Two men have been arrested following the alleged shooting of a man in the carpark of a Currimundi shopping centre on October 19. Yesterday with the assistance of Victoria Police Taskforce Echo detectives a search warrant was executed on a residence in Saint Albans, Victoria in relation to the incident and the men, aged 56 […]
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QPS recruitment seminars: is this your career?
Police recruiting will be out on a roadshow, bringing information about a career in the police service to Toowoomba, Stanthorpe, Goondiwindi, Roma, Charleville and Chinchilla. The Queensland Police Service offers a career like no other. If you’ve always dreamed of becoming a police officer, or you’re just curious about the possibility, come and see us […]
Arson investigation, Belmont
Police are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious fire which destroyed a house in Belmont yesterday morning. Emergency services were called to the blaze just before 8.30 am at the older style Queenslander home on Old Cleveland Road which had been operating as a business. No one was inside the residence at the time of […]
Hit and run, Kingston
Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorbike travelled through a red light and struck a young boy on a pedestrian crossing before leaving the scene in Kingston this afternoon. Preliminary information suggests the 5-year-old boy and a 31-year-old woman were crossing Juers Street near Attunga Street shortly after 4.30pm when the motorbike travelled around […]
Update: Homicide investigation, Wangetti Beach
Detectives investigating the suspicious death of 24-year-old woman Toyah Cordingley at Wangetti Beach on October 21 have renewed their appeal for information from the public. During a press conference held today in Cairns, Detective Inspector Sonia Smith highlighted four key areas of inquiry that detectives believe would greatly assist the investigation. Police would like to […]
Dedication ceremony for late Senior Constable Brett Forte
Today, Police Minister Mark Ryan, Commissioner Ian Stewart, the Forte family, friends and colleagues gathered at the Queensland Police Service Academy, Oxley, for the tree planting and memorial plaque dedication ceremony, in memory of the late Senior Constable Brett Forte. The ceremony took place in the Avenue of Remembrance, a significant part of the Queensland Police […]
Racing participants charged and suspended after animal cruelty allegations
The Queensland Racing Crime Squad (QRCS) have charged three racing industry participants with animal cruelty and other offences in three Queensland locations. After a series of investigations by the QRCS, the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Integrity Investigations Team (IIT) and Principal Veterinarian, the racing participants will face a raft of animal cruelty and possession […]
Renewed appeal into 2015 suspicious fires, Toowoomba
Detectives have renewed their appeal for public assistance into two suspicious fires at the Garden City Mosque in 2015. Investigators from the Toowoomba Criminal Investigation Branch believe the two fires, in January and April three years ago, are linked. The first incident occurred on January 23 when an unknown person has broken into the Mosque […]
Drug trafficking charges, Alexandra Headland
Sunshine Coast detectives have charged a man with weapons and drug offences following a search of a property in Alexandra Headland yesterday. Police conducted a search of an address on Okinja Road at around 9:20am yesterday. It will be alleged during a search of the property officers located four firearms, ammunition, cash and quantities of […]
Armed robbery and pursuit, North Brisbane
A man is assisting police with their inquiries following the armed robbery of Waterworks Road service station at The Gap. Initial information indicates around 1.20am a metal pole was allegedly used to threaten an employee before the alleged offender made off with a sum of money, fleeing in an allegedly stolen white Ford Focus hatchback. […]