An emergency situation that was declared at Russell Island yesterday due to a large fire has been revoked this afternoon. The original declaration was made under the Public Safety Preservation Act yesterday at 3.08pm after a large bushfire moved south west on the island. The declaration was revoked at 1.30 this afternoon, and […]
Update 10am, 17 December 2016 – The missing man was located safe and well overnight. The original media release (below) has been edited to remove identifying details. Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a man missing from Mooloolaba. He was last seen this morning around 8.30 this morning near Mooloolaba Esplanade but hasn’t […]
Detectives from Taskforce Maxima have this afternoon taken enforcement action against a Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) member wearing a prohibited item in public. Around 12.30pm, officers conducting targeted patrols in the Hamilton area intercepted a four wheel drive carrying three men on Kent Street. Upon interception, police observed one of the men wearing two […]
A man reported missing from Middle Ridge and last seen on December 22 has been located deceased. There are no suspicious circumstances and police will prepare a report for the Coroner. The media and public are thanked for their assistance. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious […]
Police are investigating a serious traffic crash at Woombye this morning. Initial investigations indicate at about 11.30am a van merged from the Nambour Connection Road onto the north bound lanes of the Bruce Highway. The van collided with a semi-trailer that was also travelling north on the Bruce Highway causing the van to roll over, […]
A baby boy reported missing from Caboolture on December 8 with a 24-year-old man was located safe and well December 17. Police would like to thank the public for their assistance. The original media release (below) has been edited to remove identifying features: Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a baby boy […]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred in Hattonvale today. Officers were called to the Warrego Highway at Shaw Road around 10am, following reports a motorcycle and a car had collided. On arrival, the 57-year-old male rider from Minden was located with serious injuries and was later pronounced deceased at the scene. His […]
Police are investigating after a dangerous driving incident and subsequent traffic crash in Townsville yesterday. At about 4pm a man driving a black Holden Commodore passed through the intersection of Nathan and Leopold streets on the wrong side of the road, before colliding with another vehicle. The driver continued south along Nathan Street, weaving through […]
Police have charged an 18-year-old Atherton man following a traffic crash early this morning at Moomin. It will be alleged that the local man was travelling along Herberton Range Ridge Road at about 1.20am when he lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree. The ‘P’ plater provided an alleged positive reading of 0.071 per […]
Police have released computer-generated images as part of a renewed appeal for public assistance to help locate two 9-year-old girls missing from Townsville for more than two years. The girls and a 43-year-old woman, the woman were reported missing from Townsville on April 4, 2014. Concerns are held for their welfare as this year will […]