Gold Coast police are investigating after a man was robbed at knife-point in Surfers Paradise in the early hours of this morning. Just before 3am, the 25-year-old man was sitting in a rented Nissan XTrail at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Peninsula Drive, when a stolen 2005 Mitsubishi Magna – containing four men – […]
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Drink driving and speeding charges, Ayr
Police have charged an alleged drink driver after he was detected travelling at speeds of more than 200 kilometres per hour through Ayr last night. It will be alleged at around 10.20pm an officer from Bowen conducting a TruCam deployment on the Bruce Highway detected a white Commodore sedan being driven at 195km per hour. […]
Update: Armed robbery, Springwood
Detectives from the Logan District Robbery Task Force have charged a man following investigations into an armed robbery at a Springwood takeaway shop on September 15. Police will allege at around 7.20pm a man entered the business on Achillies Drive and approached the counter. He allegedly produced a replica handgun, threatened a male employee and […]
Update: Banana contamination incident, Maryborough
A 62-year-old woman has been given an adult caution following inquiries by Maryborough police into an alleged contamination of a banana within a local supermarket. The woman has also been referred to appropriate support services. Police are confident no other products were contaminated in this alleged incident. It is also being treated as an isolated […]
Suspicious building fire, Balmoral Ridge
Caloundra detectives investigating a suspicious fire which occurred at a Balmoral Ridge business this morning have released CCTV of a man who they believe can assist with inquiries. Police attended the premises on the corner of Beechwood and Ranger roads around 4.20am after reports of flames coming from the factory. The fire spread from the […]
Isolated banana contamination incident, Maryborough
A 62-year-old woman is assisting Maryborough police with their inquiries into an alleged contamination of a banana within a local supermarket. Police are confident no other products were contaminated in this alleged incident. It is also being treated as an isolated incident without any links to other food contamination investigations. The community is reminded that […]
Fatal traffic crash, Bracalba
A 50-year-old woman has died following a single vehicle traffic crash at Bracalba around 4.30 this morning. Preliminary inquiries indicate the BMW sedan was travelling east on the D’Aguilar Highway when it left the roadway, collided with a barrier and stopped on a grassed area on the side of the road. As a result, the […]
QPS winners at the ACWAP Excellence in Policing Awards
Australasian Council of Women and Policing Excellence in Policing Awards took place on September 13 at Crown Perth, Western Australia. The ceremony was held in conjunction with ‘The Power of Many Equals’ seminar, co-hosted by Australasian Council of Women and Policing (ACWAP) and the Western Australia Police Force. The awards publicly acknowledge and reward those […]
Shooting incident, Paget
Police are investigating an unlawful wounding incident in Paget this morning. Around 9.45am police were called to a Connors Rd address following reports a man had been seriously assaulted and had his car stolen. The man sustained a wound to his upper leg, consistent with a gunshot wound during the incident. The stolen vehicle was […]
Armed robbery charges and pursuit, Toowoomba
A man has been charged with a string of serious offences after a number of police cars were allegedly rammed with a stolen vehicle in Toowoomba yesterday. It will be alleged that on September 12 a man attempted to steal a car at knifepoint on Astor Terrace in Spring Hill, however the 39-year-old male driver […]