UPDATE 10:34pm 26/05/17 – The owner of this kayak has made contact with police. The man was knocked from the kayak by a large wave, causing him to lose sight of it and had to swim to shore. He is now safe back on dry land and will be reunited with the kayak. Police are […]
Police from the Gold Coast Rapid Action Patrols (RAP) have charged five men following the alleged discovery of cannabis and other drug paraphernalia at Miami yesterday afternoon. Around 5pm yesterday police executed a search warrant at a Bardon Avenue house where it is alleged a number of cannabis plants were located growing in pots and […]
Detectives from the Boondall Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU) are investigating the death of a young girl at Northgate yesterday as part of Operation Papa Belvedere. Just before 3.30pm, police were advised that a 2-year-old girl had been located unconscious in a home in Ridge Street with serious injuries, including significant burns. The girl […]
The Queensland Joint Organised Crime Task Force (QJOCTF), in conjunction with the Queensland Police Service (QPS) State Crime Command, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, Australian Taxation Office, AUSTRAC, New South Wales Police, and South Australia Police has today closed a major operation which focused on investigating the trafficking of dangerous […]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred 12 kilometres east of Mount Isa yesterday. Preliminary information suggests around 5.26pm a vehicle travelling east on the Barkly Highway collided with a truck towing three trailers. A second truck towing three trailers of cattle left the road after swerving to avoid the crash and caught […]
Police have released further images of a man that may be able to assist in the investigation of a convenience store was robbery at Chermside on May 22. At 11.10pm two men entered the Gympie Road store and threatened the male attendant with an axe and a fence paling. The men demanded money and left the store with […]
A 32-year-old man has been extradited from Victoria today on serious drug trafficking charges following a drug operation that became a cross-border manhunt. In 2013, police from State Crime Command, Metropolitan North Region and Southern Region closed two major operations focused on the trafficking of methylamphetamine, MDMA, cocaine and cannabis across Brisbane and Logan. Operations […]
Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating are serious traffic crash at Mansfield this evening. Preliminary inquiries indicate at about 7pm a black Mazda sedan was travelling on east on Wecker Road when it has left the roadway and collided with a power pole and then a fence. The driver, a local man in his 60’s, […]
Update October 22, 2017: A 37-year-old man reported missing in the Cairns area in January 2017 has been located safe and well. The original media release (below) has been edited to remove identifying features: Police are seeking assistance from the community to locate a man who is believed to be in the cairns area. The […]
Officers from Inala Tactical Crime Squad have charged a man following a traffic intercept in Acacia Ridge early this morning. A vehicle that was allegedly stolen from an address in Albion earlier this month was intercepted on Postle Street around 12.10am. As officers were searching the car, they allegedly located a quantity of methamphetamine and […]