Woman charged over issuing fake COVID medical exemptions, Gold Coast

Police have charged a woman for allegedly pretending to be a doctor and issuing fake medical ‘exemption certificates’ stating a person is exempt from undergoing COVID testing, receiving a vaccine and wearing a mask. This morning, investigators from Task Force Sierra Linnet, in conjunction with Gold Coast Detectives, executed a search warrant at an address […]

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Search continues for man missing on rural property, Biggenden

Police continue to coordinate a search for 78-year-old William Hetherington, who last spoke to family via telephone at around 5.50pm last Saturday (October 9) from his property at Dallarnil, north east of Biggenden. William, who is described as Caucasian, approximately 175cms tall with short, grey hair and green eyes, has a medical condition and grave […]

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Argos officers catch up with student gamers about online safety

On Saturday October 9, officers from Argos were invited to attend QUT’s Queensland High School eSports grand final in Brisbane. Argos detectives shared advice about staying safe online to over 24 high schools attending the event, along with many more students online via the event livestream. Argos Detective Inspector Glen Donaldson said the event was […]

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Update 1: Appeal for witnesses and dash cam vision – fatal traffic crash, Stanwell

Rockhampton Forensic Crash Unit officers investigating the fatal traffic crash at Stanwell earlier this week are appealing for witnesses and dash cam vision. Just after midday on Monday, October 11 a rear end collision occurred at a roadworks site,  in the eastbound lane of the Capricornia Highway, involving a stationary ambulance and a white single-tanker […]

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Woman charged with 50 fraud and property offences, Edmonton and Cairns

Edmonton detectives charged a 44-year-old Cairns woman with 50 addition fraud and property related offences following a protracted two-year investigation. The investigation, which spanned August 2019 to August 2021 and involved police from Cairns and Edmonton Criminal Investigation Branches, as well as uniformed officers, saw police execute multiple search warrants at addresses in Cairns and […]

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