Police are investigating after a large fire broke out in a residential building at a Townsville university overnight. Emergency services were called to the campus on Angus Smith Drive just before 1am following reports of a blaze at one of the accommodation blocks. Two residential buildings were evacuated and the fire was quickly extinguished. No […]
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Police have revoked an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act in relation to an incident in Gladstone. The declaration was revoked at 10.15pm. Emergency services were called to Flinders Street shortly after 4.30pm following the discovery of a suspicious device on the footpath. An exclusion zone was established and a PSPA declaration was […]
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A 53-year-old man has died after being involved in a suspected hit and run incident in Tarragindi earlier this year. Around 4am on February 18, the man was jogging along Strathfield Street when it is believed he was struck by a vehicle. He sustained critical head injuries and was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital where […]
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Police have laid charges after a 22-year-old man was allegedly assaulted before having his car stolen from a Highfields residence last month. It will be alleged around 9.40pm on March 26, three people attended a Hi Winds Drive home where the man was assaulted. The man’s car was allegedly stolen from the address and was […]
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A 24-year-old Peak Crossing man has been charged with one count of murder after being extradited from New South Wales this morning following ongoing investigations into the alleged suspicious death of David Thornton. The man has also been charged with one count of misconduct with corpse by interfering. He is expected to appear in the […]
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Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating after a man died in a traffic crash overnight at Milman. At 7am emergency services were called after a Toyota 4WD was travelling North on Milman North Road when it has left the road and rolled. The driver and sole occupant, a 20-year-old local man, died at the scene. […]
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Detectives have confirmed human remains discovered at a Goodna property this week belong to missing 58-year-old man David Thornton. Results of forensic examinations and investigations by Ipswich Criminal Investigation Branch and the Homicide Investigation Unit have led detectives to this conclusion. A 24-year-old man is expected to appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court later today […]
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Police have located a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing after being last been seen at a Musk Avenue address at Upper Coomera on April 2, 2019. Media and the public are thanks for their assistance.
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Two people have died in a two-vehicle-crash near Rolleston this morning. At 7am, emergency services were called to the scene on the Carnarvon Highway, approximately 30 kilometres south of Rolleston. On arrival, police found a semi-trailer and a car towing a caravan had collided, resulting in the car catching alight. The driver of the truck […]
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A man has been charged following investigations into a fatal explosion in North Mackay yesterday. Just before 2am on April 2, emergency services responded to reports an explosion had occurred at a Malcolmson Street, trailer manufacturing business. It will be alleged two men attempted to set alight a shipping container belonging to someone known to […]
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