A man is in a critical condition after a serious assault occurred in Surfers Paradise early this morning. At about 1:20am police were called to Orchid Avenue after reports of a 28-year-old Southport man was unconscious after a 19-year-old man allegedly struck him. The man has then fallen backwards and hit his head on the […]
Category: Queensland Police News Updates
Serious traffic crash, Comet
Two men are injured following a single vehicle traffic crash in Comet yesterday evening. At about 8:30pm, emergency services attended a single vehicle traffic crash on the Capricorn Highway approximately five kilometres west of Emerald. Preliminary investigations indicate the car was travelling from Blackwater towards Emerald and has lost control causing the car to roll […]
Pedestrian incident, Earlville
Police are appealing for public assistance following a pedestrian incident earlier today in Earlville. At 4pm, an eight-year-old boy was crossing De Jarlais Street when he was struck by a vehicle. The boy suffered a possible broken leg during the incident. The vehicle did not remain at the scene and officers are appealing for the […]
Drug charges, Blackwater
Police have charged a 30-year-old man after allegedly uncovering a large quantity of dangerous drugs during the search of a property at Blackwater today. Detectives from the Blackwater CIB, with the assistance of detectives from Woorabinda and Emerald executed a search warrant at a Quandong address after receiving information of drugs being transported into the […]
Break and enter appeal, Chinchilla
Investigators have released CCTV footage as part of an appeal for information into the break-in of a store at a Chinchilla shopping centre yesterday. Around 12.30am a group of five people forced their way into the Middle Street store, removing entertainment and electrical items before leaving the store the way they came in. There was […]
Break and enter appeal, Chinchilla
Investigators have released CCTV footage as part of an appeal for information into the break-in of a store at a Chinchilla shopping centre yesterday. Around 12.30am a group of five people forced their way into the Middle Street store, removing entertainment and electrical items before leaving the store the way they came in. There was […]
Man injured, St Lawrence
Police continue to investigate how a man sustained critical injuries in St Lawrence yesterday and are appealing for public assistance. Around 3.40pm on Tuesday, June 26 a 38-year-old Cannonvale man was located on the side of the road in Railway Parade near a large fig tree. He was unconscious with severe head and facial injuries […]
Launch of Operation Cold Snap
Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP joined Assistant Commissioner Mike Keating at the Roma Street Fire Station today for the official launch of the school holiday road safety campaign, Operation Cold Snap. Between June 29, and July 19, the QPS will coordinate a state-wide traffic policing operation designed […]
Update: more charged with racing fraud
Police arrested and charged a further two men with fraud last night following a 14-month long investigation by officers from the QPS Queensland Racing Crime Squad. The charges are the result of Operation Quebec Creed, an investigation into suspected doping practices by a network of people involved in the thoroughbred racing industry. A 49-year-old man […]
Drug and weapons arrest, Innisfail
A Townsville man has been charged after it is alleged a large sum of money, drugs and firearm were found during a traffic stop at Innisfail yesterday. Around 3.30pm yesterday afternoon detectives observed a motorcycle with cancelled registration plates in the drive thru of a Charles Street fast food restaurant. It will be alleged the […]