A Sunshine Coast woman has been charged after she allegedly took advantage of two elderly victims. On June 27, the 42-year-old woman allegedly attended a retirement village on Magnetic Drive, Buderim where she attempted to convince a 94-year-old woman the pair knew each other. It will further be alleged when the elderly woman denied knowing […]
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Burglary, Regents Park
Police have released vision of two men who crashed a stolen vehicle into a shopping complex before trying to steal an ATM at Regents Park overnight. Around 3.40am, a man reversed a stolen red 2012 Nissan Navara utility through the closed glass entrance doors on the eastern side of a shopping centre on the Mount […]
Shots fired, Woolloongabba
Police are investigating after someone has fired shots into a business in Woolloongabba overnight. Preliminary investigations indicate at about 2.35am shots were fired into a gym on Annerley Road through the front glass door and a number of windows. No one was in the business at the time and no one was injured in the […]
Update – Break and enter, Chinchilla
Four people have been charged following investigations into the break in of a store at a Chinchilla shopping centre on June 25. Around 12.30am, a group of people allegedly forced their way into the Middle Street store, removing entertainment and electrical items before leaving the store. There was significant damage caused to the store as […]
Cash and drug seizure, Clairview
Sarina Police have charged two men after discovering more than $800,000 in cash and ice during a traffic stop in Clairview. At around 12.00pm on June 25 an officer from Mackay District Road Policing Unit intercepted a vehicle on the Bruce Highway after observing it driving significantly below the speed limit. It will be alleged […]
My Story: Sergeant Billy Li, Cultural Advisory Officer
Think policing is all car chases, blaring sirens and handcuffing perps? Think again! https://d2haxmvzil2swt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2019/06/26/82747_4_Billy_Li_Recruit_Video.undefined.mp4 Download Video Sergeant Billy Li is a branch manager for PCYC in the Whitsundays. Before he took that role and when we caught up with him he was a Cultural Advisory Officer with the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Cultural Engagement Unit, […]
Fatal traffic crash, Nankin
Police are investigating a fatal single vehicle traffic crash this morning in Nankin. Initial inquiries indicate shortly after 4am a four-wheel drive was travelling on Emu Park Road when it left the road, rolled a number of times and struck a tree. The driver, a man, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Forensic Crash Unit […]
Homicide investigation, Kowanyama
Detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a woman and unlawful wounding of a child in Kowanyama this morning. Shortly after 1am police attended a residence after receiving reports of a disturbance. Upon arrival, a 27-year-old woman was located with stab wounds to her neck and upper torso. The woman was taken to the Kowanyama […]
Assistant Commissioner Cowden off to Harvard University
On Wednesday June 26, it was announced that Assistant Commissioner Sharon Cowden from Ethical Standards Command, was the 2019 winner of the Chief Executive Women (CEW) scholarship for the Authentic Leader Development program at Harvard Business School. Assistant Commissioner Cowden will attend the highly regarded leadership program in July, and is the fifth CEW scholar […]
Trespassing and obstruct police, Raceview
A man has been charged with trespassing and obstruct police following an incident in Raceview overnight. At about 11:20pm police were called to a Zoe Court address in Raceview following reports of a man on a roof. Upon arrival, police located a 28-year-old man on the roof who refused to come down. A police negotiator […]