Detective Senior Constable Daniel Wicks of the Burleigh Heads Criminal Investigation Branch was awarded the Len Hooper Award last night at a ceremony in Brisbane. Created in 2003, the award is presented annually to an outstanding Detective Training Program graduate. The Hooper award recognised the high degree of knowledge, leadership skills, integrity, tenacity, dedication and […]
Police are seeking assistance to locate a woman missing from Rasmussen (Townsville) since last month. Rozita Baira, 22, (pictured) was last heard from on November 13 however has not made contact with family since. Concerns are held for her welfare as her behaviour is out of character. She is is described as Aboriginal in appearance, […]
Australian businesses and other organisations are being warned to check their databases are secure after reports that millions of people have had their personal details exposed due to an insecure database. At the start of this year, unsecured MongoDB databases were being hit by an attacker demanding a ransom to return the data they were […]
Police have located safe and well the 61-year-old man missing from Drewvale since November 28.
Police have located safe and well the 43-year-old man reported missing from Chermside since Monday.
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred in Walloon yesterday afternoon. Initial information suggests that two cars collided on Haigsley Amberley Road at 3.45pm. The driver and sole occupant of one of the cars, a 56-year-old woman, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The female driver of the other car and her two […]
Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating after a man died in a traffic crash at Greenbank overnight. Preliminary inquiries indicate two cars were travelling in opposite directions when they collided on Teviot Road about 8.25pm. The driver and sole occupant of one of the cars, a 24-year-old Ipswich man, died at the scene. The driver […]
A man reported missing from Tugun has been located deceased in New South Wales. Police will prepare a report for the coroner and there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.Report crime information […]
This morning, officers from the Mount Isa District with assistance from the State Drug Squad and Brisbane and Cairns dog squads executed 25 search warrants at properties in Mount Isa and Cloncurry. As a result of today’s raids, 20 people were arrested and charged with more than 50 offences including trafficking, supply and possessing dangerous […]
Commissioner Ian Stewart joined emergency services representatives today to launch this year’s Queensland Police Service (QPS) Christmas Road Safety Campaign. Commissioner Stewart said this year’s campaign would involve a highly visible police presence and a series of targeted traffic operations across the state. “Sadly 40 people lost their lives while more than 2171 people were […]