Detectives have charged three men following investigations into a home burglary in Barney Point last week where a man was assaulted. It will be alleged the trio forced their way into a Brisbane Street address around 11.40pm on Thursday night and demanded money. One of the men allegedly assaulted a 44-year-old male occupant during the […]
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Child exploitation charges, Mackay
Detectives from the Mackay Child Protection Investigation Unit will today extradite a 23-year-old New South Wales man from Sydney to Mackay on 46 child exploitation charges relating to the alleged grooming of a 13-year-old child. It will be alleged the man used a carriage service to engage with a 13-year-old girl over a four month […]
Grievous bodily harm charge, North Booval
Police have charged a man following an alleged assault in North Booval early this morning. It will be alleged at around 1:00am, a man attended an address on Soudan Street and assaulted a resident who was known to him. Emergency services attended and took a man into custody at an address on Thurso Street. A […]
Armed robbery, Bundaberg
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a service station in Bundaberg early this morning. At 1.10am, two boys, one armed with a knife, entered the Boundary Street petrol station and approached a male attendant. The pair stole a sum of money and cigarettes before fleeing the scene on foot. No-one was physically injured. Investigations […]
Fatal crash, Villenueve
A male motorcyclist died this morning after a crash in Villenueve near Kilcoy. Preliminary investigations suggest that around 11am, the motorcyclist failed to negotiate a right hand bend on Neurum Road, left the road and crashed into a tree. The 50-year-old Arana Hills man died at the scene. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
Fatal hit and run victim named as Michael Bowden
Police have renewed their appeal for information as part of investigations into a fatal hit and run crash in Weipa early yesterday morning. 20-year-old Michael Bowden was fatally injured after he was struck by a vehicle on Northern Avenue around 3am. Detectives are hoping somebody in the Weipa township has information that could assist the […]
Police seek witnesses to man having part of thumb bitten off in the Valley (April 2018)
Police would like to speak with two people who may have witnessed the circumstances leading up to a man having part of his thumb bitten off during a bar fight in Fortitude Valley back in April. At around 12.15am on April 14, a 48-year-old man became involved in a physical altercation with a 53-year-old man […]
Fatal crash, Torbanlea
Police are at the scene of a fatal crash in Torbanlea. Around 4.40pm, a truck and a car collided on the Bruce Highway near the intersection with Gympie Road. A person was declared deceased at the scene. Traffic control remains in place, however vehicles can flow through one lane at a time. The Forensic Crash […]
Fatal traffic crash, Gympie
Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating a fatal two vehicle traffic crash at Langshaw near Gympie this morning. Preliminary inquiries indicate at 7.10am a truck was headed south on Eel Creek Road when a car headed north has collided with it. The car has then left the road and gone down a gully. The driver […]
Discharge of firearm, Mango Hill
Detectives are investigating after a firearm was discharged into a home in Mango Hill overnight. Preliminary investigations indicate at around 9pm a number of shots were fired into a home on Campbell Drive. No one was home at the time of the incident. A vehicle believed to have been involved in the incident was later […]