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May

Saturday, 31

Fatal shooting involving police, Gold Coast A fatal shooting involving police occurred this evening on the Gold Coast.

Afternoon Round-up Non suspicious deaths of mother and son - Robina; Attempted robbery arrest - Leichardt; Assault arrest - Buddina; Serious traffic incident - Mudgeeraba; Two vehicle crash - Gin Gin

Morning Round-up Pedestrian hit by car - Kelvin Grove; Robbery with violence - Townsville; Robbery with violence - North Rockhampton; Assault charges - One Mile (Ipswich); Sudden deaths - Robina

Friday, 30

Evening Round-up Further arrests after explosives theft - Yamanto; Purses stolen - Southport; Missing man - Brisbane; Rape arrest - island in the Thursday Island group; Unlawful wounding charge - Cairns.

Bus driver assaulted, Runaway Bay Police are investigating the assault of a female bus driver at the Runaway Bay Shopping Centre yesterday.

Morning Round-up Assault police charges - Toowoomba; Burglary - Coolum; Armed robbery - Mackay; House fire - Goodna

Thursday, 29

Evening Round-up Fatal crash - Bundaberg; Marine incident – Coochiemudlo Island; Drug Charges - Yeppoon.

Afternoon round-up SER Purse thefts - Southport; Truck into house - Gaven; Update on boy struck by bus last night.

Robbery charges, Benowa Two men have been charged with two counts of robbery whilst armed in company following an incident between 8.15pm and 8.45pm on May 10.

Morning Round-up second edition Armed robbery, Oxley; Grievous bodily harm arrest, Ferny Grove; Fatal traffic incident, Buderim

Morning Round-up Attempted armed robbery - Leichhardt; Attempted armed robbery charges - Bribie Island.

Wednesday, 28

Evening Round-up Assault charges - Curra (near Tiaro); Operation Hotwire - Sunshine Coast; Boy hit by bus - Logan Central; Officer injured - Kedron

Morning Round-up second edition Armed robbery - Bongaree; Attempted armed robbery - South Rockhampton; Armed robbery - South Rockhampton; Search resumes - Tinnanbar, south of Maryborough; Bushwalkers found safe and well - Paluma Range, south of Ingham.

Morning Round-up Grievous bodily harm charge - Cairns; Search for missing walkers - Paluma Range (north of Townsville).

Tuesday, 27

Evening Round-up Break and enter charges, Hervey Bay; Traffic crash, Sherwood (update); Rape charge, Bagara; Traffic crash, Mt Isa

Hiker rescued, Springbrook National Park A 34-year-old man from Northern New South Wales has been rescued safe and well from Springbrook National Park this afternoon.

Drivers caught drug driving, Broadbeach Two motorists returned positive roadside drug tests during a traffic enforcement blitz in the Broadbeach area last weekend.

Taxi driver assault charges, Labrador A 27-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman have been charged in relation to the assault of a taxi driver in the early hours of May 26.

Morning Round-up Armed robbery, Enoggera; Arrests, marine incident, Warana Beach; Excessive speeds, Brisbane

Monday, 26

Robberies Ascot and Clayfield Police are investigating the possible link between two recent pharmacy robberies on Brisbane’s northside.

Afternoon round-up SER Bag snatching incidents, Pines Shopping Centre - Palm Beach; Assault of taxi driver - Labrador; Fatal traffic crash - Waterford West.

Afternoon Round-up Rape charges - Koongal (North Rockhampton); Stolen jewellery - Maroochydore; Serious Assault - Mackay; Marine Incident - Warana Beach.

Five robberies linked, Brisbane and North Coast An image of a man who may be able to assist police with their investigations into the robberies of five businesses, including one where an employee was stabbed, has been released.

Sixth person charged over stolen explosives A sixth person was charged overnight in relation to the theft of explosives from a Yamanto home on May 20.

Morning Round-up Armed robbery and stabbing, Strathpine; Fatal traffic incident, Waterford West

Sunday, 25

Evening Round-up Fatal traffic incident - Clermont; Charges - Gold Coast; Serious assault police charges - Cairns; Clandestine laboratory located - Yeppoon.

Shooting incident, Agnes Water Police are investigating the death of a man this afternoon at the Agnes Water Marina.

Afternoon Round-up, Second edition Update, diving incident - Mackay; Appeal for information - Fisherman’s Wharf; Grievous bodily harm arrest - Airlie Beach.

Brisbane Secure - Brisbane CBD Emergency Plan As part of the Brisbane Secure project, a week-long community awareness campaign will commence from tomorrow and will be held in various commuter points within the Brisbane Central Business District (CBD).

