The 25-year-old Millstream man who escaped from police custody on December 29 in Ravenshoe has been captured. It is alleged, as he was being transitioned into a secure vehicle for transport to the Mareeba Watchhouse, the man fled from police and was last seen running into nearby bushland. Police chased the man and established cordons […]
Category: Queensland Police News Updates
Armed Robbery charges, Southport
Police have charged two teenagers after they allegedly threatened a 30-year-old woman and 17-year-old teenager with a knife and stole their car at Southport this afternoon. It will be alleged at 5.50pm the two female friends parked their car at a shopping centre on Marine Parade. A teenage boy approached the driver as she got […]
Fatal traffic crash, Pechey
Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating after a man died in a single vehicle crash south of Crows Nest this morning. Preliminary inquiries indicate at 10.20am a van was headed east on Pechey-Maclagan Road near the intersection with the New England Highway when the vehicle has left the road and hit a tree. The driver […]
Update: Serious traffic crash, West Woombye
A man has passed away in hospital from injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash at West Woombye on New Year’s Eve. Around 8.50pm police received reports a car had crashed into a tree on Blackall Range Road. The driver and sole occupant, a 21-year-old West Woombye man, was freed from the vehicle by emergency […]
Update: Serious wounding, Yeppoon
Detectives have charged a 22-year-old woman following the alleged assault of a man in Yeppoon in the early hours of this morning. Police will allege at around 3.30am emergency services were called to a house in Jeffries Street to treat a man with a chest wound. A 39-year-old man Yeppoon man was transported to hospital […]
NYE celebrations – Gold Coast
Revellers across Queensland were well behaved as the state welcomed 2019. Whilst police across Queensland reported a busy night as people farewelled one year and welcomed another, revellers at major events throughout the state were mostly well behaved. Overall crowds on the Gold Coast were family orientated with large numbers seen at many public events […]
Large well behaved crowds in Brisbane welcome in 2019
Revellers across Queensland were well behaved as the state welcomed 2019. Whilst police across Queensland reported a busy night as people farewelled one year and welcomed another, revellers at major events throughout the state were mostly well behaved. There were few policing incidents in the Brisbane area, especially considering the large crowds that gathered at […]
NYE celebrations – Cairns
Revellers across Queensland were well behaved as the state welcomed 2019. Whilst police across Queensland reported a busy night as people farewelled one year and welcomed another, revellers at major events throughout the state were mostly well behaved. There were very few policing incidents in Cairns with police pleased with crowd behaviour. Most policing incidents […]
Burglary with violence, Benowa
Detectives are investigating a violent burglary incident on the Gold Coast early this morning. Around 4am, two men wearing balaclavas and one armed with a firearm entered the rear yard of a Fullerton Street address. The men then forced entry to the residence where they confronted the male and female occupants inside. The 44-year-old male […]
New Years Eve – Central Police Region
Revellers across Queensland were well behaved as the state welcomed 2019. Whilst police across Queensland reported a busy night as Queenslanders farwelled one year and welcomed another, revellers at major events throughout the state were mostly well behaved. There were few policing incidents in the Central Police Region which incorporates Mackay, Capricornia, Wide Bay Burnett […]