Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Mark Ryan and Commissioner Ian Stewart are aiming to reduce the number of unregistered and unwanted firearms in Queensland through a national firearms amnesty. From July 1 to September 30, anyone who has an unregistered firearm or firearm-related article in their possession – for whatever reason – will […]
Police have charged a man following the investigation into the armed robbery of a service station in Southport last night. It will be alleged that around 7.15pm, a man carrying a metal bar entered a service station on Smith Street and made demands of the operator for cigarettes and a sum of money. A member […]
Queenslanders responded in record numbers to name seven soon to be crime-fighting canines belonging to the QPS. The competition to name the G litter puppies ran for just under a week and caught the imagination of the public. We received 59,449 suggestions, almost double the amount when the competition ran in 2015. The final winning […]
Gladstone police have charged a man with more than 20 offences including unlawful wounding, assault occasioning bodily harm, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and unlawful use of a motor vehicle following a disturbance at a South Gladstone unit complex yesterday (June 29, 2017). Police were called to Toolooa Street shortly after 1.15pm following reports […]
Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Aitkenvale this evening. At 6.20pm, a man entered an Indian restaurant on Ross River Road armed with what is believed to be a hammer and approached the counter. He threatened a man behind the counter and demanded money and then fled the scene with a sum […]
A boy reported missing from Goodna has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the media and members of the public for their assistance.
Police have charged two boys following the investigation of a fire that caused damage to a Gympie state school last night. Emergency services were called to a blaze at the John Street primary school around 11.40pm on June 28, 2017. The fire destroyed C Block which was fully engulfed when first responders arrived. A nearby […]
A 37-year-old Albion man has been charged following a three-vehicle traffic crash in Albion yesterday morning. Preliminary investigations indicate just after 7am, the man’s hatchback allegedly struck a motorcycle which was stationary at a red light on Albion Road, which catapulted the motorcycle rider onto the bonnet of the man’s car. It will further be […]
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Mark Ryan and Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart officially opened Kingaroy Police Station. Commissioner Stewart said the station located on Alford Street places local officers in the best possible position to respond to and address community safety issues in a timely, proactive and preventative manner. He said the […]
A man reported missing from Loganlea has been located safe and well. The media and public are thanked for their assistance.