Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act due to a dangerous bushfire burning out of control at Lower Beechmont which is currently threatening homes. The exclusion zone is bound by Nerang Murwillumba Road to the east, Armitage Creek to the west, the intersection of Beechmont Road and Mirani Street to […]
Detectives from the Rockhampton Child Protection and Investigation Unit executed a search warrant at an Allenstown’s address on November 2. Police arrested and charged a man at the home after officers located video files of alleged child exploitation material (CEM). A 38-year-old Rockhampton man is due to appear in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court on November […]
A 51-year-old male detective superintendent from the Crime and Corruption Commission (Police Group) has been suspended from the Queensland Police Service. The officer is subject to an ongoing investigation into allegations of unauthorised access of confidential information. The officer was previously stood down on Wednesday, November 6 in relation to this matter. In keeping with […]
Yesterday, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) launched its Christmas Foodbank Drive with the aim to collect food for families throughout Queensland experiencing hardship at Christmas time. Commissioner Katarina Carroll officially launched the drive at the QPS Academy, which is running state-wide until December 8. https://d2haxmvzil2swt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2019/11/08/154420_Final_video.mp4 Download Video Foodbank is a non-denominational, non-profit organisation which acts […]
Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act due to a large bushfire burning out of control at Cooroibah (Sunshine Coast) which is currently threatening homes. The exclusion zone encompasses Louie Bazzo Drive south to Kimbah Court, and McKinnon Drive east to Lake Cooroibah Road, continuing along Noosa River waterway north […]
Commissioner Katarina Carroll welcomed and witnessed the swearing in of a new cohort of police officers at a graduation ceremony at the Queensland Police Service Academy in Oxley on Thursday, November 7. Acting Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services, the Honourable Dr Anthony Lynham MP, was also in attendance as the 34 new […]
Three teenage boys have been charged after a car allegedly stolen from Deagon was witnessed travelling at high speed through Toowoomba and Brisbane before eventually crashing at Ripley yesterday morning. Police will allege on November 7, a car was stolen from a Sarah Street address in Deagon. The stolen car was sighted driving along the […]
The Ethical Standards Command is investigating following the death of a man at Rockhampton this morning. Preliminary information indicates police were called to the carpark of a Bolsover Street hotel at around 3am following reports of a disturbance between a 46-year-old man and 33-year-old woman. Officers arrested the Rockhampton man for breach of a domestic […]
Police have charged a 21-year-old man with multiple offences after an alleged stolen vehicle (white Audi) evaded police at Helensvale overnight. Around 9pm last night Pol Air began tracking a Subaru wagon which had been confirmed stolen from a Miami address between November 6 and November 7. The vehicle was tracked from Helensvale to Nerang […]
Police are appealing for information relating to robberies with violence that occurred this afternoon at Cranbrook Park. Initial inquiries reveal that around 3.15pm five students were riding their bicycles home through the park when they were stopped by several youths. One of the victims, a 14-year-old boy, was punched several times to the face and […]