Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 50-year-old man reported missing from Wrights Creek yesterday. He was last seen at 7.45pm at a Harris Road address. Police and family hold concerns for his welfare. He is Caucasian, between 175cm and 180cm tall with a proportionate build, grey hair and blue eyes, and […]
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Three men who allegedly escaped from the Townsville Correctional Farm in Stuart on December 30 have been charged. The three men were reported missing from the Townsville Correctional Farm December 30. It will be further alleged that they stole a vehicle from Heatley, which evaded police at around 8.40am, the following day on the Bruce […]
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Police have located the body of a missing surfer following a two-day air, sea and land search on the Gold Coast. The body was located in the water in the vicinity of Crusoe Island around 11am. Police have confirmed that the body is that of the 34-year-old man who went missing at The Spit at […]
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Police have praised the behaviour of New Year’s revellers across the state with reported crowd numbers up while arrests were down compared to last year. An estimated 120,000 people attended the South Bank precinct in Brisbane to join in celebrations while around 50,000 counted down to 2016 in Surfers Paradise. There were 536 arrests at […]
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Police and other agencies are continuing their air, sea and land search for a missing surfer at Main Beach today. Today’s search involves a rescue helicopter, beach patrols, and water police and other agencies on jet boats and jet skis. A leg rope was located at 5.30am this morning 200m south of the Seaway, however, […]
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Police are continuing to urge motorists to consider the fatal five before driving after a large amount of drink and drug drivers were detected in Queensland overnight. A 31-year-old Daisy Hill man was riding his motorcycle along Paradise Road, Slacks Creek at 6.30pm last night when it collided with a vehicle near Meaking Road. The […]
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Police have charged a man following an emergent situation in Kingfisher Drive, River Heads yesterday afternoon. A 31-year-old River Heads man has been charged with one count each of possess weapon, possess explosive, possess dangerous drug and possess utensils. He is expected to appear at the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on January 28.
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The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a motorcycle crash that took the life of man at Slacks Creek this evening. Initial investigations indicate that around 6.30pm at motorcycle was travelling west along Paradise Road, when it collided with a vehicle near Meakin Road. The rider, a 31-year-old Daisy Hill man, was pronounced deceased at the […]
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Police have located three men who escaped from Townsville Correctional Farm at Stuart last night. At around 8.10pm, the three men were taken into police custody in Gympie. The three men were reported missing from the Townsville Correctional Farm overnight. At 12.40am this morning, the trio caught a taxi from Fairfield Waters to Vincent. Investigations […]
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An emergent situation has been declared under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) in River Heads this afternoon. The PSPA was declared at around 4.20pm on Kingfisher Drive after a man, who had been making threats throughout the day was detained by police. Just before 10am this morning, police responded to reports that a man […]
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