As the senior Cross Cultural Liaison Officer on the Northside of Brisbane, Acting Senior Sergeant Trad Thornton took along a few QPS colleagues to be part of Multicultural Development Association’s (MDA) #CreateWelcome campaign. MDA’s campaign focuses on creating a warm and inclusive environment for those arriving in Queensland, including refugees, people seeking asylum and international […]
Six people have been charged following raids conducted by Task Force Maxima targeting the illegal trafficking of dangerous drugs by OMCG members and their associates. Yesterday, detectives executed search warrants on addresses in Warner, Deception Bay and Zillmere as a result of investigations into the alleged trafficking of dangerous drugs. During a search of the […]
A man injured in an incident at Palm Island on June 5 has died overnight in hospital. The 40-year-old was allegedly assaulted at an address on Clumpoint Road and was taken to Townsville Hospital with serious head injuries but died overnight. A 32-year-old man was charged with one count of grievous bodily harm in relation […]
Police are investigating after a woman was seriously assaulted at Kingston in the early hours of this morning. Around 1am a woman was sitting in her car outside a house at Gloxinia Street when she was assaulted by two men who had arrived in a four wheel drive. A relative of the woman attempted to […]
Police are investigating after a teenage boy was struck by a car at Currajong last night. Initial investigations indicate around 10.25pm the 14-year-old boy was walking along Grosvenor Street with a 21-year-old man when a vehicle that had been stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Palmerston Street accelerated towards them. The pedestrians […]
Police are investigating after a man and a woman were both wounded at a rural property at Whyanbeel (near Mossman) last night. Initial investigations indicate the man and woman were stabbed during a disturbance at the Kahana Road property shortly after 9pm. Upon police arrival they located a 25-year-old man with stab wounds to his […]
A man has been charged following an incident at Redcliffe yesterday that resulted in an emergency being declared under the Public Safety Preservation Act. It will be alleged when police attended a Klingner Road address after 10am they were confronted by a man armed with what appeared to be a firearm. It will further be […]
The situation at Redcliffe has been resolved without incident. Police declared an emergency situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act at an Klingner Road address in Redcliffe this morning following reports of a man, who is believed to be armed, had barricaded himself inside the house. The PSPA was revoked at 9.15pm. A man is […]
Police are seeking public assistance to locate a man who may be in the Gold Coast area. Wayne Stevens-Power, pictured, arrived in Brisbane on an international flight on Sunday morning and is believed to have caught a train to Varsity Lakes early afternoon. He was to stay with a friend at Mudgeeraba. He has failed […]
Six serving police officers have today received the Australian Police Medal in recognition of their distinguished service to the community. The recipients of the award are Detective Superintendent Michael Niland (State Crime Command), Superintendent Peter Fleming (Operation Support Command), Inspector Allan Hales (Road Policing Command), Senior Sergeant Julie Cooling (Community Contact Command), Senior Sergeant Helen […]