Police have closed a drug operation which has seen 15 people charged with over 55 offences in the Warwick and Stanthorpe areas. Operation Barracuda saw search warrants executed on fifteen different addresses from Friday December 14 to Monday December 17 and was focused on the supply of dangerous drugs in the Warwick and Stanthorpe areas. […]
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Closure of drug operation targeting sophisticated cannabis production and trafficking network – Brisbane
Police have charged four people with drug trafficking following the closure of an operation targeting a syndicate involved in the the alleged production and distribution of $6.5 million of cannabis in Queeensland. Operation Quebec Walkover was a six-month operation involving investigators from the Drug and Serious Crime Group, State Crime Command. Detectives charged four people, […]
Update: Hit and run appeal, Currumbin Waters
Police have charged a 22-year-old man with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm after a man was hit by a car at Currumbin Waters on Saturday morning. It will be alleged that around 6.30am, there was a verbal altercation between one man and four other men at a service station on Guineas Creek Road, […]
Police officer stood down, Road Policing Command
A 52-year-old male Senior Constable from Road Policing Command has been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service. The officer is subject of a criminal investigation and was served with a notice to appear on Friday 14 December 2018 for inappropriate information access and release. The officer is due to appear in […]
Drowning, Mutarnee
An 18-year-old man has died after being swept away in a flood-affected creek in Mutarnee north of Townsville this afternoon. Preliminary information suggests the man from Bushland Beach was swimming in Big Crystal Creek with friends at around 4pm when he was carried away by rapids exacerbated by recent weather events. The man was located […]
Heavy rainfall continues in parts of Queensland – limit non-essential travel
With severe weather systems dumping heavy rainfalls across much of Queensland police would like to remind members of the community, the motoring public and the boating fraternity to exercise extreme care when traversing waterways, watercourses and roadways. Heavy rains and flooded waterways are unpredictable with large volumes of surface water making conditions dangerous due to hazards […]
Armed robbery, Ellen Grove
Detectives are investigating the armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver in Ellen Grove this evening. At about 7.30pm, a 28-year-old man attempted to deliver food from a store in Forest Lake to an address on Julie Road when he was approached by three men. The men, one of whom was possibly armed with a […]
Dangerous driving, dangerous conduct with a weapon charges – Marsden and Logan
Four people have been charged following a disturbance at Marsden yesterday afternoon. At around 5.15pm, police responded to reports of a disturbance on Lynelle Street where it is alleged gunshots had been fired at a residence. Three men and a woman were then seen to leave the address in a vehicle. This vehicle was sighted […]
Hit and run appeal, Elanora
Police are investigating after a 21-year-old Burleigh Heads man was hit by a car at Elanora this morning. Around 6.30am, the man was struck by the car whilst he was walking across Guineas Creek Road. A white Subaru liberty sedan, possibly 2000 model with Queensland registration 581XUP, failed to remain at the scene. Police believe […]
Robbery with violence, Hillcrest
Police are investigating an incident of robbery with violence against a pizza delivery driver in Hillcrest overnight. At about 12.30am, two men approached a 17-year-old old female delivery driver as she attempted to deliver food from a Browns Plains store to a Pine Street address. The men, one armed with a piece of wood and […]