Located: Missing man, Ayr
A 36-year-old man reported missing from Ayr has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance.
Police pay tribute to fallen colleagues
https://d2haxmvzil2swt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2019/09/27/171646_2019_NPRD_social.mp4 Download Video Minister for Police, The Honourable Mark Ryan MP, today joined Commissioner Katarina Carroll to pause and pay tribute to the 147 fallen Queensland Police Service officers in honour of National Police Remembrance Day. With 2019 being the 30-year anniversary of National Police Remembrance Day commemorations across Australia and the South West Pacific […]
Drug operation closure, Townsville
Today marked the end of a significant drug operation across Townsville, Operation Romeo Telos. The operation commenced in August and involved search warrants being conducted at a number of properties across Townsville and Brisbane. Officers seized approximately 5.5kgs of methylamphetamine, 23kgs of cannabis, as well as a small quantity of cocaine and ecstasy. More than […]
Wounding, Robina
Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy, after a man was wounded at Robina this afternoon. It will be alleged that around 11.15am, a 26-year-old Southport man and friend were riding electric scooters along a footpath running parallel to Robina Town Centre Drive, when they were approached at the intersection of Collyer Quays by a masked […]
Police prepare for Riverfire 2019
Police are busy preparing to ensure one of Brisbane’s biggest events, Riverfire, is safe and secure for everyone heading out to watch the fireworks spectacle. Acting Chief Superintendent Tony Fleming, the Riverfire Commander, said around half a million people were expected to line the banks of Brisbane River for the celebration. “We are well-versed in […]
Armed robbery, Calamvale
Police are seeking public assistance to identify a man involved in an armed robbery at a Calamvale hotel overnight. Just before 9:25pm, a man entered the licensed premises on Compton Road and threatened a staff member with a knife. The man stole a sum of money and fled on foot towards the vicinity of a […]
Update 2 – Cold case homicide investigation
A second man has today been charged with murder following the death of Jay Brogden in Airlie Beach in 2007 As part of the investigation by members of the Homicide Investigation Unit and Whitsunday CIB detectives, the man was extradited from New South Wales yesterday over his alleged role in the murder. The 33-year-old man […]
Fatal traffic crash, Kewarra Beach
A woman has died following a fatal traffic crash in Kewarra Beach overnight. Preliminary investigations indicate at 7.15pm a group of pedestrians were crossing the Captain Cook Highway when a woman was struck by a car travelling south. Emergency services attended the scene however the woman, aged in her 20s, was pronounced deceased at the […]
Suspicious fire, Beenleigh
Police are investigating a suspicious house fire which occurred in Beenleigh yesterday evening. Emergency services were called to the property on George Street at around 5.45pm following reports of a house on fire. The property was unoccupied and no one was injured as a result of the fire, however the house received significant structural damage. […]