Police have declared an emergency situation in Stanthorpe tonight in relation to an ongoing bushfire threat. The declaration of an emergency situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act was made at 9:36pm. The declared zone is bounded by Cannon Creek Road, Bamberry Road, Donnelly Castle Road, New England Highway, Dalcouth Road, Sugarloaf Road and Hale Haven […]
A 32-year-old male Senior Constable from the Brisbane Region has been suspended from the Queensland Police Service after being charged with offences relating to improper sexual conduct toward a child under the age of sixteen. The officer had previously been stood down by the police service when the allegations became known and the officer was […]
A 32-year-old male Senior Constable from the Brisbane Region has been suspended from the Queensland Police Service after being charged with offences relating to improper sexual conduct toward a child under the age of sixteen. The officer had previously been stood down by the police service when the allegations became known and the officer was […]
Police have declared an emergency situation in Canungra this afternoon in relation to an ongoing bushfire threat. The declaration of an emergency situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act was made at 4:15pm. It includes areas within the following areas (pictured below). West boundary – Lamington National Park Road North boundary – Beaudesert Nerang Road East […]
A team of detectives and specialist police continue to investigate the death of 26-year-old Ioli Hadjilyra. The crime scene examination by forensic officers has been completed and police have conducted a thorough search of Kalinga Park and adjacent railway lines for any evidence. An Investigation Centre has been established at Hendra Police Station with more […]
Commissioner Katarina Carroll yesterday welcomed 76 new police officers to the Queensland Police Service (QPS) during an induction ceremony held at the QPS Academy, Oxley campus. Graduating as First Year Constables (FYC), the new officers have completed 25 weeks of intensive training, preparing them for their new roles serving the community. The recruit training program […]
Update: the missing woman has been located safe and well. Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 44-year-old woman missing from Herston. She was last seen on Butterfield Street around 9pm on August 15. She is known to frequent the West End area and could possibly living an itinerant lifestyle. Police hold concerns […]
A 19-year-old man has appeared in the Ipswich Magistrates today charged with one count each of robbery whilst armed and acts intending to wound. At around 3.25 am on August 11 two men, who were not known to each other, caught a taxi from a hotel in Acacia Ridge to Cedar Road. When the taxi […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a pizza store at Waterford West last night (Thursday, September 5). Around 10.20pm two men have entered the Kingston Road store, both armed with knives and made demands for money from the 19-year-old male employee. An undisclosed amount of money was handed over from the till and the […]
Police are seeking assistance from the public after a 20-year-old Cairns North man has died following a hit and run traffic incident in Cairns this morning. Cairns Forensic Crash Unit investigators are urging the driver of a white utility that stopped at the accident before driving off to contact them straight away. Police want anyone […]