According to the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE), child exploitation rose by 122 per cent this year. Today, the Daniel Morcombe Foundation has released a new suite of resources on Safe Bedrooms to give you the tools to recognise signs of danger and lock predators out. Safe Bedrooms provides information for parents and […]
A man has died after being shot by police at Drewvale this morning. Around 6am, police responded to reports of a man walking alongside the Logan Motorway creating a hazard to other road users. Upon arrival, police were immediately confronted with the 22-year-old Calamvale man who allegedly threatened officers with a knife. Police shot the […]
A man has been charged after being found hiding in the boot of a white BMW sedan he forced the owner to drive at knifepoint in Augustine Heights yesterday. Around 6.30am, police were called to Conlan Court about a man acting suspiciously and trespassing in a number of properties. When officers arrived at one residence, […]
Update: Police have identified a boy in relation to the below matter and he has been dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act. Earlier: Detectives have released an image to identify a young man who may have information about an armed robbery of a retail store at the intersection of Dent Street Margaret […]
With the festive season nearly upon us, ‘tis the season for online scams. The Financial and Cyber Crime Group are reminding Queenslanders to be aware of Grinch-like scammers and be sure to stay alert to scams, such as impersonation scams. Police are continuing to receive reports about government impersonation scams, with the main ones doing […]
A man, an alleged member of the Finks outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG), has been charged with multiple offences including seriously assaulting a police officer in Logan Village yesterday, December 15. His arrest follows sustained efforts between Crime and Intelligence Command’s Taskforce Maxima and Logan Tactical Crime Squad to locate the man who was wanted for […]
Police have charged a man following the discovery of drugs and several firearms during the execution of a search warrant at a Durong property yesterday (December 15). Detectives from Murgon CIB executed the search warrant at a Ridge Road property around 1:30pm, following an anonymous tip off from Crime Stoppers. During the search police allegedly […]
Detectives from Taskforce Maxima have arrested a man following investigations into an assault in a shopping centre carpark at Yarrabilba on November 7. It will be alleged just before 2pm the man parked out the front of a chemist on Waldron Street alongside another vehicle. He stepped out of a blue Mercedes Benz C200, taking […]
Bundaberg detectives have charged a man following investigations into several fires that were allegedly deliberately lit on December 6. At around 3pm the pilot of an aircraft heading to Bundaberg to refuel after fighting fires at Fraser Island, sighted multiple fires burning in the Burrum Coast National Park. Upon further investigation a suspect vehicle was […]
Seven people have been charged in relation to unlawful prostitution after police raided four businesses in Brisbane’s bayside suburbs. Detectives from the Bayside CIB, with assistance from Crime and Intelligence Command’s Prostitution Enforcement Taskforce executed search warrants last week on four premises – one on Panorama Drive Thornlands, one on West Avenue Wynnum and two […]