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January

Thursday, 31
Evening Round-up
Deprivation of liberty, rape arrest - Strathpine; Missing station manager located dead - Winton.

Two arrested for spate of armed robberies
A 35-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman will appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court tomorrow for multiple alleged armed robberies and stealing offences across Brisbane and Logan.

Afternoon Round-up
Fatal truck crash - Charters Towers; Drug trafficking arrest - Aitkenvale; Drug trafficking arrest - Capalaba.

Operation Longbow, drug operation Innisfail
Operation Longbow is an on-going drug operation targeting drug production in the Innisfail area.

String of pharmacy break and enters
Police are investigating three pharmacy break and enters which occurred during the early hours of January 29.

Morning Round-up Janurary 31
Fire, Salisbury; Armed robbery, Ormeau; Drug arrest, Captains Mountain (Millmerran)

Wednesday, 30
Car stolen after robbery, Stafford
A brazen thief held up a carwash before forcing a man into his car and stealing his vehicle at Stafford yesterday.

Afternoon round-up
Fatal crash - south of Gympie; School buses collide - Eight Mile Plains; Arrest serious assault police - Biloela; Fatal crash - north of Howard; Fatal crash - Fisherman's Island

Rockhampton prepares for river peak tonight
Police and emergency services in the Rockhampton area are preparing for the Fitzroy River to peak tonight.

Police attempting to locate missing man
Police are looking for a 34-year-old Palm Beach man who was last seen in Rockhampton on January 20.

Morning Round-up January 30
Fire, Newmarket; Man charged after jumping from balcony, Surfers Paradise; Attempted robbery arrest, Mansfield; Stealing as a servant arrest, Kings Beach

Tuesday, 29
Evening round-up
Murder charge - Gold Coast; Pharmacy robbery - Wavell Heights

Comments re possible future wider taser deployment
Commissioner Bob Atkinson said today that the Queensland Police Service (QPS) welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Sport, the Honourable Judy Spence, concerning tasers.

Afternoon Round-up
Fatal truck crash, Wamuran; Drug charges, Babinda; Attempted armed robbery, Brisbane City; Armed robbery, Stafford; Armed robbery, Wavell Heights; Arrest serious assault, Surfers Paradise

Operation Navigator nets drink drivers
Police detected 16 motorists for drink driving during Operation Navigation, an Australia Day long weekend traffic enforcement campaign in the Logan area.

Morning round-up
Absconder located - Cairns; Officers spat on - Tara

Monday, 28
Evening round-up Second edition
Missing girl located - Runcorn; Armed robbery arrest - Toowoomba

Evening roundup January 28
Armed robbery, Boronia Heights; Attempted robbery arrest, Mooloolaba

Shooting, Nerang
Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a shooting at Nerang today.

Rockhampton floods
Police are urging Rockhampton residents to be vigilant over the coming days, despite the level of flooding expected to be lower than first estimates.

Afternoon round-up
Stealing from flooded homes, Emerald; Suspicious school fire, Sunshine Coast; Armed robbery, Wishart; Attempted robbery, Mooloolaba; Attempted armed robberies, Wellington Point and Forest Lake

Morning round-up
Suspicious house fire - Grange; Rape arrest - Oxley; Search for missing woman - Mount Mee

Sunday, 27
Evening Round-up
Robbery arrest - Sarina; Man sought - Cairns

Morning round-up second edition
Arrest of man for stealing - Emerald; Pedestrian killed - Sarina

Morning round-up
Tyre shop fire - Aspley; Suspicious shop fire - Toowoomba; Armed robbery - Shailer Park; Armed robbery of hotel - Sarina; Eight arrested during large disturbance - Noosa Heads

Saturday, 26
Evening Round-up
Stabbing charges - Tamborine; Raceview Tavern break-in - Raceview; Serious traffic crash - Donnybrook; Public nuisance charges - Burleigh.

Afternoon Round-up
Drug trafficking arrest - Mackay; Serious assault police - Smithfield; Unlawful wounding arrest - Sunshine Coast; Offences against children - South Bank

Queensland police feature in Australia Day honours
Five Queensland police officers received Australia Day awards in recognition of distinguished police service.

Morning round-up, second edition
Grievous bodily harm arrest - Cairns; Robbery and assault - Bundaberg; Break and enter - Wavell Heights

Restrictions on boating, Fairbairn Dam
Water Police will be patrolling Fairbairn Dam outside of Emerald to ensure the safety of dam users.

