Former Sergeant and current General Secretary of the Queensland Police Union of Employees Mick Barnes is one of those blokes who decided to start riding motorcycles a little bit later in life. Like many others involved in both Australian law enforcement and motorcycles, Mick joined the Queensland contingent heading down to the annual National ‘Wall to Wall’ […]
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Police are investigating the armed robbery of a tobacco store in Townsville’s West End this afternoon. Around 12.20pm, a man entered the Ingham Road store and demanded cigarettes and that a male staff member empty the till. When the staff member refused, the man grabbed a carton of cigarettes and fled the scene in a […]
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Police are appealing for public assistance as part of an investigation into a number of incidents in Mount Isa over the last month. Around 2.30am on February 6, a man approached a woman on a bike and exposed himself to her in the Central Business District in the vicinity of Simpson, Isa and Gray streets. […]
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Yesterday police from Upper Mount Gravatt Station played students from Sunnybank State High School in the inaugural Harmony Day Community Shield soccer game. The game was part of activities planned during this week to commemorate Harmony Day which celebrates the diverse cultures within Australia. In the lead up to the much anticipated game, students participated […]
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A woman is currently assisting police with investigations after an alleged traffic incident in Broadbeach this morning. Preliminary information suggests that just before 9am a woman and two men were involved in a four vehicle traffic crash on Bermuda Street near the Monaco Street Bridge. It is alleged that an altercation ensued and the woman […]
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Yesterday the Queensland Police Service Academy, Oxley campus saw 84 recruits and six Police Dogs (PDs) graduate in an induction ceremony attended by Commissioner Ian Stewart. Graduating as First Year Constables (FYC), the 84 recruits completed the 25 week Recruit Training Program. The program aims to provide recruits with a quality foundation so that they can […]
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A 41-year-old female Sergeant from Operations Support Command has been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service. The officer is subject of an investigation concerning off duty behaviour. In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency and accountability, we have undertaken to inform the public when an officer faces […]
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Police have located the body of a female paddler reported missing at Currumbin Creek last night. The body was located in Currumbin Creek at about 7:30am. It follows an overnight search operation involving Water Police, Polair and volunteers after a 50-year-old woman fell from a dragon boat at around 6.45pm yesterday. Investigations are continuing and […]
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Police have charged a man following the declaration of an emergent situation in Capalaba yesterday afternoon. Shortly after 4pm police responded to reports a man had locked himself in a shed at a residence at Cassia Court, Capalaba and was allegedly armed with a gun. Police attended the residence and established a cordon around the […]
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A search is continuing this morning for a woman who was reported missing after falling from a dragon boat at Elanora yesterday. Around 6.45pm, police received information that a woman was missing after the 50-year-old fell into Currumbin Creek Waterway. The additional 15 female paddlers of the boat were not physically injured during the incident. […]
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