Police Commissioner Ian Stewart has today announced the appointment of Brett Schafferius as an Assistant Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service (QPS). Assistant Commissioner Schafferius was previously the Far Northern District Officer, and will take over the Community Contact Command portfolio. “I am very pleased today to welcome Assistant Commissioner Schafferius to the Executive Leadership […]
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Police have located dangerous drugs and a number of handguns allegedly produced by a 3D printer during the search of Mudjimba residence yesterday. Officers attended the Currawong Street address around 8.30am and made the discovery which also included false driver licences and credit cards allegedly made using printers and scanning equipment. The three handguns and […]
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Acting Superintendent Joe Jaramozovic was recently reunited with Townsville local, Taylor Byrnes after the 2018 Gold Coast Marathon but, this is not where their story first began. In 1997, Acting Superintendent Jaramozovic, then a Constable with the Gold Coast Crime Unit, participated in the annual Crop-a-Cop fundraising event for cancer. Pictured below, he had the […]
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The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal single vehicle traffic crash at Derragun overnight. Police and emergency services were called to the Bruce Highway at 10.40pm after a man was located unconscious near a motorbike by an off duty police officer. The officer commenced CPR but the 41-year-old man was pronounced deceased at the […]
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A woman reported missing from Jamboree Heights has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the media and members of the public for their assistance.
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THIS WOMAN HAS BEEN LOCATED SAFE AND WELL. Police are seeking assistance to help locate a woman reported missing from Jamboree Heights. Concerns are held for her welfare as her behaviour is out of character. If anyone has seen her or her vehicle, police are urging them to make contact. If you have […]
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Police are investigating after a man in an electric wheelchair was robbed and assaulted in Kirwan this morning. Around 11.45am the 22-year-old man was travelling home from the local shops on Kern Brothers Drive when he was approached by two men riding mountain bikes asking for cigarettes. When the man refused, one of the riders […]
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New training to assist police de-escalate potentially dangerous situations, resolve active armed offender situations and apply tactical first aid is being rolled out to all 11,500 officers across the state. The Dynamic Interactive Scenario Training (DIST) is conducted at the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Academy at Oxley. DIST focuses on enhancing officer’s practical policing skills, […]
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Police have released vision of two men they wish to speak to in relation to an alleged break and enter at Helensvale on June 30. Following investigations, Police arrested a man at a private residence at Connemara Street, Gaven on July 5. A 29-year-old Gaven man has been charged with one count of entering a […]
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A man has been charged in relation to the alleged discovery of four tasers and possession of restricted prescription drugs at a house at Coombabah last night. Around 6.20pm a search warrant was executed at the Waranga Way residence where it is alleged four taser torch devices and a quantity of Viagra and opiate pain […]
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