Police are investigating after a gas tanker crashed at Ellis Beach (north of Cairns) last night, claiming one life and leaving another person with serious injuries. An emergent situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act was declared at 8pm due to gas leaking from the tanker. Initial investigations indicate the tanker crashed and rolled on […]
Police wish to advise that the Captain Cook Highway in closed in both directions due to a serious traffic crash which occurred in Ellis Beach this evening. The highway is currently closed from the southern side of Palm Cove to the northern side of Hartley Creek, Wangetti. The highway will remain closed until further notice […]
Detectives have charged a man with murder following the death of a 47-year-old man at a property in Ingham yesterday. A crime scene was declared shortly after 3pm yesterday after the man was located deceased at a property on the Bruce Highway. A 46-year-old man has been charged with one count of murder and is […]
Four people have been charged following a robbery this morning in Surfers Paradise. Just before 5am, two women aged 21 and 23-years-old were waiting at traffic lights at the intersection of Cavill Avenue and Surfers Paradise Boulevard, when they were approached by four females. It will be alleged one of the females grabbed a mobile […]
Repair work is currently underway on the Eton Range with one lane of the range expected to re-open at approximately 5.30pm. The Range is expected to fully re-open by approximately 7.00pm and motorists are being asked to be patient and to proceed with caution. About 2.15pm today, a dozer being towed up the Range fell […]
Police wish to advise the Peak Downs Highway, half-way up the Eton Range is currently closed in both directions. About 2.15pm, a dozer being towed up the Range fell onto a trailer and is causing major traffic disruptions which are anticipated to last several hours. Traffic control is being organised and arrangements are being made to remove the vehicles from […]
It has been busy start to 2015 for Sunshine Coast police, with detectives investigating three separate violent incidents since the start of the year. Grievous Bodily Harm, Mooloolaba Around 4am on New Year’s Day, a 38-year-old Little Mountain man sustained a broken jaw after being punched in the face multiple times outside a kebab shop […]
Three people have been charged following the discovery of a clandestine drug laboratory in Tanahwa over the weekend. Just before 10pm on January 2, police attended a caravan park on Tanawha Tourist Drive after receiving reports that someone had allegedly been producing illicit drugs at a portable home. Upon arrival, police noted the strong smell […]
Police are investigating after a licenced premises was robbed at Wishart last night. Around 9.30pm a man entered the Newnham Rd business and approached an attendant at the bar. The man was armed with a metal bar and demanded money. After taking cash the man left the business and was last seen getting into a […]
Townsville detectives have charged a 36-year-old woman after investigations into the suspicious death of a Heatley woman. Police discovered the body of a 71-year-old woman at a Dalrymple Road home around 2.20pm on January 2. A 36-year-old local woman has been charged with murder. She is expected to appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court tomorrow. […]