Morning Round-up
Fatal traffic crash - Raglan (south of Rockhampton) - update; Injury to member - Fortitude Valley; Traffic crash - Bowen Hills; Armed robbery - Calamvale.

Emerald Floods - Closure of Vince Lester Bridge
The Vince Lester Bridge, which provides access to Emerald from the east on the Capricorn Highway, has been closed since Monday January 21 due to severe flooding of the Nogoa River.

Friday, 25
Evening round-up
Fatal crash - Raglan south of Rockhampton; Armed robbery - Ayr; Juveniles charged over break and enters - Emerald; Obstruct police arrest - Emerald; Finks member charged with demanding property with menace - Benowa

Appeal for witnesses to Wongawallan traffic crash
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to a head-on collision or information on the driver of a white Mercedes C180 sedan in the vicinity of Tamborine Oxenford Road, Wongawallan, to come forward.

Concerns for missing Mackenzie girl
Police have concerns for the safety and welfare of a 17-year-old female reported missing from Mackenzie on January 21.

Afternoon Roundup January 25
Robbery, Bundaberg; Assault arrest, Zillmere

Attempted robbery, Reedy Creek
Police are investigating an attempted robbery at the Reedy Creek Caltex Service Station, northbound on the Pacific Motorway early this morning.

Gold and Greed, murder mystery presentation
Mystery, intrigue and murder sounds fit for a Hollywood crime drama, however all three surround the death of two police officers during the 1800s.

Morning Round-up, second edition
Public nuisance arrest - Emerald; Assault arrest - Buderim; Armed robbery - Newtown (Toowoomba); Road Toll 2008

Australia Day weekend
Motorists are urged to take extra care on South Eastern Police Region roads over the Australia Day long weekend. The long week coincides with the end of school holidays. It is expected a large volume of traffic will be on our roads during the weekend as people travel through this area.

Morning Round-up
Serious single vehicle crash - Edens Landing; Graffiti and stealing charges - Brisbane.

Thursday, 24
Man charged after pursuit, Cairns
A 39-year-old Manoora man has been charged after he allegedly tried to run over two police officers at Cairns this afternoon.

Afternoon Round-up
Robbery and assault - Brisbane City; Crash - Churchill; Break and enters - Emerald

Rockhampton police urge boaties to secure their vessels
Police are reminding boat owners in the Rockhampton area to securely moor their vessels after a number of boats have broken free in recent days.

Man charged for weapons, Paradise Point
A 34-year-old Paradise Point man will appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on February 5 charged with three weapons offences.

Morning Round-up
Robbery with violence - Brisbane City; Search and rescue - Glasshouse Mountains; Robbery charges - Fortitude Valley.

Wednesday, 23
Evening round-up
Fatal - Lower Beechmont (Gold Coast Hinterland); Fatal - Giru; Three charged with Clayfield assault

Afternoon roundup January 23
Robbery, Bundaberg; Rape arrest, Mission Beach.

Morning round-up
Officers rescued from flood waters - Emerald; Tow truck driver assaulted - Clayfield; Officer assaulted - Townsville

Tuesday, 22
Drugs stolen from Redcliffe pharmacies
Redcliffe police are appealing for information on two break and enters at pharmacies.

Police swoop on drug syndicates in south west
A large-scale drug operation concluded today with the arrest of 17 people in Roma, Surat and Charleville after a five-month police investigation.

Armed robberies, Brisbane’s south side
Police have released a comfit of a man believed to be involved in the armed robbery of the Australia Post store at Runcorn yesterday.

Police work together to foil murder plot
Police have today arrested a Gold Coast man and a Melbourne woman who together allegedly plotted to kill the man’s wife.

Morning round-up
Stolen vehicle recovered from river - Pinkenba; Mother and daughter charged - Inala; Rescue - Mackay

Monday, 21
Evening Round-up
Fatal - Eagle Farm; Armed robbery - Runcorn; Siege - Brandon; Drowning - Cairns; Fatal - Elanora; Officer injured - Cannon Hill

Factory fire – Flinders View
Due to a fire, an exclusion zone of 300m is currently in place around a factory on Saunders Street, Flinders View, and the cordon is likely to remain in place overnight.

Help to identify man
Police are seeking the public’s help to identify a man currently in the Royal Brisbane Hospital suffering memory loss.

Big Day Out wrap-up
Police arrested 32 people during the Big Day Out celebrations yesterday and a further 66 people were issued with Notices to Appear with 129 offences detected altogether.

