Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery that occurred overnight on Mango Street, Runcorn. Around 6.45pm a man threatened a 21-year-old man with a knife and demanded the keys to his car. The car owner did not hand over his keys and ran away. No one was physically injured during the incident. The man is […]
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Family, friends and colleagues of fallen police officer, Constable Casey Blain, have gathered for a special ceremony in his memory. Commissioner Ian Stewart and Constable Blain’s parents planted a jacaranda tree in the Avenue of Remembrance at the Queensland Police Academy at Oxley in honour of Constable Blain. Colleagues laid wreaths next to a plaque unveiled […]
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Police are investigating a serious traffic crash at Berserker this morning in which a motorcyclist sustained life threatening injuries. Initial investigations indicate a collision occurred between a motorcycle and a utility on Charles Street around 8.45am. The motorcycle came to rest trapping the rider before it caught alight. The rider, a 40-year-old Gracemere man, was […]
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Police were out in force at PCYC Queensland’s glittering night of nights. More than 300 people attended the inaugural State Awards ceremony in Brisbane on Saturday night. Among the guests were Deputy Commissioner Ross Barnett and Deputy Commissioner Brett Pointing. It was the first time the PCYC has held statewide awards in recognition of its people and […]
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Police have charged a man following an alleged incident in Fortitude Valley yesterday morning. Police allege at around 5.25am in the Brunswick Street Mall they were attempting to take another person into custody for an unrelated matter when a 25-year-old man intervened. The man was allegedly directed to move away, however, he turned and […]
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Police have charged four people with armed robbery following investigations into an alleged incident on September 12, in East Bundaberg. It will be alleged that two men entered a hotel on Princess Street at about 4:20am on Friday, September 12. The men threatened staff with a firearm and fled with a quantity of cash. The […]
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Detectives have charged a 63-year-old Manoora man following investigations into a shooting at an Enmore Street residence around 7.30pm yesterday. Police will allege that the man fired a rifle at a stationary vehicle located at a neighbouring residence. A 31-year-old man who was sitting in the vehicle, allegedly received a gunshot wound to his arm. […]
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Four people have been charged following investigations into three armed robberies at businesses in Townsville over the weekend. It will be alleged around 2.20am on Saturday, staff at a service station on Charters Towers Road at Hermit Park were threatened by a man with a knife before cash was stolen. Around 9.30pm on the same […]
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Police are investigating after a vehicle was destroyed by fire in Coomera early this morning. At about 2.00am a fire destroyed a sedan which was parked in front of a house in Foxwell Road, Coomera. Minor damage also occurred to a second vehicle and trailer which were parked on either side of the vehicle. Police […]
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Police are investigating a shooting at Manoora yesterday. Initial inquiries indicate about 7.30pm at a residence in Enmore Street a man has fired a rifle at a stationary vehicle. The vehicle was at a neighbouring residence and a 31-year-old male was sitting in the vehicle. The 31-year-old man was transported to hospital with non-life threatening […]
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