Update: The police incident in the Fortitude Valley has concluded, and the earlier Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) has been revoked. Earlier: Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to an ongoing incident at Fortitude Valley this afternoon. An exclusion zone has been established following a disturbance, with […]
A 44-year-old Carina man died in a single vehicle crash at Carina last night (January 7). Early information indicates at around 11.30pm the man was driving south along Creek Road when he lost control on a bend in the road and collided with a power pole. The man, who was the sole occupant of the […]
Police are investigating the death of a man after his vehicle became submerged in flood waters at Kanigan, Wide Bay last night (Friday, January 7). Around 7:30pm, police and emergency services received a report of a utility being swept off the road on Cherry Tree Road near the Bruce Highway, and into floodwaters. Following an […]
Police would like to remind members of the public to exercise extreme caution with heavy rain fall, localised flooding and hazardous surf being experienced across the Wide Bay Burnett and North Coast areas. During and immediately after severe weather events traversing roadways, either in vehicles or on foot, can be extremely hazardous as water levels […]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that that occurred on the D’Aguilar Highway at Stony Creek this morning. Initial investigations indicate a Landcruiser and Triton collided head on around 10.20am after the Triton swerved to avoid a traffic hazard. The 51-year-old male driver of the Landcruiser from Glamorgan Vale suffered significant injuries and was […]
Police have released an image of a man and stolen ute as part of their investigation into the armed robbery of a teenage boy at Daisy Hill on Wednesday January 5. Around 2.10pm, three men attended a home on Tulip Street in a stolen white utility, bearing stolen registration plates (pictured). The utility had been […]
Queensland Police responded to reports of a shooting at Zerlotti Close, Richlands just after 9.30am. An 18-year-old man sustained two gunshot wounds to his legs, he was transported by Queensland Ambulance Service to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition. A crime scene was declared and investigations continue. The victim and offenders were known to […]
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses after a serious traffic crash at the intersection of Dover Road at around 7.15pm on January 1, involving a motorcycle and four-wheel-drive. Officers are particularly asking drivers with dashcam vision or witnesses who were in the Peninsula area between 3pm and 7.30pm or if you witnessed the motorcycle […]
Police have charged two girls following an alleged armed robbery at Surfers Paradise overnight. Around 1.40am, two girls asked a 29-year-old ride-share driver for a lift on Cavill Avenue. He agreed and the girls entered the man’s 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander station-wagon. The man began driving when at Ferny Avenue it will be alleged that […]
Update – January 13, 2022 – The missing boy has been located safe and well. The below media release has been edited to removed identifying details / image. Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 12-year-old boy reported missing from the Ipswich area. The boy, pictured, was reported missing since Monday December 27, […]