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Afternoon Round-up second edition

Man charged assault and deprivation of liberty - Toowoomba; Update - fatal - Coolabunia

Robbery arrests - Hervey Bay; Fatal traffic crash - Coolabunia

Distinctive clothing may hold key – armed robbery Helensvale

A distinctive black windcheater with a white Maltese cross emblem on the front may hold the key to identifying a man who armed himself with a machete to rob the IJ’s The Local Shop at Helensvale on May 29, 2007.

Afternoon Roundup

Counterfeit notes arrest, Regency Downs; Fatal crash, Imbil

Man dies in car crash, Beerwah

A 40-year-old Theebine man died in a single vehicle crash at Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast last night.

Missing Kallangur teenager located

Missing teenager Mark Bryant has been located safe and well at Port Douglas in far north Queensland.

Armed robbery - Cairns; Single vehicle traffic incident - Ascot

Wednesday, 30

Brazen thief steals from safe

Arrest shooting - Wacol; Armed robbery - Cleveland

Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident in which a thief brazenly walked behind the bar of a hotel and stole money from the safe.

Missing 17-year-old teenager, Kallangur

Police are seeking assistance from the public in locating a teenager not seen since leaving for work on Monday morning.

Tuesday, 29

Code Blue – Concert for a Cause launch, Royal Children’s Hospital

Armed robbery - Helensvale.

The haunting sounds of bagpipes and drums filled the front lawn of the Royal Children’s Hospital today.

Police appeal for information on Valley assault

Police are appealing for information on an assault in a Fortitude Valley nightclub which left a man with serious head injuries.

Fatal traffic incident, Ellis Beach

Police are at the scene of a fatal traffic incident about 5kilometres north of Ellis Beach, between Cairns and Port Douglas today.

Complaint of assault withdrawn

Following further enquiries into the alleged assault of Brisbane media personality David Lutteral, detectives have spoken with Mr Lutteral and the complaint has now been withdrawn. Investigators viewed security footage and spoke with a number of people. As a result of these enquiries, new information came to light and Mr Lutteral today withdrew his complaint.

Afternoon roundup May 29

Man dies following crash, Bollon; Serious assault, Townsville; Firearm located, Kangaroo Point; Attempted abduction, Clifton

Two drivers taken to hospital, Rockhampton

Two male drivers have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after their vehicles ran off the road on the Bruce Highway this morning, approximately 20kms south of Rockhampton.

Police extradition of Brendan Berichon

Robbery - Cellarbrations Bottleshop Ashgrove; Armed robbery - Hervey Bay; House Fire - Elliott Heads (south east of Bundaberg).

Monday, 28

Brendan Berichon has been remanded in custody today after being extradited from Victoria. Berichon appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court in relation to his part in the escape of five prisoners from the Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre at Wacol in November 1997.

Police seek assistance in identifying person of interest

Police are searching for a man who may be able to assist them with their inquiries into a series of sexual assaults on Brisbane’s bikeways.

Police seek assistance - Surfers Paradise break-ins

Police have released photos of a man they believe may have information about a number of break and enters in Surfers Paradise.

Paradise Point fatal crash

A man, believed to be aged in his late 50’s, was killed instantly after the utility he was driving crashed into a tree at Paradise Point around 8.10am today.

Brazen thief targets southside stores

Police believe that a brazen thief committed two robberies of southside convenience stores within 40 minutes of each other last night.

Afternoon Round-up Second edition

Search and rescue - Mt Tibrogargan; Helicopter Crash - south west of Charters Towers; Armed Robbery - Baskin Robbins Mt Ommaney; Serious assault police - Eastern Heights; Armed robbery - Angler’s Arms Hotel Southport; Armed robbery Liquorland - Carindale.

Sunday, 27

Pedestrian injured - Proserpine; House fire - Carseldine; Armed robbery arrest - Nerang

Fatal roll-over north of Childers

Serious traffic incident - Maryborough; Bomb hoax arrest - Fortitude Valley

A 39-year-old man died this morning in a single vehicle truck roll-over on the Bruce Highway, approximately 20kms north of Childers.

