Acting Inspector Don Dunstan from the Fortitude Valley Patrol Group and Senior Sergeant Chris Tritton from the Gold Coast District recently delivered oral presentations based on their respective Suncorp and Courier-Mail scholarships awarded in 2018. The presentation was attended by Commissioner Ian Stewart, Deputy Commissioner Tracy Linford, Assistant Commissioner Alastair Dawson and other senior executive […]
Category: Queensland Police News Updates
Suspicious fire, Kingsthorpe
Investigations are continuing into a suspicious fire at Kingsthorpe in the early hours of this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate around 4.30am, police and emergency services were called to a service station on the Warrego Highway. On arrival, a demountable building located nearby was engulfed in flames. QFES attended the address and extinguished the blaze. The […]
Armed robbery arrest – Ormeau
Detectives from the Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Branch have arrested a 20-year-old man overnight in relation to the alleged armed robbery of convenience store at Ormeau in the early hours of yesterday morning. It will be alleged at 1am on June 12, a man armed with a firearm entered the Eggesdorf Road business and demanded […]
Murder charge, Buderim
Police have charged man with murder following an alleged stabbing that occurred in Buderim overnight. Officers were called to residence on Hamilton Street at 9.50pm following reports that there was a disturbance at the address. On arrival, a 61-year-old man was located with apparent stab wounds to his torso. The man was rushed to the […]
Drug importation and trafficking arrests, Gold Coast
Gold Coast detectives, supported by State Crime Command, Commonwealth and international partners have closed Operation Romeo Vigilant with the execution of nine search warrants in Burleigh Heads, Burleigh Waters, Robina, Currumbin Waters, Austinville and Varsity Lakes. It will be alleged the six-month operation has resulted in the seizure of more than 3kg of Methylamphetamines (ICE) […]
Appeal for information, Goomborian
Police are appealing for any members of the public who witnessed an incident that occurred at a petrol station on Tin Can Bay Road in Goomborian on Sunday to come forward. Just after 11:30am on June 9, a truck was traveling along Tin Can Bay Road towards Gympie when it lost control and travelled across […]
Arson and fraud, Sunshine Coast
A Sunshine Coast woman has been charged after she allegedly crashed her car and set it alight before telling police it had been stolen and attempted to claim the insurance. It will be alleged that on May 25 a woman notified police that her Hyundai Veloster had been taken overnight from outside of a residence […]
Update 1: Homicide investigation, Annerley
Police have charged a 24-year-old woman with murder following the death of a man in Annerley overnight. Officers were called to a Junction Terrace address shortly before midnight following reports of an alleged assault. On arrival, a 26-year-old man was discovered on the footpath with life threatening injuries, and despite efforts from emergency services, he […]
Break and Enter, Kingsthorpe
Police are investigating a break an enter that occurred at a chemist this morning at Kingsthorpe. At about 2.00am police were called to a business in Gowrie Street after alarms were activated. Upon arrival police observed damage to the front glass door. Unknown offender/s have taken a quantity of pharmaceutical goods and a sum of […]
Fraud appeal, Brisbane city
Police have released CCTV footage of a man they want to assist with inquiries in relation to multiple fraud offences. The man purchased a laptop through an online platform and sent the seller a fake bank transfer confirmation. The seller posted the laptop to a parcel locker at the buyer’s request. The seller then realised […]