UPDATE Missing man, Slade Point
The man reported missing from Slade Point has been found safe and well in North Mackay this evening. Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance.
Burglary with violence, Burleigh Waters
Police are investigating a robbery that occurred this afternoon in Burleigh Waters. Around 4.45pm, two men have entered an address on Honeyeater Drive and one has produced what appeared to be a firearm. The have then made threats to the two men and a woman that were inside the address before striking one of the […]
Update: Suspicious fire, Pioneer
A boy has been charged following a fire that occurred at the Pioneer Police Beat in Mt Isa early this morning. Around 1.45am, emergency services were called to Short Street following reports of a fire at a building. The Police Beat was completely destroyed in the blaze. A 10-year-old boy has been charged with one […]
Assault investigation, Aitkenvale
Police investigating the assault of a 16-year-old girl at a bus stop in Aitkenvale yesterday are appealing for assistance from the public. Just after 5pm the girl was seated at the Elizabeth Street shopping centre bus stop when she was approached by a man who sat next to her. He made conversation with her before […]
Armed robbery, Woody Point
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a service station at Woody Point early this morning. Around 3am a man confronted an employee inside the Hornibrook Esplanade store before producing a knife and demanding he hand over cash from the till. The staff member complied with his demands and fled the scene with a sum […]
Attempted murder charge, Sunnybank
A 31-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following an incident that occurred in Sunnybank on Thursday morning. Police were called to an address on Dixon Street around 6am following reports that a woman had been assaulted. It will be alleged the man stabbed a 23-year-old woman, known to the man, a number of […]
Armed person, Varsity Lakes
Police have charged a 35-year-old man with carry exposed weapon in a public place after an incident in Varsity Lakes last night. It will be alleged that about 11.45pm the man was seen in the car park of a licensed premises on Christine Avenue with a long bow. The man did not enter the premises […]
Suspicious fire, Pioneer
Police are investigating following a suspicious fire at a Police Beat in Pioneer, Mt Isa early this morning. Around 1.45am police and emergency services were called to the Short Street address after nearby residents reported fire engulfing the building, which was unoccupied at the time. Fire services extinguished the blaze which destroyed the building and […]
Robbery, Murrumba Downs
Police are investigating a robbery that occurred in Murrumba Downs last night. Shortly after 9.30pm a man entered a tavern on Dohles Rocks Road, made threats and demanded money from a tavern employee. The worker complied and the man fled the scene with a sum of cash. No one was injured as a result of […]