A would be robber was forced to smash his way out of a Brinsmead service station after a quick thinking employee locked him inside the store. Around 9.20pm a 50-year-old male employee saw the man, who was armed with a knife, enter the Brinsmead Road petrol station. The employee fled to safety, locking the front […]
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic incident that claimed the life of a woman last night in Southport. Initial information suggests that around 7pm the woman walked onto Wardoo Street, just south of the intersection with Queen Street. At this time, she was struck by a vehicle travelling north down Wardoo Street. […]
Detectives investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy at Bundall on Saturday November 14 have charged a man with murder. A 23-year-old Bundall man was arrested by police at a Bundall address yesterday afternoon. He is being held in police custody and is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court today charged with one […]
Townsville detectives investigating the death of a man at Belgian Gardens have tonight charged a man with murder. A 27-year-old Belgian Gardens man is being held in police custody and is due to appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court tomorrow (November 17). Police were called to an address on St James Drive, Belgian Gardens around […]
Townsville Criminal Investigations Branch are investigating the suspicious death of a man in Belgian Gardens. Police were called to an address on St James Drive at around 2pm. There, they located a deceased man, believed to be aged in his 50s. Police, including Scenes of Crime are currently at the scene. There is no further […]
Two teenage boys will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act in relation to the robbery of a 66-year-old man at Nerang in the early hours of this morning. It will be alleged that around 3.30am, a man was walking through a shopping centre on Tibbing Street when he was approached […]
Four men have been charged following investigations into an alleged robbery with violence incident at Brookwater this morning. At 4.20am, four men attended a Brookwater Drive unit and gained entry into the premises after the front door was opened by a woman. One man allegedly became involved in a verbal and physical altercation with an […]
Commissioner Ian Stewart and Deputy Commissioner Ross Barnett congratulated Queensland Police Service officers, staff members and civilians at the Queensland Police Medal Ceremony today. Medals, clasps and certificates were presented for dedication to the role and commitment to policing and service to the Queensland community. Commissioner Ian Stewart presented four recipients with the National Emergency Medal. […]
Police are investigating the shooting of a man in the Caloundra area on Saturday. Shortly before 1am on November 24 police were called to Arthur Street after witnesses reported hearing a series of what sounded like gun shots in that vicinity. Police attended the area but were unable to locate any evidence of a firearm […]
Two youths are assisting police with inquiries following the robbery of a 66-year-old man at Nerang in the early hours of this morning. Around 3.30am, the man was walking through a shopping centre on Tibbing Street when he was approached by two male youths. The pair asked the man for a cigarette, and when the […]