A man has died and a woman has been injured following a two vehicle traffic crash at Barrine this morning. Initial information suggest around 9am a car and truck collided on the Gillies Highway. A man aged in his 70’s died at the scene. A woman was also flown to Cairns Based Hospital where she remains […]
Police Commissioner Ian Stewart congratulated QPS officers and staff who were presented with medals and awards at a ceremony at Police Headquarters today. Commissioner Stewart presented a number of QPS and Public Safety Business Agency officers and staff with National and QPS awards in recognition of their outstanding service. The National Police Service Medal was […]
Police are investigating following a number of robberies that are believed to be linked that occurred overnight in North Brisbane. The first occurred around 1.15am at a service station Kallangur. A man approached the doors of the business on Anzac Avenue armed with a knife and motioned to the attendant to open the doors. The […]
Police remain at the scene of a single vehicle traffic crash which occurred in Riverview this morning and are following up inquiries to ascertain who was driving the vehicle. Police were called to the intersection of Brisbane Road and Webb Street at around 5.30am following reports a car had collided with a power pole before […]
Children who are seen doing the right thing around schools will cop a reward from police as part of a Gold Coast wide traffic awareness campaign. The campaign which is running with the help of McDonald’s Gold Coast Licensees will commence today Monday April 27 and will run until May 1st, 2015 and will reward […]
Senior police are praising the work of elders and members of the Aurukun community in helping to calm friction after tensions were heightened on Friday when a man’s foot was accidentally run over when officers attended a disturbance. Preliminary information indicates that officers were called to a street disturbance involving a large number of people […]
Police are investigating after a man died in a crash involving two trucks late last night near Macalister west of Dalby. Initial investigations indicate the crash occurred shortly after 11pm with two trucks colliding head on approximately ten kilometers west of Macalister on the Warrego Highway. One man died at the scene. […]
A man has been charged with assault following an incident at Southport last night. Around 8.15pm two men, 37 and 43, left a Stevens Street business when they were allegedly confronted by two men and an altercation ensued. It will be alleged the two men pushed the 37-year-old man a number of times with the […]
Police are investigating after a house fire in Bray Park this evening claimed a man’s life. Emergency services were called to the Sunderland Drive residence just before 6pm where they found a house well alight. A man’s body was located inside the house. Investigations into the cause of the fire are continuing. There is no […]
Police are investigating after an armed robbery occurred in Kingston late this afternoon. About 5.30pm a man entered an Ashton Street business armed with a hammer and threatened the attendant and demanded money. The attendant complied and the man took a sum of money and left the store. The female attendant was not physically harmed. […]