Police have praised the majority of Queensland motorists following a decrease in both traffic crashes and traffic offences during the Festive Break phase of the Christmas Road Safety Campaign. Six people lost their lives on Queensland roads during the 12-day operation, down from seven fatalities during last Christmas period. There were 264 […]
Police are investigating after a man was allegedly stabbed in Bundaberg early this morning. Officers were called to FE Walker Street around 2.25am following reports a 29-year-old man had sustained a stab wound to his stomach area. He was taken to hospital for treatment and his injures are believed to be non-life threatening. A man […]
Police have charged a 74-year-old Spring Hill man with arson following investigations into an alleged suspicious fire at Moorooka on December 28, 2016. The man is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on January 30, 2017. Initial media release issued 29 December, 2016: Detectives are investigating a suspicious fire at a building in […]
Police are renewing an appeal for assistance to help locate 29-year-old Mapelton woman Emma Jones. Emma was last seen at a bank in Maroochydore around 10.30am on December 30 but hasn’t made contact with family or friends since. Inquiries by police have revealed that she withdrew some money from an ATM in Maroochydore on December […]
Mackay detectives have charged a man following investigations into an alleged assault at a Bucasia residence last night. Initial investigations indicate a number of people were inside a Leister Court address around 10.30pm when an altercation occurred between two men. It will be alleged during the altercation, a 19-year-old Kepnock man stabbed a 24-year-old Slade […]
Two boys are assisting police with inquiries into a serious assault incident which occurred in Surfers Paradise early this morning. Just before 2am, a 21-year-old man was punched to the back of his head, causing him to fall to the ground on Ferny Avenue and hit his head on the pavement. He was transported to […]
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a man’s body in Cairns yesterday afternoon. Around 5pm, a member of the public called police after locating a body in the Botanical Gardens on Collins Avenue. It is believed the body is that of a 56-year-old local man. A crime scene has been established, and […]
A male pedestrian has died following a traffic incident in Warwick last night. Initial investigations indicate the man aged in his 40’s was walking along Victoria Street at 10.30pm, and on entering the intersection of Albion Street (Cunningham Highway) and Victoria Street, was struck by a truck. The man was pronounced deceased at the scene. […]
UPDATE 12.15am 04/01/2017 – The missing man was located safe well this morning. The original media release (below) has been edited to remove identifying details. Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a man who did not return from Enoggera this afternoon. The man left his home address as he planned to undertake a walk […]
A man reported missing from Middle Ridge and last seen on December 22 has been located deceased. There are no suspicious circumstances and police will prepare a report for the Coroner. The media and public are thanked for their assistance.