Police assisting with the response to the on-going bushfires at Coolum have again declared an emergent situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act. The declaration was made at 2pm and with its boundaries encompassing: Yandina-Coolum Road at the intersections with Quanda Road and Arcoona Road, to Doona Bridge Road, Verrierdale Road, Dean Road, Eumundi Noosa […]
Police are investigating after a man had his car stolen at a service station in Aspley this morning then was hit by the vehicle as it fled the scene. Preliminary information indicates the 59-year-old victim from Morayfield was refuelling his car at the business on Gympie Road around 7.15am when two men drove up beside […]
Police are appealing for witnesses to a sickening attack on a bird in the Brisbane CBD this morning. It is alleged around 5.30am on George Street a man captured an ibis and strangled the animal until it died. The man then allegedly approached members of the public as they walked past and threatened them with […]
Charters Towers’ detectives investigating the overnight alleged serious assault of a teenager at a local nightclub have charged a man with grievous bodily harm. Just after 1am police were called to a licenced venue on Gill Street following reports a man had allegedly been punched to the head, falling onto the floor. A crime scene […]
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash in Balberra near Mackay this morning. Initial information suggests around 6am a car travelling southbound on the Bruce Highway collided with a motorbike travelling northbound near Campbell’s Ridge Road. The 40-year-old male motorbike rider from Bucasia was pronounced deceased at the scene. The 48-year-old female driver and sole […]
Police have revoked an emergency situation in Coolum this morning following a series of grass fires overnight. The declaration was made under the Public Safety Preservation Act at 2.35am and revoked at 7.30am. Most roads are oopen however Coolum-Yandina Road remains closed between Quanda Road and Arcoona Road. Emergency services remain in the area to […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a service station early this morning. Initial information suggests just before 5am, two men entered the store on Telegraph Road armed with short axes. The two men stole the entire cash register containing a sum of money as well as goods from the service station before fleeing the […]
Police have declared an emergency situation in Coolum this morning due to a number of spot fires that continue to burn in the Coolum and Perigian Springs area. The declaration was made at 2.35am and encompasses the area in Coolum around the boundary of Yandina-Coolum Road, Arcoona Road, Zgragewski Road, McCords Road, Dahlia Road, Doonan […]
Police have charged a man following a traffic crash in Camira early this morning. At around 1:20am a car failed to negotiate a turn on Jean Street, left the road and collided with a house, causing extensive damage. Three people who were home at the time of the crash were not physically injured. The driver […]
Police have arrested five people following an alleged robbery with violence in Brendale early this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate at around 12:25am two groups of people in two vehicles pulled over on Old North Road, following a verbal altercation. It will be alleged the altercation then became physical, with the 47-year-old male driver of one […]