Police have declared an emergent situation in Burleigh Heads following the discovery of a suspicious device. Around 8.40am police were called after the device was located on Central Drive. An exclusion zone has been established from Central Drive, west to Taree Street, including Hutchinson Street and as far north as Hampton Road. Specialist police are […]
Toowoomba detectives are searching for three men who robbed a golf club at Middle Ridge early this morning. Around 4.15am a male employee, who was standing outside the Rowbotham Street business, was approached by a man, who threatened him before tying his hands and forcing him inside the clubhouse. The men then stole a quantity […]
Police are looking for two men following an armed robbery at a Belmont tavern early this morning. At 12.50am, a sledge hammer was used to forcibly gain entry through the glass entry door of the Belmont Road business. The men, one armed with a handgun, threatened two employees before leaving the scene with a […]
Police are investigating a fire at a unit complex at Coolangatta in the early hours of this morning. Around 2.45am occupants of the Coolangatta Road units were awoken by the sounds of a fire and the smell of smoke coming from the garages beneath the complex. The occupants investigated and saw four of the five […]
Police are searching for a man following the serious assault last night of an officer in Mapoon near Weipa. Police were called to a disturbance about 2:30am on Red Beach Road and attempted to take a 33-year-old man into custody. It will be alleged the man struck the officer and knocked out his two front […]
Police are searching for a man following an armed robbery on Marine Parade at Labrador last night. About 1am the man walked into a business to buy cigarettes and was refused because he did not provide age identification. The man then produced a knife and demanded cigarettes before climbing over the counter and stealing a […]
Police are searching for a man following an armed robbery on Middle Road at Hillcrest last night. About 9:20pm the man walked into a business armed with a knife and demanded cash and cigarettes. The employee complied and the man fled with a sum of cash and an unknown quantity of cigarettes. He is described […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a Carseldine pharmacy this morning. Around 9.40am, a man entered the business at a Beams Road shopping complex armed with a knife. He threatened a staff member and demanded medication and cash. The staff member complied. The man walked out of the shop and left the scene in […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a service station at Manoora last night. Around 10pm, a man entered the Reservoir Road business allegedly armed with a knife and demanding money. The man fled the store with a quantity of cash. The attendant was not injured. The man is described as being Aboriginal in appearance, […]
Police have charged a 19-year-old Acacia Ridge man in relation to two armed robberies this week. At around 3.30am on June 12 it is alleged that he entered a convenience store on Gowan Road and demanded money and cigarettes. He allegedly threatened the male attendant, gesturing that he was armed with a weapon under his […]