A man wanted by police after allegedly escaping from custody in Roma has been located this evening. The 27-year-old man had allegedly escaped from police at the Roma Hospital on December 4 after being taken there for medical treatment from the Roma Watchhouse. He has been charged with escaping lawful custody, assault police and stealing. […]
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One person has died and another is in serious condition following a traffic crash at Mackay West this afternoon. Initial investigations indicate around 5.40pm a motorcycle and a car have collided at the intersection of Bridge Road and Goldsmith Street. The male rider of the motorcycle has died at the scene. The male driver of […]
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Rockhampton police investigating the location of a suspicious item at Norman Gardens have destroyed the item via a controlled detonation this afternoon. An emergent situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act was declared around 3.15pm and revoked at 4.20pm. Around 9.15am police were advised of a cylindrical item located near a fence on Yaamba Road, […]
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A man armed with a knife stole cash and cigarettes during a robbery of a Rockhampton supermarket this afternoon. Shortly after midday the man entered the Main Street, Park Avenue store and threatened two store employees before fleeing on foot. He is described as Caucasian, aged in his mid 20s with a thin build and […]
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A 40-year-old Caboolture man has been hospitalised with serious head and facial injuries following an alleged assault at a Caboolture residence early this morning. Police were called to an Avocado Drive address shortly after midnight where they located the man in a semi-conscious state inside the residence. The man was transported to the Royal Brisbane […]
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Detectives from the Townsville Criminal Investigation Branch investigating a suspicious device found at Heatley yesterday afternoon are appealing for public assistance to help determine the origins of the device. Police were called to a park located in Fullham Road after a suspicious device was found in a rubbish bin around 11.30am. An emergency declaration under […]
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The driver of a truck, a man believed to be aged in his 60s, has been transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with serious injuries after his truck crashed at Logan this morning. Preliminary information suggests that around 11am a truck travelling on an overpass on the Logan Motorway, near the entrance to the Pacific […]
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Police are investigating after a man robbed a hotel at Lawnton early this morning. Around 1.35am a man entered the Gympie Road premises and threatened the attendant with a machete, demanding money. After taking a sum of cash the man fled on foot. No one was physically injured during the robbery. The man is described […]
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Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred in the early hours of this morning on the Bruce Highway. Initial inquiries reveal at about 2.45am a car travelling north on the highway approximately 5km north of Mount Larcom, may have collided with a pipe on the road and burst into flames. […]
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The emergent situation declared at Heatley has been revoked at 1.28am following the controlled detonation of the suspicious item early this morning. Specialist police from the Explosive Ordinance Response Team conducted the controlled detonation of the item at 12:50am. The declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act had been made yesterday afternoon at 5.45pm after […]
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