Afternoon Round-up Fatal Crash, Billabong Sanctuary (South of Townsville); Robbery, Manunda; Unlawful wounding, West Ipswich; Unlawful wounding , Narangba; Copper wire arrests, Yarwun (near Gladstone); Serious assault police, 1770 and Redbank Plains

Serious assault, Airlie Beach A 29-year-old man is fighting for his life in Townsville Base Hospital after a serious assault at Airlie Beach this afternoon.

Saturday, 24

Missing divers Whitsundays located The search and rescue operation in the Whitsundays has located the two missing divers alive.

Investigation continues for stolen explosives Police have recovered half of the explosives and arrested five people in relation to the theft of explosives from a Yamanto home on May 20.

Morning Round-up Search and rescue - Whitsunday - Update; Single vehicle crash - Christmas Creek (near Beaudesert); Drug and weapon charges - Garbutt (Townsville).

Friday, 23

Sexual assault, Springfield Police are currently making inquiries in relation to an incident at Springfield last night.

Morning Round-up Second Edition Traffic operation - Beerburrum; Man arrested at airport - Gladstone; Rape and deprivation of liberty - Fortitude Valley; Jewellery theft - Clayfield; Car v bus crash - Sherwood.

Morning Round-up Armed robbery - Springwood; Serious crash - Heatley; Fatal crash - Wooloongabba/South Brisbane - appeal for witnesses; Marine incident - Buddina Beach (off Point Cartwright).

Thursday, 22

Evening Round-up Woman spat on, Brisbane City; Fatal crash, South Brisbane; Excessive speed, Warner

Afternoon Round-up Rape, indecent dealing arrest - Sunshine Coast; Child sex offences arrest - Deception Bay; Armed hold-up - Sunnybank; Assault charge - Hillcrest.

Morning round-up Serious assault police charges - Carrara; Fatal traffic crash - Surfers Paradise, Serious assault - Hillcrest

Wednesday, 21

Drug charges, Gold Coast Gold Coast police have arrested two people in relation to drug offences following the execution of search warrants at four premises in Benowa, Runaway Bay, Parkwood and Labrador.

Afternoon Round-up Stolen explosives - Ipswich.

Morning Round-up third edition Herston missing person located; Fatal traffic incident - Sarina; Footage available - Break and enter, Underwood; Armed robbery, Underwood.

Appeal for witnesses to road rage incident, Mermaid Waters Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen a road rage incident following a traffic incident on May 19, to come forward.

Armed robbery, Shafston Hotel Police are looking for a man after an armed robbery at a hotel in East Brisbane on Monday morning.

Morning Round-up, Second Edition Armed robbery - Gatton; Unlawful use of a motor vehicle - Runcorn.

Morning Round-up Heavy vehicle crash, Warrego Highway - Sandy Creek; Serious assault - Charleville; Traffic crash - Mt Coolum.

Tuesday, 20

Robbery, Adelaide Street Police are investigating the robbery of The Book Café in Adelaide Street, Brisbane yesterday about 6pm.

Afternoon round-up SER Wilful damage charges - Southport; Two men charged for weapon offences - Oxenford; Robbery with violence charges - Southport; Burglary charges - Southport; Wilful damage - Southport Memorial Cemetery; Armed robbery - Underwood; Break and enter - Underwood.

Man charged after Southbank incident Police have charged a 28-year-old Chermside man after an incident at the Queensland Maritime Museum last night.

Indecent assault, Regents Park Police are currently investigating an indecent assault of a woman while walking along Vansittart Road, Regents Park last Wednesday (May 14).

Monday, 19

Evening Round-up Sexual assault - Coorparoo; Serious traffic incident - Southport; Robbery charges - Caboolture.

Sexual assault, Surfers Paradise Police are currently investigating the sexual assault of a 20-year-old woman while walking along Main Beach Parade, Surfers Paradise last night.

Investigation into Main Beach death Police are continuing to investigate the death of a 21-year-old Southport man overnight.

Fatal traffic crash, Southport An 85-year-old Willowvale woman has died after her car and a truck collided along the M1 earlier this afternoon.

Armed robbery offender - South Brisbane Police are currently searching for a man who held-up two Woolloongabba pharmacies within minutes of each other this morning.

Morning Round-up Second edition Missing person - Herston; Fraud charges - Brisbane; Fatal crash - Clontarf.

Police use Taser three times in four days Queensland Police officers have successfully used conductive electrical devices (CED), commonly referred to a Tasers, three times in the last four days.

