A man has died this afternoon following a single truck crash near Cloncurry. Around 12.20pm the driver was located along Cloncurry-Dajarra Road at Kuridala by a passing motorist. Emergency services responded but the 46-year-old local man died at the scene. The circumstances surrounding how the truck overturned are unknown. Forensic Crash Unit investigations are continuing. […]
Cairns police have charged a man with armed robbery and dangerous driving after a 70-year-old man allegedly had his car stolen at Palm Cove this morning. Police will allege at around 7.45am the 70-year-old was confronted by an armed man in an Amphora Street car park, with the man fleeing in the victim’s 4WD. Over the […]
Detectives have commenced a homicide investigation following the discovery of a man’s body at Wynnum today. Around 12.15pm, police were called to a Ronald Street property after the body of a man aged in his 40s was located. A crime scene has been declared with scenes of crime and scientific officers in attendance. Police are […]
Caloundra detectives have arrested a man after he became trapped inside a roof cavity during the alleged break and enter of a Landsborough hotel early this morning. Around 6am police were called to attend the Cribb Street licensed premises after staff heard noises of a person inside the rear toilet block. Police gained entry and […]
Investigators are appealing for information after thousands of dollars worth of damage was caused to a community leagues club during a failed break in attempt near Mackay this morning. Shortly before 3am, a stolen Toyota Hilux utility was used by a masked driver to smash through the front doors of a licensed premise on Branscombe […]
The man reported missing from Hillcrest on December 29, 2020 has been located safe and well. Previous: Police are seeking assistance from the community to help locate a 23-year-old man missing since last Tuesday (December 29). The man was last seen in the Hillcrest area last Tuesday morning and has not been seen or heard […]
Police are leading a search operation in Capalaba today to locate 38-year-old Natarn Auld, who was last seen in the early hours of December 14 in Capalaba. Detectives have obtained CCTV footage of Ms Auld approaching a service station on Redland Bay Road, Capalaba at 3.30am on December 14. This is the last known sighting […]
Warwick detectives have charged a man who allegedly drove a stolen vehicle from New South Wales into Queensland after failing to stop at a border checkpoint at Wallangarra yesterday. Around 9am a Mitsubishi sedan travelling north on the New England Highway crossed onto the wrong side of the road past concrete barriers, driving through the […]
Commissioner Katarina Carroll joined Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP today to welcome the largest intake of new police recruits in nearly a decade. A total of 164 new recruits, have commenced their training at Queensland’s two police academies in Brisbane and Townsville, […]
Police are investigating following a wounding in Landsborough overnight. Initial investigations suggest just after 9pm a 22-year-old local man was walking along Tiverton Place when he was confronted by a group of people known to him in a 2004 Holden Commodore. An altercation followed, which resulted in the man being stabbed repeatedly. The group then […]