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Police join Griffith University in education around the prevention of domestic and family violence

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News10/11/2021Leave a comment

Thirty senior Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers including the state’s District Officers gathered in Brisbane today to undertake specialist domestic and family violence training with Griffith University. Griffith University’s Motivating Action Through Empowerment (MATE) Bystander program is an education program designed to respectfully challenge problematic behaviour, encouraging bystanders to be leaders in the prevention of […]

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Wanted man arrested at Gold Coast border checkpoint

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News10/11/2021Leave a comment

A man wanted on a NSW warrant has been arrested at a state border checkpoint this morning. Investigators from the Crime and Intelligence Command arrested the 33-year-old NSW man after he was located concealed in a vehicle being transported on a truck travelling to Queensland early this morning. Acting on information received, investigators assisting NSW […]

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Update: Public Appeal – Wilful damage, Springwood

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News10/11/2021Leave a comment

Police have renewed their appeal for information following the wilful damage of a Springwood radiology specialist clinic in February, which caused $150,000 damage to an Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine.   Just after 1:00am on Saturday February 20, two men attended the medical clinic on Dennis Road and turned off the ‘chiller unit’ causing the […]

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Armed robbery, Rockhampton

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News10/11/2021Leave a comment

Police are appealing for public information in relation to an armed robbery at Rockhampton overnight. At 12.35am, a man dressed in high visibility clothing (pictured) and armed with a machete approached the drive-through window of a fast food restaurant located at the corner of George and Fitzroy streets. The man, who was on foot at […]

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Update: Fatal traffic crash, Stanwell

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News10/11/2021Leave a comment

Police have charged a 41-year-old man in relation to the death of two people in a crash at Stanwell in October this year. It is alleged in the traffic incident that occurred just after midday on October 11, an ambulance was stationary at a roadwork temporary traffic light in the eastbound lane on the Capricornia […]

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Break and enter, Geebung

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News10/11/2021Leave a comment

Police are investigating the break and enter of a service station at Geebung earlier this week. Preliminary investigations indicate that just after 12am on Monday (November 8) a Renault Clio hatch was used in an attempt to force the front glass doors open, without success. Two masked occupants then got out of the vehicle and […]

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Serious Crash, Fortitude Valley

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News09/11/2021Leave a comment

The Forensic Crash Unit is appealing for witnesses to a serious crash involving an e-scooter in Fortitude Valley this afternoon. At about 5.40pm, the e-scooter, and a black sedan, collided on Morgan Street near the intersection with McLachlan Street. The rider of the e-scooter, a 26-year-old Brisbane City man, was transported to the Royal Brisbane […]

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Fatal crash, Fraser Coast

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News09/11/2021Leave a comment

A 52-year-old Maryborough man has died following a collision at Booral this afternoon. Around 3.30pm, a truck was travelling along Booral Road when it collided with a Mazda 3 travelling in the opposite direction in heavy rain. The two vehicles came to rest in a culvert off the side of the road. The 52-year-old was […]

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Update: Hit and run crash, Gympie

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News09/11/2021Leave a comment

Crash investigators are seeking assistance to identify a driver believed to be involved in a hit and run crash at Gympie on Friday, November 5. Around 10pm, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Hilton Road. The vehicle did not remain at the scene and a 21-year-old man remains in a critical condition at […]

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Update: Missing 12-year-old boy & girl, Deception Bay (located)

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News09/11/2021Leave a comment

The 12-year-old boy and girl reported missing from Deception Bay this afternoon have been located safe and well. The community and media are thanked for their assistance.

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