More money raised for Sunshine Coast Crime Stoppers vehicle
A Crime Stoppers vehicle for the Sunshine Coast community is one step closer after another $6500 was raised at a recent fund raising event.

Morning round-up
Armed robbery - Crestmead; Non-suspicious fire - The Gap; Taser produced - Parkwood

Sunday, 20
Evening Round-up
Yacht rescue - Gold Coast; Assault police arrest - Parkwood; Sudden death - Glasshouse Mountains; Stand-off arrest - Bowen

Afternoon Round-up
Arrest - Brisbane; Officer spat on - Townsville; Slingshot arrest - Rockhampton; Assault - Broadbeach

Driving into the unknown, Mackay
A 27-year-old man has been issued a notice to appear after emergency services were called to rescue two men in flood waters outside of Mackay this morning.

Morning Round-up
Rescue - Sarina; Fatal - Springwood; Grievous bodily harm arrest - Coolangatta; Attempted arson - Park Ridge

Saturday, 19
Evening round-up
Fatal on private property - Nanango; Men charged with burglary - Moranbah; Sexual assault charge - Blacks Beach (Mackay)

Emerald flood
Due to the current flood situation in Emerald, police advise the following:

Afternoon Round-up
Man hit by car - Emerald; Officer assaulted - Redcliffe

Morning Round-up
Armed robbery - North Bundaberg; Armed robberies - Sunnybank Hills; Fatal incident - Camp Hill; Assault police - Elimbah; Robbery with violence - Redcliffe; Stranded truck - Emerald; Grievous bodily harm - Logan

Friday, 18
Evening round-up
Children hit by car - Bellara (Bribie Island); Update - Toowoomba fatal; Arrest for 50 break and enters - North Brisbane; Booval attempted armed robbery charge

Rebels arrested after morning raids
The Queensland Police Service and Crime and Misconduct Commission today marked the closure of an 11-month operation with the arrest of seven men, all outlaw motorcycle gang members or associates.

Fatal crash, Mudgeeraba
A 51-year-old Mudgeeraba woman has died at the scene of a fatal traffic crash on Hardys Road, Mudgeeraba this afternoon.

Wongawallan traffic crash update
Police are appealing for witnesses to a head-on collision or anyone with information on the driver of a white Mercedes C180 sedan in the vicinity of Tamborine Oxenford Road, Wongawallan, to come forward.

Morning round-up second edition
Robbery with violence arrest - Caboolture; Fatal truck crash - Toowoomba; Drug operation closure - Bundaberg

Head-on crash, Wongawallan
Police are currently investigating a head-on crash between two vehicles along the Tamborine Oxenford Road, Wongawallan this morning.

Morning Round-up
Attempted robbery - Booval; Update, Fatal - Aratula; Stealing with violence - Noosa

Thursday, 17
Evening round-up
Fatal - Aratula; Drowning - Tara; Sudden death - Murarrie; Unlawful wounding - Hamilton Island

Attempted murder charge, Southport
A 23-year-old Southport man has been charged with attempted murder following an alleged stabbing incident in a unit at Barney Street, Southport early this morning.

Possible missing swimmer, Broadbeach
Gold Coast Water Police, Gold Coast City Council Lifeguards and the Westpac Surf Lifesaving Rescue helicopter have rallied together in search of a man who may have gone missing in the surf outside of the flagged area.

Unlawful wounding, Southport
A 23-year-old Southport man is currently assisting police following a stabbing incident in a unit at Barney Street, Southport early this morning.

Woman faces property charges following fraud scam
Police from the Computer Crimes Investigation Unit would like to remind the community of the dangers of computer and Internet scams.

Ammonia leak, Ormeau
Police are currently assisting QFRS officers with a suspected ammonia leak at an industrial shed on Lahrs Road, Ormeau.

Morning Round-up
Chemist burglary - Ascot; Attempted robbery - Booval; Fatal traffic incident - Jimboomba; Threat of Taser defuses situation - Wynnum; Quick thinking foils stealing - New Farm; Driving charges - Milton; Assault police - Rockhampton; Fire - Biggenden

Wednesday, 16
Robbery, Jindalee
Police are appealing for witnesses to an attempted robbery outside the First Choice Liquor Store at Jindalee on Sunday, January 13 at 2.10pm.

Spate of armed robberies may be linked
Police believe three recent armed robberies of the Park Ridge Tavern, Carina Pizza Hut and Stretton Pizza Hut, may be linked.

