Police are investigating after a fatal two vehicle traffic crash at Nambour yesterday evening. Initial investigations indicate at about 10pm, a motorcycle travelling north on Carter Road collided with a utility heading south on Carter Road. The 35-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased at the scene. No other persons were injured as […]
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Police officer suspended, Brisbane Region
A 30-year-old male detective senior constable from Brisbane Region has been suspended from the Queensland Police Service. The officer is being investigated in relation to the access and release of official and confidential information without an official purpose related to the performance of his duties as a member of the Queensland Police Service. The officer […]
Operation Papa Buzzard nets eight arrests, Toowoomba
Police have today raided ten properties and arrested eight people on more than 40 offences as part of an operation targeting the trafficking of stolen firearms and drugs in the Toowoomba district. Investigators from the South West District, Darling Downs District, State Crime Command and Operational Support Command executed search warrants in the Toowoomba area […]
Update – Further arrests of ‘hooning group’ members
Gold Coast Rapid Action Patrols have arrested another two members of a local ‘hooning group’ as police continue to target the group’s activities. As a result of information received, police executed a search warrant on a Ron Penhaligon Way address at Robina where a man was taken into custody. An 23-year-old Robina man was charged […]
Search of vehicle uncovers drugs.
A 30 year old Frenchville man was arrested and charged after police received a tip off that he had allegedly stolen items from a mini bar at a motel in Emerald. Police intercepted his vehicle at Emerald on Wednesday and searched it as they suspected it contained the stolen property. During the search officers allegedly […]
Update 2: Robbery with violence, Broadbeach
Detectives investigating the violent assault of a 40-year-old woman at Broadbeach on Monday night have released a comfit image as they continue their efforts to identify the man involved. Around 7pm on August 13, the woman was outside a Surf Parade apartment complex with a man she had arranged to meet when he assaulted her […]
Retailers beware: why you shouldn’t allow transactions without a card
The Queensland Police Service is encouraging retailers to be aware of the risks of a fraud occurring in stores using the retailer’s own EFTPOS facilities. ‘Card not present’ fraud occurs when stolen credit card details are used for a transaction where the credit card is not physically present and stolen credit card details are manually […]
Revocation of stand down, Central Region
A 41-year-old male senior constable from Central Region who was stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service on February 16 2018 will now return to operational duties following the revocation of the stand down. The officer was the subject of an internal discipline process for domestic violence incident which is now finalised. […]
Sexual assault charges, Longreach
A 42-year-old Yeppoon man has been charged with rape and sexual assault following two incidents in Longreach. This morning, police from the Major and Organised Crime Squad (Rural) Longreach and Rockhampton charged the man who is alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman in Longreach in March 2018 and a second woman in Longreach in […]
Update: Stolen vehicles, Toowoomba
Police have charged five people after two stolen cars were allegedly driven dangerously through Toowoomba CBD before one of them crashed at a shopping centre yesterday morning. It will be alleged a white BMW 120i and a white Volkswagen Polo were stolen during a burglary at a Geoffrey Street residence in Mount Lofty overnight Tuesday. […]