Police and emergency crews are currently on scene of a fatal traffic crash, 4km north of Bowen. Preliminary inquiries indicate at 2.20pm a truck and two vehicles collided on the Bruce Highway just north of the Collinsville turn off. The highway is expected to remain closed until at least midnight. Motorists are urged to delay […]
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Update: Vehicles damaged, Townsville
Detectives have charged a 37-year-old man after more than 70 vehicles were damaged at a Townsville car yard early this morning. It will be alleged 71 vehicles at the Sturt Street car dealership were deliberately damaged with windscreens and side mirrors smashed. An initial estimate of the damage caused is in excess of $100,000. Detectives […]
Harness racers on fraud charges
Three Brisbane harness racing participants have been charged with fraud after allegedly misusing banking services for tax avoidance purposes over several years. The charges are the result of an ongoing Queensland Racing Crime Squad investigation named Operation Oscar Swallowtail and are additional charges against two men and one woman previously charged with race fixing. It […]
Update 7: Homicide investigation, Logan
Police have charged a fourth person as investigations continue into the death of 16-year-old Larissa Beilby, who was located deceased at Stapylton in June. Operation Quebec Jagger was launched on June 27 after Miss Beilby was located deceased in the back of a utility around 2pm in a gated community on Silky Oak Drive. Yesterday, […]
Vehicles damaged in car yard, Townsville.
Police are investigating after a number of vehicles were damaged in a Sturt Street car yard early this morning. An off-duty security guard contacted police at around 1.20am after driving past the car yard. Extensive damage was caused to approximately 70 vehicles in the yard, including broken windscreens and side mirrors. Initial investigations suggest that […]
Break and enter charges, Nambour
Police have charged a man following a break and enter that occurred at a restaurant in Nambour earlier this morning. Shortly after midnight, officers were called to a restaurant on Anne Street after a man allegedly smashed a window and stole two bottles of water from the business. It is further alleged that another man […]
Serious traffic crash, Pacific Pines
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a serious traffic crash involving a motorcycle in Pacific Pines overnight. At around 10:10pm emergency services were called to Avon Court where a male motorcycle rider was located besides the roadway. The 41-year-old man was transported to Gold Coast University for treatment of critical head injuries. Investigators are appealing […]
Armed robbery charges, West End
Detectives have charged two men following the alleged armed robbery of a bottle shop in Brisbane yesterday evening. At around 6:30pm two men entered the business on Browning Street and attempted to purchase alcohol. Police will allege when the men were refused service one of the men took a carton of beer and attempted to […]
Pedestrian critically injured in Annerley crash
A man has sustained life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car at Annerley this afternoon. Preliminary information indicates two cars were involved in a collision at the intersection of Venner Road and Lagonda and Frederick streets at around 5.25pm. The impact caused one of the vehicles to become airborne and flip. The vehicle came […]
Update2: Stabbing – Man with critical injuries, Woodridge
Detectives have released an image of a jacket in conjunction with investigations into the stabbing of a man at Woodridge on Saturday night. At approximately 11pm on August 18, the 37-year-old male victim was involved in an altercation with a group of men in Prince Park, near Ewing Road, Woodridge. The victim was stabbed in […]