The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the death of a man near the Tugun bypass this morning. About 1am, a 27-year-old man was driving northbound on the Tugun Bypass when it’s believed he was involved in a single vehicle crash whereby his car came to rest near the centre divide of the highway. Following the […]
A 30-year-old man has been charged with various offences following an incident on the Ipswich Motorway at Wacol last night. Police will allege items were located in a vehicle following a police interception during a routine patrol of the Ipswich Motorway just after 8pm last night. The man has been charged with various offences including possessing […]
Police are currently on the scene of a house fire in Kingston this morning. Just before 5am, emergency services were called to the Oscar Street home to find it well alight. Two people managed to escape the house and police are working with other emergency agencies to establish how many other occupants were inside the […]
The Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) declared last night on the Ipswich Highway at Wacol has been revoked It was revoked at 3.08am following three separate controlled detonations, performed by specialist police, of suspicious devices and chemicals. The items were located in a vehicle following a police interception during a routine patrol of the Ipswich […]
Police have declared an emergency situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) on the Ipswich Highway, at Wacol tonight. The emergency situation was declared at 10.15pm as police respond to an incident on the motorway Police including specialist officers are on-scene. The area declared is bounded by Wacol Station Road and Wilruna Street, the […]
Police have charged two men and a woman following an armed robbery in Bundaberg earlier today. Shortly before 10.20am, a man has entered a scrapbook shop on Electra Street and police will allege he produced a knife and demanded cash. He fled the scene with a sum of cash, and police took two men and […]
Acting Assistant Commissioner South Eastern Region Stephen Hollands and Mr Mark Boothman MP State Member for Albert have today presented awards to a large contingent of officers from across the Logan Police District. Acting Assistant Commissioner Hollands said that the Awards Ceremony recognised the diligence, ethical conduct and commitment of officers and staff of the […]
A 29-year-old man has been arrested following investigations into the alleged theft of a diamond from a jewellery store on Lake Street in Cairns on Saturday. Cairns detectives, working in conjunction with Victoria Police, took the man into custody at Melbourne International Airport yesterday as he was preparing to board an overseas flight. He appeared […]
As the result of a protracted investigation, yesterday afternoon a 32-year-old Byrnestown man was charged with one count of manslaughter following the death of a 4-year-old boy in 2013. Yesterday and as a result of extensive enquiries between members of the Maryborough Child Protection Investigation Unit and the State Crime Command’s Child Trauma Task Force […]
Police on the Sunshine Coast have expressed concerns about the growing incidents of motor vehicles being broken into and having property stolen from them. Acting Inspector Darren Edwards said that car owners needed to ensure that they locked their vehicles securely and did not leave valuables in their cars, particularly in plain sight for others […]