Armed robbery, Red Rooster - Nerang; Drug charges - Narangba; Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle charges - Airlie Beach.

Saturday, 26

Fatal traffic incident - Childers; Armed robbery - Paradise Point

Morning round-up second edition

Serious traffic incident - Guanaba; Serious traffic incident - Witheren (near Canungra); Sexual assault arrest - Brisbane

House fire - Carole Park; Two charged Burleigh Heads robbery; Teens charged with robbery - Surfers Paradise

Evening Round-up second edition

Fatal traffic incident – Mango Hill; Motor vehicle charges – Acacia Ridge; Assault charges - Atherton; Theft of money from ATM – Aitkenvale.

Friday, 25

Pair arrested for armed robbery - Garbutt; Man struck by mini-bus - Lutwyche

Two more charged Stafford shooting

Evening round-up

Assault and robbery - Upper Mount Gravatt; Serious two vehicle crash - Pacific Paradise

Arson destroys three cars

Police investigate death of Townsville man

Man assisting police - Woodridge; Chid sex offences charge - Caloundra; Fire at a landfill site - Noosa

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 36-year-old man at an alcohol diversion facility in Townsville overnight.

Multicultural flavour to inaugural rugby league match

Former State of Origin referee Bill Harrigan will join Queensland police officers and young Muslims in a football-inspired crime prevention initiative next month.

Thursday, 24

Police officers charged with offences

Charges - Warwick; Robbery Charges - Inala

Two police officers have been stood down after being arrested and charged with cruelty to a child under 16.

Suspected chemical leak – Princess Alexandra Hospital

Around 1.50pm today police were advised of a suspected chemical leak at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane.

Police speaking with two in relation to Stafford shooting

A 34-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman are currently assisting police with their enquiries in relation to the alleged shooting in Stafford last week.

Queen Street Mall assault

Police are appealing for assistance from the public after a man was assaulted outside the Hungry Jack’s store in the Queen Street Mall on the weekend.

Indecent assault charges - Oxley; Fire damages building - Mackay; Motorcyclist dies - Carrara

Wednesday, 23

Four rescued in plane crash, Warraber Island

Jewellery and cash theft - Townsville; Woman dies after being hit by car - Oxley; Update Warraber Island plane crash

Four people have been rescued after a small plane crashed approximately 13kms south west of Warraber Island this morning.

Tuesday, 22

Alcohol brought into Kowanyama

Drug charges - Mackay; Fatal - Taroom; Update - Cunnamulla fatal

Police are yet to determine the circumstances surrounding the delivery of a quantity of wine into the Kowanyama community which is currently prohibited under the local Alcohol Management Plan (AMP).

Fatal traffic incident - Cunnamulla

A single vehicle rollover occurred approximately 100kms east of Cunnamulla on the Ballonn Highway at 12.30pm today.

Man dies after traffic incident - Boyland

A man, believed to be in his late 50’s, has died after the van he was driving collided with a Nissan Nivara at Boyland near Wonglepong around 5.30am today.

Bushwalkers out - Binna Burra

The remaining five bushwalkers who were part of a group of seven reported missing in the Binna Burra National Park yesterday afternoon have walked out of the bush around 8.30am today.

Southside fires arrests

Police have charged two men early this morning in relation to the incidents at a Big W and two separate Woolworths on Brisbane’s southside on Sunday.

Fatal traffic incident – Sippy Downs

Missing bushwalkers located, Binna Burra National Park; Robbery with violence, Cairns

Monday, 21

Southside fires update

Police are continuing their investigations into two small fires and a further incident that had the potential to start a fire at southside Woolworths and Big W stores yesterday.

Police recruit detected drink driving

A 30-year-old police recruit was today suspended without pay after being detected with a blood alcohol reading of 0.115 following a single vehicle collision in Oxley at the weekend.

Morning round-up Second edition

Bicycle rider killed - Wondai near Gympie; Missing bushwalkers located - Finch Hatton Gorge; Arrest following traffic incident - Durack

Fires south side retail stores

Motorcycle fatality, Nerang

Sunday, 20

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a small fire at the Woolworths store at Mount Gravatt Plaza on Creek Road around 4.25pm today.

