The 59-year-old Sunshine Coast man reported missing in Cooktown has been located safe and well overnight. Thank you to everyone who assisted in helping to find him. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting or call 131 444. Report crime […]
Police have released new information as part of ongoing efforts to identify an elderly woman who was left at Nambour Hospital on September 6. Following an initial appeal by police, a man self-presented to Nambour station and identified himself as the person appearing in CCTV who drove the woman to hospital. The man located her […]
A man has been charged with an additional offence following the alleged stabbing of another man and serious injury of a woman during a domestic disturbance at a Cootharaba residence last week. It will be alleged that just after 12am on September 17 an argument occurred between a 41-year-old man and a 60-year-old man who […]
Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating after a man died in a traffic crash at MacGregor tonight. Preliminary investigations indicate just before 7pm a Holden Commodore was travelling outbound on Mains Road when the vehicle has hit the rear of a Mercedes sedan which was stopped in a line of traffic at the lights with […]
Commissioner Katarina Carroll and Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP, were present today to celebrate the induction of 80 new officers to the Queensland Police Service (QPS). In a ceremony modified to adhere to social distancing requirements, the graduates marched onto the parade ground at the Oxley Academy […]
Police from Taskforce Maxima, Organised Crime Gangs Group have charged 11 people on 60 charges after search warrants were executed on the Sunshine Coast targeting drug trafficking and weapon offences by outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) members and their associates. The arrests were made as part of Operation Sierra Lilac, following 14 search warrants being executed […]
Seven men have been charged with serious offences after a man was allegedly shot in the leg during an altercation at an abandoned caravan park in Bramston Beach last weekend. At about 5.30am on September 19 a 27-year-old presented at Innisfail Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. Ongoing investigations have revealed that earlier […]
Everyone deserves to feel safe on a night out. Have you experienced some form of harassment, abuse or assault while out with your mates or on a date? The QPS is here to help. We know that not all nights out end with happy memories, which is why Queensland Police have teamed up with drag […]
A man has been shot by police during an incident on Russell Island this morning. Just before 9am, police were called to a disturbance involving an armed man with a bladed weapon on Ranora Avenue. Despite first aid being administered, the man in his 30s died at the scene. A crime scene has been established […]
A man has died following a single vehicle traffic crash five kilometres south of Yaamba last night. Preliminary investigations indicate at 10.30pm a 4WD was headed north on the Bruce Highway when it has left the road and rolled. The driver and sole occupant, a 57-year-old Rockhampton man, died at the scene. Forensic Crash Unit […]