Cairns police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 23-year-old man reported missing from Portsmith since last week. Chris Puruntatameri (pictured) was last seen at a residential facility on Buchan Street around 2pm on April 5 and has not made contact with friends or family since. Chris is Aboriginal, approximately 175cm tall with […]
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A 42-year-old male Constable from Southern Region has been suspended from official duty with the Queensland Police Service. The officer has been issued with a notice to appear regarding two charges of assault and one charge of wilful damage and is to appear before the Caboolture Magistrates Court on May 9. The officer was not […]
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Police have upgraded a man’s charge following investigations into the suspicious death of a 38-year-old woman at a campground near Winton on April 9. A 39-year-old man, known to the woman, has been charged with one count of acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm. He is due to reappear in the Longreach Magistrates Court […]
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Police have charged three juveniles following the alleged robbery of a man at a train station in Loganlea last night. It is alleged around 9.00pm three male juveniles approached a 26-year-old man at the train station on Station Road. One of the juveniles has presented a knife and demanded the man handover his wallet and […]
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Police have charged a 20-year-old man after investigations into an incident in the Ipswich suburb of Churchill yesterday afternoon. It is alleged the man assaulted a 19-year-old woman by attempting to choke her on three occasions as well as threatening her with a knife and attempting to strangle her at a residence in Bremer Street. […]
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The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating following a serious single vehicle traffic crash in Bells Creek this afternoon. Initial investigations suggest at around 3:50pm a car travelling north on the Bruce Highway swerved into the median strip, became airborne and rolled, trapping the male driver. Emergency services attended and both directions of the Bruce Highway […]
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Detectives are investigating following a serious assault in Springfield this afternoon. Initial information indicates at around 5:00pm a woman was assaulted by a man armed with a knife and another woman at the intersection of Karamena Avenue and Bridgewater Road. The pair then stole the woman’s dash cam before fleeing the scene. The 18-year-old woman […]
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A man has died following a single vehicle traffic crash in Raceview this afternoon. Preliminary information suggests a car travelling west on Jarrah Street stuck a male pedestrian at around 5:15pm. A 31-year-old Raceview man was attended to by paramedics but was not able to be revived and was declared deceased at the scene. The […]
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The search for a missing pilot following a helicopter crash on Thursday evening has been formally suspended. The wreckage of the helicopter was located on the sea floor off Cape Tribulation on Sunday. Divers checked the wreckage, however the pilot was not located. Searches of the area between Noah Beach and the Donovan Range have […]
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A 31-year-old male Constable from the Northern Region has been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service. The officer is subject of an investigation concerning allegations of misconduct including accessing and releasing confidential information. In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency and accountability, we have undertaken to inform […]
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