Ultralight crash, Oak Valley

Two men are believed to have died in an Ultralight aircraft crash at Oak Valley, southwest of Townsville this morning.

Morning round-up - Second edition

Fatal crash - Charlton near Toowoomba; Taxi driver injured - Moorooka; Indecent assault - Oxley

Shooting, Stafford – two people charged

Suspicious factory fire, West End; Robbery, Calamvale

Saturday, 19

Two people have been charged in relation to a shooting incident in Stafford today.

Search called off- Mackay

The search off Mackay has been called off following a precautionary swoop of the area yesterday and today after debris was located in the water.

Afternoon roundup May 19

Fatal, Kilcoy; Fatal, Moranbah; Unlawful wounding charges, Sunnybank; Dangerous operation charges, Noosa.

Woman injured after shooting at Stafford

Police are seeking the occupants of a black sports-type car which was seen leaving the scene of a shooting at a Stafford residence this morning.

Search off Mackay

Members of the public whose family, friends or neighbors failed to return home last night from a fishing trip in the Mackay area are urged to contact Mackay police this morning.

Motorcycle fatality, Herston

Friday, 18

Police seeking people to assist in counterfeit investigations

Fatal - Cairns; Townhouse fire - Ferny Grove; Alleged assault - South Brisbane; Burst water main traffic hazard - Tingalpa; Drug charges - New Farm

Police are seeking a number of people to assist them with their inquiries in relation to counterfeit money circulating in south-east Queensland.

Morning round-up Second edition

Arson - Mackay; Armed robbery charges - Caboolture.

Counterfeit money circulating, Brisbane South

Police are warning local businesses to be on guard with counterfeit money circulating in the retail sector in South Brisbane recently.

Man dies in truck rollover

Armed robbery – Broadbeach

Thursday, 17

A man has died when his truck rolled over at Mt Larcom in Central Queensland today.

Man to appear in court

A 59-year-old man has been charged with three counts of child stealing today.

Afternoon round up

Armed robbery, Fairfield; Single vehicle crash, Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane; Four vehicle traffic incident, Sippy Downs; Serious traffic incident, Jimboomba

Search for suspect in assault case

Police are searching for a man involved in an altercation at the Glen Hotel at Eight Mile Plains on Sunday April 15 which left a 21-year-old seriously injured.

Missing children located – north of Brisbane

The three children reported missing in Wooloowin this morning have been located safe and well north of Brisbane.

Missing children - Wooloowin

Police are currently attempting to locate three children who were reported missing from Wooloowin this morning.

Burdekin properties raided as part of drug operation

Fatal crash - Cairns

Wednesday, 16

Operation Echo Destiny, a Northern Region Drug Squad investigation, culminated in the execution of a number of search warrants on residential properties in the Burdekin region today.

Search for man after tomahawk used

Arrest attempted murder - Pialba; Serious traffic incident - Stafford; Arrest rape, deprivation of liberty - Palm Island

Tuesday, 15

Evening round-up

Update sudden death - Ayr; Second charged armed robbery - Kirwan; Man charged over Sherwood robbery

Police are searching for a man who used a tomahawk to smash the glass windows of a chemist in West Burleigh this morning.

Townsville drug operation closes

Police have found $668,000 buried in a Townsville home’s backyard during the closure of a six month drug investigation entitled Operation Foxtrot Dame.

Morning Round-up Second edition

Robbery - Brisbane

Monday, 14

Evening round up

Sudden death - Ayr

Sexual assault, Keperra

A 26-year-old woman was sexually assaulted this morning at a Keperra shopping centre.

Two vehicle crash - Birkdale; Two vehicle crash - Story Bridge; Armed robbery charges - Ashmore; Truck rollover - Capella

Sunday, 13

Evening round-up

Man dies from crash - Lowood; Arrest - Innisfail; Missing woman - Sunshine Coast; Armed robbery - Townsville; Serious crash - Birkdale; Motorcycle crash - Rochdale

Queensland Police continue the fight against fraud

Operation Echo Track commenced in February 2006 to continue to monitor fraudulent funds being transferred to Nigeria.

