A joint enforcement operation using resources from Road Policing Command, Operations Support Command, Central Region, and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), was recently conducted in the Central Queensland region. The operation, using police vessel “Lyle M Hoey” pictured below, targeted operators of commercial fishing vessels and charter boats in the Coral Sea […]
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Maroochydore police have charged a 26-year-old Mudjimba man with 87 counts of fraud. Police will allege that between February and July this year the man attended various retail businesses in South East Queensland and fraudulently obtained refunds. The man appeared at Maroochydore Magistrates Court yesterday. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing […]
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Police are investigating a house fire which severely damaged a residence in Labrador early this morning. Around 1.15am emergency crews were called to a Wynflo Street where it was found to be well alight. The house was unoccupied but the blaze caused significant damage. Police secured the scene and conducted forensic examinations today. Investigations are continuing. […]
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If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.
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Police have closed an ongoing operation, arresting 49 people on 160 charges in the Ipswich and Brisbane districts. Operation Lima Quantity was launched in November 2013 and culminated in a series of search warrants of yesterday, seizing a quantity of drugs including cannabis, meth amphetamines and prescription drugs and alleged stolen property. Acting Detective Inspector […]
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Officers from the Gold Coast Major and Organised Crime Squad’s Firearms Investigation team executed a search warrant overnight at a Paradise Point residence. Around 6.45pm officers forced entry to the Excalibur Court residence where a search subsequently located a pump-action shotgun, a .22 calibre rifle a .19 calibre Airsoft pistol, ammunition and a drug utensil […]
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The Commissioner of Police Ian Stewart today attended the naming ceremony of the first of three new water police catamaran vessels, now named the ‘Perry Irwin’. In August 2013, the Government announced the successful outcome of the tender process for the construction of three 24 metre vessels for the Queensland Police Service (QPS). This first […]
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The emergent situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) at Pullenvale remains in place. Please be advised that Red Cedar Road between the Lilly Pilly Road intersection up to the roundabout with White Cedar Road will be closed until 4.30pm today and that no access will be permitted into the road. Police including specialist […]
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The emergent situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) at Pullenvale remains in place. The PSPA was declared at 8.22pm as a precaution after police located suspicious items at a Red Cedar Road address. Only residents in Red Cedar Road between the Lilly Pilly Road intersection up to the roundabout with White Cedar Road […]
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Police have declared an emergent situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) at Pullenvale. The PSPA was declared at 8.22pm as a precaution after police located suspicious items at a Red Cedar Road address. Police including specialist officers are on-scene. Affected residents have been advised to remain indoors. There is no further information available at […]
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