Police are investigating a suspicious house fire in Margate that occurred on Sunday evening, November 26. At 7pm, emergency services were called to an address on Carabeen Court after a fire was seen coming from the rear bedroom of the house. Initial inquiries suggest the fire started in the rear main bedroom and has spread […]
Police are investigating a traffic incident that occurred this evening in Woodgate resulting in the death of a man. At 7:40pm, emergency services responded to a traffic incident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at the intersection of Esplanade and 2nd Avenue. Preliminary information indicates the pedestrian, a 72-year-old Woodgate man, has taken a few […]
Update November 30, 2017: A 12-eyar-old girl reported missing from Coombabah since November 27 has been located safe and well. Police are seeking public assistance to locate a 12-year-old girl reported missing from Coombabah today. The girl was last seen at a residence on Leonardo Circuit around 5am. Police and family hold concerns for her […]
A man has been charged with multiple offences after allegedly making threats towards people while armed with a firearm in Upper Coomera this morning. It will be alleged around 10.30am the man attended a Meadowbank Drive address armed with a firearm and made threats towards a female resident known to him. A 67-year-old male neighbour […]
Police are investigating a series of armed robberies across South Brisbane yesterday which are believed to be linked. Around 5pm two boys aged 15 and 16 were sitting at a bus stop on Honeysuckle Way in Calamvale when a four-wheel-drive containing three men approached them. The men demanded their possessions, and when the boys refused […]
A 21-year-old man has been arrested after an incident involving a man allegedly armed with a firearm in Upper Coomera this morning. It will be alleged around 10.30am a man attended a Meadowbank Drive address armed with a firearm and made threats towards residents known to him. A 67-year-old male neighbour attempted to disarm the […]
Update November 27, 2017: A 13-year-old girl reported missing from Pimpama has been located safe and well. Police are urgently trying to locate a 13-year-old girl who has been reported missing from Pimpama today. The girl was last seen at her school at Pimpama where she left around 11.30am today. Police hold concerns for […]
Officers from Charters Towers MOCS (Rural) recently charged a 48-year-old Ravenswood man with animal cruelty offences committed against a Macropod Agilis. The Macropod Agilis, also known as an Agile Wallaby and native to Northern Queensland was injured after allegedly being roughly treated by the offender. It is alleged the man trespassed onto a restricted mining […]
The annual Yvonne King Intelligence Award was awarded to Sergeant Lara Cross last Thursday at the Intelligence Training Unit Graduation Dinner held at Victoria Park Golf Course. The award recognises dedication and professionalism of an officer in the intelligence field. This year’s award was presented to Sergeant Lara Cross. Sergeant Cross has been working in the […]
A 48-year-old male Acting Senior Sergeant from the Northern Region has been suspended from the Queensland Police Service. The officer has been issued with a Notice to Appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on December 13 regarding three counts of common assault following investigations by the Internal Investigation Group, Ethical Standards Command. In keeping with […]