Morning round-up second edition

Public assistance to locate car - Nerang murder investigation; Non suspicious death - Wynnum; Armed robbery arrest - Ashmore

Armed robbery arrest - Southport; Grievous bodily harm arrest - Ashmore

Morning round-up

Attempted assault - Carindale; Suspicious death - Wynnum; Armed robbery - Ashmore

Saturday, 12

Morning Round-up (Second Edition)

Fatal traffic incident - Laravale; Attempted armed robbery - Goodna; Unlawful wounding charges - Daisy Hill.

Morning round-up

Fatal - Gold Coast; Fatal - Clarendon; Fatal - Capella; Missing Gold Coast man located; Three charged over Carindale robbery; Suspicious fire - Bracken Ridge; Stabbing - Fortutide Valley

Friday, 11

Evening Round up May 11

Man critically injured in vehicle rollover - Lowood; Assault police - Charleville.

Two charged over Nerang murder face further charges

Two men aged 24 and 20 currently in custody on murder charges have been charged with further offences today.

Morning round-up, second edition

Police officer bitten - Palm Island; Arrest - Chemist robberies

Man charged with 46 graffiti offences

Police have charged a 34-year-old man with 46 counts of wilful damage in Brisbane’s south this month following a continued crack down on graffiti in the area.

Morning Round up May 11

Assault - Aspley; Update truck roll - Hemmant

Thursday, 10

Truck roll, Hemmant

A 44-year-old man is currently trapped in a B double truck after it rolled on the Port of Brisbane Motorway near Lindum Road at Hemmant this afternoon.

Two charged over Nerang murder

Two men aged 24 and 20 have been charged with murder following the death of a 23-year-old man at Nerang on Sunday.

Letterbox box drop almost complete

The distribution of 7000 letters in the Brisbane suburbs of Ashgrove and The Gap has once again stirred a flurry of information from the public.

Man charged - Hit and run incident, Bracken Ridge

Air rifle wounding - Maroochydore; Vehicle used in break and enters - Runcorn and Rochdale; Rape charges - Carina

Wednesday, 9

Fatal Deception Bay

Police are currently at the scene of a crash that has claimed the life of an 11-year-old girl on the Bruce Highway, Deception Bay.

A 24-year-old man from Sandgate has been issued a Notice to Appear in Sandgate Magistrates Court on May 30. This follows an alleged hit and run incident on Monday night around 7.25pm.

Concerns for missing Gold Coast man

Police share the concerns of family for 55-year-old Gold Coast man Bruce Mineham who has not been seen since yesterday morning.

Morning Round-up May 9

Woman assaulted in shop - Mount Isa; Fire forces evacuation of surrounding buildings - Cairns.

Tuesday, 8

Evening round up

Robbery with violence, Oxley; House fire, Wooloowin; Fatal crash, Hattonvale.

Man charged, Carrara shooting

A 23-year-old man from Rockhampton has been charged over the alleged shooting of an 18-year-old man in the legs at Carrara on the Gold Coast on May 3.

Fourth person charged after Tara murder

A 45-year-old man will appear in court this morning charged with the murder of a 38-year-old man at Tara on Thursday. Police located the man at a Redcliffe park yesterday about 5.30pm and arrested him without incident.

Morning Round-up May 8

Three car collision, Slacks Creek

Monday, 7

Evening round up May 7

Fatal truck rollover - near Rolleston; Hit and run incident - Bracken Ridge; Attempted armed robbery - Rockhampton; Assault charges - Palm Island.

Morning roundup May 7

Serious crash, Earlville; Suspicious death, Nerang; Stolen vehicle involved in collision, Slacks Creek

Sunday, 6

Evening Round up May 6

Fisherman’s body located - Seaforth; Child dies in mini-bike collision - Blackall.

Man injured after attempting to escape

Update, man injured attempting to escape - Fortitude Valley;Assault - Shorncliffe;Fire destroys historic mill – Grandchester;Search continues - Seaforth near Mackay;Update, double fatality - The Caves;Update, pedestrian hit by car - Gaythorne; Rape arrest – Fortitude Valley

Morning roundup May 6

Fatal crash, The Caves; Serious crash, Charlwood; Assault police arrest, Gympie.

