Police have made a declaration under Public Safety Preservation Act today in Townsville. At 2:50pm police declared the area unsafe due a building becoming unstable. As a result of the declaration the following roads are closed to all vehicles and pedestrian traffic: Sturt Street, Stokes Street, Walker Street and Denham Street. Police expect the declaration […]
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Ashgrove detectives today have charged a 35-year-old and 34-year-old man with a number of offences following investigations into the alleged theft of a tradesman’s trailer from an Ashgrove construction site. The trailer contained over $50,000 worth of tradesman tools, which was stolen in the early hours of February 5. Police will allege the trailer was […]
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Detectives have released CCTV vision after two men threatened staff with a firearm at a convenience store at Deeragun last night. At 9.38pm two men entered the Deeragun Road business and threatened two staff members with a firearm demanding cash. One of the men jumped over the counter and removed cash from the register whilst […]
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An Emergency Alert message has been issued by Lockhart River Council to the Lockhart River community which is expected to be affected by Severe Tropical Cyclone Trevor. The message advises that the community can expect to be affected by destructive winds from 3pm and residents should warn others and seek shelter now. Police sirens in […]
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This morning and as part of the investigation into the murder of Jay Brogden in 2007, a 33-year- man has been extradited from New South Wales. The 33-year-old man arrived in Brisbane this morning after his extradition from Sydney earlier today. He has been extradited for a breach of parole following a stabbing incident in […]
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Investigators from the Logan Major and Organised Crime Squad have arrested a patched member of the Highway 61 Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) during the closure of an operation targeting drug and firearms offences allegedly committed across the Gold Coast and Logan area. As part of Operation Quebec Elm, investigators working in partnership with Logan District […]
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Investigators from the Gold Coast Major and Organised Crime Squad yesterday seized a significant amount of cash during a vehicle intercept. At approximately 1pm detectives intercepted a vehicle driving on Ferry Road at Southport. A subsequent search of the vehicle located just over $112,000 concealed inside a plastic shopping bag. A 40-year-old Jimboomba man was […]
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Police have released CCTV of a man they wish to speak with, as part of their investigation into the grievous bodily harm of a man at Surfers Paradise in November. Around 9.20pm on Friday November 23, a 20-year-old Kuluin man was walking north-east along Peninsular Drive with a friend, when he passed two men who […]
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Crash investigators are appealing for witnesses following the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a truck in Calamvale yesterday. Preliminary inquiries indicate around 10.30am a 49-year-old woman was crossing Beaudesert Road at the intersection of Nottingham Road when she was struck by the vehicle. Paramedics attended the incident, however, the Calamvale woman was […]
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Police are investigating after two men were assaulted in Nambour overnight. Preliminary inquiries indicate around 12.30am three men were walking along a laneway off Price Street near Hospital Road when they were approached by three other males. An altercation has occurred during which a 37-year-old Woombye man received a non-life-threatening stab wound to the left […]
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