Detectives from the Child Protection and Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses to an alleged dangerous driving incident in Mount Sheridan. A 25-year-old White Rock man has been charged with one count of enter premises and commit, two counts each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, possess dangerous drugs, one count each of dangerous […]
Category: Queensland Police News Updates
Attempted armed robbery, Deception Bay
Police are seeking community assistance to help identify three people who attempted to rob a bowls club in Deception Bay last night. Just after 11pm, two men and a woman entered the Bayview Terrace club and demanded money, threatening a 62-year-old staff member with a knife and a firearm. The three offenders were unable to […]
Racing fraud charge, Toowoomba
Police have charged a 28-year-old Toowoomba man following a 14-month long investigation by officers from the QPS Queensland Racing Crime Squad. It is alleged the offender has engaged in systematic fraudulent behaviour over a period from November 2016 to March 2019 where he has sourced and administered unregulated horse supplements designed to enhance race performance […]
My Story: Sergeant Alicia Finigan, fingerprint expert
When you think of a fingerprint expert the first image your mind conjures up is probably from the iconic TV series CSI or one from the thousands of true crime docos that saturate Netflix’s viewing catalogues. But art doesn’t always imitate life and the role of a fingerprint expert is far more sophisticated than TV […]
Fatal traffic incident, Hope Vale
Investigations are continuing after a Cooktown man died in a traffic incident that occurred in Hope Vale on Sunday. Around 2.45am, a Toyota Landcruiser utility with seven people in the tray, was travelling along Elim Road when it stopped to let one of the passengers out. It will be alleged as the ute pulled away […]
Update 1: Armed robbery and assault, Nerang
Police have charged a man following the alleged armed robbery of a Nerang chemist this morning, during which an elderly man was assaulted. It will be alleged that around 8.50am, a man armed with a firearm and tomahawk attended a chemist on Station Street and demanded prescription medication from the 36-year-old female attendant. The woman […]
Update 1: Charges, Sunnybank and Macgregor incidents
A 56-year-old Sunnybank man has been charged at a bedside hearing this afternoon following incidents on Brisbane’s southside yesterday morning. The man has been charged with assaults occasioning bodily harm, attempted unlawful entry of a vehicle for committing an indictable offence, dangerous operation of a vehicle and adversely affected by an intoxicating substance, driver failing […]
Fatal motorcycle crash, Strathpine
A man has died following a motorcycle crash at Strathpine earlier today. Preliminary investigations indicate around 12.40pm, a motorcycle was travelling east on Gympie Road when the rider struck a parked vehicle which caused him to be thrown into the path of an oncoming truck. Forensic Crash Unit continue to investigate the cause of the […]
Dangerous driving charges, Slade Point
Police have charged a man after he allegedly drove dangerously in a stolen Nissan Navara at Slade Point this morning. It will be alleged police observed the vehicle at 5.10am on Slade Point Road, when officers activated lights and siren. The driver accelerated away, performing a U-turn before police successfully deployed a tyre deflation device. […]
Update 2: Sunnybank shooting
Police investigating the shooting of a man and woman at Sunnybank on Saturday morning, June 22 are appealing for public assistance to help locate 38-year-old Sunnybank Hills man Brendyn Clark, who may be able to assist with the investigation. He is described as Caucasian, approximately 175cms tall with a slim build, very short sandy/ginger hair […]