A 22-year-old man is being treated for head injuries in the Royal Brisbane Hospital after attempting to escape from the Fortitude Valley Police Station tonight.

Saturday, 5

Afternoon Round-up -Second edition

Hit and run, woman seriously injured - Gaythorne

Update - fatal traffic incident - Ashmore; Update - search for man - Seaforth

Morning round-up second edition

Search for missing boatie - Seaforth near Mackay; Assault arrest - Cherbourg

Man struck by train - Toowoomba; Fatal - Mornington Island; Appeal for man to come forward Tara murder; Man charged with indecent dealing with a child -Woodridge

Fatal traffic incident - Ashmore; Murder charges - Tara

Friday, 4

Seven vehicle crash, Currumbin

Boy in a critical condition - Townsville; Murder investigation - Tara; Arson arrests - Kingston;

Motorists are asked to avoid the M1 at Currumbin due to a seven vehicle crash this afternoon.

Dangerous drug laboratory found at Toowoomba

Murder charge, Kingaroy

A 31-year-old Mermaid Beach man has been charged with murder following an incident at the Kingaroy Showgrounds last night.

Gold Coast robberies arrests

Gold Coast police have charged six people with 44 offences relating to a series of robberies in the Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, Southport and Ashmore areas in recent months.

Morning round-up, second edition

Arson of an excavator - Leichardt; Update shooting - Carrara; Update suspicious death - Tara

Police seek driver in pedestrian incident - Southport

Suspicious death - Kingaroy; Suspicious death - Tara; Armed robbery - Brassall; Building fire - Cairns; Drugs, weapons charges - Southport; Charges following pursuit - Nerang

Thursday, 3

Evening round up May 3

Man acting suspiciously, Gulliver; Trafficking arrest, Gold Coast; Arson arrest, Bowen

Police have released a comfit of a man and images of a car similar to the one they are seeking in relation to a fatal pedestrian incident at Southport around 5.30pm on April 26, 2007.

Traffic operation targets overtaking lanes

People driving unnecessarily in the right hand lane on multi-lane highways are the focus of a month-long traffic operation currently underway in south east Queensland.

Police investigating shooting incident – Gold Coast

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an 18-year-old man sustaining a gunshot wound to his legs.

Morning round-up

Man deceased after crash - Collinsville

Wednesday, 2

Second person dies after crash, Pleystowe

A second person has died after a fatal collision that occurred at Pleystowe, west of Mackay this afternoon.

Fatal Traffic Incident, Yandina-Coolum Road

Fatal crash, Pleystowe – west of Mackay.

Police are at the scene of a fatal traffic incident that occurred on Yandina-Coolum Road west of Coolum Beach this afternoon.

Men charged over tourist robbery, Maryborough

Two men have been charged following the robbery of a tourist at Maryborough on Monday night.

Woman charged over pursuit – Gold Coast

A 26-year-old woman has been charged in relation to an alleged pursuit on the Gold Coast in the early hours of this morning.

Bag snatching, Robina Town Centre

Police are warning members of the public about a man who has been using a moped to snatch handbags from women on the Gold Coast.

Fatal shooting, Maryborough

Police are currently at the scene of a fatal shooting in Maryborough.

Morning Round-up, Second edition

Arson charges, Peachester; Update – charges armed robbery, Southbank

Charges after Bribie Island stand-off; Arrest after chase – Gold Coast.

Stand-off resolved – Bribie Island; Armed robbery – Southbank; Animals perish in pet shop fire – Pialba; Grievous bodily harm charge – Eight Mile Plains.

Tuesday, 1

Robbery of tourist, near Maryborough

High level drink driver - Willawong; Stand-off update – Bribie Island

Afternoon round up

Break and enters, Redbank;Drugs, property arrests, Brisbane;Stand-off, Bribie Island;Armed robbery of tourist, Maryborough

Police are investigating the robbery of a Canadian tourist on the Bruce Highway near Maryborough last night.