Detectives from Emerald Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) have charged a total of six people with 80 offences following the closure of a six-month drug operation. Officers launched Operation Quebec Shephard in The Gemfields area which targeted the supply of ice and fentanyl and culminated in police raiding eleven properties today. Emerald detectives were assisted in […]
Category: Queensland Police News Updates
Scooter riders warned to follow the road rules
Gold Coast police are reminding riders of electric and motorised scooters to follow the road rules or expect to be fined. Officers are concerned with riders putting themselves and other road users in danger, particularly in Surfers Paradise. Riders are not exempt from general road rules including riding single file, obeying traffic signals and using […]
Armed robbery, Deception Bay
Police investigating an armed robbery at Deception Bay have released footage to try and identify a man who may be able to assist with their enquiries. On Friday November 16, a man entered a pizza store on Deception Bay Road armed with a steel bar. He approached the counter and demanded money from the attendant, […]
Emergency situation revoked, Barellan Point
Police have revoked an emergency declaration after an incident earlier this morning in Barellan Point. A man was taken into custody without incident and the declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act was revoked at 10.40am. Police would like to thank locals for their patience as they worked to resolve this situation safely. If you […]
Arson investigation, Toowoomba
Police are investigating after a unit was destroyed by fire in Toowoomba early this morning. Initial inquiries indicate around 3am a motorcycle was set alight inside a garage in the complex before an object was thrown onto the veranda of the Margaret Street unit. Fire engulfed the unit, destroying the residence and causing damage to […]
Emergency situation declared, Barellan Point
Police have declared an emergency situation in Barellan Point this morning. Officers were called to an address on Endeavour Street at 8.40am following reports a man was armed and making threats at a home. Police have declared an emergency situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act at 9.35am and have currently blocked off Endeavour Street […]
Armed robbery charges, Bridgeman Downs and Spring Hill
Two people have been charged following investigations into two armed robberies in Brisbane overnight, including a burger store in Bridgeman Downs. At around 8.20pm, it will be alleged a man walked into a burger store on the corner of Becketts Road and Saturn Crescent and threatened two female attendants with a knife, while demanding money. […]
Day four of Gold Coast Schoolies 2018
Police were pleased with the overall crowd behaviour at the 2018 Schoolies celebrations overnight with a large crowd continuing to converge in the Surfers Paradise CBD. There were nine schoolies arrested on 11 offences overnight, mainly for drug possession offences. Of those arrested, eight were male and one was a female schoolie. In comparison for […]
Appeal for witnesses – Go Between Bridge and Brisbane River
Police are appealing for anyone who may have been walking, cycling or travelling in a vehicle on the Go Between Bridge yesterday afternoon and may have witnessed unusual activity in the river, to please contact them. At around 6.45pm, police were called to the bridge after a member of the public reported they witnessed a […]
Sexual assault investigation, Rasmussen
Townsville detectives are investigating after a woman was sexually assaulted at a restaurant in Rasmussen yesterday afternoon, Sunday November 18. Officers were called to the Riverway Drive business around 4.45pm after a woman was sexually assaulted by an unknown man in the bathroom. She was transported to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The man […]