Four boys have been charged following a robbery that occurred in Southport overnight. Shortly after 9pm, three boys approached two men who were sitting at a table outside a restaurant on Nerang Street and the group became involved in an altercation. As a result, one of the four allegedly threatened a 22-year-old man with a […]
This man has been located safe and well. Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a man reported missing from Kirwan. He was last seen around 5am on May 13 at an address on Joyce Street in Kirwan but hasn’t been seen since. Concerns are held for his welfare as his behaviour is out […]
Police are investigating a violent robbery that occurred this afternoon in Surfers Paradise. Initial information suggests about 5.15pm, a 17-year-old woman was walking north along the Gold Coast Highway when she was assaulted from behind by three female offenders who had rode past on bicycles. The victim was knocked to the ground after being punched […]
Police are investigating a serious traffic crash that occurred this afternoon in Darling Heights. Initial investigations indicate about 3.15pm on Platz Street near the intersection with Ella Court, an 11-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle and sustained serious head injuries. The child was airlifted to Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in a critical condition. The Forensic […]
Police are investigating an alleged robbery that occurred in Ayr late on Tuesday evening which involved a stolen vehicle. Initial investigations indicate that around 11:45pm at Queen Street a person exited a stolen vehicle and approached a 17-year-old woman and demanded her bag. The woman refused to hand over the bag and ran. The person […]
An elderly man has died in a two vehicle traffic crash in Tiaro this morning. Initial information suggests at around 10.50am, a sedan was travelling northbound on Netherby Road when it crashed into a four-wheel-drive towing a caravan heading south 1.5 kilometres south of Tiaro. The 86-year-old male driver of the sedan was pronounced deceased […]
A man is now in police custody and an emergency situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act has been revoked following an incident at Woodridge today. Around 2.35pm today police were able to take a 35-year-old man into custody following extensive negotiations throughout the day which resulted in the man surrendering to police without incident. […]
Police have today charged a 54-year-old man in relation to the armed robbery of a bank in Sandgate more than 25 years ago. Detectives from Carseldine Criminal Investigation Branch charged the man this morning following a review into the case of the bank robbery on Brighton Road on December 18, 1991. It will be alleged around […]
Officers from the Gold Coast Rapid Action Patrol (RAP) were conducting targeted patrols of the Nerang area when they intercepted a vehicle allegedly stocked with drugs and weapons last night. Around 7.30pm, officers detained the driver and a female passenger of an unregistered Toyota Hilux on Southport Nerang Road. It will be alleged that an amount […]
Five people have been charged with 48 animal cruelty offences following an incident in Charters Towers. In November 2016 officers from the Townsville Major and Organised Crime Squad (MOCS Rural) received a complaint regarding offences committed against an injured wallaby. It is alleged the animal was assaulted by a man while another took video footage. […]