Police are appealing for public help to locate a man who was involved in an incident in New Farm on October 29. About 9.20pm two men became involved in an argument in a Brunswick Street car park when a 26-year-old man allegedly used a baseball bat to try and assault the other man. The 26-year-old […]
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Two people have been charged with drug related offences following operational activity as part of Taskforce Maxima this morning at Salisbury. Search warrants were executed at two addresses at Henson Road where officers located a sophisticated hydroponic cannabis crop and other associated material. Police are currently investigating links between these people and the Hells Angels […]
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Police are currently at the scene of a fatal traffic crash on the Peak Downs Highway at Coppabella, approximately 145km South-West of Mackay. Preliminary information suggests that around 12.40pm, a truck and car travelling in opposite directions collided. Two people died at the scene and two others have been transported to the Mackay Base Hospital […]
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Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Mount Warren Boulevard business this morning. At around 5.50, as a staff member entered the business, a man armed with a knife entered the store dressed in dark clothing and a balaclava and demanded money. The female staff member handed over cash and the man pushed her […]
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Cairns detectives have charged three men in relation to the wounding of a 54-year-old Woree man at a Windarra Street property early during an incident early this morning. Police will allege around 12.15am, three men were in the front yard of a Windarra Street property, and one of them, a 22-year-old, assaulted the 54-year-old. The […]
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Police area appealing for public assistance after a large quantity of drugs was located at a property near Baffle Creek yesterday. Detectives from Gladstone executed a search warrant on a Muller Road address and discovered over 550 cannabis plants, as well as a number of items used to manufacture dangerous drugs. At this stage, no […]
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New anti-hooning and road safety legislation came into effect today, delivering the toughest vehicle impoundment laws in Australia balanced with safeguards to protect the community. Commissioner Ian Stewart said the new legislation would improve road safety across Queensland by providing a strong deterrent to repeat offenders. “This legislation is not about targeting law abiding drivers […]
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Officers from Taskforce Takeback and the Gold Coast Major and Organised Crime Squad have overnight charged a Finks Criminal Motorcycle Gang associate with drug supply and possession charges. Around 8.30pm last night Taskforce Takeback officers intercepted a vehicle in the Tallai area. Police apprehended the driver of the vehicle. A search of the vehicle allegedly […]
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Police are investigating after a house was destroyed by fire at Fletcher last night. Initial investigations indicate the fire started around 7.30pm at the Fletcher Road home. No one was home at the time. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. A crime scene has been established with investigations to continue in […]
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Two police officers received minor injuries and three other vehicles were damaged after a vehicle crashed into a Random Breath Test (RBT) site at Brighton overnight. Initial investigations indicate the crash occurred shortly before midnight on the Deagon Deviation. One officer was struck by the vehicle whilst the second was injured as he attempted to […]
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