Police have charged a 43-year-old West Ipswich man in relation to an explosion at Leichhardt on May 10. He has been charged with one count each of grievous bodily harm and unlawful deposition of explosives and is due to appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court today. The incident left a 15-year-old boy with serious injuries. […]
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Police have charged three people following the discovery of a clandestine laboratory at an address in Cooran yesterday. Officers executed a search warrant at the Tablelands Road residence where they allegedly uncovered drug-making equipment, a quantity of cannabis and other substances and a firearm. A 24-year-old Tewantin man has been charged with six offences including […]
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Police have charged a man following an incident in which a 28-year-old man sustained gunshot wounds to his foot at Kholo earlier this month. It will be alleged the man was travelling in a vehicle with others in the Ipswich area when he was held against his will, had his phone stolen and repeatedly assaulted […]
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An emergent situation declared under the Public Safety Preservation Act at West Ipswich this morning has since been revoked. The declaration was made at 10.11am and was revoked at 5.01pm after further material was located at the property where an explosion occurred on Thursday. Specialist police conducted examinations and removed hazardous material at the site […]
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Ipswich police are investigating an incident where a child was indecently assaulted in Redbank Plains on July 19. Around 1pm two children were in a park area off Redbank Plains Road when they were approached by a man. One child was then assaulted. The man is described as being of Aboriginal appearance, aged in his […]
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Police executing a search warrant this morning have allegedly discovered a clandestine drug lab in a home on Tablelands Road at Cooran. Police also allegedly discovered drug paraphernalia, including glassware, chemicals and utensils in the home. A 54-year-old woman, a 44-year-old man and a 24-year-old man are currently assisting police with their inquiries. There is […]
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Detectives investigating the serious assault of a man at a rural property at Anstead on July 18 are appealing for public assistance. Indooroopilly CIB Officer in Charge, Detective Senior Sergeant Malcolm Gundry said the investigation was progressing. “We now believe a man who goes by the nickname of ‘Whitey’, as well as a woman who […]
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Police have declared an emergent situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act in West Ipswich. The declaration was made at 10.11am and includes residents and streets within the boundary from Brisbane Street to the east, Burnett, Darling East, Syntax and Herbert streets to the north, Challinor and Johnstone streets to the west and Tiger Street […]
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With almost 4,500 children under the age of 18 reported missing in Queensland in the 2011/2012 financial year, police are urging parents to think ahead in order to keep their children from becoming one of the many reported missing each year. With a theme of “See the signs before they disappear”, Missing Persons Week 2013 […]
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Police are investigating the armed robbery of an adult store at Browns Plains overnight. Around 9.10pm a man entered the Grand Plaza Drive store before producing a knife and demanding a female employee hand over cash from the till. The staff member complied with his demands and the man fled the scene with a sum […]
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