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August 2019

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Charges following violent home invasion, Jimboomba

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News21/08/2019Leave a comment

Investigators from Logan Major and Organised Crime Squad today charged a 29-year-old man with serious violent offences stemming from a home invasion committed in October 2018. Operation Romeo Site commenced in April 2019 after new information was received about the home invasion and serious assault of a man, his wife and child at a Jimboomba […]

Update 1: Missing teenage boy – Landsborough

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News21/08/2019Leave a comment

During today’s searches police sadly located the body believed to be missing 14-year-old teenage boy Michael Ryan. He was found in Dularcha National Park in dense bushland. Formal identification is yet to be finalised. Our thoughts go out to Michael’s family and friends as well as everyone involved in the search during this difficult time. […]

Police launch Don’t Die on Rural Roads Campaign

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News21/08/2019Leave a comment

Acting Superintendent Pat Swindells was joined by Road Policing Command colleagues and partner agencies including Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and the Department of Transport and Main Roads to launch the Don’t Die on Rural Roads safety campaign in Monto this morning. The Queensland road toll currently sits at 130 for the year of which […]

Cigarette thefts, Ipswich

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News21/08/2019Leave a comment

Detectives are seeking public assistance to identify two men involved in a series of thefts targeting cigarettes. During the night of May 5, a man broke into a supermarket on Redbank Plains Road at Redbank Plains to steal cigarettes, a sum of money and chocolate. It is believed that the same man also broke into […]

Traffic crash, Ashmore

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News21/08/2019Leave a comment

A police car was involved in a traffic crash last night on Nerang Southport Road. Around 8.45pm police were responding to a call Ashmore. At the intersection of Olsen Avenue and Nerang Southport Road, a vehicle collided with the police car. The police car rolled on to its roof. The two police officers were assisted out […]

Fatal crash, Minden

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News20/08/2019Leave a comment

Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash which occurred in Minden this evening. At about 6.30pm a motorcycle was travelling eastbound along the Warrego Highway three kilometres from Minden when it has attempted to overtake two trucks and has lost control. As a result, the motorcyclist has collided with one of the trucks and was […]

Wilful damage, Southport

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News20/08/2019Leave a comment

Police investigations into the wilful damage of Southport Courthouse indicate that three windows were damaged by projectiles from a sling-shot type device and not a firearm. Around 7.50am yesterday (Monday August 19), police were notified of three broken windows at the Hinze Street establishment. Investigations indicate that sometime between Friday August 16 and Monday August […]

Update 3: Fatal traffic crash, Pampas

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News20/08/2019Leave a comment

Police investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred at Pampas near Toowoomba on December 27, 2018 have charged a man. At 5.10pm, two trucks travelling south on the Gore Highway collided with one another. A seven-year-old boy who was a passenger in one of the vehicles was pronounced deceased at the scene. The male drivers […]

Police make arrest in 55-year-old cold case homicide

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News20/08/2019Leave a comment

Police have today charged an 80-year-old Wacol resident with the 1964 murder of Vincent Raymond Allen in Warwick. In July, the Minister for Police and Corrective Services confirmed a $250,000 reward for information relating to the murder of Vincent Allen. The reward offering formed an important component of a cold case review being conducted by […]

Staff member suspended, Northern Region

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News20/08/2019Leave a comment

A 30-year-old male staff member from Northern Region has been suspended from the Queensland Police Service. The staff member is subject to allegations of drink driving whilst off duty and driving on a suspended licence. In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency and accountability, we have undertaken to inform the public […]

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