A 40-year-old male sergeant from South Eastern Region who was stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service on May 16, 2017 will now return to operational duties following the revocation of the stand down. The officer was the subject of internal discipline proceeding for using excessive force on a detainee in the […]
Officers from the Major and Organised Crime Squad (Rural) Longreach have charged a 47-year-old Townsville man with 125 charges of dishonestly obtaining property. It is alleged the man had been accessing a bank account via internet banking and transferring money which he was not entitled to. The man is to appear in the Townsville Magistrates […]
Detectives from the Charters Towers Major and Organised Crime Squad (Rural) are investigating a suspected dog baiting offence in Charters Towers that resulted in the death of two dogs. The incident occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning at a property on Bluff Road. The male resident awoke at 6.30am to find his two […]
Police have charged a man following an investigation into a wounding incident in South Townsville last night. It will be alleged at 9.40pm on Barlow Street, two men became engaged in a verbal disagreement when a 35-year-old man used a chisel to stab a 32-year-old man in his stomach and left arm. It will be […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a convenience store in Kangaroo Point overnight. At 11.30pm, a man armed with an unknown implement, entered the Main Street shop and made demands for money. The man left the scene with a sum of cash. No-one was physically injured. Investigations are continuing. If you have information for […]