Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died after being struck by a car at Woolloongabba earlier this evening. Initial investigations indicate around 6pm the man was crossing O’Keefe Street near the bus station when he was struck by a car. The 80-year-old Mansfield man was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital but was […]
A 22-year-old man has been charged following the armed robbery of five stores across the Brisbane region in the past 24 hours. Around 6.55pm yesterday, a man allegedly held up a Beaudesert Road adult store at Coopers Plains. The man threatened the attendant before fleeing with a sum of cash. At around 4.55am today, a […]
Police are investigating a traffic incident in which an 86-year-old man has died in Mount Isa today. Initial information suggests around 11.15am a road train was travelling east on Marian Street when a male pedestrian entered the roadway from the footpath and made contact with the side of the vehicle. The man was transported to […]
Detectives from Taskforce Maxima and State Crime Command investigating links between Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCG) and illegal steroid supply yesterday executed a search warrant at a Morningside residence, seizing human growth hormone and other restricted drugs. The enforcement action resulted in the location of 10 vials of human growth hormone and other restricted drugs. Detective […]
The Taskforce Maxima Road Policing Unit have arrested a 24-year-old man for a number of serious drug offences as a result of a traffic intercept at Browns Plains yesterday. Officers conducted a search of the man and his vehicle about midday, allegedly locating a quantity of Ice and about $6000 in cash. He also tested […]
Detectives have charged a West End man following the alleged robbery of a taxi in Highgate Hill yesterday evening. Around 6pm yesterday a man caught a Taxi from the Brisbane CBD to Whynot Street in West End. On arrival it will be alleged the man grabbed an amount of cash from the console of the […]
Police Commissioner Ian Stewart has congratulated QPS officers and staff who received medals and awards at a ceremony held at Police Headquarters in Brisbane today. Commissioner Stewart presented 13 officers with the National Police Service Medal. The medal, established in 2010, represents a police officer’s past and future commitment to give ethical and diligent service […]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred at Flinders View this morning. Initial investigations indicate about 6am two cars collided head on while travelling along the Cunningham Highway. A 42-year-old man died at the scene. A 22-year-old man has been taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition. The highway is […]
Police are investigating a traffic crash in Springwood overnight. Initial inquiries indicate at about 9.10pm a vehicle was travelling northbound on the Pacific Motorway when the driver stopped on the shoulder of the road to inspect the roof top cargo. Whist inspecting the cargo he has been struck by a passing vehicle. A man in […]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred this afternoon near Wongawallen. Initial investigations suggest that at around 3pm, a truck travelling along Tamborine-Oxenford Drive rolled down the side of the mountain and the driver was trapped. Police have attended the scene and with the assistance of other emergency services, a man was removed […]