North Queensland detectives have charged a 33-year-old Brisbane man after the alleged armed robbery of a woman in Cairns on Monday night (January 6). Police allege a car has collided with the rear of the woman’s vehicle as she was leaving a Smithfield shopping centre on Cattana Road in Smithfield around 8.30pm. The woman got […]
Police are continuing investigations into offences committed in Aurukun, following the homicide of a 37-year-old man on New Year’s Day. Investigators have now charged 23 people with 79 offences in Aurukun after rioting in the town. Those charges relate to six houses being set on fire, two other houses being extensively damaged and other offences. […]
Police are investigating the wounding of a man at Tinana yesterday afternoon. Around 1pm yesterday, a 43-year-old man was approached by another man at Scholtz Park and an altercation took place. During the altercation, the man stabbed the 43-year-old man with a knife and stole his bag. He then ran from the scene. The victim […]
Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a tavern in Cleveland last night (January 8). At about 10.15pm a man has entered the gaming area of a Shore Street tavern and approached the bar. The man has then threatened a 46-year-old female staff with a rifle demanding money from the cash register. The […]