A 74-year-old male cyclist has died as a result of injuries he sustained in a traffic crash at Scarborough last week. Just after 7pm on November 26, a four-wheel drive collided with a bicycle on Bird of Passage Parade. The male cyclist sustained serious injuries and was transported to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital […]
UPDATE: media release edited to remove reference to vehicle details 4/12/2013 Police are investigating an incident in which a 33-year-old woman sustained a gunshot wound to her shoulder at a residence in Acacia Ridge this evening. Around 6pm police were called to the Agnes Street address following reports that a firearm had been discharged. The […]
Police wish to advise that the Cunningham Highway near Gap Creek Bridge will remain closed in both directions for an indefinite period. A large boulder has fallen to the road, blocking both lanes. Major delays are expected. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes or delay their travel until tomorrow.
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a Rockhampton man who was last seen in October. Jason John Vance, 41, was last seen on October 24 in the Barakula State Forest (near Chinchilla) where he was camping with two friends. It is believed Mr Vance walked off into the forest and failed to […]
A 58-year-old Memerambi man has died in a two vehicle traffic crash in Woodford this morning. Initial information suggests at 7.40am, a car and four-wheel-drive crashed head-on on the D’Aguilar Highway, 400 metres west of the Kilcoy-Beerwah Road intersection. The 58-year-old man, the driver and sole occupant of the car, died at the scene. A […]
A 93-year-old man has died after a traffic crash at Greenslopes this morning. Around 7.30am the man was struck by a vehicle as he was attempting to cross Logan Road, approximately 20-metres inbound from Chatsworth Road. He was transported to the PrincessAlexandraHospital but passed away a short time later. The driver of the vehicle was […]
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a serious traffic crash that occurred on Logan road at Greenslopes this morning. About 7:30am, a 78- year-old-man was struck by a vehicle whilst crossing the road. He was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with life threatening injuries. The female driver was not injured but was taken to […]
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a motel in Torquay last night. Around 8pm a man entered a guest’s room of the Charlton Esplanade premises and threatened a woman with a knife. The man assaulted the woman before stealing her purse and other items and leaving the room. The woman was not physically injured […]
Police are investigating a burglary in which an 87-year-old man’s vehicle was stolen in Bundaberg early this morning. At 2.50am, two men entered the Kepnock Road residence, with one believed to be armed with a firearm. The pair demanded a wallet and car keys from the elderly man. The two men left the scene in […]
A Police Intervention (PI) initiative is being implemented today in the Townsville area to address recidivist street offending in public places including the CBD and surrounding parks. “For a number of years significant resources have been directed towards addressing public intoxication and homelessness for this offending group. However, the level of offending continues and this […]