Police have continued their focus on youth crime and anti-social behaviour in the Townsville District with the conclusion of day 15 of Operation Oscar Merchant. Since Operation Oscar Merchant commenced on September 20, 328 arrests have been made with a total of 574 charges laid across the Townsville District. The majority of the charges relate […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a pizza store that occurred in Deception Bay last night. Two men, one armed with a hammer, have entered the store on Bay Avenue around 11pm. The armed man has then jumped the counter and confronted a staff member and made demands for money. The staff member has […]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred at Chandler on September 7. Initial investigations indicate around 4pm a car travelling north along New Cleveland Road has collided with the back of utility stopped in the roadway. The car’s driver, an 88-year-old Wakerley man, was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital where he died on […]
Police are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery in South Brisbane overnight. At around 10:30pm a man was approached by a group of four men on the Victoria Bridge near the South Brisbane end. One of the men produced a knife, demanding the man’s phone and bank cards. The man complied with the group’s […]
Police are investigating after a man was stabbed overnight in Maryborough. Officers were called to an address on Lennox Street around 6pm following reports that a man had been stabbed. On arrival, a 45-year-old man was located with a laceration to his back. He has been taken to hospital for treatment of his injuries which […]
Police are investigating a serious traffic crash in Kingston last night. Initial investigations indicate at around 6.30pm a pedestrian was struck by a car as he commenced to cross Kingston Road. The pedestrian was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital with life threatening injuries. The 25-year-old driver from Kingston is assisting police with their investigation. The […]
Detectives from Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) have charged a 23-year-old man following an incident in Coomera last night. It will be alleged at about 8pm a verbal altercation ensued between two men travelling on a train along the Gold Coast line. It will be further alleged the 23-year-old man walked to another carriage […]
A 12-year-old girl reported missing from Loganlea on October 4 has been located in Inala. She is safe and well. Police would like to thank the public and media for their assistance. Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 12-year-old girl who was last seen in Loganlea on October 2. The girl […]
Police have charged a man following investigations into the armed robbery of a licensed premises in Ashmore early yesterday morning. It will be alleged the 21-year-old Upper Coomera man entered the business on Cotlew Street around 3.15am armed with a shortened firearm, produced a bag and demanded money from staff. He was arrested by police […]
A 30-year-old Andergrove man has been charged with several offences following a traffic intercept made by police on Mackay-Bucasia Road at Rural View yesterday. It is alleged that around 11.50am, following a road-side breath test, the man was detained and transported by police to the Mackay police complex breath analysis section for a further test. […]