Located: Missing man, Kirkwood
The 28-year-old man reported missing from Kirkwood (Gladstone area) tonight has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the community for their assistance.
Serious crash, Mackay
A 77-year-old woman has received serious leg injuries, as a result of a two-vehicle crash that occurred at Mackay this evening. Initial investigations indicate at around 7 pm, emergency services have responded to a head on crash between a Mazda van driven by the woman and a Toyota Hilux at the intersection of Bridge Road […]
Missing man, Kirkwood
The missing man has been located safe and well. Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 28-year-old man, last seen in Kirkwood around 11 am yesterday. Police and family hold concerns for his safety and well-being as he has not made contact since that time. Police urge the man, or anyone who […]
LOCATED: Missing 15-year-old boy, Mackay
UPDATE: A 15-year-old boy missing in Mackay has been located safe and well. Police thank media and the community for sharing. Original release: Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 15-year-old boy missing in Mackay. The boy (pictured) was last seen leaving Mackay Airport on foot around 6.00pm on Thursday, December 27. Police […]
Update – Suspicious white powder washes up on Bundaberg beaches
The Queensland Police Service has undertaken an analysis of the two parcels of white powder found washed up on Bundaberg beaches in December and can confirm exposure to this product can be harmful to anyone coming into contact with it. Members of the public contacted police after discovering two separate one-kilogram packages containing a powder […]
Day 10 – Christmas Road Safety Campaign (phase 2)
During day 10 of the Christmas Road Safety Campaign (phase 2), a man died in a fatal crash at Pechey, south of Crows Nest yesterday afternoon. A total of 171 drivers were charged with drink driving out of 12,964 random breath tests performed. The highest of these was five times the legal limit of 0.225% […]
Marine incident, South Stradbroke Island
Police will prepare a report for the Coroner after a 54-year-old Runaway Bay man died following a jet ski incident near South Stradbroke this morning. Preliminary inquiries indicate around 8am the man was riding the jet ski on the ocean side of the island when, for an unknown reason, has fallen from the jet ski […]
Robbery with violence charge, Harristown
A man has been charged following investigations into a violent incident at Harristown overnight. Shortly after 12am a 20-year-old man was at a Drayton Road property when he observed a man trying to steal a Mitsubishi Triton utility in the backyard. He confronted the man and attempted to stop him stealing the ute when it […]
Update: Escape from lawful custody, Ravenshoe
The 25-year-old Millstream man who escaped from police custody on December 29 in Ravenshoe has been captured. It is alleged, as he was being transitioned into a secure vehicle for transport to the Mareeba Watchhouse, the man fled from police and was last seen running into nearby bushland. Police chased the man and established cordons […]