Police are investigating after a bottle shop was robbed yesterday in Cairns. Two men entered the business on Sheridan Street at 7.30pm and picked up bottles of alcohol. Police will allege that one of the men the produced a knife and made demands for cash. A security officer at the store grabbed the man allegedly […]
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Police extradite and charge man for international investment scam
Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Financial and Cyber Crime Group have extradited a 54-year-old Brisbane man from New Zealand overnight and today charged him following a protracted investigation into a multimillion-dollar global investment fraud. Operation Quebec Kidback commenced in January 2018 following information received from multiple complainants in Australia and around the world […]
Suspicious fire, Eastern Heights
Police are appealing for information from witnesses or anyone who has knowledge of a fire that occurred outside a Robertson Street, Eastern Heights (Ipswich) home between 11:00pm and 11:30pm on Friday night, February 22. It appears the fire started at the fence line and as a result a large part of the fence was destroyed […]
Property crime blitz sees results in Cairns
A blitz on property crime has seen police in Cairns arrest more than 500 people and lay more than 700 charges since early January. Chief Superintendent Brian Huxley said the Greater Cairns Taskforce – which was launched on January 5 – had put a dent in property crime, with reductions seen right across the area. […]
Update 6: Death investigation, Karawatha
Detectives investigating the homicide of a 40-year-old woman at Karawatha have released the identity of a 40-year-old Acacia Ridge man they believe may able to assist with their active inquiries into the case. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Stafford Emmerson (pictured) is urged not to approach him but to contact police immediately. The […]
Suspicious fire, Brendale
Detectives are investigating a suspicious fire which occurred in Brendale overnight. Emergency services attended the South Pine Road business around midnight and found the premises well alight. Preliminary investigations indicate the blaze may have been deliberately lit. The fire was extinguished quickly, however caused extensive damage to the business with some neighbouring properties sustaining smoke […]
Serious crash, Beenleigh
A man has received serious injuries, as a result of a single vehicle truck crash today. Initial investigations indicate, at around 5.30 pm the truck left the roadway and collided with a tree, causing a lane blockage. The injured man was subsequently transported from the scene, to the Princess Alexandra Hospital for medical treatment in […]
Update 2: Logan disturbance – two further arrests
Police have this afternoon charged a 22-year-old Coomera man with affray over his alleged involvement in a disturbance at a shopping centre at Loganholme on Monday, February 4. It is alleged that around 4.45pm, a 27-year-old man, armed with a machete, was shot in the leg and a steel grate was smashed through the windscreen […]
Protective Security Officer suspended Operations Support Command
A 39-year-old male Protective Security Officer from the Operations Support Command has been suspended from the Queensland Police Service. The officer is the subject of criminal allegations relating stealing as a servant, fraud, possession of a drug utensil and evade railway fare. He is set to appear before the Beenleigh Magistrates Court on 13 March […]
Passenger injured, Gatton
Police are investigating an incident which occurred this evening at Gatton. At 8.55pm a 27-year-old Laidley woman was a passenger in a car on O’Brien Street when it is believed she fell from the car. It is believed she was then run over by the car. The woman sustained serious head and leg injuries and […]