A 51-year-old Wynnum man has received a hefty fine and a licence suspension after he was allegedly caught riding a motorbike almost 100 kilometres per hour over the limit in the Somerset region recently. Around 9am on April 10, a Road Policing officer detected the motorcyclist travelling 170 kilometres per hour in an 80 zone […]
Gold Coast detectives this evening charged a 34-year-old New Beith man with murder and breaching a domestic violence order. The man, who remains under police guard in hospital, will have the charges presented to the Southport Magistrates Court tomorrow in his absence. Formal identification continues after the body of a woman was located at a […]
UPDATE: 8.55PM April 20 – Police have revoked the emergency declaration made earlier today in relation to an incident in Smith Road, Woodridge. A 41yo man, who is not injured, is being assessed in hospital. Police had attended the address to conduct a welfare check. Residents are thanked for their cooperation and patience. Earlier today: […]
Update – 5.55pm April 20 – The 16yo boy has been located safe and well. Original post has been edited to remove identifying details and image. Police are searching for a 16-year-old boy (pictured), reportedly has not returned to Marty Street, East Innisfail since April 13. The boy may have travelled to Cairns or Atherton […]
Police are investigating following a suspicious death in Arundel this morning. Around 6.40am police were called to a Spikes Court address to conduct a welfare check. A body, believed to be that of a woman, was located in the backyard of the residence. A man was located at a nearby address and is assisting police […]
A weekend operation targeting motorcycle safety in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland has shown dangerous riding behaviour continues to be an issue, with police intercepting multiple riders. Eleven Traffic Infringement Notices (TINs) were issued to motorcyclists for crossing the double white lines, in most cases performing manoeuvres to overtake vehicles. Operation SMER (Strategic Motorcycle Enforcement Response) […]
Police have seized two vehicles, issued 97 traffic infringement notices and arrested six people as part of an ongoing operation targeting dangerous driving and anti-social behaviour on the Gold Coast. As part of Operation Tango Vinyl which commenced in March, a large police presence intercepted vehicles across the northern Gold Coast on Saturday night (April […]
A 27-year-old man has been charged after officers located a significant amount of drugs in his car during a road safety operation at St Lawrence last week. As part of the operation, the man was subject to a roadside drug test where he allegedly returned a positive result. Officers conducted a further search of the […]
Police have charged a man with 27 traffic, drug and stealing offences after he failed to stop for police this afternoon in Townsville. It will be alleged at 4.40pm police were travelling on Hammond Way at Kelso when they observed a white Holden Commodore with stolen registration plates attached. Police activated emergency lights and siren […]
Detectives have charged a man after another man was stabbed in Surfers Paradise this afternoon. It will be alleged around 4pm a verbal altercation occurred at a Purli Street unit in which the 46-year-old resident of the unit received a single stab wound to his right quad from a small kitchen knife. The two men […]