A 26-year-old man has been charged following an incident this afternoon where he allegedly stole a taxi from the Sunshine Coast and drove it to Toowoomba. It will be alleged the unoccupied taxi had been parked at a driver drop off point in Caloundra when it was stolen around 11am. Around 1pm the taxi’s GPS […]
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Police track stolen taxi from Sunshine Coast to Toowoomba
Police arrested a man this afternoon after he allegedly stole a taxi from the Sunshine Coast and drove it to Toowoomba. The unoccupied vehicle had been parked at a driver drop off point in Caloundra when it was stolen around 11am. At around 1pm, the taxi’s GPS tracker sent a signal indicating the vehicle was […]
125 years of photographic services: RPA – Remotely Piloted Aircraft
In April 2015 the Photographic Section became the first forensic police facility in Australia to utilise a Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) to capture aerial photographs and videos at major crime scenes. Since then, the demand for RPA usage has grown substantially from 29 forensic jobs completed in 2015 to 54 in 2017. Operations began with […]
Robbery with violence charges, Labrador
Four boys have been charged after a man was allegedly robbed in Labrador overnight. A man was driving his car on Jacob Drive near Dodgers Park at 11 last night when he was flagged down by a boy requesting assistance. It will be alleged that then a group of boys assaulted the man when he […]
Break and enter and indecent act charges, Southport
Police have charged a man following an alleged break and enter at a home in Southport on Friday afternoon. Officers were called to an address on Scarborough Street at 3pm on May 25 after a man allegedly entered a unit. It will be further alleged that the man removed his clothes and started performing an […]
Armed robbery, Spring Hill
Detectives are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a Spring Hill service station overnight. Around 1.30am a man has entered the Barry Parade business and threatened the male staff member with a knife. The man fled the store with a sum of cash and cigarettes. The man is described as 175cm tall, brown skin […]
Robbery with violence charges, Brisbane City
Police have charged three teenagers after they allegedly hit a shop assistant in the head with a spanner and stole two bottles of coke in Brisbane City overnight. It will be alleged around 8pm three teenagers entered a store on Ann Street and removed two bottles of 1.25l coke from the fridge and attempted to […]
Dangerous driving charges, Cairns
Police have charged three people after an alleged stolen vehicle forced two vehicles off the road in Westcourt last night. It will be alleged at 7.30pm a police vehicle and another car where headed east on Brinsmead Road when a Nissan Xtrail, travelling in the opposite direction overtook two other cars, forcing the police vehicle […]
Fatal traffic crash, Glen Aplin
Police are investigating a fatal single vehicle traffic crash that occurred near Glen Aplin yesterday afternoon. At about 2.30pm, a vehicle travelling north bound on the New England Highway has crossed into the south bound lane before leaving the roadway and impacting with a tree. The female driver in her forties was pronounced deceased at […]
Armed robbery, Runcorn
Detectives are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a Runcorn convenience store tonight. Around 7.45pm a man has entered the Condamine Street store and threatened the male staff member with a knife. The man fled the store with a sum of cash and cigarettes. The man is described as 183cm tall, Caucasian in appearance […]