Police have charged two men with weapon offences following an incident in South Townsville on December 3. It will be alleged just before 9pm a car drove along Morey Street and fired projectiles from “gel blaster” replica rifles at a group of people. Officers intercepted a vehicle on Perkins Street a short time later and […]
Category: Queensland Police News Updates
Police officer stood down, Brisbane
A 38-year-old male plain clothes senior constable from Brisbane Region has been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service. The officer is the subject of an investigation and was subsequently served with a notice to appear for Computer Hacking. The officer is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on December […]
Fatal traffic crash, Mount Coolon (Mackay)
Police are investigating after the driver of a prime mover was killed in a traffic crash at Mount Coolon near Mackay yesterday morning. Preliminary information suggests at around 8.15am on Monday the prime mover, which was carrying grain, rolled over on Glen Avon Road. The driver of the vehicle, a 45-year-old Kilcummin man, suffered critical […]
Assault appeal, Ipswich
Detectives investigating the alleged assault of a teenage boy in Ipswich last month are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact investigators. Around 3.30pm on Monday, November 26, a boy was confronted by a man and another boy on Lobb Street. After a brief altercation the man and the second boy […]
2018 Eddie Gilbert Cup
On November 11, the Queensland Police Service Commissioner’s XI cricket team played a team from the Wolston Park Centenary Cricket Club (WPCCC) for the Eddie Gilbert Cup. The inaugural match was played in 2010 to celebrate the naming of the WPCCC ground as Eddie Gilbert Oval. This event celebrates the partnership of the QPS with […]
Commissioner lends a hand in the Gift Drive
On Monday, the Commissioner Ian Stewart attended Santa’s Workshop at Policelink to help wrap presents for the Commissioner’s Gift Drive. Policelink have been managing the Gift Drive since 2010, and this year the workshop is almost bursting at the seams to hold all the generous donations received from Variety, QBANK, Sandgate Men’s Shed and QPS […]
Assault appeal, Fortitude Valley
Detectives investigating an alleged assault that left a man with a broken nose in Fortitude Valley in October are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident. Around 12.45am on Saturday October 13, a 46-year-old man was confronted by a man outside a Brunswick Street convenience store. A brief conversation occurred between the pair […]
Armed robbery, Park Ridge
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a service station at Park Ridge in the early hours of this morning. Around 2.00am, a man cycled to the front of the locked business on Chambers Flat Road on a red push-bike, then gained entry when the employee was removing rubbish from the store. The man approached […]
Update 3 – Suspicious death investigation, Yeronga
Detectives investigating the suspicious death of a man at Yeronga at the weekend have charged a woman overnight. Police were called to a Yeronga Road unit complex around 7pm on Saturday, December 1 after the body of a man was located inside a wheelie bin. A good response from the community following a request for […]
Update 2 : emergency situation, Auchenflower
Two men have been charged following an emergency declaration in Auchenflower from yesterday. Just after 11am, police attended an address on Coronation Drive when it will be alleged that a firearm was discharged inside a unit. An emergency situation was declared under the provisions of the Public Safety Preservation Act and police closed streets in […]