Police are investigating a suspicious house fire at Vincent this evening. Emergency services were called to attend the blaze on Willis Street around 8pm. The residence was extensively damaged as a result of the fire. There was no one home at the time. Preliminary investigations indicate the fire may have started in a vehicle under […]
Police are investigating the cause of a house fire that occurred at a property in Boonah this afternoon. At 1:30pm, police were called to an address on Macquarie Street after flames were seen coming from the rear left corner of the house. Initial inquiries suggest the fire started in the rear of the home and […]
Detectives are investigating an attempted armed robbery incident that occurred at Mount Pleasant this afternoon. At about 1.30pm, a man armed with a knife entered a convenience store on Grandview Drive and threatened a staff member whilst demanding money. The man fled the scene a short time later without taking any property or cash. At […]
Cairns Criminal Investigation Branch are investigating a violent burglary incident that occurred at Gordonvale this morning. The incident occurred between 3.30am and 5am at a Fisher Road address. Police are appealing to members of the public who may have observed a man with dark complexion acting suspiciously in the Fisher Road, Charlton Street or Bruce […]
Detectives have charged a fourth man, following investigations into a major school fire at Tallebudgera last year. Emergency services were called to Tallebudgera Creek Road shortly before 11pm on April 25, 2016 where they found a building well alight. Following a 19-month investigation, a 20-year-old Mermaid Beach man was charged with two counts of arson […]
On Friday, December 15, three protective security officers (PSO) and 12 senior protective security officers (SPSO) were inducted into roles within the Protective Services unit of the QPS. Six new recruits completed two weeks of fulltime training to become PSOs. Three of these, as well as nine current serving PSOs, then completed a further week […]
Police have charged a 36-year-old woman following investigations into the fatal stabbing of a 35-year-old man in Chapel Hill. It will be alleged around 9pm yesterday an altercation between a man and a woman—who are known to one another—has occurred at a residence on Fig Tree Pocket Road. During this altercation the man sustained a […]
Police have commenced investigations into the fatal stabbing of a 35-year-old man in Chapel Hill. Initial investigations indicate that around 9pm yesterday an altercation between a man and a woman—who are known to one another—has occurred at a residence on Fig Tree Pocket Road. During this altercation the man sustained a serious injury to the […]
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 77-year-old man reported missing from the Hope Vale area in the state’s far north. Roy McGuffie (pictured) has not been seen or heard from since sometime last month. Police and family hold concerns for his welfare as his disappearance is out of character. Roy is described […]
A man has been charged following the alleged armed robbery of a business in Norman Park last night. It will be alleged around 9:15pm a man armed with a knife entered a store on Bennetts Road and placed a bag on the counter before demanding money from the male employee. The employee complied and the […]