Police have charged three people with multiple offences after a man was allegedly assaulted and had his car stolen from outside a residence in Warana in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police will allege around 2am, a 28-year-old man was approached by a group of offenders on Palkana Drive. The man was allegedly punched […]
A 33-year-old man has died after a car crashed into a tree at Pacific Pines yesterday afternoon. Just before 5pm, a black Mazda 6 was travelling along Pitcairn Way. Initial observations suggest the vehicle clipped a median strip before crashing into a tree. The 33-year-old Labrador man, who was a passenger in the vehicle, died […]
Police can confirm human remains have been located inside a crocodile which was removed by officers from the Department of Environment and Science yesterday near Hinchinbrook Island. The 4.2-metre crocodile, which is believed to be the one involved in the death of a 69-year-old man, was examined by a specialist in Cairns overnight with human […]
Toowoomba police have declared a crime-scene in Darling Heights after a man and woman were both found with serious injuries outside a burning house. Police were called to a loud disturbance at the Quinlan Ct property shortly after midnight and found the injured woman outside. Initial reports were that the man was still inside, but […]
Police searching for a missing man at Hinchinbrook Island have confirmed human remains have been located in the area. The 69-year-old was last seen around 3pm on Thursday and failed to return from fishing in Gayundah Creek. Last night Wildlife officers located what are believed to be human remains in the search area. At this […]
Police are investigating after a helicopter recently crashed in North Queensland. Around 11.30am the aircraft wreckage was found in a creek bed, just off Pretty Plains Camden Park Road west of Hughenden. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority deployed assets after an R22 helicopter failed to reach its destination overnight. The AMSA Challenger Jet was called […]
Police have revoked an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) following an incident in Valkyrie on February 10. The PSPA was revoked at 4.45pm yesterday (February 11) with all roads re-opened by 6.35pm. Police would like to thank the community for their assistance and understanding. Earlier: Police have issued an emergency declaration […]
Police have issued a further appeal to locate the occupants of two cars who may be able to assist with inquiries into an incident in Loganholme on Monday (February 8). The two cars (pictured below), a white Mitsubishi Triton and a blue Hyundai hatch, were travelling northbound on Drews Road toward Jalan Street between 9:08am […]
A 23-year-old woman will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today for her involvement in sexual servitude offences in 2019. As a result of ongoing investigations by the Crime and Intelligence Command’s Prostitution Enforcement Taskforce, the woman was issued with a Notice to appear for: • Conducting a business involving servitude under the Commonwealth Criminal […]
Police have charged a woman following investigations into a fatal crash at Arriga near Mareeba on February 8. It will be alleged around 4.30pm, the woman was driving a silver Holden Jackaroo station wagon eastbound on Mareeba Dimbulah Road near Tyrconnell Road when she lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle left the road and […]