Mackay detectives have charged 10 people with 30 drug and weapons related offences following the execution of search warrants in the Mackay District on October 3 and 4. Officers from the Mackay Criminal Investigation Branch and Tactical Operations Team allegedly located illicit drugs such as methylampetamine, cannabis plants (30), three unlicensed firearms, including a silencer, […]
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Armed robbery charges, Sunshine Coast
Police have charged two men following two alleged armed robberies in the Sunshine Coast. It will be alleged just before 9pm on September 30, a man entered a coffee shop at Park Place in Caloundra armed with a tomahawk. He threatened a staff member, demanding they handover cash from the till. The employee complied, and […]
Traffic crash, Gumlu
Police are investigating a crash between a truck and a van north of Bowen this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate at 6.45am both vehicles were travelling south on the Bruce Highway. The van began to turn right into Tondara Road when it was struck by the truck. Two passengers of the van were airlifted to Townsville […]
Coominya Greyhound racing participants charged with drug offences
Two greyhound racing participants and another person who is not a licensee have been charged with 13 drug related offences after Queensland Racing Crime Squad detectives and the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Integrity Investigations Team (IIT) executed a search warrant at a Coominya property yesterday. Two women aged 53 and 45 and a 66 […]
Unlawful wounding – Wavebreak Island
A 49-year-old man is assisting police with their investigations after another man received a number of puncture wounds and a woman was assaulted at Wavebreak Island on the Gold Coast last night. Around 9.35pm a 30-year-old man was involved in a dispute on a vessel in the Broadwater. A 53-year-old woman went to his aid […]
Armed robbery charge, Cairns North
Detectives have charged a woman following an alleged armed robbery in Cairns North overnight. At around 10:00pm an 18-year-old woman was walking to her car on Lake Street when she was confronted by another woman who had allegedly stolen a number of items from her car. When the car owner confronted the woman she was […]
Armed robbery, Calamvale
Detectives are investigating following an armed robbery in Calamvale and an attempted armed robbery in Sunnybank Hills overnight. At around midnight a woman was driving along Azalea Crescent when a red hatchback stopped in front of her car. A male passenger and male driver exited the hatchback and produced handguns before demanding the woman’s car […]
Fatal plane crash, Craiglie
Police and emergency services remain at the scene of an ultra-light aircraft crash that occurred at Craiglie near Port Douglas this afternoon. Initial inquiries indicate shortly before 5.30pm, the aircraft crashed into an airfield on the Captain Cook Highway. The 66-year-old male pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft was pronounced deceased at the scene. […]
Updated – Statement on Constable Peter McAulay condition
The Queensland Police Service has confirmed that Constable Peter McAulay will be moved from Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit to a specialised ward tomorrow after showing encouraging signs of improvement. Peter is now listed as stable, however will require intensive treatment for critical injuries received at Booval last week. Thank you very much to […]
Update 1 – Comfit image released re serious assault, Warwick
Warwick detectives investigating the serious assault of a woman at Warwick on Tuesday evening, October 2, have released a comfit image of a man who may be able to assist with their investigations. Anyone with any information is urged to contact police (details below). Police investigations are continuing. Please note comfit images are computer generated […]