UPDATE: The 76-year-old man reported missing from Southport has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance. The below release has been edited to remove identifying details: Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 76-year-old man missing in Southport. He was last […]
A 54-year-old Inspector from Brisbane Region has been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service and will be tasked to perform non-operational duties. The officer is the subject of an investigation concerning off duty conduct and improper use of Queensland Police Service computer systems. In keeping with our commitment to high standards […]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash which occurred at Munbilla near Kalbar this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate around 7.30am a two vehicle crash has occurred on Munbilla Road. The driver of one of the vehicles, a man aged in his 20s, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The 42-year-old female driver of the second […]
Queensland played host to the Celebration of African Australians National Awards over the weekend. On Saturday 19, nominees from around the country converged to celebrate and recognise influential community leaders within the African Australian community. Held at the Brisbane City Hall, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) were proud to present the Friend of Africa- Community Services of the […]
Gold Coast detectives are seeking public assistance to help locate a 48-year-old man after an alleged disturbance in Burleigh Waters yesterday afternoon. Darren Windeatt (pictured) attended a unit on Bottlewood Circuit yesterday and is alleged to have threatened to harm a 43-year-old woman and a five-year-old girl known to the man. The woman and child […]
Police have charged ten people on 33 charges following the execution of search warrants in Longreach, Barcaldine and Blackall in the past week. Officers from Longreach Criminal Investigation Branch together with officers from the Stock and Rural Crime Investigations Squad and uniform officers from Aramac, Barcaldine and Blackall executed a total of 12 search warrants […]
Update: The man was located safe and well on November 25. Note: he original blog post has been edited to remove the man’s photo, name and any identifying particulars. Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 57-year-old man reported missing from Ormeau on November 14. He was last seen around 9am on October […]
Police have charged two men with weapons offences following an incident in Runaway Bay last night (November 20, 2016). Just before 10pm police were called to an address after reports of a disturbance. It will be alleged two men armed with a baseball bat and a rifle, had attended an address and threatened a 35-year-old […]
Police have charged a 14-year-old boy with attempted armed robbery and possession of a shortened firearm following investigations into an alleged assault and attempted robbery of a 17-year-old man at Gladstone yesterday. It will be alleged two males attended an address on Philip Street around 1.30pm where they threatened a 17-year-old local man, before assaulting […]
The first weekend of celebrations for schoolies concluded last night with school leavers enjoying the entertainment on offer in Surfers Paradise. While police were generally pleased with crowd behaviour, they continue to remind school leavers to act responsibly, stay safe and watch their mates. Overnight police arrested 11 schoolies on 17 offences 8 of which […]