This year the Queensland Police Service is determined to get the message out that there’s no excuse for elder abuse. Elder abuse is any act within a relationship of trust which results in harm to an older person. Elder abuse can take various forms such as physical, psychological or emotional, sexual and financial abuse. It […]
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Pedestrian injured, Woolloongabba
A 62-year-old Highgate Hill woman sustained life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car at Woolloongabba this morning. Preliminary information indicates the woman was crossing Annerley Road at the intersection with Stephen Street around 7.15am when the incident occurred. She was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with critical injuries. The driver of the vehicle, […]
Update: Serious traffic crash, Aratula
A man has died as result of injuries sustained during a single vehicle traffic crash at Aratula yesterday afternoon. Information indicates a truck crashed into a guard rail on the Cunningham Highway just after 12pm. The driver and sole occupant of the truck, a 50-year-old Brisbane man, was airlifted to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s […]
Dangerous driving charges, Mount Garnet
A man has allegedly returned an alcohol breath analysis more than five times the legal limit after attempting to ram a police vehicle in the Tablelands region overnight. It will be alleged around 8.30pm last night officers from Mount Garnet went to intercept a four-wheel drive speeding on the Kennedy Highway before it accelerated away. […]
Armed robbery, Southport
Police have charged two boys following investigations into an alleged armed robbery in Southport yesterday afternoon. It will be alleged at 4.20pm, a 17-year-old girl and a 19-year-old woman were approached by a group of youths on Queen Street who demanded their shoes and jackets. One of the boys in the group was allegedly armed […]
Serious traffic crash, Aratula
A man has been seriously injured during single vehicle traffic crash at Aratula this afternoon. Initial information indicates a truck crashed on the Cunningham Highway just after 12pm. The male driver and sole occupant of the vehicle sustained life-threatening injuries and has been airlifted to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Ipswich Forensic Crash Unit […]
Armed robbery, Laidley
Detectives investigating the armed robbery of a service station at Laidley on Saturday have released vision of the incident. At 7.20pm three males entered the Vaux Street business armed with two iron bars. They threatened the female staff member and stole cigarettes before running out of the store. The female staff member was not physically […]
Update – Fatal traffic crash, Moorooka
Investigations by the Forensic Crash Unit into a three vehicle crash at Moorooka last night which sadly claimed the lives of three people continues. An 18-year-old man from North Booval, the driver and sole occupant of one of the vehicles, died at the scene. A 33-year-old woman and her 41-year-old male passenger, both from Durack, […]
Update 4: Homicide investigation, Logan
Detectives have laid additional charges against a man as investigations continue into the death of 16-year-old Larissa Beilby who was located deceased in Stapylton on Wednesday. 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 […]
Armed robbery, Paget
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a sandwich shop in Paget this evening. At 9.10pm, a man entered the Centurion Drive store armed with what appeared to be a firearm concealed in a T-shirt. The man made demands for cash before leaving the premises on foot with a sum of money. The female staff […]