A man has been charged following investigations into a fatal traffic crash in Brighton yesterday afternoon. Initial investigations indicate shortly after 5pm a motorcycle was travelling south on the Houghton Highway when it collided with the rear of a utility on the Ted Smout Memorial Bridge. The rider of the motorcycle, a 48-year-old Kippa-Ring man, […]
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A man has been charged with murder following the death of a man at Alexandra Hills on Tuesday, November 22. Police were called to a Brompton Street home around 11.50pm after reports two men had allegedly been stabbed. A 37-year-old Hillcrest man died at the scene. The second man, a 39-year-old from Tingalpa, was transported […]
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Police Commissioner Ian Stewart offered his congratulations to Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers who were acknowledged at the Premier’s Awards for Excellence ceremony. The Premier’s Awards for Excellence acknowledge and reward individuals and teams under the following categories: customer focus, innovation, leadership, performance and sustainability. The QPS was announced as winners and finalists in the performance category. […]
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Three males have been charged after the alleged armed robbery of two 17-year-old men in Surfers Paradise overnight. Around 9.30pm the two men were walking along Peninsular Drive when they were approached by three males. One of the males allegedly produced a knife and made demands for property. The offenders obtained items before fleeing the […]
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It was a busy night in Surfer Paradise last night with a large crowd descending on the entertainment precinct for day six of schoolies on the Gold Coast. Overnight there were 12 schoolies charged with 14 offences relating to drug and public nuisance offences with two schoolies given liquor infringement notices for drinking in a […]
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A 17-year-old man has been injured after he fell from a balcony in Surfers Paradise early this morning. Around 3am it is believed the man was leaning over a balcony at a Cypress Avenue apartment to retrieve some property when he fell two floors. He was transported to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a […]
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Police have charged a man following a single vehicle crash at Hendra early this morning. It will be alleged about 2am a car has crashed into the awning of a shop on Nudgee Road. The driver fled the scene however a member of the public directed police to Williams Avenue where a man was located. […]
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A man has died following a traffic crash at Brighton this afternoon. Initial investigations indicate shortly after 5pm a motorcycle was travelling south on the Houghton Highway when it collided with the rear of a utility on the Ted Smout Memorial Bridge. The rider of the motorcycle, a 48-year-old Kippa-ring man, died at the scene. […]
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A man has died following a traffic crash at Brighton this afternoon. Initial investigations indicate shortly after 5pm a motorcycle was travelling south on the Houghton Highway when it collided with the rear of a utility on the Ted Smout Memorial Bridge. The rider of the motorcycle, a 48-year-old Kippa-ring man, died at the scene. […]
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On the lead up to starting my journey at the Queensland Police Service Academy (QPSA), I always thought that I was going to commute. As I lived an hour away, I didn’t think that living in was an option for me, I just assumed that rooms at the academy were allocated for people that were […]
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