Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal mountain bike crash in the Daisy Hill State Forest. Early information suggests at around 8.00am a 53-year-old man was found unconscious at the bottom of a very steep trail by other mountain bike riders. It would appear the man was mountain bike riding and lost control. The […]
Day five of the Easter Road Safety Campaign (phase two) has commenced with extra police enforcing the Fatal Five across Queensland roads. Summary of day four (24 hours until 2400hrs April 20, 2014): A motorcycle rider was killed in a crash at the intersection of Thuringowa Drive and Burnda Street, Kirwan (Townsville). The woman was […]
A woman has been charged following an incident in which two police officers were assaulted in Broadbeach early this morning. Police were called to Casino Drive around 1am after a woman failed to leave the premises. When police attempted to remove her it is alleged a struggle ensued resulting in an officer being spat on […]
The Queensland Police Service made a further 85 arrests in the final night of Operation Unite. The operation is run across Australia and New Zealand and draws attention to the broader implications associated with alcohol misuse in public locations. This includes crime and anti-social behavior, health and injury problems and the subsequent impact on policing. […]
A 43-year-old woman has died after a traffic crash in Kirwan this evening. Initial investigations indicate around 5.15pm the woman was driving a motorcycle when she collided with a car at the intersection of Thuringowah Drive and Burna Street. The woman was transported to the Townsville Hospital and later died as a result of her […]
Police have charged a man with murder after investigating the suspicious death of a woman at Woree this morning. Just before 4am, police were called to a Toogood Road residence after a 27-year-old woman was located with wounds consistent with being stabbed. The man and the woman are known to each other. A 32-year-old Lockhart […]
Police have charged a 30-year-old man from Wavell Heights after a wounding that occurred at Carseldine last night. Police will allege around 11pm, they were called to Dorville Road where a 24-year-old Carseldine man had sustained a cut above his right eye. Information supplied to police suggests he was attending a party when a man […]
Police are investigating following a disturbance at a licensed premise at Urandangi last night. About 11.50pm, officers attended an address on Hutton Street, following reports of a group of approximately 20 people attempting to break into the establishment. Police will allege approximately 10 people were barricaded inside the premises while the group outside damaged cars, […]
Police are investigating after a 64-year-old man was assaulted during a burglary this morning in Tingalpa. Initial inquiries indicate that around 6.20am, three men kicked open the rear door of a residence on Boundary Street, disturbing a man who was in the bedroom. One of the men made demands for money and then himself and […]
Day three of the Easter Road Safety Campaign (phase two) has commenced with extra police enforcing the Fatal Five across Queensland roads. More than 130 people were charged with drink driving while more than 3,800 drivers were detected speeding across the state. The highest speed detected was a vehicle travelling at 159km/hour in a 70km/hour zone in […]