LOCATED Missing woman, Rockhampton
The 19-year-old woman reported missing from Rockhampton on November 13 has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the community and the media for their assistance.
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LOCATED: Missing 13-year-old girl, Kallangur
Update: the girl reported missing has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the community for their assistance. Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a teenager missing from Kallangur. The 13-year-old has not been seen since November 8 and has not contacted family or friends since Tuesday (November 12). […]
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QPS Tactical First Aid Project named the winner of the World Class Policing Awards
The Queensland Police Service Tactical First Aid Project is demonstrating excellence in policing through the delivery of an innovative solution to a growing topical issue. The project has been recognised as the World Class Policing Awards winner in London for doing so and for also achieving meaningful results in crucial and high-pressure situations. The Tactical […]
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Armed robbery vehicle theft, Hervey Bay
Two people are assisting police after allegedly stealing a car in Pialba and driving it to the Sunshine Coast. At 10am a woman was by her car on Charlton Esplanade when she was approached by a man and a woman who threatened her with a firearm demanding her car. They then drove away in the […]
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Fatal traffic crash, Nambour
Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating a traffic crash at Nambour this morning. Initial investigations indicate shortly before 8am a Nissan X-trail was headed south on the Nambour Connection Road when it has hit a parked semi-trailer. The driver and sole occupant, a 42-year-old Sunshine Coast man, died at the scene. Investigations are continuing.
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Update: Report of a swimmer in distress in waters off Margate
Police are appealing for assistance to locate a 34-year-old man reported missing from Woody Point. He was last seen leaving his Georgina Street address at 5pm on November 14 (Thursday). Information has been received which indicates the man had visited the Woody Point Jetty. Police resources including POLAIR, water police and general duties officers are […]
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Update: Serious assault, Bribie Island
Police have charged an Algester woman over the serious assault of two rangers at Bribie Island on Saturday November 9. The 24-year-old is charged with two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and one count each of serious assault of public officer performing function by biting spitting etc, wilful damage and possessing dangerous drugs. She […]
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Report of a swimmer in distress in waters off Margate
Water Police are appealing for public assistance in relation to a male swimmer possibly distressed in the waters off Margate late this afternoon (November 14). Around 6:28pm a female witness was watching the man swimming through binoculars from her residence at Woody Point. She saw the man was swimming approximately 500m offshore in a south […]
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Serious single vehicle traffic crash, Woodstock
Forensic Crash Unit are investigating a single vehicle crash that occurred yesterday (November 13) on Flinders Highway Woodstock via Townsville. Preliminary investigations indicate that around 2:40pm a 3 tonne Toyota Dyna truck towing a car trailer containing a shell of a VW Golf was travelling east from Charters Towers along Flinders Highway. Upon approaching the […]
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Officer suspended, Road Policing Command
A 52-year-old male Senior Constable from the Road Policing Command has been suspended from the Queensland Police Service after being convicted and sentenced to two months’ imprisonment suspended for 18 months for misusing a restricted computer. The officer has appealed the court-imposed sentence. The officer had been previously stood down when he was charged with […]
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