A man has died from injuries sustained in a serious, two vehicle traffic crash in Ayr on August 13. At around 8am a semi-trailer travelling on Bower Street and a station wagon collided at the intersection of Drysdale Street. The 66-year-old male driver of the station wagon was airlifted to the Townsville Hospital with life-threatening-injuries […]
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Robbery charges, Harlaxton
Police have charged a man and a teenage boy after the alleged robbery of two people in a house at Harlaxton yesterday. It will be alleged at 11pm the 68-year-old woman and 83-year-old man were at their Goombungee Road house when two males entered and threatened the woman with a small knife. The males then […]
Serious traffic, Gordonvale
Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating a single vehicle crash at Gordonvale today. Initial investigations indicate about 12.20pm a car was travelling on George Street when it left the road and hit a tree. The driver, a 66-year-old local man, was transported to Cairns Hospital in a critical condition. The sole passenger, a 36-year-old Cairns […]
Fatal traffic crash, Surat
Forensic Crash Unit officers continue to investigate after a teenage boy died from injuries sustained in a traffic crash last Sunday, August 19. Around 5.40pm a vehicle was travelling south on the Carnarvon Highway about 55kms south of Surat when the car has left the road and rolled. A 14-year-old Toowoomba boy, who was a […]
Human remains located, Hervey Range
A crime scene has been established following the discovery of skeletal remains in bushland at Hervey Range yesterday. Police were notified by a member of the public hunting near Hervey Range Road around 4.30pm and are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery. Officers guarded the scene overnight with detectives and scientific officers in attendance […]
Burglary and serious assault charges, Rosslea
Police have charged a woman following an alleged burglary and assault incident at Rosslea (Townsville) yesterday morning. It is alleged at about 3.10am on August 25, a woman knocked on the door of a unit on Bowen Road awakening the elderly male occupant. After a conversation between the two, it is further alleged the woman […]
Marine search and rescue, Hervey Bay
A man is recovering after being rescued from waters off Hervey Bay this morning when his boat struck a whale. Shortly before 3am, the sole occupant of the eight-metre vessel activated an EPIRB as the boat was sinking between Hervey Bay and Fraser Island. Resources involved in the search included a rescue helicopter, Water Police […]
Fatal traffic crash, Feluga
Police are investigating a two vehicle, fatal traffic crash which occurred north of Tully overnight. Just after midnight, a truck carrying sugar cane and a sedan collided on the Bruce Highway at Feluga and ignited. The drivers of both vehicles were declared deceased at the scene. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the cause of […]
Attempted burglary, Tallegalla
Police are appealing for public assistance in relation to an attempted burglary that occurred at Tallegalla on August 7. At about 8.15am, a person attended a house on Rosewood Marburg Road and attempted to force entry by jemmying a rear sliding door. No entry was gained to the house and no property was stolen. Police […]
Break and enter, Lowood
Lowood police are investigating a break and enters which occurred on August 22 and have released images of two men who may be able to assist in their investigations. Just before 9pm, a silver utility attended a petrol station at Fernvale where the vehicle left before the occupants had paid for fuel. At around 9.30pm, […]