Two police officers have received minor injuries after a single vehicle crash tonight near cairns. Initial inquires indicate about 7.20pm two male officers were travelling south on the Bruce Highway and exited onto the Murgatroyd Rd overpass (Forest Gardens Boulevard) when they have attempted to intercept a speeding vehicle. The police vehicle has collided with […]
Detectives are investigating after a bottle shop was robbed at Bald Hills earlier this evening. At about 7.45pm a man has entered the Gympie Road business and has threatened a male staff member with a knife, demanding cash. The attendant complied and the man left the store with a sum of cash. The man is […]
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a newsagency in Banyo today. Around 3.30pm a man armed with a metal bar entered the Saint Vincents Road store and threatened a male attendant before making demands for cash. The 16-year-old male attendant complied with the demands and the man fled the business with a sum of […]
Police have charged three men after an alleged armed robbery in Bracken Ridge on October 16. Around 9pm, two men allegedly armed with a knife and machete entered a Gawain Road business threatening a male employee before fleeing with cash. The employee, a 28-year-old man, was not physically injured. Three 22-year-old men from Deagon, Brighton […]
A man has died following a traffic crash at Noosaville this morning. Preliminary information suggests that around 11am, a motorcycle has collided with a vehicle on Rene Street and has then subsequently crashed into a parked utility. The 53-year-old motorcycle rider from Black Mountain died at the scene. Investigations by the Forensic Crash Unit is […]
Police investigating the death of a 43-year-old local man at Mundubbera on August 23 have charged a fifth person in relation to his death. Today, a 19-year-old woman from Orange, NSW, was arrested in Nananago by detectives from Maryborough Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) and State Homicide Investigation Group. She has been charged with one count […]
Police are investigating a suspicious house fire at Sumner Park this morning. At around 9.30am police observed a large amount of smoke coming from a house on Sumners Road. Police attempted to extinguish the flames with a garden hose until emergency services attended. The dwelling was unoccupied at the time and sustained significant internal damage. […]
Security and preventing firearms from ending up in the hands of criminals is the focus of a new campaign launched today. “Gun theft continues to rise across Queensland and it is certainly a significant concern. Quite often during our investigation into serious crime, we have found guns which have been stolen from rural properties in […]
Each year, hundreds of firearms are stolen from regional and remote communities, many ending up in the hands of criminals and used in violent crimes. “In the last 10 years we have seen an increase in the number of firearms reported stolen across Queensland. Unfortunately, many criminals see farming communities as a vulnerable source for […]
The 13-year-old boy reported missing from Toowoomba on October 21 has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance.