The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has today publicly released three reports into issues associated with police shootings, use of force and internal culture. Commissioner Ian Stewart said the internal reports were released at the same time to recognise thematic links and so they could be considered holistically. “The QPS took the initiative by instigating these […]
A 30-year-old man is in police custody after an incident where it is alleged a 22-year-old woman was forced at knife point to drive her car from Robina and towards Southport. Around 10am a woman was returning to her vehicle which was parked in a Robina Town Centre Drive shopping centre car park when a […]
Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 24-year-old man who has been reported as a missing person in Cairns. Ethan Packham (pictured) was last seen at his Smithfield residence on April 22, however, has not been in contact with family or friends since. He is described as being Caucasian in appearance, about 180cm […]
A man has been charged after another man was assaulted in the Brisbane CBD yesterday afternoon. It will be alleged around 4pm a man approached the victim who had been walking along Ann Street with a woman and became involved in a brief verbal exchange before striking the victim in the mouth. The victim, a […]
A man has been charged after a fire destroyed a unit and damaged another yesterday afternoon at Margate. It will be alleged the fire was started in a unit at the Baynes Street complex around 3.15pm with a man leaving the scene. The fire also caused damage to a neighbouring unit. A 39-year-old Margate man […]
Police are investigating following a fatal traffic crash in Beenleigh this afternoon. Initial investigations suggests at around 4:30pm a man was crossing George Street when he was struck by a vehicle travelling west. An 82-year-old Beenleigh man was pronounced deceased on his way to hospital. No one else was injured during the crash. The Forensic […]
Police are investigating after a bottle shop was robbed at Morningside last night. Around 8.10pm two men entered the Junction Road business armed with knives. One man approached a male employee and threatened him with a knife making demands for money. The employee complied with the demands and opened the till. Whilst the first man […]
The Multicultural Development Agency’s (MDA) #CreateWelcome campaign set-up shop in Police Headquarters last Friday where plenty of QPS staff and officers visited the booth to show their support for the campaign. Those who came down took quite a few fun snaps with their message boards before posting them with the hashtag #CreateWelcome. Participants put together […]
Detectives investigating the suspicious death of a 21-month-old boy at a home in Caboolture South last month are appealing for public assistance as inquiries into the case continue. Officers from the Homicide Investigation Unit (HIU) and Child Trauma Task Force have since joined the Moreton District Child Protection Investigation Unit in investigating the boy’s death. […]
Detectives have charged a man following an alleged attempted robbery in Waterford West early this morning. Police will allege at around 1:30am a man entered a service station on Chambers Flat Road and produced a knife before demanding cigarettes from a male staff member. When the staff member refused the man fled the scene on […]