A man has been charged following an incident at a motel in Bowen today. Police will allege that a man was in possession of a small container of suspected hydrochloric acid which exploded just after midnight at an address along the Bruce Highway. There were no injuries as a result of the explosion. It will […]
A constable from South Eastern Region has today been suspended from official duty with the Queensland Police Service. The 29-year-old male officer is alleged to have engaged in harassment and accessed confidential information without an official purpose. In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency and accountability, we have undertaken to inform […]
A man armed with a rifle attempted to rob a post office at Ellen Grove this morning. The man entered the Waterford Road business around 8.30am, threatened a male employee and demanded cash. The employee dived under the front counter and the offender fled the store empty handed. He was last seen leaving in a […]
Mount Isa Police are warning motorists not to ignore road closure signs and not to attempt to cross flooded roads, causeways or water courses. At 7.45pm on Wednesday night 23 December 2015, police from Camooweal were called out in adverse weather conditions after they received a message from a couple who had become bogged on […]
Police investigating a serious traffic incident at Burleigh where a couple was hit by a garbage truck on Tuesday continue to appeal for information and witnesses. Around 8.30am a 49-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman were crossing the Gold Coast Highway, when the truck which was turning from Goodwin Terrace into the Gold Coast Highway, […]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash on the Warrego Highway, Oakey this morning. Initial investigations suggest that around 8.40am a 4-wheel drive struck a bus near the Oakey bypass. The bus contained approximately 18 passengers. The male driver of the 4-wheel drive was pronounced deceased at the scene. A woman and a child who […]
With Christmas only one sleep away drivers are being urged to slow down and remain vigilant on the road following results from Phase Two of this year’s Christmas Road Safety Campaign. Phase two commenced at 12.01am Wednesday, December 23 and concludes at 11.59pm on Sunday, January 3, 2016. Road Policing Command Assistant Commissioner Mike Keating […]
Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident involving a firearm on Chambers Flat Road in Chambers Flat yesterday morning. Initial investigations suggest at around 10:30am a car has tried to force a motorcycle from the road before producing a handgun. No one was injured during the incident The vehicle is described as a metallic […]
Police have established an exclusion zone around an accommodation complex in Bowen following reports of an explosion. It appears a container of suspected hydrochloric acid exploded at the Bruce Highway address earlier this morning. Upon further inspection, police have located another container filled with the liquid but it is intact. Local police, on advice from […]
A woman has been charged following a wounding incident at Bridgeman Downs early this morning. It will be alleged the woman was picked up by a driver of a ride-sharing service at an address in Colberg Street in Zillmere. When the driver, a 37-year-old Runcorn man, realised the woman in the vehicle was not his […]