Police are investigating after an armed man attempted to rob a service station in Warner early this morning. Shortly after 1am the man entered the business on Old North Road and produced a small axe, demanding money. The 18-year-old male store attendant ran out the back of the shop and locked the door. The man […]
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Teen charged over unlawful use of motor vehicle, Marsden
Police have charged a teenager after he allegedly stole a car containing an eight-month-old baby from a home at Marsden last week. It will be alleged that around 4.50pm on Saturday September 8, the teen stole a vehicle from an address on Prestige Drive while the owner had momentarily parked the vehicle. A short time […]
Fatal traffic crash, South Isis
Two people have died following a two-vehicle traffic crash at South Isis this afternoon. Initial information indicates around 1pm, two cars collided on the Bruce Highway at the intersection of Ross Camp Road, 5kms south of Childers. A passenger from one of the cars, an eight-year-old girl, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The male […]
Protective Security Officer suspended, Operations Support Command
A male Protective Security Officer from the Operations Support Command has been suspended from the Queensland Police Service. The officer is subject of criminal allegations relating to stealing as a servant and trespass. He is set to appear before the Townsville Magistrates Court on October 18 2018. In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, […]
Police and Queensland Health team up for Harry’s #team100 event
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and on Friday, September 14 members of the Queensland Police Service and Queensland Health rallied together for the #team100 event to support 11-year-old Harry Hunter. Harry, who was diagnosed with Philadelphia Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) in February last year, is the son of Senior Sergeant Paul Hunter, Officer […]
Operation Trawler nets more drug arrests in Darling Downs
A rolling police operation targeting illicit drug activity has resulted in the arrest of 28 people following raids across the Toowoomba, Oakey and Pittsworth areas this week. Officers executed 24 search warrants across the region on Wednesday and Thursday where they arrested 28 people on a combined total of 74 charges including producing, trafficking and […]
Armed robbery, Spring Hill
Police are investigating after an 80-yer-old woman was threatened with a knife and had her car stolen at Spring Hill last night. At around 7.10pm the woman drove into the upper level carpark of a business on Wickham Terrace. As she exited her vehicle she was approached by a man who produced a knife and […]
Fatal traffic crash, Underwood
A 61-year-old motorcyclist has died following a two-vehicle traffic crash at Underwood this evening. Initial information indicates around 6pm a motorcycle collided with a car at the intersection of Kingston Road and Ferguson Street. The male motorcycle rider sustained serious injuries and was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. […]
Public Appeal: Assault, Gold Coast District
Police are appealing to the public for assistance to identify an elderly man, who was assaulted at a bus-stop on the Gold Coast last month. On August 23, a video was provided to police showing an elderly man being verbally threatened by a teenager. The elderly man attempts to walk away but is pushed to […]
Fatal traffic crash, Kumbarilla
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating at fatal single vehicle traffic crash which occurred at Kumbarilla near Tara this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate police were notified just before 11am a sedan was travelling along Moonie Highway south west of intersection with Surat-Development Road when it left the roadway and struck a tree. The male driver […]