Police are appealing for witnesses to a stealing incident at Parkside on Tuesday September 12. At about 2pm on Fourth Avenue, a boy on a bicycle approached a woman in a wheelchair from behind and removed the woman’s handbag from the rear of the wheelchair. The boy then fled the scene on the bicycle with […]
Police have charged a man following investigations into the assault of a 19-year-old man in Bulimba on Tuesday, September 12. Around 9am, it will be alleged the 19-year-old man was at the intersection of Riding Road and Oxford Street when he was confronted by the man who was being abusive. The man is then alleged […]
Detectives from Gladstone Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a man with weapon offences after the execution of a search warrant at Tannum Sands yesterday (September 14). Around 8am, police attended a Plimsoll Court residence where it is alleged 10 illegal firearms and a large quantity of ammunition were located. A 72-year-old Tannum Sands man has […]
Queenslanders are being reminded to drive carefully on the roads over the school holidays as Operation Spring Break kicks off today. Acting Deputy Commissioner Bob Gee said the operation, which runs from today until October 6 state-wide, will target dangerous driving behaviours in a bid to reduce the number of people seriously injured or killed […]
More than 1,000 delegates from almost 60 countries will congregate in what will be the world’s largest international conference on women in policing between September 17 and 21 at the Cairns Convention Centre. Delegates will parade along the Cairns Esplanade and through the streets of Cairns CBD led by the Queensland Police Pipes and Drums. […]
Police are investigating a traffic crash that occurred on the M1 at Rochedale South this morning which saw a 27-year-old man taken to hospital with serious injuries. Preliminary investigations indicate around 4.40am a minor crash occurred in the southbound lanes of the M1. A Queensland Fire and Emergencies Services (QFES) truck was stationary in the […]
Police are investigating a fire that caused substantial damage to a unit at Labrador overnight. Around 11pm a fire broke out in the Government Road unit. There were four people in the residence at the time who managed to exit the unit. Emergency services extinguished the fire but the unit sustained substantial damage. A 49-year-old […]
A man has been charged after a security guard was allegedly stabbed and robbed at a school in South Brisbane yesterday. It is alleged that a male security guard was approached by another man at a school on Graham Street around 5.25am on Wednesday. The 51-year-old security guard was allegedly stabbed multiple times and had […]
Police are investigating after a woman and a child were injured in Benowa this afternoon. At 5pm, a 37-year-old woman and a 1-year-old boy in a pram were crossing Carrara Street when they were struck by a vehicle. Both were taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital, the woman was treated for a hand injury […]
Police are investigating a serious traffic crash that occurred this afternoon in Springfield. Initial investigations suggest that a man stopped his ute on the Centenary Highway just before 4pm and as he walked down the side of his vehicle, he was struck by another ute that was travelling on the highway. The man was taken […]