Police have located two girls, following an alleged deliberately-lit fire in bushland at Ormeau this morning. Around 10.30am, emergency services were called to an estate on the corner Jondaryan Street and Rockwood Drive with reports that a fire in bushland was nearing houses. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services attended and quickly extinguished the fire. Police […]
Police have located a 12-year-old boy, following investigations into an alleged deliberately-lit fire which destroyed bushland and a section of a Logan City Council storage facility at Woodridge yesterday evening. It will be alleged that around 5pm, a group of juveniles were in bushland off Kingston Road, behind the Woodridge Skate Park, when one boy […]
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has established a task force to prevent, disrupt and investigate suspicious fires across Queensland. Taskforce Overcross incorporates investigative, intelligence and other specialist resources as required. Commissioner Katarina Carroll said as part of the task force, the QPS State Crime Command would coordinate all investigations into suspicious fires around the state. […]
Police have released a picture of a blanket as part of their homicide investigation into the death of a 27-year-old woman at Highland Park on Sunday night. Around 8.30pm, police were called to a residence on Renfrew Drive following reports of a woman with a gunshot wound. A 27-year-old Labrador woman was transported to the […]
A 42-year-old man has been located in Brisbane this morning and charged with the trafficking of dangerous drugs This follows the investigation and seizure of 776 kilograms of MDMA powder by police from the Drug and Serious Crime Group as part of Operation Romeo Ratify. The man will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today. […]
Police are investigating the circumstances of a traffic incident in Brisbane on August 8. Just after 7pm, a truck was travelling through the city when it collided with a 2014 Honda City sedan on Queen Street. The truck failed to stop following the collision. The 36-year-old man who was driving the sedan sustained minor injuries. […]
Detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a child in Ipswich earlier this year. Police were called to a Sonter Street address on June 21 after emergency services workers located the body of a 9-month-old boy inside the premises. A crime scene was established, and forensic examinations conducted over a number of days. As a […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a liquor store in Mooroobool last night. Just before 8pm, six people, some armed with hockey sticks, demanded money from the male store attendant. The six people then fled the Swallow Street store with a sum of cash and alcohol. Officers patrolled the area but were unable to […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a service station last night. At 7.30pm a man entered the Logan Road business and jumped the counter before filling a bag with tobacco products. He then produced a knife and demanded the staff member open the cash register before putting a sum of cash into his bag. […]
The 100 people who were sheltering at the O’Reilly Guest House have been successfully evacuated from the area. The group included police, guests and staff who were able to leave the area safely by road this evening and are now at a nearby evacuation centre. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services are advising winds are expected […]