Police have charged a 38-year-old woman over the alleged violent robbery of another woman at Southport last night. It is alleged that a 23-year-old woman was walking over Sundale Bridge around 9.20pm, when she was approached by a woman who demanded her handbag and mobile phone. The 23-year-old refused and was then allegedly punched in […]
Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating a fatal traffic crash at Tansey yesterday, May 28. Initial inquires indicate around 4.45pm a 4WD utility and a truck crashed on the Burnett Highway about eight kilometres north of Tansey. A 23-year-old Mountain Creek man, driver of the 4WD, died at the scene. The driver of the truck, […]
Detectives from Gympie Criminal Investigation Branch and the Homicide Investigation Unit have today arrested three people following investigations into the alleged murder of Nambour man Bruce Saunders at Goomboorian on November 12. Police were called to a Tinana Road property around 7.40pm following reports of an industrial incident involving a woodchipper. Officers located 54-year-old Bruce […]
Toowoomba detectives investigating an overnight incident in Newtown in which a 41-year-old local man sustained a suspected single gun-shot wound to the neck are appealing for public assistance. Police were called to the intersection of Victory and Ethel streets, Newtown just after midnight (May 29) and located the injured man. Police are appealing for anyone […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a phone store at Southport yesterday evening. Investigations indicate that around 5.30pm, a man entered the Scarborough Street business and waited for customers to leave, before approaching two staff-members at the front counter. The man has then produced a firearm and threatened a 33-year-old male employee, demanding cash. […]
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a serious traffic crash in Oxenford earlier today. Preliminary investigations suggest around 3.30pm, a dual cab utility was travelling south on the Old Pacific Highway then into Crows Ash Court. When the driver attempted to perform a u-turn north on the Old Pacific Highway, a motorcycle travelling in the […]
Update: The 80-year-old man was located safe and well on June 2. Original post amended to remove identifying particulars. ———————————————————————————————- Police are seeking urgent public assistance to locate an 80-year-old man missing from Yeronga. He has not been seen since May 22 and police hold concerns for his safety. Police are appealing for anyone who […]
Police are investigating after an anonymous threat directed at schools in the North Lakes area was posted online yesterday. At this stage there is no credible information to indicate any direct threat to any individual or school. Parents are advised that all schools remain open and children can attend safely, with police conducting regular patrols […]
Update: Sadly, the 63-year-old man was located deceased. There are no suspicious circumstances, and police will prepare a report for the Coroner. Original post has been amended to remove identifying particulars. ———————————————————————————————– Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 63-year-old man reported missing south of Gladstone on May 25. He was last […]
Sunshine Coast detectives investigating a robbery at a Maroochydore business on Sunday morning, May 27 have released images of three people who may be able to assist them with their investigations. Two men and one woman entered a Dalton Drive hardware store around 8.30am where police allege both men concealed property, one an axe and […]