Police are investigating a break and enter of a shop at Gowrie Junction this morning. At about 3.30 two men arrived at the shop in a Toyota Hilux utility, which is believed to have been stolen from a Toowoomba business yesterday, then reversed the ute through the doors of the shopfront. Once inside the two […]
Category: Queensland Police News Updates
Search continues for prisoner who absconded from Townsville
Townsville police are continuing their investigations into the current whereabouts of Matthew Campbell who absconded yesterday from the Townsville Correctional Centre. An immediate investigation was commenced with police conducting searches and carrying out enquiries overnight. These investigations remain on-going. The 29-year-old was serving a term of imprisonment in relation to unlawful use of a motor […]
Serious assault, Toowoomba
Police are investigating an incident that occurred in Rockville shortly after 1 pm yesterday. A 29-year-old Glenvale woman was walking on North Street between the intersections with Barah Street and Holberton St. The woman was passed by a grey coloured sedan and saw a dark coloured barrel through the front passenger window, she felt a […]
Armed robbery, Rocklea
Detectives have released vision of a utility after a man was robbed at gun point in Rocklea yesterday, Tuesday, May 14. The 27-year-old Slacks Creek man was walking on Randolph Street at 7.10am when a man approached him and held a black hand gun to his chest demanding his wallet. The offender stole the man’s […]
Update 3: Suspicious death, Surfers Paradise
Police have charged a 26-year-old man over the alleged murder of a 38-year-old man at Surfers Paradise on Friday, May 10. Around 5.15pm, officers attended an address on Markwell Avenue after emergency services located a man deceased in a home. It will be alleged that the man was assaulted and sustained significant injuries which caused […]
Law week: Today’s leadership builds tomorrow’s strength
Joining the QPS at 18, Superintendent Virginia Nelson never imagined her career would take her where it has today. Since the day she joined, Superintendent Nelson has served across Queensland performing a variety of different roles but her ultimate passion lies in developing the leadership of her officers to serve the community the best they […]
Drug operation charges, Brisbane
Police have charged 24 people with 62 charges in the wake of a 12-month operation into a criminal organisation operating in the suburbs of Brisbane. A total of 6 people were charged with Trafficking Dangerous Drugs. During Operation Quebec Viper detectives from North Brisbane CIB successfully used a number of covert strategies alongside traditional investigative […]
Wounding, Fortitude Valley
Police have released vision of a man after he stabbed a man in Fortitude Valley on Sunday night. At 10.52pm a 38-year-old man was standing on Ann Street at the intersection with Commercial Road when he was approached by a man he did not know. A short conversation has occurred, and the man has stabbed […]
Update 2: Break and enter charges, Charters Towers
Two men have been charged in relation to a ram raid in Charters Towers last Thursday in which a motorbike was stolen. It will be alleged, around 1.10am on May 9, a person on a quad bike rammed the front door of a Mary Street business. A second person entered the store and stole a […]
Road closures for the 2019 Blues on Broadbeach music festival, Broadbeach
Gold Coast police would like to remind motorists of upcoming road closures due to the 2019 Blues on Broadbeach music festival. The event will be held over four days, from Thursday May 16 to Sunday May 19, with more than 170,000 spectators expected to attend this year’s event. Police have been working with event organisers […]