Queensland Police Service are seeking public assistance after two parcels of white powder were located washed up on beaches recently in the Bundaberg area. Members of the public contacted police after discovering two separate one-kilogram packages containing a powder substance at Elliott Heads on December 21 and Mon Repos on December 27. Superintendent Craig Hawkins […]
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Day 5 – Christmas Road Safety Campaign (phase 2)
In the first five days of the Christmas Road Safety Campaing (phase 2) police have detected over 19,000 speeding motorists (speed camera detections and mobile radars), 190 drink drivers and 127 drivers testing positive at roadside drug driving tests. Sadly four people have lost their lives since Phase 2 of the road safety campaign commenced […]
Gold Coast New Year’s Eve 2018
All available Queensland Police Service resources will be deployed to ensure the 2018 New Year’s Eve festivities on the Gold Coast are not adversely affected by incidents of public disorder or antisocial behaviour. External resources from the Helicopter Support Unit, Water Police, Road Policing Command and Logan District will complement the local policing response ensuring […]
Update: Wounding investigation, Beerwah
A woman has been charged after a man was allegedly stabbed at Beerwah on December 23. It will be alleged four people, two women and two men, attended an address on Old Gympie Road at around 8.30pm. One of the women had a verbal dispute with a 38-year-old male occupant of the residence during which […]
Fatal traffic crash, Pampas
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred at Pampas near Toowoomba this afternoon. Initial investigations indicate at about 5.10pm, two trucks travelling south on the Gore Highway collided with one another as one of the trucks attempted to turn off the highway onto Gilgai Lane. A 7-year-old boy who was a passenger in […]
Beware of Fake Facebook Profiles bearing gifts!
If you receive a FB message that appears to be from a friend or relative telling you how they’ve just received a government grant or won money and giving you information on how you too can be so lucky – delete immediately. The message is really from a scammer who has either hacked your friend’s […]
Armed robbery, Sunnybank Hills
Detectives are investigating after a service station was robbed at Sunnybank Hills this morning. Shortly before 4am, a man entered a Pinelands Road service station and produced a knife before demanding money and cigarettes. The staff member complied and the man fled the business on foot with a sum of cash and cigarettes. A second […]
SCAM ALERT – Extortion email scam
Queensland Police have identified an increase in extortion emails demanding payment to bitcoin accounts. Scammers are sending ransom emails containing terrifying threats designed to frighten people into handing over their money. These emails have been linked to similar campaigns around the world regarding sextortion, bomb hoaxes, fake hitman emails and more recently acid attack threats. […]
Road safety report: Phase 2 – Day 4 – with statistics
Day four has had 4873 speeding motorists fined on Queensland roads and 14 drivers fined for using a mobile phone. The highest speed for the day was detected by mobile radar on Fairbairn Dam Road in Gindie (south of Emerald). A 17-year-old Emerald man on a provisional licence has been issued a traffic infringement notice […]
Serious assault and unlawful use charges, Maroochydore
A man has been charged following an incident at a Maroochydore unit complex last night. Shortly before 6pm, officers were attending a Kingsford Smith Parade to arrest a man in relation to the alleged unlawful use of motor vehicles when he barricaded himself inside a unit. The occupants, a man and woman aged in their […]