A Burrum Heads man has been charged following investigations into a fatal traffic crash at Apple Tree Creek on November 21, 2012. The crash occurred on the Bruce Highway around 8.10am and involved two semi-trailers and a utility. A 27-year-old Carindale man died in the crash. A 55-year-old man has been charged with two counts […]
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Sunshine Coast Police have seized a large number of weapons including firearms and crossbows after executing a search warrant at a Coes Creek residence yesterday. It will be alleged detectives located firearms, crossbows and a quantity of ammunition during the search of the property. Semi-automatic rifles and handguns were among the weapons allegedly found. Investigations […]
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This is a joint media release with the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. A 41-year-old man from Merrimac – on Queensland’s Gold Coast – is scheduled to face Southport Magistrate’s Court this morning to face charges relating to the illegal importation of firearms components. The charges are a result […]
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Fifteen schoolies were arrested overnight on 17 charges, mainly public nuisance and street related, as crowd numbers remained about the same as previous nights at Surfers Paradise schoolies celebrations. Police were generally pleased with crowd behaviour with a significant drop from the previous night for schoolies fined for drinking in a public place. There were […]
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A 17-year-old man from Miles is the second person to be charged by police for alleged ‘balcony hopping’ earlier this evening. While on foot-patrol around Surfers Paradise just before 7pm, police officers saw the teenager move from adjoining balconies on level 11 of a high rise building on Beach Road. He has been charged with […]
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Police are at the scene of a serious two vehicle traffic crash on the Mossman – Daintree Road. It is believed that two vehicles collided about 5.30pm. One person is being flown to the Cairns Base Hospital with serious injuries while another person is being taken to the Mossman Hospital with unknown injuries. The Mossman […]
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Police are searching for a man after a security guard was robbed this afternoon on Hanlan Street at Surfers Paradise. About 1.20pm, the security guard was pulling a trolley containing bags of money when a man walked up behind him and removed a bag from the trolley. The security guard withdrew his firearm and gave […]
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Police have charged an 18-year old New South Wales man following an incident on Saturday night in Surfers Paradise. Police received information that there were foot marks on the railings of four adjoining balconies on level 8 of a high rise building on the Esplanade. An 18-year-old man has been changed with one count of […]
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Police are no longer appealing for assistance to help locate a man reported missing from Smithfield. Police thank the media and the public for their assistance. 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 […]
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A man is assisting police with their inquiries following a series of break and enters in Townsville this morning. At 1am, a vehicle was stolen from a Paxton Street residence in North Ward. A short time later, the stolen car was used to gain entry to a bottle shop in Forest Avenue, Kirwan where a […]
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