Police have charged an 18-year-old man with hooning-related offences following a large gathering on the Gold Coast last night. Around 11.30pm, police were called to Burnside Place at Stapylton after receiving reports a significant gathering of people were blocking access along the road. On arrival, police observed a green Ford Falcon ute allegedly driving dangerously […]
Water Police are coordinating a sea and air search for a missing 21-year-old man off Coolum Beach. He was last seen by friends swimming near Stumers Creek Road around 4pm yesterday afternoon (March 27) where he is believed to have become stuck in a rip. Police were alerted shortly afterwards. A search involving police resources […]
A motorcyclist has died following a two vehicle crash in Carole Park last night. Preliminary investigations indicate just before 8pm the motorcycle was travelling westbound on the Logan Motorway when it collided with a hatchback travelling in the same direction, near the onramp of the Centenary Highway. Sadly, a 53-year-old North Ipswich man was pronounced […]
A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a car at Bald Knob this afternoon. Early investigations suggest the motorcycle was travelling along Bald Knob Road when it collided with a four-wheel-drive travelling in the opposite direction. Members of the public provided first aid to the 61-year-old Browns Plains man, however he later died at the […]
Five teenagers were allegedly involved in the stealing of a Hummer and driving dangerously on the Gold Coast last night. Around 9.30pm, a Hummer H3 was allegedly driven from a carpark, narrowly missing a pedestrian as it turned onto the Gold Coast Highway at Mermaid Waters. The car was later seen at the intersection of […]
Update: The 40-year-old man reported missing from Idalia yesterday has been located safe. Earlier: Police are seeking urgent public assistance to locate a 40-year-old Cungulla man who was reported missing from Townsville yesterday (March 26). The man was last seen around 10am on-foot at the intersection of Lakeside Drive and Racecourse Road, Idalia. He was […]
Police will perform high visibility patrols along the Cairns Esplanade and CBD as part of a new concentrated operation to deter and detect criminal activity in the area. Minister for Police Mark Ryan joined Deputy Commissioner Paul Taylor to launch the six-month trial operation in Cairns today. This proactive approach will target all types of […]
Police have fined a man over $17,000 after seizing helmet cam vision which allegedly showed him performing high risk stunts on a motorbike, including wheel stands at more than 200 kilometres per hour. Officers from the Sunshine Coast Road Policing Unit intercepted the 27-year-old on a BMW motorcycle at Maroochydore on March 23 after he […]
Police Minister Mark Ryan and Member for Cairns Michael Healy joined Deputy Commissioner Paul Taylor to announce a significant new frontline facility for the Far North Police District today. As part of the joint announcement, the location of the new West Cairns Police Facility was announced along with indicative images of the project’s design. Minister […]
Detectives have released vision of a robbery of a convenience store at Forest Lake in December. A man entered the Joseph Banks Avenue store at 7.20pm on Friday December 4 and threatened the staff member with sawn off shot gun. He demanded money and after the staff member complied, fled from the store. He was […]