Police have declared an emergency situation in Coolum this morning due to a number of spot fires that continue to burn in the Coolum and Perigian Springs area. The declaration was made at 2.35am and encompasses the area in Coolum around the boundary of Yandina-Coolum Road, Arcoona Road, Zgragewski Road, McCords Road, Dahlia Road, Doonan […]
Police have charged a man following a traffic crash in Camira early this morning. At around 1:20am a car failed to negotiate a turn on Jean Street, left the road and collided with a house, causing extensive damage. Three people who were home at the time of the crash were not physically injured. The driver […]
Police have arrested five people following an alleged robbery with violence in Brendale early this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate at around 12:25am two groups of people in two vehicles pulled over on Old North Road, following a verbal altercation. It will be alleged the altercation then became physical, with the 47-year-old male driver of one […]
Police have charged a man following an evade police incident yesterday afternoon in the Brisbane Valley Area. At around 6pm a vehicle reported stolen from Annerley was detected allegedly exceeding the speed limit on the Brisbane Valley Highway at Coominya. When officers attempted to intercept the car it will be alleged the vehicle failed to […]
Detectives have charged four teens following investigations into an alleged robbery with violence in Karawatha yesterday afternoon. At round 6pm a group of teens were swimming at a quarry within Karawatha State Forest when another teen allegedly stole a bag belonging to a member of the group. It will be alleged when the girl was […]
Police have revoked an emergency situation in Coolum this evening following a major fire in the vicinity of a water park. The declaration was made under the Public Safety Preservation Act at 12.50pm and revoked at 10:05pm. Residents have been allowed to return home and most roads reopened however Coolum-Yandina Road remains closed between Quanda […]
Detectives have charged a 17-year-old Pioneer (Mt Isa) man with a number of offences relating to an incident at Kirwan on September 10, 2016. It will be alleged the man approached a 43-year-old woman walking along Kittyhawk Crescent around 2am when he forced her into a nearby walkway where he sexually assaulted her. The man […]
Detectives have charged a man and a woman as part of an ongoing investigation relating to a one-year-old child at Caboolture. It is alleged that between 23 December 2015 and 13 February 2016, a 36-year-old Hazeldean man and a 27-year-old Caboolture woman failed to provide adequate medical assistance to a one-year-old child. Both the man […]
The policing response due to a major bushfire at Coolum is continuing. An EMERGENCY WARNING is now in place and residents on Arcoona Road and Yandina-Coolum Road are to leave the area now if the path is clear to do so. The large, fast-moving fire is travelling in a south-westerly direction and is currently impacting […]
This morning a QPS officer and staff member were awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Korean National Police Agency’s Commissioner General Chul-Sung Lee. Sunny Jun and Sergeant Billy Li were presented the award by Consul Gang Won Jo – Police Attaché from the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Sydney on behalf of […]