Police are investigating following a crash involving two motorbikes at Crystal Brook near Proserpine this evening. Emergency services were called to Spoor Road around 7pm after reports two teenagers had suffered serious injuries when the dirt bikes they were riding collided. An 18-year-old man sustained severe head injuries and was flown to Townsville Hospital in […]
A man has died following a two vehicle traffic crash in Southport early this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate at 1:30am a car was travelling south along Olsen Avenue when it collided with a car travelling north at the intersection of Olsen Avenue and Griffith Way. A man in his 20s, who was a passenger in […]
Police are investigating following the armed robbery of a licensed premises in Slade Point this evening. Just before 7:30pm a man entered the drive-through bottle shop attached to the business on Pacific Esplanade, armed with a knife. The man demanded cash and alcohol from a staff member before fleeing the scene on foot. No one […]
A 19-year-old man reported missing from Riverhills since March 2 has been located safe and well. The original media release (below) has been edited to remove identifying features: Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 19-year-old man reported missing from Riverhills. The man was last seen at around 10pm on March 2 […]
A 42-year-old Kewarra Beach man has passed away at the Cairns Base Hospital this afternoon following a collision between a truck and a ute,at 12.20pm, near the intersection with Evergreen Street and Captain Cook Highway. The Captain Cook Highway was closed in both directions whilst the drivers were treated and Forensic Crash Unit undertook investigations. […]
The Captain Cook Highway has recently re-opened following a two vehicle traffic crash between a truck and a ute today. The two collided near the intersection with Rudder Street and left the roadway at 12.20pm. The Forensic Crash Unit investigation is continuing. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the […]
Police are urging the public to exercise caution when purchasing items on-line,following a string of complaints relating to fake mobile phones being purchased. Between December 3 and January 13, a number of people have answered adverts placed on Facebook Market Place and Gumtree selling iPhone 7 plus phones which were discovered to be fake following […]
Police are investigating a serious, two vehicle traffic crash on the Captain Cook Highway. Initial information suggests around 12.20 pm a truck and a ute have collided near the intersection with Rudder Street and have left the roadway. The extent of injuries is not yet known. The Captain Cook Highway is closed in both directions […]
Yesterday two men were charged with ten drug related offences after police located a hydroponic set-up in Tallebudgera yesterday. Around 8.15am police executed a search warrant at a Trees Road property. It will be alleged they located a hydroponic set-up in the garage and seized over 90 cannabis plants. A blue tongue lizard was also […]
The original media release (below) has been edited below to remove identifying information. Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a man missing from Seven Hills. The  man was last seen on Uranus Avenue at 11.30pm, March 1. Police and family have concerns for his welfare because he has a medical condition and has not […]