Police are appealing for witnesses following a house fire at Loganlea this afternoon. Preliminary investigations indicate at around 3:30pm a fire started at an unoccupied residence on Timms Street. No one was injured as a result of the fire however the home was extensively damaged. A crime scene has been established with forensic officers and […]
Update January 25, 2107: Police wish to advise this man has been located. The original media release (below: has been edited to remove identifying features: Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 48-year-old man reported missing from Kuluin on the Sunshine Coast. The man was last seen prior to Christmas but hasn’t made contact with […]
Police are investigating after a man attempted to rob a retail outlet with a knife at Molendinar this afternoon. Preliminary information suggests around 2.20pm a man entered the store on Southport-Nerang Road and demanded money from the attendant before producing a knife. The female attendant was unable to open the register and the man fled […]
Detectives from Logan District Child Protection Unit have charged four juveniles following investigations into fires at three shopping centres in Logan and Brisbane this month. It will be alleged the juveniles, aged between 9 and 13, are responsible for a series of deliberately lit fires inside shopping centres at Loganholme, Sunnybank Hills and Fairfield. Two […]
Detectives from the Gold Coast Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU) have today charged a 19-year-old man with the alleged indecent treatment of a child offences at Reedy Creek. The charges relate to the alleged offences involving children aged between 11 and 13 and are alleged to have occurred between November 2015 and December 2016 […]
Two male constables, aged 41 and 31, from Northern Region have been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service and will be tasked to perform non-operational duties. The officers are the subject of an internal investigation that whilst off duty they improperly used a conducted energy weapon (Taser). In keeping with our […]
A 28-year-old Lone Wolf OMCG member has been arrested by officers from Taskforce Maxima on the Gold Coast this morning. Officers from Taskforce Maxima, with the assistance of Polair and Dog Squad officers located the man at an address in Varsity Lakes. The man fled the address through an upstairs bedroom and climbed onto the […]
QPS’ new trailer speed cameras have detected 647 high-end speeding motorists on busy motorways across South East Queensland in the first three weeks of operation. The five camera trailers launched as part of the Christmas Road Safety Campaign have been deployed to Queensland’s busiest road networks since December 23. One driver was detected travelling at 161km/h […]
Detectives from the Logan Criminal Investigation Branch are warning local businesses and members of the community to be vigilant after a recent increase in counterfeit currency circulating throughout the Browns Plains policing division. Officers are investigating several incidents where counterfeit $50 notes have been used to purchase goods in areas including the Browns Plains, Marsden […]
Last night, Logan Detectives located and charged a 26-year-old Gatton man with the alleged armed robbery of a convenience store in Browns Plains on December 2, 2016. Police will allege the man, armed with a knife, forced a male console operator to fill a duffel bag with a quantity of cigarettes before running from the […]