A man has been charged following an investigation into the death of a woman in Pormpuraaw on April 9. Police were called to an address on Yalu Street around 6.30am and they located the body of a 26-year-old Pormpuraaw woman. Specialist police travelled to Pormpuraaw, and as a result, a man was taken into custody. […]
A man has been charged following investigations into an incident in which a man sustained serious injuries at Mossman last night. Around 9.30pm following a reported assault, a 29-year-old man was taken by family members to the Mossman Hospital and later airlifted to the Cairns Base Hospital for treatment of suspected stab wounds to the […]
Police are investigating a fatal single vehicle traffic crash that occurred near Innot Hot Springs this afternoon. Around 3.15pm a vehicle travelling along the Kennedy Highway approximately five kilometres east of Innot Hot Springs has left the highway impacting with trees and bushes on the side of the road. The driver, a 50-year-old woman, was […]
Investigations are continuing into a crash at Koumala this morning that claimed a man’s life. Initial investigations indicate the crash occurred around 4.45am and resulted in the man’s car crashing into a culvert and a tree off the side of the Bruce Highway. A 59-year-old man died at the scene. The driver was taken to […]
Police have charged a man with dangerous driving following an incident in Eudlo overnight. At around 10.30pm last night police observed a vehicle allegedly stolen from New South Wales travelling on Highlands Road. Police followed the car onto Gerrard Road where, it will be alleged, a man ran from the vehicle. The man was ordered […]
Police are appealing for public assistance following an assault at a home in Waterford West yesterday morning. Initial investigations suggest just after 8am two men, one armed with a tomahawk, entered a house on Clearview Street and assaulted two male residents. The pair then fled the scene in a silver four-wheel-drive. A 38-year-old male resident […]
Police are currently at the scene of a traffic crash at Koumala that has left one person dead and another injured. The crash was reported to police around 4.45am after the vehicle was located crashed into a culvert and tree at the side of the Bruce Highway about 3km north of Koumala. The passenger was […]
Police are appealing for public assistance into the alleged assault and robbery of a man in Balmoral on Thursday, February 11. It will be alleged around 12.30pm a 48-year-old man was walking south on Riding Road when he was assaulted by two men. The man allegedly received two punches to the face before staggering on […]
The search for a missing pilot following a helicopter crash on Thursday evening continues today. The wreckage of the helicopter was located on the sea floor off Cape Tribulation yesterday. Naval divers checked the wreckage however the pilot was not located. Police and State Emergency Service volunteers yesterday located items believed to be from the […]
A bus driver has been assaulted while parked in Coolangatta last night. At 10.15 pm, the bus was parked on the corner of Griffith and Stuart Streets when a group of 12-15 youths began banging on the bus door, demanding to be driven. One youth pushed the emergency release button and managed to enter the […]