A Townsville man has been fined over $27,000 for stealing the same ten head of sheep twice. After the sheep were reported missing from a Bluewater property in July, 2018, the 42-year-old man was charged in November 2018 for stock stealing and two counts of unlawfully using stock. It was alleged the man had stolen […]
Free identification wristbands that help reunite lost children with their parents are once again available at the Ekka, Police Minister Mark Ryan announced yesterday. The wristbands which help to reunite lost children with their parents contributed to returning almost 100 children at the 2018 event. https://d2haxmvzil2swt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2019/08/08/85736_Ekka_Social_V2.mp4 Download Video Officers are expecting many visitors to the […]
Investigations are continuing into the armed robbery of a liquor store at Coorparoo yesterday (Thursday, August 8). Around 12.15pm a man approached a 41-year-old employee at the business on Old Cleveland Road armed with a knife. He pointed the knife at the woman before stealing a quantity of cash from the register. The man then […]
A police officer has been injured after attempting to stop a vehicle involved in a petrol drive off at Labrador overnight. Around 11.15pm a silver Toyota Aurion with stolen Queensland registration plates 387 ZDO attempted to do a petrol drive off at a Frank Street service station. The attendant exited the store and ran towards […]
Detectives are investigating a suspicious house fire in Rockhampton early this morning. Police were called to an address on Archer Street, near the intersection of Alma Street, at around 1:45am following reports of smoke coming from a home. Emergency services attended the fire however the house received significant damage to the structure and roof. The […]
Police investigating a car and pedestrian incident in Greenslopes yesterday are appealing for public assistance. At 6pm, a black Mazda 3 was travelling in the eastbound lanes of Cornwall Street near the intersection with Logan Road when it collided with a pedestrian who ran across the road. The 31-year-old pedestrian was transported to the Princess […]
Police are investigating a serious traffic crash at Stapylton this afternoon, which resulted in a man suffering life-threatening injuries. Preliminary investigations indicate that around 12.30pm, a 25-year-old Ormeau man was driving a Toyota Hilux northbound along Eastern Service Road, when his vehicle crossed onto the wrong side of the road and collided with a Suzuki […]
A man has been charged following the alleged armed robbery of a hotel in Toowoomba yesterday morning. It will be alleged around 3am on August 7 a man approached a 28-year-old employee at the business on Bridge Street, Newtown and advised him the toilets were broken. The employee went to the bathrooms with the man […]
LOCATED DECEASED The below post has been edited to remove identifying information. Police are seeking the public’s help to find a Ravenshoe man reported missing yesterday. He was last seen around 9am on Ascham Street and has not been in touch with family or friends since. If you have information for police, contact […]
A 41-year-old senior constable from the Southern Region has been dismissed from the Queensland Police Service. In January 2017, the officer was stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service. The officer appeared in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court and entered a plea of guilty to a charge of common assault in July. The […]