Update: Missing woman, Brisbane City – Located
Police have located safe and well the 30-year-old woman who was reported missing from Brisbane City since Wednesday, March 3.
Easter road safety in focus
As part of the Easter road safety campaign police have issued 524 fines for speeding for the 24hrs to midnight Thursday; including three drivers on Yamba Road at Rockhampton travelling at more than 60km/hr above the speed limit. At 8.45pm a 19-year-old Rockhampton man driving a Ford Falcon was detected travelling at 141km/hr in a […]
Fatal traffic crash, Mount Garnet area
Forensic Crash Unit is investigating after a woman died in a single vehicle traffic crash, in Far North Queensland this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate around 5.40am an SUV was headed west on the Kennedy Highway when the driver has lost control and the vehicle has rolled. The driver and sole occupant, a Mount Garnet woman […]
Update: Man charged over suspicious house fire, Ashmore
Police have charged a 30-year-old man after a suspicious house fire at Ashmore this morning. Police were called to a disturbance at a residence on Walabah Drive at around 11.10am. Shortly after the house was fully engulfed in fire. Firefighters attended and quickly extinguished the fire. No one was injured during the incident, but the […]
Located: Missing man, Hawthorne
Police have located the man missing from Hawthorne safe and well.
Man arrested over suspicious house fire, Ashmore
Police have arrested a 30-year-old man after a suspicious house fire at Ashmore this morning. Around 11.10am, police were called to a disturbance at a residence on Walabah Drive. Shortly after the house was fully engulfed in fire. Firefighters attended and quickly extinguished the fire. Police declared a crime scene around 12.20pm. No one was […]
Update: Murder charge, Buderim
Police have charged a 29-year-old woman with murder following extensive investigations into a traffic crash in Buderim last year. A 62-year-old Tewantin man was struck by a vehicle while he was in the company of a 29-year-old woman on Stringybark Road around 2am on Saturday, May 16. The man died shortly after arriving at the […]
The worst day in someone else’s life
It’s an ordinary day, just like any other. Maybe you snoozed the alarm, but eventually you pull yourself out of bed and get ready for your day. You arrive at work a few minutes early, with time enough to settle in and prepare for an unpredictable day ahead. That call comes through – the one telling you about your first job of the day. Off you head, to the other side of […]
Easter road safety in focus as Queensland lives lost reach 74
Today, Assistant Commissioner Ben Marcus urged Queenslanders to be safe on the roads ahead of Easter and the school holiday period. With lives lost on track to reach its highest in a decade, the Queensland Police Service (QPS), launched the Easter road safety campaign from today until April 18, with the aim of reducing serious […]
Armed robbery charge, Coolum Beach
Sunshine Coast detectives have charged a teenager following the alleged armed robbery of a Coolum bottle shop on Monday, March 29. Just before 7pm police will allege the 16-year-old boy entered the Beach Road business demanding cash and alcohol. It will be further alleged he threatened the shop attendant with a knife, before taking a […]