Police investigating two armed robberies involving a firearm that occurred about an hour apart in the Moreton Bay area last night believe they are linked. Around 7.40pm (Friday, May 28) a man entered a service station located off the Bruce Highway at Morayfield and produced a firearm, demanding money. He fled on foot after stealing […]
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North Brisbane detectives investigating an early morning robbery of a Bald Hills licensed venue in which staff where threatened with a firearm, are appealing for public assistance. Shortly after 3am on Friday, May 28 two men entered the Griffiths Street venue, one armed with a firearm, and entered the gaming area. A female employee was […]
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A boy has died after suffering from a gunshot wound at Coorparoo this evening. Around 5pm, police were called to parkland off Deshon Street at Coorparoo where a 16-year-old was suffering from a gunshot wound. Police and paramedics rendered first aid. He died on scene a short time later. Early investigations suggest the boy’s death […]
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Police from the South Brisbane District commenced four-month Operation Tango Raze overnight (May 27), targeting the fatal five, with approximately one in 70 drivers detected for drug or drink driving. This high-visibility operation builds on the strong commitment to disrupt use of road networks and transport corridors by offenders to transport illicit property and drugs. […]
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Detectives from the Corrective Services Investigation Unit (CSIU) have charged 17 people on 45 charges after search warrants were executed in Brisbane, Caboolture and the Gold Coast targeting drug trafficking. The arrests were made as part of Operation Sierra Yellow, following eight search warrants being executed on properties this week, with assistance from the State […]
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Forensic Crash Unit investigators are seeking witnesses to a collision between two vehicles at Redland Bay on Monday, May 24. Around 8.30pm, a blue Subaru Impreza was travelling along Serpentine Road when a collision occurred with a white Mazda BT-50 towing a small open-top trailer travelling in the opposite direction near the Lagoon Road intersection. […]
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Update: A 36-year-old Edmonton man injured in a single vehicle crash in Mount Garnet on May 27 passed away in hospital yesterday. Initial media release issued May 28 Police are investigating a single vehicle crash in which a man sustained critical injuries near Mount Garnet, Far North Queensland, yesterday (May 27). Preliminary enquiries indicate that […]
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Police have charged seven teenagers after two alleged stolen cars were driven dangerously across the Gold Coast yesterday morning (May 27). The alleged driver of the stolen Mazda – a 14-year-old Alexandra Hills boy – has been charged with one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a vehicle and […]
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Throughout Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) has been sending the clear message that domestic and family violence (DFV) will not be tolerated. Domestic and family violence impacts people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations and genders. While statistics are difficult to collate, evidence suggests that over 60 per […]
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South West detectives have charged two men following the alleged violent armed robbery of a St George hotel last week. Two employees, a 67-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman suffered non-life-threatening-injuries during the alleged incident last Thursday (May 20). A car was found burnt out in a nearby laneway shortly afterwards. A 28-year-old St George […]
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