A group of people from Doomadgee who were the subject of search and rescue effort have been found safe and well. The local Police Liaison Officer (PLO) and community members drew on their tracking skills to help locate the group this morning. They were found walking south along a track towards Westmorland near Lagoon Creek. […]
A man will face traffic offences after failing to stop for police at Southport overnight. Around 11.20pm police observed a motorcycle allegedly travelling at excessive speed on Queen Street. Police attempted to intercept the motorcyclist but he did not stop. Police did not pursue the motorcycle. A short time later police located the motorcyclist in […]
A man working at a Deeragun convenience store was allegedly threatened by a man armed with a knife during a tense stand-off with police last night. Police will allege they were called to the Bruce Highway business around 10pm following reports a man armed with a knife was holding an employee captive and threatening to […]
Police have confirmed the death of an American national off Lizard Island today. Around 11am, police were advised that abody of a 60-year-old man from the United States had been located in water just off the island. The man had been snorkeling with a group of three other people earlier in the day. He could […]
THESE PEOPLE HAVE NOW BEEN LOCATED Police are coordinating a search for a group of people who have not returned from a weekend fishing trip in Far North Queensland. Officers have been told four men and three boys left Doomadgee around 3.45pm on Friday bound for either Eight Mile Creek or Horse Island (about 26 […]
THIS PERSON HAS NOW BEEN LOCATED. Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a woman missing from Fairfield. The woman was last seen at a Glengregory Street address between 10.30am and 1.45pm yesterday. Police are concerned for her welfare as she has a medical condition and has not made contact with family or […]
During the inaugural Women’s Week celebrations, we’ll be sharing the stories of 10 of our successful female officers to inspire women to think ‘that could be me‘. Meet Constable Monica Cipriano. The day she found out she had been accepted into the QPS, she found out she was pregnant and then deferred her placement. From the […]
Commissioner Ian Stewart along with fellow QPS members, will be among thousands of Queenslanders shaving, cutting, colouring or waxing their hair this month for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave. More than 12,000 Australians will be diagnosed with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood disorders this year, with all money raised from the World’s Greatest […]
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 25-year-old man reported missing from Mountain Creek. Christian Larson (pictured) was last seen by family at a Mountain Creek address on February 27. Police hold concerns for his welfare as he suffers from a medical condition. Christian is described as Caucasian in appearance, approximately 170cm […]
Detectives have charged a 19-year-old man with robbery and assault offences following investigations into an alleged break and enter and homicide at Booval last week. It will be alleged around 1am a group of men broke into a Stafford Street residence before confronting a 27-year-old male occupant and striking him in the head. One of […]