Media Release Summary

Road closure update, Northern Region

Fatal traffic crash, Millaa Millaa; Assault, Toowoomba; Burglary, Kowanyama

Police would like to remind motorists to exercise extreme caution when traveling on the road and not to cross flooded causeways or roadways. Road conditions and closures will change as creeks and water courses can rise and fall quickly.

Update - missing woman, Cleveland

The search continues for a 76-year-old woman missing at Cleveland.

Missing person located, Maroochydore

The 52-year-old man reported missing from his Maroochydore resident on January 28 has been located deceased.

Road Closures, North Queensland

Police advise the Bruce Highway remains closed between Ingham and Cardwell due to flooding.

Operation Congo, Whitsunday Division

Stealing and serious assault - Beerwah; Burglary arrest - Maroochydore; Burglary - Maroochydore; Serious Assault - Runcorn; Missing woman - Cleveland.

Police from the Whitsunday Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are seeking assistance from the community in relation to the detection and prosecution of drug offenders in the Whitsunday and Proserpine areas.

Serious Assault, Robina

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate the man pictured. It is believe he may be able to assist with inquiries in relation to an assault that occurred late evening on Friday January 23 at a party in Robina.

Friday, 30

Police issue warning after card “skimmer” located

Update, fatal fire – Bray Park: Truck roll-over, Eton Range: Body located, Sunshine Coast: Unlawful wounding, Wacol:

Members of the public are reminded to be extra cautious when using automatic teller machines (ATM) after a card skimmer was located last night.

Road closures, Northern Region

Police would like to advise motorists to avoid the following road closures, current at 3pm today:

Fatal house fire Bray Park

Police are currently at the scene of a fatal house fire at Bray Park.

Missing person, Maroochydore

Police are seeking assistance from the public to locate 52-year-old man who was reported missing on January 28

Armed robbery charges Brisbane

This morning police have charged a 21-year-old Mitchelton man in connection with several armed robberies alleged to have been committed across Brisbane.

Armed robberies, City, Greenslopes, Three charged after pursuit, Bundaberg: Armed robbery, Boronia Heights: Robbery, Kirwan:Flooded roads, south of Ingham:

Thursday, 29

Afternoon round-up

Atherton assault; Update - Greenbank

Fatal crash, Mundubbera

Police and Emergency Services are at the scene of a single vehicle fatal crash at Mundubbera.

Assault/robbery, Arana Hills: Assault charges, Bundaberg Armed robbery, Grange:

Wednesday, 28

Afternoon round-up

Fatal crash - Bonny’s Flat near Charters Towers; Suspicious Fire, Bargara

Update, serious assault, Broadbeach: Serious assault police, Brendale:

Tuesday, 27

Serious assault police - Aspley; Attempted theft of ATM - Mount Isa; Update - Paddington crash.

Monday, 26

Police officer charged with speeding, Brisbane

Missing boy, Toowoomba: Drug charges, Surfers Paradise:

A Queensland Police Officer was today booked for speeding at 72kms an hour in a 60km zone after the unmarked car he was driving was stopped on the inner city bypass in Brisbane.

Afternoon round up January 26

Missing person, Update, Durack; Non–suspicious death, Surfers Paradise; Body recovered, Crows Nest; Traffic reminder, Hale Street closure; Traffic operation, Everton Park; Fatal, Smithfield (Cairns).

Saturday, 24

Escape from police custody, Mareeba

Police are searching for a man that escaped from police custody in Mareeba, far north Queensland today.

Morning Round-up second edition

Trafficking drugs charges - Mackay; Stolen Australian flag - Coopers Plains

Suspicious fire, Banyo; Man shot in the leg, Regents Park; Unlawful Wounding, Surfers Paradise; Assault Police, Cairns.

Friday, 23

Traffic crashes - Beerwah; Missing children - Loganholme

Marine incident, Tallebudgera Creek

Armed robbery arrest - Aroona; Woman struck by car - Alexandra Hills; Armed robbery - Bundaberg; Search and Rescue - Hook Island (Whitsundays)

Thursday, 22

A 49 year-old man was transported to Tweed Hospital after a serious marine incident on the Gold Coast this afternoon.

Wednesday, 21

Robbery - Rockhampton

Police are appealing for public assistance following the robbery of a bank on Park Avenue this afternoon.