Morning Round-up May 19 House fire, Oxley; Man dies, Gold Coast; Two-vehicle crash, Logan Village; Fatal crash, Moranbah; Grievous Bodily Harm charges, Coombabah

Sunday, 18

Evening round-up Arson charge - Bundaberg; Robbery - Burpengary; Escape custody charge - Noosa; Man charged - Mackay; Assault - Mackay

Afternoon Round-up Fire, Nerang; GBH and unlawful wounding arrest, Noosa; Rescue operation, off Fraser Island; Serious assault, Cairns

Saturday, 17

Morning Round-up second edition Factory fire, Northgate:  A Northgate factory was extensively damaged by an overnight blaze. Shortly after midnight emergency services were advised of the fire at a LED lighting business, located in Crockford Street. The building, which also housed an auto electrical business, suffered significant structural damage as a result of the fire. The cause of the blaze is currently unknown and scientific officers will conduct an examination of the scene when the building has been declared safe. Police investigations are continuing.

Morning Round-up Arson charges, Moorooka; Serious three vehicle crash, Tully; Arson and crash, Morningside; Fatal, Logan Village

Friday, 16

Operation Golf Cyclone Operation Golf Cyclone, targeting Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs in the North Coast Region has resulted in 14 people being charged with 31 offences in the last two days.

Morning round-up Fatal - Tarragindi; Armed robbery - Toowoomba; Armed robbery - Kallangur; Armed robbery - Moorooka; Assault charge - City; Deprivation of liberty - Carina; Robbery charges - Kingston

Thursday, 15

Four charged with rape Brisbane Four men will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning charged with raping a 14-year-old girl.

Afternoon Round-up Fatal plane crash near Ethridge River; Grievous bodily harm arrest - Rockhampton; Assault arrest - Everton Park; Assault - Sunshine Coast.

Armed robberies, Ipswich Police are seeking assistance from the public to help solve three armed robberies that occurred in the Ipswich area between March and May 2007.

Morning round-up Deprivation of liberty charge - Ma Ma Creek/Hattonvale; Drug charges - Cairns; Fatal - Mareeba; Shots fired - Carina; Armed robbery - Rockhampton; Chemist break-in - Kallangur; Suspicious fire - Clifton

Wednesday, 14

Operation Whitetail 6 stings motorists More than 820 motorists were stopped and breathalysed during the sixth ‘Operation Whitetail’ traffic enforcement campaign in the Labrador/Southport area.

Attempted armed robbery charge, Woodridge A 23-year-old man of no fixed address will appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court today following a foiled attempted armed robbery at a Foodworks store in Ewing Road, Woodridge overnight.

Morning Round-up Update - bone located, Fraser Island; Man apprehended by police dog - Caboolture; Fatal motorcycle crash - Cleveland; Armed robbery - Sunnybank Hills

Tuesday, 13

Afternoon Round-up Armed robbery arrest - Narangba; Update, torture arrest - Sunshine Coast; Water tanks stolen - Deception Bay

Overnight roundup third edition Man critical after falling from ute, Bundaberg; Missing Chinese student, Brisbane

Burglary charges, Upper Coomera A 23-year-old man has been charged with two counts each of burglary and stealing from vehicle and is due to face Southport Magistrates Court today.

Morning Round-up - second edition Assault charges, Sunshine Coast; Rape arrest, Injinoo; Wilful exposure, Botanical Gardens, Brisbane

Morning Round-up Fatal - Cairns

Monday, 12

Speeding in Logan District More than 300 people have been detected speeding by Logan District police in recent days with one motorist detected travelling at 177km/h in a 110km/h zone.

Morning roundup May 12 second edition Ten arrested, Ipswich; Bodily harm arrests: Mooloolaba.

Morning Round-up Assault arrest - Tolga; Police assaulted - Goondiwindi

Sunday, 11

Afternoon Round-up Serious assault police - Ascot; Injury following disturbance - Nooosa; Unlawful wounding charges - Fortitude Valley; Drink driving - Mareeba

Morning Round-up House fire - Bundaberg; Armed Robbery - Rocklea

Saturday, 10

Assault, Acacia Ridge Police are investigating an assault on three occupants of an Acacia Ridge home this morning.

Assault, Acacia Ridge Police are investigating an assault on three occupants of an Acacia Ridge home this morning.

Morning Round-up Pedestrian struck by vehicle - Oxenford; Robbery - Sunnybank.

Friday, 9

Evening roundup May 9 Serious traffic incident, Kin Kora (Gladstone); Arrest after stabbing, Townsville; Serious assault police arrest, Blackwater; Unlawful use arrest, Chermside.

Afternoon Round-up Vehicle stolen - Chermside; Chemist break-in - Merrimac; Assault and robbery - Mooloolaba; Operation Isa Orpheus - Mount Isa; House fire - Nerang

Civilian QPS employee suspended A Queensland Police Service civilian employee has been suspended from his position after being charged with one count of possessing child exploitation material.

