Today, Road Policing Command (RPC) Assistant Commissioner Mike Keating joined Police Minister Mark Ryan to unveil new Forensic Crash Unit motorbikes equipped with drone technology to help map crash sites. The use of drone technology significantly reduces scene mapping time and subsequent road closure times, significantly improving the quality and accuracy of evidence captured at […]
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Police have arrested 35 people following protest activity in the Brisbane CBD today. The people, ranging in age from 17 to 55, will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on a range of charges including assault police, obstruct police and contravene direction or requirement. At around 6:15am a vehicle towing a catamaran has stopped at the […]
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Police have charged a man after he allegedly robbed a pharmacy in Toowoomba East yesterday. It will be alleged around 5.45pm, a man entered a pharmacy on Margaret Street with his face covered. He threatened staff with a knife and left with a quantity of prescription drugs. A 32-year-old Newtown man has been charged with […]
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Police are investigating an armed robbery in Toowoomba East yesterday. Around 5.45pm, a man entered a pharmacy on Margaret Street with his face covered. He threatened staff with a knife and left with a quantity of prescription drugs. He fled along Wendt Lane and was last seen in Kent Street. The man is described as […]
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UPDATE: A 17-year-old girl reported missing from Gracemere last night has been found safe and well. Police thank media and the community for their assistance. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call […]
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A man has died following a two-vehicle crash at Parkinson this afternoon. Just after 3.30pm, a Nissan Patrol was travelling along Precinct Street when it attempted to turn into a driveway and collided with a motorcycle. Emergency services were called and rendered assistance to the motorcyclist. The 51-year-old man died on scene as a result […]
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A man has been transported to hospital after he was shot by police in Bowen this afternoon. At around 2:30pm a man armed with a bladed weapon and a chain broke into the rear doors of the Bowen Police Station. Officers responded and during a confrontation with police, officers discharged their service weapons, striking him […]
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Police have arrested seven people following protest activity in the Brisbane CBD today. The people, ranging in age from 17 to 67, will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on a range of charges including endangering safety of persons travelling by railway, obstruct police and contravene direction or requirement. At around 8.00am officers conducting proactive patrol […]
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Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Financial and Cyber Crime Group have charged a 77-year-old woman and 49-year-old male with fraud after executing search warrants at two Coorparoo residences. Police will allege that from February 2018 until January 2019, the woman used an enduring power of attorney to illegally obtain approximately $2.86 million from an […]
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Police are investigating a single vehicle traffic crash about 50km north of Dingo this morning. Preliminary inquiries indicate about 7.30am a Ford ute was travelling north on the Fitzroy Development Road when the vehicle has left the road and hit a tree. The driver, a man in his forties who was the only occupant of […]
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