Child located, Alexandra Hills

Police wish to advise that the 13-week-old girl taken from Alexandra Hills today has been located safe and well by police around 3.10pm.

Attempted armed robbery - Warwick; Theft of rail detonators - Wacol; Impersonate a police officer charges - Upper Mount Gravatt; Serious assault charges - Kingaroy; Drug seizure - Kingaroy.

Final - Child Abduction

The thirteen-week-old girl who was abducted from Alexandra Hills earlier today has been safely located at Wellington Point this afternoon.

Update - Child Abduction

The Queensland Police Service is still seeking urgent public assistance to help locate a thirteen-week-old girl who was in a vehicle stolen from Alexandra Hills at 12.30pm today.

Child Abduction Alert

The Queensland Police Service is seeking urgent public assistance to help locate a 13-week-old child who was in a vehicle stolen from an electrical store car park in Alexandra Hills about 12.30pm today.

Man charged over assault of woman

Armed man - Zillmere; Indecent assault - Boondall.

Tuesday, 20

Gold Coast Detectives have charged a man in relation to the assault of a 51-year-old woman whose body was found on a houseboat in the Southport broadwater on January 17, 2009.

Morning round-up, second edition

Fatal house fire - Theodore (near Gladstone); House fire - Tingalpa; Robbery with violence - Robertson

Morning round-up

Serious crash - Langley (south of Monto; Truck fire - Ferny Hills; Armed robbery - ANZ bank Rockhampton; Charges, Serious assault - Mooroobool; Serious traffic incident - Surfers Paradise.

Monday, 19

Armed robberies, Caloundra

Police are investigating two linked armed robberies which occurred on the Sunshine Coast in December

Morning round-up second edition

Armed robbery - Lutwyche; Suspicious fire - Capalaba.

Sunday, 18

Unlawful wounding charge - Midge Point (Whitsunday Division); Drowning - Hook Island (Whitsunday); Robbery with violence - Strathpine

Armed Robbery - Browns Plains; Suspicious fire - Slacks Creek; Suspicious house fire - Mooroobo (Cairns); Suspicious fire - Wacol; Assault and robbery - Acacia Ridge.

Saturday, 17

Concerns for missing Southport woman

Update - Fatal crash - Trinity Beach; Fatal crash - Greenmount; Clandestine laboratory located - City; Armed Robbery - Pialba.

Police are concerned for the safety and welfare of a 49-year-old Southport woman who was last seen on Wednesday at Australia Fair Shopping Centre.

Update - fatal house fire, Park Ridge South

Police investigations into a fatal house fire that claimed the lives of a man and a woman are continuing.

Fatal traffic crash – Trinity Beach

A man was killed this morning after the bicycle he was riding was involved in a crash with a truck near Trinity Beach.

Morning Round-up, Second edition

Fatal house fire - Park Ridge South; Attempted murder charge - Ipswich; Armed robbery - Mooloolaba; Shed fire - Dugandan (near Boonah).

Robbery with violence - Ayr; Workplace incident - Brisbane; Drug charges - Thornlands; Assault police arrest - Upper Mount Gravatt; Suspicious fire - Coombabah (Gold Coast); Serious traffic crash - Wangetti (Cairns); Serious traffic crash - Wyreema (Toowoomba).

Friday, 16

QLD Police Child Sex Crimes Taskforce’s investigation results in US conviction

Drink-driving charges - The Gap; Armed Robbery - Ashmore; Fatal House Fire - Park Ridge South.

Seven people have this week been convicted in a US court and two charged as a result of the work by the Queensland Police Service’s Child Sexual Crimes Investigation Task Force codenamed “Argos”.

Thursday, 15

Armed robbery - Thornlands; Building fire - Bethania; Clandestine laboratory located - Yeppoon.

Wednesday, 14

Morning round-up, Second Edition

Armed robbery - Kingston; Clandestine laboratory located - Glen Eagle; Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle charges - Broadbeach; Serious assault of a fire officer - Carindale.

Tuesday, 13

Attempted armed robbery - Caloundra; Arrest - Southport; Fatal crash – Kedron; Missing boy located - Great Keppel Island.

Flooding – Townsville

Police are advising the community to avoid flooded roads, creeks and watercourses over the coming weeks after recent heavy rain in the area.

Serious crash - Enoggera; Armed robbery charges - South Brisbane.

