February 2022

Missing boy, Coorparoo

Update: The 13-year-old boy has been located safe and well. Earlier: Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 13-year-old boy reported missing from the Coorparoo area earlier this week. The boy, pictured below, was last seen around 2pm on Monday, January 14, near Stanley Street East and Cavendish Road. Police and family hold […]

Update – Suspicious death of child, Burpengary

A man has been charged with murder following investigations into the death of a 16-month-old boy from Burpengary last month. The 33-year-old man is scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow on one count of murder (Domestic Violence Offence). The original media release can be found below – If you or someone you […]

Search operations continue for missing Koumala woman

The search for missing Koumala woman Helen Barnett has continued today with police coordinating a land and air search. Multiple agencies assisted in today’s grid search of dense farmland on the 53-year-old’s Turnors Paddock Road property where she was last seen at around 3pm on Sunday, February 13. Police have been coordinating search efforts since […]

Fatal motorcycle crash, Rockhampton

A motorcyclist has died following a two-vehicle crash at Rockhampton this afternoon. Just after 1pm, early investigations suggest the motorcycle and BMW X5 collided at the intersection of Denison and Derby streets. First aid was rendered to the 30-year-old rider, however he died on scene. A 20-year-old female pillion was transported to hospital. The driver […]

Fatal traffic crash, Longreach  

Two people have died in a single vehicle traffic crash near Longreach today (February 16). At around 9.10am a 4WD was travelling east along the Landsborough Highway, approximately 40kms west of Longreach, when the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled several times. The driver, a 50-year-old Winton man, died at the scene. A 72-year-old […]