Morning Round-up Fatal truck rollover - near Miriam Vale (Gladstone District); Fatal motorcycle crash - Lota.

Thursday, 8

Afternoon Round-up, second edition Stolen detonators - Toowoomba; Deceased infant - Toowoomba; Drug charges - Mackay.

Afternoon Round-up Man charged after chase - Kirwan; Serious crash - Clontarf; Cars into shops - Nambour.

Free ID service for home and business valuables Police from the Metropolitan North Region will be holding a free property-marking session for individuals and businesses.

Domestic and Family Violence month As part of Domestic and Family Violence month, police are hoping to raise awareness that domestic violence takes on many forms and affects within the community.

Morning Round-up Fatal house fire - Wattlecamp (Nanango); Vehicle into a tree - Roma; Cyclist seriously injured - Springfield; Serious single vehicle crash - Mundubbera (Maryborough District).

Wednesday, 7

Afternoon Round-up, South Eastern Region Chemist armed robbery, Labrador; and Drug charges, Bundall.

Operation Mamba nets drugs, Southport Operation Mamba resulted in 11 people being arrested on 27 charges today.

Morning Round-up Search for missing men continues - Brisbane’s inner north; Marine rescue - Torres Strait; Fatal industrial incident - Mackay.

Tuesday, 6

Evening Round-up Cyclist fatal - Townsville; Missing Person Josef Tabi - Wilston.

Morning round-up, Second edition Armed robbery - 7-11 Fortitude Valley; Wilful damage - Bundamba; Public assistance sought - Fortitude Valley assault.

Break and enter charges, Labrador A 17-year-old man has been charged with eight counts of break and enter following an alleged crime spree which came to an abrupt end on May 5. The spree allegedly occurred over the past few days in the Labrador area.

Morning Round-up Single vehicle rollover - Kumbia (Kingaroy); Street robbery charges - Kingston.

Monday, 5

Evening Round-up, second edition Search for missing tourists - Mt Garnet; Robbery in company arrest - Kedron.

Evening Round-up Search for missing tourists - Mt Garnet; Man dies after fall - Mount Tinbeerwah; Serious crash - Toorbul.

Afternoon Round-up Serious assault - Mooloolaba; Injury to off duty officer - Brisbane; Serious crash - Morayfield

Morning Round-up UIL arrest and vehicle impoundment - Ipswich; Wilful damage arrest - Mackay

Sunday, 4

Evening Round-up Water skiing incident - Surfers Paradise; Assault charge - Chelmer.

Afternoon Round-up World War II ammunition unearthed - Brighton; Counterfeit arrest - Brisbane City; Robbery - West End; Robbery - Narangba

Morning Round-up Robbery with violence - Bundamba; Serious crash - Gladstone; Disturbance and wilful damage - Pretty Beach (Port Douglas); Serious crash - Imbil; Assault police arrest - Coolangatta; Rape arrest - Yarrabah; Pursuit arrest - Lowood.

Saturday, 3

Evening Round-up Body located - Tannum Sands; Fatal rail incident - Aeroglen (Cairns); Traffic crash - Ravenshoe; Traffic crash - Dalby; Attempted robbery arrest - Brisbane City; Motor vehicle theft with violence - Ashmore.

Afternoon Round-up Appeal for witnesses - Worongary; Unlawful wounding arrest - Lawnton; Murder arrest - Gladstone.

Morning Round-up, second edition Arson - North Rockhampton; Murder arrest - Yarrabah.

Morning Round-up Robbery with violence - Bowen Hills; Suspicious death - Yarrabah; Grievous bodily harm arrest - Caloundra.

Friday, 2

Evening Round-up Armed robbery - Tarragindi; Fatal incident - Allora.

Afternoon Round-up, South Eastern Region Chemist break and enter - Oxenford; Armed robbery - Broadbeach Waters.

Officer stood down over alleged policy breaches A Queensland Police Service officer has been stood down from duties following a complaint in relation to an incident on or about April 26.

Armed robbery, Broadbeach Waters Police are investigating an armed robbery at FJs Convenience Pizza and Pasta store on Cypress Drive yesterday afternoon.

Thursday, 1

Afternoon Round-up, South Eastern Region Drug charges - Wongawallan; Armed robbery charge - Tugun; Armed robbery - Mudgeeraba.

Appeal for witnesses – Sunnybank assault A 16-year-old boy was left with serious internal and facial injuries following an assault at Sunnybank on Saturday afternoon.

Morning Round-up Armed robbery charges, Ipswich, Weapon charge, Mundubbera

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