Police are investigating after a woman died in a traffic crash near Springsure yesterday evening. Preliminary information suggests a ute was travelling along the Dawson Highway when it left the road and rolled just before 11pm at Cairdbeign. A front passenger in the vehicle, a 49-year-old Sunshine Coast woman, became trapped and died at the […]
Police are investigating a serious single vehicle traffic crash at Bray Park tonight. Around 7pm, at the intersection of Old North Road and Lavarack Road, an Impreza sedan lost control and collided with a power pole. A 17-year-old female passenger in the vehicle suffered serious injuries and was transported to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital […]
It’s not often that you find hidden treasure… much less when it’s found within an item of clothing. You may have noticed police officers wearing epaulettes with varying emblems adorning the shoulders of their uniforms, signifying their rank. Police recruits also have these epaulettes on their uniforms while they are training at the Academy. Recently, […]
Detectives from South East Region’s Taskforce Maxima, State Crime Command, have charged a man linked to an outlaw motorcycle club (OMCG) with drug and weapon offences following the execution of a search warrant at Sunbird Avenue at Paradise Point this morning. During a search of the residence police located two hand guns, a silencer, two […]
https://d2haxmvzil2swt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2020/08/11/104424_Cairns_Drugs_V2.mp4 Download Video Queensland Police Service officers completed Operation Warlord last week executing 14 search warrants and charging nine people with a total of 26 drug related offences. The operation was carried out on Thursday, August 6 and targeted several properties across the greater Cairns area. As a result, police seized a quantity of methylamphetamine […]
Yesterday, officers from Taskforce Maxima South East Region, Organised Crime Gangs Group, arrested and charged a 27-year-old Ashmore man and member of the Mongols OMCG following his attendance at a Windaroo barber shop on Saturday, 8 August 2020. It is alleged the man breached conditional bail for offences including consorting after investigations determined he was […]
We were overwhelmed with the fantastic colouring-in submissions we received from young artists of all ages and from places all around the state. After months of reviewing the submissions, and with you help via our Instagram Story, we are now able to share the wonderful creations. Without further a-do, here are our winners: Most Creative […]
A 48-year-old man has died following a motorcycle crash at Coles Creek near Gympie overnight. Around 11pm, police were advised the body of a motorcycle rider had been located between the two northbound lanes of the Bruce Highway, 200 metres south of the Mary Valley Link Road overpass. Sadly, the man was pronounced deceased at […]
A suite of new border declaration passes for those eligible to enter Queensland are available online. The states of New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and Victoria are all declared COVID-19 hotspots. Since 1am, Saturday, August 8, the Queensland border has been closed to anyone who has been in a COVID-19 […]
Police from Cairns and Port Douglas responded to complaints from the local community about a large party on Wangetti Beach yesterday morning (August 8) which drew a crowd of around 200 to 300 people. On arrival officers located people illegally camping, vehicles parked illegally, alcohol being consumed on the beach, as well as a stage with a DJ playing […]