Police are investigating after a fire caused extensive damage to a home at Bethania early this morning. Initial investigations indicate the fire started at the Glastonbury Drive home sometime after midnight and was discovered around 3am when the occupants returned home. No one was in the home at the time of the fire. The cause […]
Police have declared an emergency situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act at Twin Waters following an incident at a pharmacy earlier. The declaration affects the area within the boundaries of Ocean Drive, Magnolia Lane and the entrance of the Twin Waters Golf Club, including the car park and surrounds of the nearby shopping village. […]
Police are investigating after a man was robbed at Norman Park this morning. Around 3.20am he was walking through a park off Milsom Street when he was struck from behind by a man and knocked to the ground. The 46-year-old victim later regained consciousness to discover his wallet missing and that he had an injury […]
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued an initial flood watch for the Gulf Rivers. The BOM advises: “Locally heavy rainfall is expected during Friday in an area stretching from the Gulf Country to Capricornia forecast districts. Daily rainfall totals in excess of 50mm are likely today and Saturday, with local falls over 100mm possible. Catchments […]
Police are investigating the robbery of a Sunshine Coast pharmacy this afternoon. Around 12.15pm, a man entered the Ocean Drive business at Twin Waters and made threats towards staff. The man then sprayed a number of staff members with an unknown liquid, and left an item on the counter before fleeing the scene with a […]
Police have declared an emergent situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act following an incident at Kingaroy overnight. Police where called to the address about 10pm after a man made threats at a house in Haly Street. The declaration was made at 3:40am and it is believed that there is no other people at the […]
Police are investigating a serious, two vehicle traffic crash which occurred last night in the Hatton Vale area. Preliminary information indicates that at around 7.40pm, a utility and a car collided at the intersection of the Warrego Highway and Shaw Road. The female driver of the car, aged 20 and the female front seat passenger […]
Police are investigating after a mechanical business was robbed at Goodna last night. Around 10.10pm a man entered the Mill Street business and approached a worker before producing what is believed to be a firearm. After taking property and cash, the man left the business on foot. Noone was physically injured during the incident. If […]
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating following a fatal traffic crash south of Gladstone this afternoon. A 55-year-old man from Gladstone was killed when his motorcycle, which was travelling southbound on Gladstone Benaraby Road, crossed into oncoming traffic, colliding with a vehicle heading northbound. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of […]
Detectives have charged a man following the discovery of a clandestine drug laboratory in South Brisbane early this morning. Around 12.30am, police attended a unit complex on Edmondstone Street after the sprinkler system of the complex was activated, alerting emergency services to the scene. After being cleared to enter the complex, police discovered the remains […]