Townsville police are warning members of the public not to take criminal matters into their own hands after a man was charged overnight for allegedly pursuing a stolen vehicle until it crashed. It will be alleged at around 10pm a Hyundai Santa Fe that was stolen from Aitkenvale was witnessed by a 48-year-old man being […]
Police are investigating the serious assault of a man at Logan Village earlier today. At 3.15pm, officers conducting a welfare check located an injured man at an address on Quinzeh Creek Road. The 53-year-old man was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital for treatment to a wound to his neck and his head. He is […]
UPDATE: Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 1.30pm: Police have revoked the emergency declaration. A bushfire continues to burn near Cathederal Beach campground and the public is advised to continue to monitor Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) for updates. newsroom.psba.qld.gov.au/Content/State-News/04-Bushfire-warnings/1020/1086 www.facebook.com/QldFireandEmergencyServices/ twitter.com/QldFES Yesterday…….(see below) QUEENSLAND FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE issue Leave Now for Cathedrals bushfire […]
Two jet ski riders have narrowly escaped serious injury after rocks were thrown at their vessel from a bridge at Maroochydore yesterday. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident at approximately 3.15pm on November 13 where two 17-year-old boys were travelling on a jet ski eastbound along Cornmeal Creek when a group of people […]
A man has died after a crash involving a truck and a car in Bloomsbury overnight. Preliminary investigations indicate at 9.20pm yesterday evening (November 13) a white hatchback travelling southbound on the Bruce Highway has collided head on with a truck, five kilometres from Bloomsbury. Sadly, the 23-year-old driver of the vehicle was pronounced deceased […]
Update: Police have revoked an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) following an incident in Munruben. The PSPA was revoked at approximately 2am. A man has been taken into custody without incident. Police would like to thank the community for their assistance and understanding. Earlier: Police have made an emergency declaration under […]
Update: The 75-year-old Townsville man reported missing earlier this month has been located safe and in good spirits. Police would like to thank media and the community for their assistance in finding him well. Earlier: Police are seeking urgent public assistance to help locate a 75-year-old man reported missing from Townsville and is believed to have […]
A 42-year-old man has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in Fortitude Valley last month. Around 2:20pm on Tuesday, October 27 the man was walking north along Harcourt Street between Brunswick and James Streets when he allegedly pushed the woman, who was walking in the opposite direction, up against a tree and assaulted […]
On Tuesday, November 10, the Protective Services Group donated some older, unused uniforms to Uniforms 4 Kids. Uniforms 4 Kids is a not-for-profit charity, founded by retired Queensland Police Service (QPS) officer Yvonne Pattinson OAM, aimed at re-purposing uniforms for disadvantaged children within the community. Since the program’s inception, QPS uniforms have been repurposed for […]
Cairns detectives have charged a man after locating a missing meteorite during the search of a Mooroobool property earlier this month. The meteorite was stolen from a Main Street premises at Atherton in June 2015 when two men allegedly broke into the shop. Investigations led officers to search the Moorobool property on Saturday, November 7, […]