Mackay District police have charged a 28-year-old man with child exploitation offences after he allegedly preyed on teenage girls on-line using a fake social media profile. Police will allege that in 2016 the man established a fake profile, name and images on a social networking site, with the intent of tricking teenage girls in the […]
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Update- Man charged over the alleged murder of Sam Price-Purcell
Following a protracted investigation, detectives investigating the alleged murder of Sam Price-Purcell have today charged a 36-year-old Leyburn man with murder. Mr Price-Purcell was last seen in the Mitchelton area on Friday, February 16, 2015. Police believe he travelled to Toowoomba, but was never seen again. Police have conducted several enquiries during their investigations, including […]
Serious traffic crash, Tamborine
Two people have been injured in a serious three vehicle traffic crash at Tamborine this morning. Just after 7am, police received reports of a crash at the intersection of Beaudesert Beenleigh Road and Mundoolun Connection Road, which was blocking traffic. Emergency services attended the scene where they found a 38-year-old male driver trapped in his […]
Suspicious fires, Pimpama
Police are investigating after four houses, that were under construction, were damaged by fire at Pimpama this morning. Just before 5am, Police received reports that two houses under construction were on fire at the corner of Dixon Drive and William Boulevard. A tradesman at the site quickly extinguished the two fires prior to emergency services […]
Suspicious fire, Rosslea
Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a motel in Rosslea overnight. At 10.30pm, fire and smoke was observed coming from a room with motel guests attempting to extinguish the flames. The fire caused extensive damage to the room. A 42-year-old man suffered serious burns and was transported to Townsville Hospital. He will be flown […]
Breach of privacy charges, Biggera Waters
Police have charged a 30-year-old man after he allegedly filmed women in changing rooms at a clothing store in a Biggera Waters shopping complex this morning. It will be alleged a man inappropriately filmed three women while they were trying on clothes between 10.30am and 12pm. Staff at the retail store alerted security who detained […]
Armed robbery, Clayfield
Detectives are investigating the armed robbery of a convenience store at Clayfield this morning. Around 6am a woman wearing a blonde wig and armed with a knife confronted the female store attendant of the Sandgate Road business before demanding cash from the till. The employee complied and the woman fled the store with a sum […]
Update: Fatal traffic crash, Rochedale
A man has died following a two-vehicle traffic crash on the Gateway Motorway at Rochedale this morning. Around 4.20am, a hatchback and a utility collided in the northbound lanes of the motorway near the Mount Gravatt Capalaba Road exit. A 61-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman who were travelling in the hatchback were transported to […]
Update 3: Operation Mike Tesani, Second man extradited from Victoria
Detectives from Cairns have extradited a 35-year-old man from Victoria as part of operation Mike Tesani, investigations into the 2014 serious assault and attempted robbery of a man at a home in Westcourt. Operation Mike Tesani was launched after a 60-year-old man was allegedly stabbed four times on the afternoon of October 9, 2014. The […]
Serious traffic crash, Rochedale
Police are at the scene of a serious traffic crash on the Gateway Motorway at Rochedale. Around 4.20am, two vehicles collided in the northbound lanes of the motorway near the Mount Gravatt Capalaba Road exit. Two men and a woman were transported from the scene to the Princess Alexandra Hospital. The northbound lanes remain closed […]