Queensland residents in home quarantine are being warned to follow their obligations closely with police issuing fines to five people for breaching stay at home directions in the past three days. The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has completed 186 home quarantine compliance checks since December 19, resulting in a 97 per cent compliance rate. On […]
Townsville detectives are investigating following the deaths of two people at a home in Gulliver today. Around 9.15am police were called to a Fulham Road property after the discovery of the bodies of a man and a woman, both aged in their 40s. The woman and man appear to be known to each other. No […]
Queensland border checkpoints have now been reinstated at all major border crossings across the Gold Coast as of this morning. To ensure priority and timely access through the road borders, police are urging all motorists to print their border declaration passes and display it on their windscreen. If you do not have access to a […]
2020 has been a tough year for so many of us, but it has also been a year of progress for LGBTI+ communities. The QPS LGBTI+ Support Network was formed to promote Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex + (LGBTI+) pride within the Queensland Police Service (QPS) by providing a dedicated support framework to QPS members […]
Four people have been charged with unlawfully lighting fires on K’Gari (Fraser Island) following a joint investigation involving Queensland Police and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS). It will be alleged on October 14, QPWS rangers on K’Gari were alerted to an illegal campfire within the Duling Camp Zone of Eastern Beach, north of Orange […]
A 17-year-old boy has been charged after a wounding incident on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. Around 1am three people were involved in a physical altercation out the front of a Kalowendha Avenue address in Pelican Waters. The incident resulted in an 18-year-old Inala man sustaining lacerations to his abdomen and a 16-year-old Golden Beach […]
With the festive season nearly upon us, ‘tis the season for online scams. The Financial and Cyber Crime Group are reminding Queenslanders to be aware of Grinch-like scammers and be sure to stay alert to scams, such as remote access scams. Our advice is simple – never ever allow anyone who calls you to have […]
A 20-year-old man has been charged over the alleged wounding of another man at Mermaid Waters last night. Around 9pm, two men known to each other, were involved in a verbal altercation outside a tavern at Markeri Street. The confrontation escalated at which time it is alleged a 30-year-old man sustained a stab wound to […]
A woman has died in a unit fire at Zillmere this afternoon. Police attended a Maher Street address around 4:15pm where a 59-year-old was located deceased. The unit was destroyed as a result of the fire and a crime scene has been established. There is no further information available at this time and investigations are […]
A 61-year-old Ayr man has died after a two-vehicle crash at Mount Surround this afternoon. Preliminary investigations indicate around 2pm a black Holden sedan was heading south on the Bruce Highway when it has drifted onto the incorrect side of the road and collided head on with a truck travelling north. The driver and sole […]