Police have charged a 40-year-old woman with drink driving at Howard this afternoon. It will be alleged at 3pm the woman from Howard was intercepted during a random breath testing operation on Steley Street where she provided a positive reading. It will be further alleged the woman returned a breath alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.246 […]
Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) detectives have arrested a number of people today following investigations into the alleged source of a dangerous drug which caused a number of people to suffer serious side effects in October, including the death of a Victorian man. Operation Oscar Bandola was successful in disrupting the distribution and sale […]
A serious diagnosis has ignited a rush of support from colleagues and the wider community for a local officer. Senior Constable Donna Henwood of Caloundra Station has been found to have acute myeliod leukaemia just four years after beating bowel cancer. In her battle, Senior Constable Henwood faces a bone marrow transplant as well as extensive […]
Assistant Commissioner Alistair Dawson has congratulated officers and staff who received medals and awards at a ceremony held in Rockhampton today. Today’s ceremony saw the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Medal presented to officers and staff. The QPS Medal is an award approved by the Commissioner in recognition of diligent and ethical service by QPS employees […]
I always thought I moved in a good circle, but yesterday, thanks to The Cairns Post Facebook page, I was able to confirm that I’m currently in the presence of greatness. Whilst I did have to do a double take, I wasn’t surprised to see my colleague Senior Constable Russ Parker in FNQ’s Top 50 […]
A 14-year-old boy reported missing from Coomera was last night located safe and well. He had been last seen on November 8, 2016 at Southport. Police would like to thank the public for their assistance. Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au […]
Police investigating a fatal industrial workplace incident that occurred at Ascot on October 6, have charged a man with two counts of manslaughter. A 58-year-old Merrimac man was arrested and charged with two counts of manslaughter yesterday relating to acts of negligence on the construction site. He is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates […]
Police investigating a traffic crash in Tingalpa last week are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward. Around 6.30pm on Thursday, November 10 a cyclist was travelling east on Wynnum Road when hit by a vehicle at the intersection with Hemmant-Tingalpa Road. The vehicle collided with the 33-year-old male cyclist, […]
Police have arrested a Bandidos associate and seized a large quantity of dangerous and restricted drugs during the raid of a Fortitude Valley apartment yesterday. Officers from Taskforce Maxima executed the search warrant on the Anderson Street apartment as part of an operation focused on the illegal distribution of drugs within inner city Brisbane by […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a petrol station in Wacol early this morning. At around 1.30am, two men entered the business on Boundary Road, one armed with what was believed to be a handgun, and demanded money from the attendant. The male attendant complied with the demands and the men then left the […]