The Queensland Police Financial and Cyber Crime Group are warning Queenslanders to remain vigilant to scams related to Coronavirus, or COVID-19, with one of the latest scams in circulation targeting job-seekers through fake online ads. Queensland Police have received reports where scammers are posting legitimate-looking job ads on official jobseeker websites and asking ‘successful’ applicants […]
The community is being reminded to adhere to social distancing principles and new restrictions in relation to indoor venues. The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is providing ongoing support to Queensland Health as part of a co-ordinated whole of government response to the COVID-19 situation. A multi-agency taskforce operating under Task Force Sierra Linnet will ensure […]
Detectives from Dutton Park Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a man following the serious assault of another man in West End early this morning. Just after midnight a 41-year-old Highgate Hill man was allegedly assaulted on Boundary Street. The man was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital where he remains in a critical condition with a […]
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) will today resume static roadside breath and drug testing. The multi-vehicle sites had previously been suspended to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission and to minimise health risks to QPS officers and the community. These high visibility road safety initiatives will resume from 5pm today after careful consideration. Road safety […]
Investigators from the Logan Major and Organised Crime Squad executed three separate search warrants targeting drug offences in the Brisbane and Logan areas. As part of Operation Romeo Sunroof, investigators working in partnership with Logan District Police and specialist units executed search warrants on three properties in Manly, Underwood and Archerfield. During the operation police […]
A group of retired Queensland Police Officers have reunited to celebrate the 60th anniversary of their graduation from the Queensland Police Academy. On Friday, March 20, the former officers joined together to mark the anniversary of being sworn in to Queensland Police. As Cadets, some joined when they were as young as 15.5 years old. […]
Police are investigating a fatal unit fire in Kingston this morning. Emergency services were called to the Sithney Street address around 3:30am and located the body of a deceased woman. There were initially fears for a 12-year-old girl however she was found safe shortly afterwards. The two-storey unit complex was destroyed by the fire and […]
Detectives have charged a woman with arson, after a house fire in North Toowoomba yesterday (March 21). Crews were called to a suspicious fire on Murray Street around 8am. The structure sustained significant damage to the interior, but no one was injured. A 22-year-old North Toowoomba woman has been charged with arson. She is due […]
A man and woman have died following a serious traffic crash in Ficks Crossing this afternoon. Just before 12pm, a vehicle travelling along the Bunya Highway has left the roadway and crashed into a tree. The driver of the vehicle, an 81-year-old Wondai man, and the passenger of the car, a 76-year-old Wondai woman, were […]
Police are investigating the sudden death of a man at South Bingera last night. Just before 7pm, emergency services were called to a Baldwins Road address where they located a 47-year-old man at the bottom of a set of stairs. Initial information suggests the man had sustained fatal injuries following a dispute with another man […]