Police have declared an emergency situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act in Gordonvale. An emergency situation was declared at 1pm today, September 13 due to an armed person. The PSPA declaration covers Kern Street, Cairns Street, Clarke Street and Sheppard Street. Residents in the vicinity are reminded to stay indoors and report any suspicious […]
Police have charged two men following investigations into the alleged attempted armed robbery of a West End service station on Saturday afternoon, September 10. It will be alleged a man entered the service station on Ingham Road around 3.20pm and approached a female staff member at the counter. Police alleged the man then produced a […]
Forensic crash investigators have released an image and details of a vehicle they believe was involved in a hit and run traffic crash that killed a 24-year-old Trinity Beach man on September 3. At around 4.45am a member of the public located the male pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle on Junction Road. […]
A 50 year old male Senior Constable from the Northern Region has been suspended from the Queensland Police Service. The officer is subject of a criminal allegation of misconduct in relation to public office and is to appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court on 27 September 2016. In keeping with our commitment to high standards […]
A woman has been charged following an incident in Cherbourg on Saturday night where a man received serious burns. It will be alleged at around 9pm on Saturday September 10, petrol was poured on an 18-year-old man and it was then ignited with a lighter. The man sustained severe burns to his head and face […]
Police are appealing to the public to assist with their investigations into a sexual assault incident in Kirwan early this morning. Initial investigations indicate that a 43-year-old woman was walking along Kittyhawk Crescent around 2am when she was approached by a man. The man has then forced her into a nearby walkway where she was […]
Police have charged a 28-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman in relation to a shooting incident in Morayfield on January 7. It will be alleged a three-year-old girl received a serious leg injury as a result of a gunshot from a homemade gun that was located at a residence in Morayfield. Police will allege the […]
Police investigating a robbery with violence at a tobacconist store at Crestmead yesterday afternoon have released an image of a man who may be able to assist them with their inquiries. Around 5.30pm yesterday a man entered the Waratah Drive business and enquired about scales and cigarettes. The 26-year old female store attendant was tallying […]
Police are seeking public assistance following an assault that occurred in Gladstone over the weekend. Around 3.40am on Sunday September 11, a man entered a unit on a complex on William Street armed with a crowbar. He disturbed a 23-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman inside the unit, and a struggle occurred between the two […]
Detectives from Task Force Maxima have charged a 24-year-old man, an alleged known associate of Gold Coast Nomads OMCG, with numerous offences following the interception of a vehicle at Carrara yesterday. Police will allege around 8.20am a vehicle was intercepted on Paddington Drive and that during an initial search of the vehicle at the scene […]