A P-Plater has had a costly start to his morning after he was caught allegedly travelling more than 50 kilometres an hour over the speed limit by a police officer on his way to a Sunshine Coast Road Safety Week event. It will be alleged that the officer pulled over on Sippy Downs onramp at […]
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Police and emergency crews are currently on-scene at a serious traffic crash on the Bruce Highway near the intersection of Maitland Rd, Gordonvale. Police wish to advise that the road is currently closed in both directions for an unknown period of time. Police understand that a heavy vehicle has been involved in the crash. Further […]
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This week is Queensland Road Safety Week and together with Department of Transport and Main Roads, StreetSmarts, we’re committed to putting road safety first. In 2018, 245 people were killed on Queensland roads. You might be wondering why we’re always told to wear a helmet. The fact is that the humble helmet plays a crucial […]
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Police have released CCTV of men they wish to speak to as part of their investigation into two separate shooting incidents at a Carrara home over the past week. Around 4.50am on Thursday August 22, a number of projectiles were discharged into a residence on John Francis Drive. A 54-year-old man and 43-year-old woman were […]
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Police have charged a teenage boy after a stolen vehicle allegedly fled from officers in Mackay last night. It will be alleged at around 8.45pm a BMW sedan was stolen from outside of a business on Greenfields Boulevard in Mount Pleasant before being later spotted by police travelling along Sam’s Road in North Mackay. Officers […]
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Police have charged two men following the alleged armed robbery of a service station at Rockhampton yesterday afternoon. It will be alleged at around 2pm on August 26 two men entered the Aquatic Place business, one with a knife and the other with a piece of wood and demanded goods and money. The attendant complied […]
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The Honourable Mark Ryan MP Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services today joined Commissioner Katarina Carroll and officers for the official opening of the Logan Village Yarrabilba Police Station. https://d2haxmvzil2swt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2019/08/27/15197_Yarrabilba_Logan_Village_Station_opening.mp4 Download Video Planning for the project and new station began in late 2016 following population growth in the area. This new station has […]
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Police have charged 12 people on 48 drug and weapons charges following the closure of an operation targeting the Stanthorpe and Warwick areas. Police from State Crime Command’s Drug and Serious Crime Group along with officers from Stanthorpe and Warwick CIB, Major and Organised Crime Squad (MOCS Rural) and the dog squad closed Operation Romeo […]
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Gold Coast police would like to remind motorists of traffic changes due to the 2019 Gold Coast Show. The event will be conducted over three days, Friday August 30 to Sunday September 1 with over 50,000 visitors expected to attend this year’s show. Police have been working with the stakeholders to ensure the Gold Coast […]
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Today, Tuesday August 27, is the National Day of Action on Road Safety, a time for everyone, no matter where you are in Australia, to stop and think about road safety. The reality is that too many people are dying on Australian roads. Policing agencies from across Australia are uniting today, as a direct response […]
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