Police have charged a 20-year-old man after investigations into an incident in the Ipswich suburb of Churchill yesterday afternoon. It is alleged the man assaulted a 19-year-old woman by attempting to choke her on three occasions as well as threatening her with a knife and attempting to strangle her at a residence in Bremer Street. […]
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating following a serious single vehicle traffic crash in Bells Creek this afternoon. Initial investigations suggest at around 3:50pm a car travelling north on the Bruce Highway swerved into the median strip, became airborne and rolled, trapping the male driver. Emergency services attended and both directions of the Bruce Highway […]
Detectives are investigating following a serious assault in Springfield this afternoon. Initial information indicates at around 5:00pm a woman was assaulted by a man armed with a knife and another woman at the intersection of Karamena Avenue and Bridgewater Road. The pair then stole the woman’s dash cam before fleeing the scene. The 18-year-old woman […]
A man has died following a single vehicle traffic crash in Raceview this afternoon. Preliminary information suggests a car travelling west on Jarrah Street stuck a male pedestrian at around 5:15pm. A 31-year-old Raceview man was attended to by paramedics but was not able to be revived and was declared deceased at the scene. The […]
The search for a missing pilot following a helicopter crash on Thursday evening has been formally suspended. The wreckage of the helicopter was located on the sea floor off Cape Tribulation on Sunday. Divers checked the wreckage, however the pilot was not located. Searches of the area between Noah Beach and the Donovan Range have […]
A 31-year-old male Constable from the Northern Region has been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service. The officer is subject of an investigation concerning allegations of misconduct including accessing and releasing confidential information. In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency and accountability, we have undertaken to inform […]
A 59-year-old female bushwalker who was reported missing in the Lamington National Park yesterday evening has been located safe and well. The woman was reported missing around 11am after she went for a walk and failed to return to her accommodation. She made her way out on foot around 6am this morning after spending the […]
Hop in a vehicle and drive about twenty minutes west of Mackay and you will come across the Marian police division, situated in the beautiful Pioneer Valley. Marian station is currently staffed by two officers, Acting Sergeant Marshall Roper and Acting Senior Constable Rebecca Parsons. Why are we shining a spotlight on these two officers? […]
A 24-year-old man has been charged following the assault and robbery of a taxi driver this week in Mooloolaba. At around 1.30am on Monday, a 27-year-old Maroochydore taxi driver was parked on Walan Street when the man allegedly threw a bottle at the vehicle. The man then allegedly struck the diver in the face when […]
The operation underway to locate two men missing after a trawler capsized off Fraser Island is transitioning to a new phase. The fishing trawler the Cassandra capsised around 6.45am on April 4 and two men (aged 36 and 60) who were on board, have not been found. After days of an extensive aerial search involving […]