Detectives are investigating an attempted armed robbery incident that occurred at Caboolture this evening (December 15). At about 7.15pm, a taxi service picked up a woman from Caboolture Railway Station who requested to be driven to a licensed premises on King Street. As the vehicle approached the intersection of King Street and Bellmere Road, the […]
Detectives have extradited and charged a 26-year-old man following investigations into a series of armed robberies on the Gold Coast in September. It will be alleged the man was armed with a metal bar when he robbed a general store at Tallai on September 13 and a Palm Beach bottle shop on September 15. Investigations […]
Update: 4.45pm 16/12/2017 The 16-year-old girl reported missing from Capalaba has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance. The original media release (below) has been edited to remove identifying particulars. Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 16-year-old girl reported missing […]
Representing the Minister for Police and Corrective Services, Mr Scott Stewart MP joined Police Commissioner Ian Stewart to welcome 35 new recruits into the Queensland Police Service (QPS) at a ceremony held at Townsville Stadium this morning. Graduating as First Year Constables (FYC), the new officers completed 25 weeks of intensive training. The Recruit Training […]
Detectives have released a CCTV image of a man who may be able to assist police with their investigation into an assault in Loganlea on December 11. At around 9pm a man was standing at a taxi rank at a railway station on Station Road when he was approached by a group of young men. […]
Commissioner Ian Stewart attended the grand opening of the Q Police Shop yesterday. The shop, located in the entrance of Police Headquarters, 200 Roma Street, Brisbane – consists of merchandise from the Queensland Police Health and Recreation Association and Community Supporting Police as well as other organisations associated with the Queensland Police Service. The shop […]
The Sentinel Unite team has started popping up at different locations across the South East to engage with the community and business and to provide security information. In addition to our members that you may have seen out and about, other QPS specialist units are also working behind the scenes to ensure the safety of […]
Don’t let the Grinch scam you this Christmas! Scammers put a lot of time and money into making hoax emails and bogus websites look real. Don’t be fooled. Christmas Grinch’s will email you out of the blue to trick you into disclosing your personal information, bank account details, passwords or credit card numbers. Fake holiday […]
Police are warning local tradies to take necessary precautions after a series of recent thefts reported from trade vehicles on the southern end of the Gold Coast. Senior Constable Kurt Foessel, Officer in Charge of Elanora, said there has been a number of trade vehicles targeted with expensive tools and equipment stolen. “Overnight a tradesman […]
A man has died following a two vehicle traffic crash at Beerwah this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate around 10.25am a van that was turning into Australia Zoo on Steve Irwin Way collided with an oncoming ute. The driver of the van, a 57-year-old man from Canada, sustained serious injuries as a result of the crash […]