Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from Lota. Owen Lindgreen was last seen at an address in Grace Street around 1pm on Sunday, January 24. The 55-year-old (pictured) is described as Caucasian, 175cm tall, weighing approximately 80kgs with a proportionate build, and short auburn hair. He was last seen wearing […]
Gold Coast Detectives investigating a break and enter and assault at an Ashmore residence yesterday are appealing to the public for information. Sometime around 3am on Sunday morning a man entered a woman’s bedroom window whilst she was asleep. The man has sexually assaulted the woman before leaving the residence. The man is described as […]
Police investigating this morning’s fatal traffic incident in which a male pedestrian died have identified the man as a 37-year-old from Longreach. A senior officer from Longreach visited the man’s family this morning and will remain in contact with them throughout the investigation. Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said his thoughts and condolences are with the […]
With the help of newly-obtained DNA evidence, Dutton Park detectives have finally been able to solve the case of a violent sexual assault in Brisbane 20 years ago. Back on March 31 1996, a then 17-year-old woman was walking alone in Woolloongabba when she was allegedly violently physically and sexually assaulted. While the matter was […]
Police are investigating a serious traffic crash that occurred this morning in Ooralea. Around 6.15am, emergency services were called to a single vehicle crash at the intersection of Stockroute and Peri roads. Initial investigations suggest that a four-wheel drive was travelling east on Stockroute Road when it has left the road and rolled. A 27-year-old […]
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a serious motorcycle crash that occurred at Goodna last night. Initial information indicates that just before 6.30pm, a motorcycle went through the intersection of Smiths and Stuart streets and continued to drive dangerously, heading west along Smiths Road. Approximately one kilometre from the intersection, the rider lost control when […]
Detectives have charged a 16-year-old girl following an alleged armed robbery in Victoria Point on Friday night, February 12. It will be alleged at around 10pm the girl approached two 15-year-old girls on Colburn Avenue, threatening them with a knife before taking property from the girls. The girls then fled the scene and were not […]
A senior officer from the Northern Region was involved in a traffic incident this morning in the carpark of a government building on Sheridan Street in Cairns. At around 4.20am, police were called to Sheridan Street with reports that a vehicle, driven by the senior officer, collided with a man in the driveway. The man […]
Police are investigating a serious two vehicle crash that occurred just out of Roma on the Warrego Highway earlier this evening. Initial investigations indicate that a hatchback was travelling west on the Warrego Highway when it collided with a utility, which was travelling behind it at around 7.30pm. The driver of the hatchback, a 26-year-old […]
Police have charged a 26-year-old man following an incident at Varsity Lakes in the early hours of yesterday morning. At around 2:50am, a man and woman were picked up by a driver of a ride-sharing service on Orchid Avenue, Surfers Paradise. A short time later on University Drive, Varsity Lakes, it will be alleged that […]