A $250,000 reward for information to help locate a Rockhampton man who was last seen six years ago near Chinchilla. Jason John Vance was last seen on October 24, 2013 in the Barakula State Forest (near Chinchilla) where he was camping with two friends. It is believed the 41-year-old walked off into the forest and […]
Detectives are investigating after a bottle shop was robbed last night. Just before 8pm a man entered the Evan Street business and threatened the staff member with a firearm. The staff member complied, and the man fled with a sum on money. He is described as about 30 years of age, Caucasian, a large build, […]
Police have charged 18 people after locating cannabis grow houses and seizing drugs and cash as part of an ongoing operation in the South Eastern Region targeting the production and supply of cannabis. Over the course of a four-day operation commencing October 29, police from State Crime Command’s State Drug Squad executed 15 search warrants […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a single vehicle traffic crash at Bald Hills on October 28. Approximately 10.00pm, a grey Holden sedan was travelling in a southbound direction on the Bruce Highway when the driver lost control of the vehicle, resulting in the vehicle hitting the guardrail and flipping onto its side and coming […]
Ipswich detectives have charged two teenagers following investigations into an alleged ram raid at a Springfield Central shopping centre in the early hours of Sunday morning, November 3. Police will allege a vehicle stolen from a Norfolk Street, Springfield Lake home in the evening of November 2 was driven into the roller doors of the […]
Police are investigating a single vehicle traffic crash about 15km west of Childers at Kullogum last night. Preliminary inquiries indicate about 9.30pm a Ford Falcon was travelling west on the Isis Highway when the vehicle has hit a horse on the road before hitting a tree. The driver, a 73-year-old Gatton man who was the […]
Police have arrested two men following an incident at a planned protest at Surfers Paradise this afternoon. Around 4.40pm, members of the Kurdish community were walking south along the Esplanade in an authorised demonstration when a man approached the group of about 50 demonstrators and assaulted one of them. Police arrested the man without incident. […]
Moreton detectives are investigating after a man was injured during a robbery at Morayfield this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate that shortly after 6am the 55-year-old local man was at the Morayfield shopping centre to conduct patrols when an unknown man approached his vehicle, which was parked in the carpark off Leda Boulevard. The man opened […]
Today, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and the Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC) launched their #DoIKnowU campaign to educate young people, parents, carers and educators about the behaviours which prevent, recognise and respond to online grooming. The campaign demonstrates the tactics predators use to trap young people into sharing sexual images of themselves. The […]
There has been a serious crash on the Kennedy HWY at Mareeba. Motorists are advised the highway is closed between Kuranda and Mareeba. Police are urging motorists to see an alternative route.