A major 10-day joint police crackdown on outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGs) operating along the NSW-Queensland border has resulted in the seizure of firearms, drugs and cash, and the shutdown of two OMCG clubhouses. The operation, which involved officers from the NSW Police Force, the Queensland Police Service and the Australian Federal Police, commenced on Tuesday […]
Townsville police investigating a disturbance at a youth detention centre in Belgian Gardens, Townsville in February have charged six teenagers with a combined total of 66 offences. It will be alleged that around 4.50pm on February 13 six teens accessed various locations within the Centre, including the roof of a building. Significant damage was caused […]
Two men are due to appear in the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court today facing a combined total of 21 charges including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, evade police, serious assault police and unlawful use of a motor vehicle. It will be alleged that around 1.40am a stolen car failed to stop for police at […]
Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred overnight in North Mackay. Around 11.40pm, a man has entered a pizza shop on Evans Avenue and approached a male employee and produced what appeared to be a firearm. He made demands for cash, and employee complied before he fled the scene through the rear of the […]
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Police Commissioner Ian Stewart officially launched the 150 YEARS OF POLICING QUEENSLAND 1864 – 2014:150 YEARS book at the Police Induction Parade this afternoon. The book is a pictorial look at the evolution of the Queensland police since its inauguration on January 1, 1864. Commissioner Stewart said policing was a vocation chosen by many, but […]
Police have released an image of a man who may be able to assist with enquiries into a series of fraud offences including one committed at a seafood supplier in December 2012. It is alleged that a fraudlent transaction has resulted in the seafood supplier arranging the sale of a large quantity of prawns. The […]
The Central Region Road Safety Week continues today with a focus on fatigue and a host of activities across the region. The Central Region Road Safety Week ambassador Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG said that driver fatigue is particularly dangerous because it affects everyone. “No matter how experienced a driver you are driving whilst fatigued […]
A 21-year-old Kingaroy man has been charged with hacking and fraud offences following the alleged hacking of a US based online gaming developer’s computer network. Yesterday, officers from the State Crime Command’s Fraud and Cyber Crime Group arrested the Kingaroy man. This follows a search warrant executed in November 2013, where police seized laptops and […]
Officers from Taskforce Maxima have charged two males overnight with drug offences. As part of ongoing investigations in the supply of illegal drugs by persons on behalf of criminal gangs police conducted a search of a FortitudeValley apartment. It will be alleged the search located Cocaine, Methylamphetamine (ICE), MDMA (Ecstasy), Teemazepam and other drug paraphernalia. […]