Police have revoked an emergency situation called to contain a dangerous bushfire at Bundamba this afternoon. The emergency declaration was bound by Keith Street to Bognuda Street and Nelson Street to the Bremer River and Warrego Highway. Residents within the exclusion zone can now return home and are urged to follow the advice of emergency […]
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Police are investigating following a fatal single vehicle traffic crash near Townsville yesterday (December 6). Preliminary information suggests that around 11am a vehicle was travelling south along Gregory Developmental Road when it veered off the road and struck trees around 18 kilometres south of Greenvale. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, a Gin […]
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Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash between a car and B-Double truck just south of Sarina last night. Initial investigations suggest the Suzuki Swift was travelling south on the Bruce Highway when it collided head on with a B-Double that was heading north around 7pm. The driver of the car, a 54-year-old woman from […]
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Update: The girl reported missing from Kumbia overnight has been located safe and well. Police are seeking public assistance to locate a 12-year-old girl reported missing from Kumbia (near Kingaroy) since yesterday evening. The girl was last seen leaving a residence on Bell Street (Bunya Highway) around 7.30pm however has not been heard from since. […]
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Police are investigating after a house fire claimed the life of a woman at Carina yesterday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to a residence just after 4pm and found the home engulfed by flames. The blaze was extinguished by fire crews and a further inspection of the house resulted in the location of a woman. […]
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Police have charged a man after a Bethania resident was allegedly stabbed at his home this morning. It will be alleged that around 5.30am, a man armed with a large knife gained entry to a resident’s back-yard on Federation Drive. The two occupants awoke to the sound of their dog barking and upon investigating, the […]
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Police have revoked an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) following a bush fire burning in the vicinity of Lowood today. The declaration was made after a single vehicle traffic crash occurred on Patricks Estate Road around 1pm which sparked the blaze. The PSPA was revoked as of 8.28pm, however the Brisbane […]
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Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) due to a dangerous bush fire burning in the vicinity of Lowood. The emergency declaration is bound by Brisbane Valley Highway to the north, along the Brisbane River to Lowood, west along Forest Hill-Fernvale Road to Coominya Connection Road. Residents within the […]
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An on-going investigation by State Crime Command’s Major and Organised Crime Squad’s (Rural) into the alleged theft of piglets from a Pittsworth piggery in November has resulted in detectives yesterday charging a 29-year-old Margate woman in relation to three separate incidents of alleged stock theft from farming properties on the Darling Downs. Police commenced their […]
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A 41-year-old male Sergeant from Central Region who was stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service will now return to operational duties. The officer was stood down in June 2019 in relation to off-duty conduct. These matters have now been finalised. In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency […]
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