Queensland drivers are being urged to slow down around schools with hundreds of students headed back to school on Tuesday. Acting Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister John McVeigh said drivers needed to take extra care in schools zones as children were often unpredictable. “Children may duck out onto the road or misjudge traffic, but […]
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City CIB and Taskforce Maxima have charged a 51 yr old man following an investigation into a defence submission made on December 19 last year during sentencing of a riot offender for the offence of riot at Broadbeach. The Runcorn man was taken into custody today for allegedly making claims in Brisbane Magistrates Court on […]
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A 58-year-old man has been charged after police executed a search warrant at a Goodna address yesterday morning. As a result, Police located a large quantity of cannabis at the Church Street address. The 58-year-old Goodna man has been charged with one count of possess dangerous drugs and will appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court […]
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Police are investigating an incident at Jimboomba in which two men sustained gunshot wounds this morning. Initial investigations indicate the men received the injuries at a residence on Abell Road around 3am. Both have been taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital, where one is described to be in a serious but stable condition, and the […]
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Police have charged a man following a break and enter early this morning in Urangan. Police were called to an Island View Drive golf club around 3.50am following reports of a fire. It will be alleged that someone has entered the business and taken a sum of cash. It has been determined that the fire […]
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Detectives investigating the sexual assault of a Mount Isa woman on Saturday January 18 and the break-in at a Hillary Street house on January 22 are appealing for public assistance. Around 3am on Saturday morning a woman aged in her 40’s woke up to find a man sexually assaulting her. The woman attempted to move […]
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A man has died following a single vehicle crash that occurred on the New England Highway earlier today near Dalveen. Shortly after 3.30 this morning, a truck has collided with a guard rail and caught fire while travelling on the New England Highway. The driver, a 60-year-old Toowoomba man, was pronounced deceased at the scene. […]
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The online nightmare Detective Superintendent Brian Hay from the QPS Fraud and Cyber Crime group discusses how psychologists are now being used to help combat global internet fraud, to find more effective ways to convince scam victims they are being duped. To read the full article click on the link below. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-20/fraud-squad-teams-up-with-psychologists-to-help-scam-victims/5209464?section=vic
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Police are investigating a break and enter and arson incident that occurred in Urangan early this morning. Around 3.50am, police were called to a golf club on Island View Drive following reports of a vehicle and caravan on fire. Preliminary investigations suggest that unknown offender/s have unlawfully gained entry to the clubhouse and taken a […]
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Police from the Rockhampton Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU) yesterday charged a 41-year-old woman with failing in her obligation as a parent to ensure compulsory school attendance. It is alleged the offences occurred between October and November 2013. “With the commencement of the school year fast approaching, it is a timely reminder to parents […]
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