A 26-year-old man has been charged with one count of grievous bodily harm after a man sustained serious life-threatening injuries in an alleged assault at Mackay last night. Around 11.30pm two men were involved in an altercation at a Victoria Street night club when one man allegedly punched the other man in the head, causing […]
Police Commissioners across Australia and New Zealand stood together today (24 November 2014) at Parliament House in Canberra to reaffirm their united commitment to address the scourge of violence against women and children. Statement from Police Commissioners of Australia and New Zealand: Today we are standing together as male leaders in the Australian and New […]
The first weekend of celebrations for schoolies concluded last night with thousands of school leavers enjoying the entertainment on offer in Surfers Paradise. Police were pleased with the behaviour of the vast majority of schoolies throughout the festivities on Sunday evening. There were a number of disturbances involving non schoolies that came to police attention […]
A search and rescue operation is continuing at Lake Eacham in the Atherton Tablelands this morning after a man was reported missing at the lake yesterday. Around 11am, a 56-year-old man was first seen in an inflatable boat on the lake but the boat was later located without the man on-board. A search operation commenced […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a service station in Labrador last night. Around 8.30pm, a man entered the Government Road business armed with a knife and demanded money from two male employees, before reaching over and removing the cash drawer from the cash register. He then left the scene on foot with a […]
Police are investigating after a man was assaulted and robbed at Broadbeach earlier this evening. Preliminary information suggest around 7.30pm, an 18-year-old Upper Coomera man had been sitting on a stretch of beach near the intersection of Old Burleigh Road and Margaret Avenue when he was approached by a man. They struck up a conversation […]
A 51-year-old man has died following a police-related shooting incident in Tewantin this afternoon. Preliminary investigations indicate just after 2pm police responded to reports of a disturbance at an Outlook Drive residence. Upon arrival, two male officers were confronted and threatened by an armed man before police discharged their firearms at the man. The 51-year-old […]
Police have charged two 17-year-old women with drug-related offences after a search warrant was executed at a Surfers Paradise hotel overnight. Just after midnight, police conducted a search of a hotel room on Orchid Avenue where it will be alleged they uncovered a quantity of ecstasy tablets. Two Ipswich women have been charged with possessing […]
Police are investigating the robbery of an 18-year old Victorian man at Surfers Paradise in the early hours of this morning. Just after midnight the man was sitting alone on the beach at Surfers Paradise when three teenaged males approached him. Demands were made for the man surrender his money and phone before being punched […]
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 44-year-old man who is missing from Plainlands (near Laidley). The man (picture removed) was last seen at a Mount View Drive residence around 6am on Sunday, November 16. He is described as being approximately 183cm tall, Caucasian with brown hair. He was last seen wearing a black […]