Detectives from the Taskforce Maxima Criminal Economy Unit have charged a 55-year-old Southport man for his role in a cold call investment fraud network. On Wednesday, detectives attended the Southport home and arrested the man. It is alleged the man was involved in the laundering of money obtained from cold call investment companies operating on […]
Detectives from the Gold Coast Child Protection and Investigation Unit have charged a woman over the alleged assault of a 4-year-old girl. The arrest follows an extensive investigation by detectives after the child was admitted to hospital with serious facial injuries, including a fracture and severe bruising, this week. The child and woman are known […]
A 48-year-old male constable from the Northern Region has been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service and will be tasked to perform non-operational duties. The officer is the subject of an investigation regarding allegations of failure to obey a direction by a commissioned officer, untruthfulness, failure to report serious crime and […]
A man has been charged after a vehicle was allegedly driven at high speed in Surfers Paradise and Southport overnight. Around 8.45pm police received numerous Triple Zero calls from concerned members of the public in relation to a white Toyota Hilux utility allegedly driving dangerously on tram tracks before colliding with a vehicle on Thomas […]
A 29-year-old man reported missing from Cairns since May last year has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the public for their assistance. The original media releases (below) have been edited to remove identifying features: Police have renewed an appeal for public assistance to help locate a man reported missing in […]
Police located a 20-year-old man missing from Sippy Downs deceased on March 7. There are no suspicious circumstances. A report will be prepared for the Coroner. For help, members of the public are encouraged to contact Lifeline on 13 1114 or visit www.lifeline.com.au or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 or at www.beyondblue.com.au Media […]
Ten awards for Women in Policing were presented to QPS staff from around the state yesterday as part of the Public Safety International Women’s Day event at the RNA. Female police officers and staff, a male Inspector and a project were all awarded for their outstanding work within the QPS. Leadership , mentoring and courage were recognised in […]
Update: The boy was located safe and well on March 12. Note: The original blog post has been edited to remove any identifying particulars. ———————————————————————————————————- Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a boy missing from Bellbowrie. The 13-year-old was last seen at an address on Diosma Street around 3.30pm on March 5 but […]
Police have revoked the Public Safety Preservation Act declared earlier in Eagleby. A 38-year-old Eagleby man was taken into custody without incident and no one was physically injured. The man is now assisting police with their inquiries. There is no further information available at this time. Original media release issued can be located here: https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2017/03/09/pspa-declared-eagleby/ […]
Media note – there will be no media conference or interviews on this matter for operational reasons. Police are asking Justin Bieber fans and their parents to be extra vigilant when using the internet after a man was charged with multiple serious offences after posing as the singer online. Detectives from Argos had been investigating […]