A cyclist has been seriously injured following a collision with a car at Gordon Park last night. Preliminary investigations indicate the male rider was travelling eastbound along the footpath on Stafford Road near Gordon Street at around 7pm when he struck a vehicle exiting a driveway. The cyclist, a local man aged in his 50s, […]
A man has been charged following an incident that started late last night at Wacol. It will be alleged police were called to a business shortly before 10pm (September 14) following reports that a man armed with a knife was making threats towards staff. Attempts were made to negotiate with the man overnight, and an […]
Police Minister Bill Byrne and Commissioner Ian Stewart today urged motorists to stay safe on the roads these school holidays at the launch of Operation Spring Break 2016. The coordinated state-wide initiative for the September and October school holidays is aimed at reducing the number of serious injury and fatal traffic crashes. The operation, which will […]
A man has died in hospital following a fatal traffic crash in Kallangur on the evening of September 1. Initial investigations suggest at around 6.30pm a car travelling west along Ann Street attempted to turn right into Sheaves Road when it collided with a motorcycle travelling east on Ann Street. A 23-year-old Kallangur man was […]
Police are investigating an armed robbery in Browns Plains this morning. Initial information suggests that just after 10am, two men, one armed with a gun, have entered a tavern on Browns Plains Road and demanded money from a female staff member. The woman has complied and the men have then left the tavern on foot. […]
Three people have been charged and weapons and drugs, including a drug manufacturing lab, have been seized by officers from Taskforce Maxima and Gold Coast Rapid Action Patrols. Yesterday morning officers executed a search warrant at an Upper Coomera address and seized a shortened double barrelled shotgun, a revolver, cash, methylamphetamine, GHB and a taser. […]
Police have seized $400,000 worth of cannabis and charged a 31-year-old man during a traffic intercept overnight. Police observed a man using a mobile phone while driving and intercepted the vehicle at Underwood last night. During a search of the vehicle, police located 100 pounds of dried cannabis in vacuum sealed bags and $5100 in […]
A man has been taken into custody following an incident that started late last night at Wacol. Police were called to a business shortly before 10pm last night following reports that a man armed with a knife made threats towards staff. Attempts were made to negotiate with the man overnight, and an emergency […]
Police have declared an emergency situation at Wacol where an armed man is believed to be inside a building. A declaration was made at 7.06am under the Public Safety Preservation Act and covers the area around the facility on Grindle Road. The man involved in the incident is believed to be alone. Specialist police remain […]
Police attempting to arrest a man driving an alleged stolen vehicle at Richlands this afternoon were confronted by an extremely agitated, aggressive and irrational man who struggled violently with officers, injuring three of them. Around 4.35pm patrolling police observed the vehicle in the carpark of a fast food outlet on Government Road. It will be […]