The South Eastern Police Region is publicly recognising one winner, one award recipient and 16 officers who were nominated in four of the 10 categories in the recent Queensland Women in Policing Awards. The 2016 Queensland Women in Policing Awards aim to identify and acknowledge the achievements of members of the Queensland Police Service who […]
Today QPS officers and representatives from Stefan’s MASKS (Make a Sick Kid Smile) Foundation accompanied the Easter Bunny for the delivery of Easter eggs to the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital. The day started with Police Commissioner Ian Stewart, his 25 QPS helpers from Road Policing Command and the Easter Bunny gathering at Stefan’s Headquarters in […]
Townsville detectives investigating the alleged armed robbery of a South Townsville convenience store on Monday, March 14 have charged a man. A 28-year-old Yabulu man was arrested today and is due to appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court tomorrow charged with one count of armed robbery. Police will allege around 1.30pm a man armed with […]
Seven Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers have today been announced to receive Australian Bravery Medals, along with a Group Bravery Citation, approved by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove. Police Commissioner Ian Stewart expressed his congratulations and sincere gratitude for outstanding acts of bravery within the Service. “It is important to […]
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 49-year-old man reported missing from Crestmead. The man was last seen at around 7pm yesterday at a Waratah Drive address. He has not been seen since and has not made contact with friends or family. Police are concerned for his welfare as his behaviour is out […]
Police are once again appealing to motorists to heed the “If it’s flooded forget it” warning following the second incident in as many days in the state’s Far North region. Around 2.30pm today Cairns Water police received advice that a vehicle had been washed from a flooded causeway on the Peninsula Development Road at Archer […]
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate the owners of some jewellery which has been located by police. At about 4am on Friday, March 11, police intercepted a vehicle on Beenleigh Road Sunnybank Hills. Police located a safe in the rear of the vehicle containing numerous pieces of jewellery. The word ‘Robert’ and a […]
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has today moved the Mount Isa and Cairns District Disaster Management groups to ‘alert’ status as a cyclone warning is issued for parts of the Far North. Acting Superintendent Rhys Newton of the Cairns District Disaster Management Group said police and emergency services were urging residents to be prepared for […]
Police have charged a 37-year-old man after an alleged incident in Bonogin today. It will be alleged that just before 1am the man drove his vehicle onto the driveway of a Magnolia Lane property, revving his engine, sounding his horn and doing “skids” in the front yard of the residence several times before crashing down a grassy […]
Ipswich detectives have charged a man following investigations into an alleged armed robbery in Yamanto on March 11. It will be alleged around 12.20am a man entered a service station on the Cunningham Highway and made threats, armed with a handgun. The man fled the store after allegedly taking cash and a quantity of cigarettes. […]