Morning round-up Third edition
Pedestrian struck by vehicle - Morayfield; Street disturbances - Aurukun; Deprivation of liberty charges - Samford; Man arrested over counterfeit money - Townsville

Morning roundup January 16 second edition
Absconder arrested, Rockhampton; Armed robbery, Underwood; Armed robbery, Sunnybank Hills

Morning Roundup January 16
Serious assault police, Maroochydore; Armed Robbery, Beenleigh

Tuesday, 15
Evening Round-up
Fire - Miriam Vale; Break and enters - Upper Coomera

Townsville flooding – update
Police wish to advise motorists in the Townsville area that the Houghton River Bridge on the Bruce Highway at Giru was closed at 8.20pm due to flooding.

Townsville flooding – road closures and hazards
Police wish to advise motorists to exercise caution in the Townsville area following days of heavy rain.

Armed robbery Mt Gravatt
Police have released images of a man who may be able to assist with information in relation to an armed robbery at Mt Gravatt this morning.

Heavy vehicle drivers targeted in drug operation
More than 260 truck drivers were intercepted at Goondiwindi this week as part of an ongoing crackdown on drug use in the heavy vehicle industry, with one driver testing positive for drug use and four others allegedly located in possession of illicit drugs.

Break and enter foot chase, Upper Coomera
An 18-year-old River Park man and a 19-year-old Marsden man are currently assisting police following a dramatic police foot chase which involved the Dog Squad and the Westpac Rescue helicopter in the Upper Coomera area earlier today.

Police arrest drug traffickers, Kelvin Grove
Police executed a search warrant on a Kelvin Grove address yesterday evening resulting in the arrest of two male residents for the supply and trafficking of dangerous drugs.

Morning round-up Second edition
Suspicious fires - Tin Can Bay; Unlawful wounding - Mornington Island; Five charged over burglary - Morayfield; Robbery - Mt Isa

Morning Round-up
Armed robbery, Park Ridge; Armed robbery, Torquay; Traffic crash, Torbanlea (near Hervey Bay)

Monday, 14
Armed robbery, Stretton
Police have released images of a man who may be able to assist with information in relation to an armed robbery at Stretton last night.

Update – motorcycle crash, Kooralbyn
A 38-year-old Kooralbyn man, involved in a motorcycle crash last Friday, died in hospital yesterday.

Ashmore PCYC invests in kids
Ashmore PCYC has spent nearly $150,000 on furnishing its premises with new gym and cardio equipment which included $40,000 on youth gym circuit equipment.

Flooding, Proserpine and Airlie Beach
The Bruce Highway is currently closed either side of Proserpine following a night of heavy rainfall and flooding in Proserpine and Airlie Beach

Morning round-up
Fatal motorcycle incident - Gigoomgan (near Maryborough); Fatal crash - Gayndah

Sunday, 13
Evening Round-up
Man charged following hit and run, Marsden; Biggera Waters assault arrests; Truck rollover, Wulkuraka (near Ipswich):

Flash flooding, Townsville District
Police are urging motorists to exercise extreme caution following an afternoon of heavy rainfall and flooding in the Townsville District.

Operation Trap Door
More than 370 motorists were stopped and breathalysed during the second Operation Trap Door traffic enforcement campaign conducted in the Southport police division.

Morning round-up second edition
Liquor store robbery - Regents Park; Elderly woman robbed - Ashgrove; Wilful damage arrest - Pelican Waters

Four assaulted, Sunnybank
Four males were assaulted at Sunnybank this morning in two separate incidents which are believed to be linked.

Morning round-up
Officer assaulted - South Bank; Woman hit by car - Marsden; House fire - Milton

Saturday, 12
Evening Round-up
Absconder from low risk correctional facility - Rockhampton; Serious assault arrest - Dunwich; Erratic driving leads to clear-up of multiple offences - Aspley and Nambour

Afternoon Round-up
Rape arrest - Mossman Gorge; Rape arrest - South Brisbane

Armed robbery charge, Nerang
Two men have been charged following an armed robbery at the Eagle Boys Pizza store at Nerang last night.

Morning round-up
Charges New Year’s Eve stabbing - Biggera Waters; Motorcycle crash - Kooralbyn; Single vehicle crash - Jimboomba

Friday, 11
Motorcycle crash, Kooralbyn
A 38-year-old Kooralbyn man has been seriously injured in a single vehicle motorcycle crash this afternoon.

