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Large operation, an Easter long weekend reminder

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News18/04/2019Leave a comment

https://d2haxmvzil2swt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2019/04/18/145721_Easter_RBT.mp4 Download Video Today Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services the Honourable Mark Ryan MP joined Chief Superintendent Brian Swan at a large operation supporting the Easter road safety campaign at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. South Brisbane Officers conducted one of the many high-visibility operations happening across the state this Easter holiday period. The […]

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Serious crash (Shaw), Townsville

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News18/04/2019Leave a comment

Police have responded to a collision between a tanker truck and a car in Shaw this morning. Initial investigations indicate, shortly after 10 am at the intersection of Shaw Road and the Bruce Highway an LPG gas tanker has collided with a car. Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident or may have dash […]

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Fatal traffic crash, Caboolture

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A man has died in hospital following a two vehicle traffic crash in Caboolture on Monday, April 15. Preliminary investigations indicate at around 5:15pm a mobility scooter was crossing King Street when it collided with a car travelling along King Street. A 78-year-old man was transported to Caboolture Hospital in a stable condition but passed […]

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Wounding, Holmview

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Police are investigating after a man received a gun-shot wound to his lower back at Holmview this morning. Around 5.40am, a 29-year-old man attended a service station at the corner of Logan River Road and Gardner Road on his bicycle and reported that he had been shot. The 29-year-old received a non-life-threatening single gunshot wound […]

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Update – Serious traffic crash, Oakey

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News18/04/2019Leave a comment

Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorist was seriously injured by a metal rod, whilst travelling on the Warrego Highway towards Oakey on February 25. The 60-year-old woman was driving a rigid truck westbound around 3.15pm when a metal rod approximately 50 centimetres in length bounced off the road and came through her windscreen. […]

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Easter road safety stories – “Never attend another one again”

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News18/04/2019Leave a comment

Unfortunately Easter is a notorious time for road crashes in Queensland. The QPS with the support of other emergency services is currently coordinating a state-wide traffic policing operation designed to reduce the number of serious injuries, fatal traffic crashes and road related crime. At the April 5 launch of the Easter road safety campaign Commissioner […]

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Armed robbery, Oxley

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Detectives are investigating after two people were injured during a robbery at a home in Oxley early this morning. At around 12:30am three men armed with firearms forced their way into a home on Davies Street. The men assaulted two men who were home at the time, before fleeing the scene with a safe in […]

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Fatal crash, South Toowoomba

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Police are investigating a fatal crash in Toowoomba this morning. Around 5.55am, two vehicles collided near the intersection of James and Peachey streets in South Toowoomba. A woman was declared deceased at the scene. Two men were taken to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating. If you have information […]

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Serious traffic crash, Bruce Highway

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News17/04/2019Leave a comment

A man has been airlifted to Townsville Hospital in a critical condition after a serious car crash at Bilyana, Cassowary Coast today. Around 3.20pm, two men, aged 41 and 42, were travelling south on the Bruce Highway when their car has crossed over into the north bound lane and collided with another car, that was […]

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The first litter for 2019 has arrived!

Queensland Police ServiceBy Australian Crime News17/04/2019Leave a comment

The QPS and Brisbane Dog Squad is proud to announce the arrival of the latest litter of crime fighters, the ‘R litter’ of German Shepherds. Born on March 16, these nine new pups are the first in a string of litters on the way for the Dog Squad and come from strong breeding lines. As […]

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