Police are investigating after a Mackay bar was robbed by a man with a gun and an accomplice last night. Just after 9pm, two men entered the gaming lounge of the Wood Street business. One of the men walked to the middle of the room while the other approached the bar and handed a staff […]
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Armed robbery, Balberra
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a Balberra service station tonight. Around 8:25pm, a man entered the Bruce Highway business, approached a staff member and waved around what may have been a firearm wrapped in a shirt. He made demands for cash, and the staff member complied. He then fled the scene with a […]
Unlawful use of a motor vehicle, Gold Coast
A man has been arrested after the stolen car he was driving was tracked by the police helicopter to Arundel on the Gold Coast. Just before 8pm, PolAir 1 sighted a stolen gold 2001 Ford Laser after it went through a stationary speed camera site near Oxenford at high speed. PolAir tracked the car north […]
Traffic incident, Gracemere
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a traffic incident in Gracemere today which has left a female pedestrian with critical injuries. Initial investigations suggest at 5.30pm, a vehicle was travelling along Taramoore Court when it hit a 25-year-old woman in the street. The woman was transported to Rockhampton Base Hospital in a critical condition. The […]
Drug trafficking charges, Hervey Bay
Detectives have charged three people following the closure of Operation Papa Berry which targeted a group of people trafficking/selling drugs in the Fraser Coast area. At 10pm on June 10, police executed a search warrant at a unit on Buccaneer Drive Urangan where it is alleged police located a quantity of amphetamine, associated paraphernalia, a […]
Eight QPS officers acknowledged with the Australian Police Medal
Minister for Police Mark Ryan and Commissioner Ian Stewart have welcomed the announcement of the eight members of the Queensland Police Service who will receive the Australian Police Medal (APM) and be nationally honoured for their distinguished service. The QPS APM recipients share a vast and diverse career history between them, having served throughout Queensland in […]
Serious rail incident, Sellheim
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a seriously injured man after he most likely fell from a train east of Charters Towers this afternoon. Just after 3pm, police were advised that the injured man had been located in a rail corridor at Sellheim, approximately one kilometre west of the level crossing at […]
Update: Serious assault, Capalaba
Capalaba police have charged a man following a serious assault at the Capalaba Bus Interchange on April 20. It will be alleged around 9.30pm a 28-year-old man was walking to the interchange on Redland Bay Road when he was approached by a young man and woman who became aggressive. The man attempted to flee from […]
Update: Armed robbery, Bundaberg
Detectives investigating an alleged armed robbery of a service station in Bundaberg early this morning have arrested and charged three boys in relation to the matter. It is alleged at 1.10am, two boys, one armed with a knife, entered the Boundary Street petrol station and approached a male attendant. It is further alleged the pair […]
Armed robbery – Musgrave Hill
Police are searching for a number of men after a security guard was robbed while leaving a bowls club at Musgrave Hill earlier this morning. Around 8.40am the security guard was driving his unmarked vehicle out of the driveway of a bowls club onto Kumbari Avenue when he was rammed by a stolen Lexus vehicle. […]