Serious traffic crash, Springwood
A 21-year-old Springwood man is in a serious condition in the intensive care unit of the Princess Alexandra Hospital following a traffic crash at Springwood early this morning.

Bushwalkers located – Mount Archer
Two bushwalkers reported missing at Mount Archer, Neurum, have been found safe and well.

Morning Round-up, second edition
Fire - Gunalda; Break and enter - Slacks Creek; Sexual assault arrest - Ebbw Vale; Burglary - Palm Island; Search - Neurum (near Woodford); Robbery - Runcorn

Morning Round-up
Update fatal crash - Julia Creek; Fire - Townsville; Drug trafficking arrests - Gold Coast

Thursday, 10
Evening round-up
Serious crash - Julia Creek, Wilful damage investigation - Rockhampton

Dangerous motorcyclist, Pacific Motorway
Police believe the motorcyclist involved in a pursuit along the Pacific Motorway which reached speeds of up to 150km per hour has been involved in two other recent high speed pursuits.

Wednesday, 9
Fatal, Helidon (Gatton)
A 44-year-old man has died and a woman and young boy taken to hospital following a single vehicle crash at Helidon this morning.

Two charged over New Year’s Eve stabbing, Biggera Waters
A 17-year-old Palm Beach man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm, affray and possession of a knife in public following an alleged stabbing incident at the Metro Shopping Centre, Biggera Waters on New Year’s Eve.

Fatal traffic crash, Chatsworth (Gympie)
Police are currently at the scene of a fatal traffic incident that occurred around 10.30 this morning on the Bruce Highway at Chatsworth, approximately three kilometers north of Gympie.

Morning Round-up
Officer spat on - Townsville; Single vehicle crash - Calliope; Grievous bodily harm arrest - Palm Island

Tuesday, 8
Evening Round-up
Burglary charges - Gympie; Fatal industrial incident - Adare (via Gatton).

Police pursuit charges, Pimpama
A 22-year-old Shailer Park man is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court tomorrow following an alleged police chase along the Pacific Motorway earlier today.

Afternoon round-up
Man arrested - Toowoomba; Arrest grievous bodily harm - Townsville

Police pursue vehicle along M1, Pimpama
A 22-year-old Shailer Park man is currently assisting police following a police pursuit which commenced in the Pimpama area.

Monday, 7
Three-year-old girl located, Mermaid Beach
A three-year-old girl has been located safe and well on the beach outside of the Mermaid Beach Surf Lifesaving Club.

Factory fire, Miami
Police are currently investigating a factory fire on the Gold Coast Highway, Miami yesterday evening.

Footage released – Carina armed robbery
Footage and stills have been released of a man who robbed a Pizza Hut at Carina on Saturday night.

Morning round-up Second edition
Murder charges - Rosewood (near Ipswich); Rape charge - Gympie; Police dog apprehends fleeing offender - Aspley; Unlawful wounding arrest - Townsville

Morning Round-up
Serious motorcycle crash - Mareeba - Update; Fatal crash - Home Hill (near Ayr); Attempted armed robbery - Algester; Armed robbery - Runaway Bay; Armed robbery charges - Currumbin; Rape charges - Moorooka.

Sunday, 6
Evening round-up, second edition
Attempted murder arrest - Brisbane; Serious crash - Sunshine Coast

Evening Round-up
Armed robbery arrest - Gold Coast; Armed robbery - Bracken Ridge; Rape arrest - Fairfield

Afternoon round-up
Fatal crash - Carmila (near Mackay); Serious head-on crash - Coolum Beach

Morning Round up Second edition
Update - Warwick fatal; Robbery - Fortitude Valley; Arson - Aspley; Unlawful wounding -Caboolture;Pair charged with Runaway Bay TAB robbery;Taser deployment Queen Street Mall- City

Fatal crash takes four lives, Warwick
Police attended a fatal traffic crash on the Cunningham Highway overnight that killed three men and one woman.

Morning Round-up
Armed robbery - Carina; Attempted armed robbery - Caboolture; Robbery with violence - Red Hill.

Saturday, 5
Christmas Road Safety Campaign – Day 15 incidents
While police were saddened by the deaths of four people, including a 12-year-old girl, during the Christmas Road Safety Campaign, they were pleased to see the number of fatalities was less than a third of the previous year’s total of 13.

Morning Round-up, third edition
Assault police arrest - Coolangatta; Torture arrest - Cairns

Flooding incidents – Gold Coast and Logan
Police are urging motorists to exercise extreme caution following a night of heavy rainfall and flooding in the South Eastern Region.

