Knife carrying is one of the most common forms of knife-related crime in Queensland and has increased steadily over the past five years. The Queensland Police Service (QPS) I live my life… without a knife campaign aims to increase awareness of the rules and consequences of knife carrying and encourage safer behaviour. Make sure you […]
Police are appealing for information following a serious traffic crash in Upper Mount Gravatt this afternoon. At 5.50pm, a motorcyclist was travelling along Klumpp Road and has crashed at the intersection on Mains Road. A local police officer located the rider on the side of the road suffering from serious injuries. The motorcyclist a 42-year-old […]
A 23-year-old Atherton woman has been charged with 10 offences after a police vehicle was allegedly rammed at Lake Eacham in the state’s Far North this morning (May 9). Police will allege they attended a carpark at a Lake Barrine business around 8am after responding to calls from motorists regarding a vehicle being driven erratically […]
A 58-year-old Cairns woman has died after slipping from a waterfall in the Tablelands earlier this afternoon (May 9). Initial information suggests just before 1pm she fell from the top of Windin Falls. The woman was located by a helicopter around 4pm. A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
A road policing officer has been knocked off his motorbike after attempting to assist a motorist on the Gateway Motorway early this morning. Around 1am, the officer was conducting speed checks at Rochedale when a silver Holden Commodore stopped a short distance away, appearing to have engine problems. The officer conducted a u-turn and was […]
Update: The 12-year-old boy reported missing from Townsville late last month has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank members of the community who assisted in finding him. Earlier: The below has been edited to remove any identifying information. Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 12-year-old Kirwan boy missing […]
Bundaberg detectives recently closed a drug trafficking operation, originating in the Bundaberg area and extending to south-east Queensland, involving the alleged distribution of steroids, cocaine and MDMA. During the operation several residences and businesses were searched with officers locating cash, drugs and associated equipment. Following information received about the unlawful importation of Selective Androgen Receptive […]
A 16-year-old passenger has died as a result of a crash north-west of Emerald yesterday afternoon. Police will allege a 4WD, driven by a 14-year-old boy, was travelling along a dirt section of Wills Road around 6pm. Early indications suggest the car rolled several times and crashed after the driver lost control. Emergency services rendered […]
A man has died following a serious crash between a truck and car south of Cloncurry overnight. Initial investigations indicate about 7.45pm a truck heading south on the Landsborough Highway has collided with a car travelling in the opposite direction, approximately 50 kilometres north of Kynuna. The driver of the car, a man in […]
Located safe and well May 8. Police are appealing for urgent public assistance to help locate two girls who have been missing since yesterday afternoon. The two girls aged 13 and 9 were last seen leaving a Nerang address around 2pm yesterday (May 7). The 13-year-old teenage girl is described as Pacific Islander, about 155cm […]