appeared to be stab wounds during an altercation with another man. A 42-year-old Woodridge man has been charged with […]