Morning Round-up, second edition
Attempted murder - Carole Park; Assault police - Kirwan; Arson - Inala

Morning Round-up
Armed robbery - Greenslopes; Unlawful wounding arrest - South Brisbane.

Traffic hazard, Warrego Highway
Police wish to advise motorists of a large boulder that is causing a traffic hazard on the Warrego Highway between Marburg and Minden.

Friday, 4
Drag racer stolen, Slacks Creek
A drag racing car, a 40ft trailer and a utility were stolen from an industrial yard at Slacks Creek last night.

Afternoon Round-up
Serious assault of police officer, Gracemere (Rockhampton); Attempted armed robbery, Ipswich; Armed robbery, Stafford; Property offences, Bundamba; Upgrade of charge to manslaughter, Conway (near Proserpine)

Man located, Chevron Island incident
A 17-year-old Benowa man has come forward to police in relation to an incident on New Year’s Day where a group of people threw a man over the Chevron Island Bridge.

Morning Round up January 4
Armed robbery, Runaway Bay; Armed robbery, Chevron Island; Attempted armed robbery, Sunnybank; Officers assaulted, Gladstone

Thursday, 3
Evening Round-up
Robbery with violence - Acacia Ridge; Illicit drug lab charges - Emu Park.

Christmas Road Safety Campaign - Day 13 incidents
Three days into the new year police are continuing their roadside blitz with more than 2000 Queensland motorists allegedly drink-driving, speeding and not wearing seatbelts.

Afternoon Round-up
Guns, ammunition and money - Mount Pleasant, Mackay; Fatal farming incident - Condamine, south of Miles

Update to body found, Bald Hills
Police have identified the body of an elderly man which was found at Bald Hills this morning.

Morning Round-up, second edition
Body found - Bald Hills; Five people rescued off Mabuiag Island - Torres Strait; Unlawful wounding - Red Hill; Fire - West End (Townsville); Deprivation of liberty charge - Mooroobool (Cairns)

Morning Round-up
Stabbing, Woodridge; Officer injured after traffic stop, Oxenford; Serious crash- car into house, Wynnum; Unlawful wounding arrest, Ipswich; House Fire, Carina Heights; Robbery with violence, Zillmere; Robbery with violence arrest, Sunnybank Hills;

Wednesday, 2
Evening round-up
Successful conclusion to stand-off - Cairns

Bushwalkers located- Mt Maroon, Rathdowney
Police wish to advise that two missing bushwalkers have been located safe and well after failing to return from their walk on Monday.

Update to possible missing man, Chevron Island
Police investigating reports of a man being thrown over the Chevron Island Bridge into the Nerang River yesterday morning are continuing to appeal for witnesses to come forward.

Police reopen fatal fire investigation
Ipswich police have reopened an investigation into a tragic guest house fire that killed five people in 1990.

Morning Round-up fourth edition
Historical rape charges, Chinchilla and Toowoomba; Unlawful wounding, Mareeba

Christmas Road Safety Campaign – Day 12 incidents
Despite last year’s road toll reaching 358, police continued to catch a large number of drink drivers and speeding motorists on the first day of the new year.

Morning Round-up, third edition
Missing person located - Babinda; Unlawful wounding - Mount Isa

Morning Round-up, second edition
Serious assault police - Surfers Paradise; Armed robbery - Sunnybank Hills

Morning Round-up
Search for missing man - Babinda; Search to recommence for missing bushwalkers - Rathdowney; Armed robbery - Morayfield; Assault and torture arrest - Redbank Plains

Tuesday, 1
Charges following girl's death, Bribie Island
Charges following girl's death, Bribie Island

Afternoon Round-up
Afternoon Round-up

Man located – Bongaree incident
Man located – Bongaree incident

Christmas Road Safety Campaign – Day 11 incidents
Christmas Road Safety Campaign – Day 11 incidents

Missing man – Bongaree
Missing man – Bongaree

Possible missing man, Chevron Island
Possible missing man, Chevron Island

Morning Round-up, Second edition
Morning Round-up, Second edition

New Year's Eve Celebrations
New Year's Eve Celebrations

Morning Round-up
Murder arrest - Bowen; Stabbing - Biggera Waters; Armed robbery arrest - Brighton; Evade police, dangerous driving arrest - Cooloola Cove; New Year's Eve update - Brisbane

Last updated 02/01/2008