Update: The missing 61-year-old man reported missing on the Gold Coast on Wednesday (May 13) was located safe and well earlier today. Thank you to the media and public who assisted police in helping locate the man. Earlier: Police are seeking urgent public assistance to locate a man reported missing on the Gold Coast. If […]
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A 60-year-old police liaison officer (PLO) from Northern Region has been suspended from the Queensland Police Service. The officer is subject to allegations of sexual misconduct and has been served with a Notice to Appear in the Thursday Island Magistrates Court in relation to an offence pursuant to section 227A Observation or recordings in breach […]
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Police have arrested five people alleged to have stolen large quantities of deep cycle batteries from Gold Coast mobile phone towers with the intent of selling them to unsuspecting consumers. Between January and May of this year, mobile phone towers for all the major telcos have been targeted by thieves looking for the batteries. Collectively […]
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Four men have been issued with Public Infringement Notices (PINs) after allegedly breaching COVID-19 restrictions by travelling to Brisk Island off Townsville. On May 9, police will allege the group were camping on Brisk Island (2km from Palm Island) which is a declared ‘designated area’ under emergency provisions of the Biosecurity Act 2015 (Commonwealth). People […]
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Detectives have charged a man after an investigation into stealing offences at a Chapel Hill aged care facility. On February 17, it will be alleged the man arrived at the facility and entered several rooms, searching through the belongings of residents. After an extensive investigation police were able to identify the man and he was […]
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Police have recovered a number of allegedly stolen high-end bikes and watches after searching a Gold Coast residence. A 39-year-old man was charged with multiple offences after police executed a search warrant at an apartment on the Gold Coast Highway, Miami. It is alleged police found at least 15 high-end road and mountain bikes and […]
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A two-vehicle crash at Willowbank last night claimed the life of a 44-year-old woman. Preliminary investigations indicate that a southbound car and a northbound truck collided at around 11.15pm on the Cunningham Highway. The Peak Crossing woman, the driver and sole occupant of the sedan was declared deceased at the scene. A 58-year-old Murrumba Downs […]
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Detectives from Wynnum Criminal Investigation Branch have released CCTV of a break-in at a Birkdale supermarket last month. Around 2.40am on Saturday April 4, a stolen utility was reversed into the glass front doors of the Birkdale Road business causing extensive damage. Two people exited the vehicle, one armed with a crow bar, and stole […]
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Police are investigating after two men, aged 30 and 40, and who were known to each other, were allegedly involved in physical altercations which saw both men hospitalised with serious injuries. Police will allege that at around 4.20pm yesterday (May 11), during the first altercation, the younger man received a stab wound to his head […]
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A 52-year-old senior constable from Operations Support Command has been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service and has been tasked to perform non-operational duties. The officer is alleged to have accessed and released confidential information from the Queensland Police Service computer system which was not in connection with their official duties. […]
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