Queensland Police Headquarters in Brisbane City was this afternoon evacuated after a suspicious item was brought to the front counter. Investigations indicate the item had been located by a person attached to a pole in a park at Milton around 1pm. The worker subsequently delivered the item, described as a black plastic box, to police […]
Two officers and one staff member will now be bald on the beat after losing their locks during the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave. Inspector Dale Frieberg, Acting Superintendent Ben Marcus and Rebecca Tait shaved for a cure in front of friends, family and colleagues at Police Headquarters, Brisbane earlier this morning. Nearly twenty officers and […]
Earlier today, members of the Taskforce Maxima Road Policing Unit intercepted a patched member of the Mongol Criminal Motorcycle Gang. Consequently a 37-year-old Gold Coast man was arrested and charged with possession of dangerous drugs (steroids) and two breaches of bail The man also tested positive to Methylamphetmine during a roadside drug test. This test […]
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a hotel in Toowoomba early this morning. At around 1.35am, a man armed with a knife, has entered a hotel on Richmond Street, Wilsonton. The man jumped over the counter threatening and assaulting the male attendant. The attendant has complied with the offender’s demands and handed over a […]
A female driver has been issued with a Traffic Infringement Notice (TIN) following an incident where an officer was performing duties in Nerang earlier this morning. At approximately 7.25am, a male police officer was issuing a speeding ticket, northbound on the Pacific Motorway when he was knocked by another car. The car struck the officer’s […]
Police are investigating after three police officers were assaulted in Mount Isa last night. Around 11.50pm police attended a Gardener Street address after receiving a noise complaint. Police were attempting to move on a large crowd when a physical altercation ensued. One male police officer had his nose broken, and one female officer sustained bruising […]
Police are investigating after a man was assaulted and his wallet stolen in Cairns last night. Around 7pm, the victim – a 51-year-old Japanese national, was approached by three men at a fast food restaurant on The Esplanade. The men offered to escort him to Kuranda. The offenders got into the victim’s car and set […]
Two teenagers have been charged following a traffic crash at Coopers Plains yesterday afternoon. Around 3.10pm police were patrolling at Coopers Plains for an alleged stolen four wheel drive vehicle when they sighted it on Boundary Road. It will be alleged the four wheel drive attempted to evade police, travelling on the wrong side of the […]
Police are investigating following the armed robbery of a service station in Cleveland last night. At about 10.45pm two men armed with a knife entered through the back door of the Gordon Street business, and demanded money from the 44-year-old male attendant. The attendant complied and the men left the store with a sum of […]
A man has been charged following investigations into alleged dangerous driving incidents in Townsville on March 10. A 22-year-old Deeragun man has been charged with seven counts of dangerous operation of a vehicle and one count each of serious assault police, wilful damage of police property, endangering the safe use of a vehicle by throwing […]