Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following the death of a man at Acacia Ridge this morning. Shortly after 5am officers from Acacia Ridge and Centenary detectives responded to reports of an electrocution at an empty Peterkin Street industrial premises. Upon arrival, a 54-year-old Calamvale man was found unresponsive near an electrical junction-box […]
Police have charged a man with dangerous operation of a motorcycle after he was intercepted allegedly travelling at more than three times the legal speed limit on a suburban street north of Brisbane on Tuesday night (March 31). Officers also seized the 34-year-old Narangba man’s motorcycle for 90-days. Police will allege around 9pm officers were […]
Police have charged a man with multiple offences following the dangerous operation of a vehicle in Park Ridge last night. At about 8:15pm, police sighted a stolen car travelling along Chambers Flat Road in Chambers Flat. Police will allege the driver was operating the car in a dangerous manner and driving at high speeds including […]
Further restrictions are being put in place for state border control on the Gold Coast to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. From 12.01am Friday April 3, 2020 anyone who is not a Queensland resident or considered exempt from the restrictions will not be able to enter the state. Chief Superintendent Mark Wheeler said unless […]
A man has died following a traffic crash involving a cyclist in Woorim yesterday afternoon. At about 4:30pm a cyclist was travelling eastbound along First Avenue towards Woorim. Initial investigations suggest a car was travelling behind the cyclist and attempted to swerve to avoid colliding with the cyclist. The cyclist, a 69-year-old Bribie Island man, […]
Police have charged a man after the alleged discovery of a loaded firearm during a vehicle intercept at Marsden this morning. Around 4am Crestmead officers intercepted a vehicle driving along Fairbairn Street. The driver of the vehicle was acting suspiciously which led police to conduct a search of his vehicle. As a result it will […]
Police are seeking public assistance to identify a man who allegedly assaulted another man at Browns Plains last Friday week (March 20). The man left a polling booth on Eastern Road before returning just before 3pm. When the man returned, he allegedly punched a 68-year-old male staff member before destroying property around the site. The […]
Police have charged a man following a marked police car being rammed in Mackay last night. At about 5:30pm a marked police car was patrolling Illawong Drive in South Mackay and noticed a grey Holden Commodore parked in a car park with no rear registration plate. Officers stopped behind the car, which has rammed the […]
A pedestrian has died following a single vehicle crash in Mount Isa last night. Preliminary inquiries indicate at about 6:20pm, a 58-year-old Mornington man walked across Isa Street in Mount Isa and was struck by an oncoming car. The man was transported to hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. The driver of the car, […]
The community is being reminded to adhere to social distancing principles to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). State Disaster Coordinator Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski said a range of public health directions were in place which would be further clarified by the Queensland Disaster Management Committee tomorrow. “I understand there is confusion around what […]