The Queensland Police Service has undertaken, and continues to undertake, exhaustive planning in preparation of the policing response for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. The policing response will be the largest ever for an event in Queensland with the safety of the Games and the general public at the forefront of planning. While the […]
Detectives have allegedly uncovered dangerous drugs, cash and gold after intercepting a vehicle at Morayfield last night. Just before midnight, police had intercepted a vehicle containing two women on Shangrila Street when it allegedly drove away, injuring a male officer’s arm. Police located the vehicle on Morayfield Road and commenced a search for the two […]
Police from the Gold Coast Rapid Action Patrol group (RAP) have charged two men after allegedly locating over 20 cannabis plants in Helensvale yesterday. Around 10.30am, police conducted search warrants at two homes, one on Minden Crescent and the other on Cadell Street. It will be alleged that 12 live plants and several containers of […]
Police have charged a 45-year-old man with five offences following an incident in Coorparoo yesterday evening. Police will allege around 5.20pm an ambulance crew was transporting the man along Old Cleveland Road when he grabbed a female ambulance officer and became violent and verbally abusive. The ambulance officers called for police assistance, pulled over, evacuated […]
Police have charged a man following an alleged sexual assault of a woman at Ascot early this morning. It will be alleged about 1.50am the 30-year-old woman has woken to find a man in her room inappropriately touching her. She screamed and the man fled. A 22-year-old Ascot man has been charged with one count […]
A coordinated search is under way for two bush walkers reported missing in Lamington National Park overnight. Police received information around 5.30pm yesterday that three bush walkers had departed O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, planning to walk the West Cunungra Creek Circuit. A combined search an rescue operation from North Tamborine police station commenced last night and […]
Police have charged a 21-year-old Murrarie man who was involved in numerous traffic offences in the Brisbane area yesterday. The man has been charged with two counts each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, and one count each of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, burglary and fraud. He is due to appear in […]
A man has died following a two vehicle traffic crash at Tamborine this afternoon. Initial information suggests shortly before 3pm a car was travelling northbound on Waterford-Tamborine Road when it veered into the southbound lane into the path of a utility. The driver of the car, a 20-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the scene. […]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred this afternoon near Noosaville. Initial information suggests that a Hyundai sedan was travelling south on Walter Hay Drive shortly before 3.30pm when it collided with a truck. The sedan was extensively damaged. The driver and sole occupant, a 19-year-old woman, was pronounced deceased at the scene. […]
Police have arrested a man after tracking an alleged stolen vehicle across Brisbane which was located by the owner through the use of a phone app. It will be alleged two vehicles were stolen from a home on Harcourt Street at New Farm after it was broken into yesterday. The owner was able to track […]