Monday, 12

Robbery with violence - Mackay; Dangerous driving charges - Gold Coast.

Robbery with violence - Collingwood Park; Break and enter - Sherwood.

Sunday, 11

Morning round-up second edition

Robbery charges - Mermaid Waters; Trafficking drugs charges - Gold Coast.

Robbery arrest - Southbank; Unlawful wounding charges - West End; Evade police precedes drug charges - Tingalpa; Two vehicle crash - North Rockhampton

Morning round up

Shooting incident, Browns Plains; Unlawful wounding, South Brisbane; Armed hold up, Regents Park

Saturday, 10

Rescue from swimming hole - Josephine Falls (near Babinda); Twelve arrested in street disturbance - Charleville; Serious assault police - Palm Beach.

Friday, 9

Police officer stood down

Boat fire, Moreton Island: Armed robbery, Mt Isa:

A Queensland Police officer has been stood down pending the outcome of Ethical Standard Command investigation.

Police Target Level Crossings

Queensland Police will be targeting level crossing safety in the coming months, particularly in the north of the state, the Acting Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said today.

Serious traffic incident, Browns Plains

Fatal traffic incident - Golden Beach; Update – stabbing - Arana Hills

Eight people have been injured in a serious traffic crash this morning near Johnson Road Browns Plains.

Fatal traffic incident – Irvinebank (Bakerville)

A teenage boy has lost his life last night after it appears he had attempted to cross a flooded causeway on Hales Siding Road at Irvinebank in far north Queensland.

Thursday, 8

Flooding – Mount Isa

Police are advising people and motorists to avoid flooded roads, creeks and watercourses over the coming weeks after recent heavy rain in the area.

Afternoon round-up

Stabbing, Arana Hills; Suspicious package, Caboolture; Armed robbery, Acacia Ridge

Missing 14-year-old girl, Brisbane

Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since August.

Fraud incidents force police to issue strong warning

Serious crash, Ipswich: Armed robbery, Kallangur:

Wednesday, 7

Jetski theft

Police are appealing for information from the public following the theft of two jetskis at Southport yesterday morning.

Six people have been charged on fraud related charges following investigations by police into two separate fraud schemes.

Assault charges, Morningside: Wall collapse, Tarrigindi:

Tuesday, 6

Break and Enter - Glenalla (Mackay); Update: Serious traffic incident - Boondall.

Fatal crash - Maryborough

Grievous bodily harm charge - Inala; Serious single vehicle crash - Bundaberg: Drug lab located - Kallangur; Evacuation - Caboolture; Bushwalkers rescued - Cairns; House fire - Wondunna

A man has been killed after a fatal single vehicle crash south of Maryborough in the early hours of this morning.

Robbery with violence, South Brisbane: Drug lab located, Alexandra Hills:

Monday, 5

Marine incident, Redcliffe

Charges - Gold Coast; Update – Single vehicle Crash - Ipswich.

Police have rescued a man that ran into trouble whilst paddling a kayak from Redcliffe to Morten Island this afternoon.

GBH Charges, Cairns

Detectives from the Cairns Child Protection and Investigation Unit have charged a 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman from Victoria with one count each of grievous bodily harm and possess dangerous drug.

Afternoon roundup January 5

Arrest, Gold Coast; Burglary, Calamvale.

Armed robbery - East Brisbane; Attempted armed robbery - East Brisbane; Update, armed robbery - Spring Hill; Motorcyclist arrested - Brisbane

Sunday, 4

Fatal traffic crash – Meridan Plains

Evade police, Sandstone Point:Update fatal traffic crash, Meridan Plains:

Police are currently at the scene of a fatal traffic crash at Meridan Plains, west of Caloundra.

Afternoon Round-up Second edition

Armed robbery, Acacia Ridge: Update shooting, Torbanlea: Update fatal crash, Cedarton:

Shooting, Torbanlea - Hervey Bay; Robbery with violence - South Townsville; Fatal traffic crash - Cedarton; Break and enter with assault - Clayfield.

Armed robbery, Spring Hill; Shopping centre fire, Mt Warren Park; Bus crash, Tiaro

Saturday, 3

Animal cruelty charges - North Rockhampton; Missing boy rescued - Babinda; Amber alert update - missing boy located, Carrara and Chermside; Traffic offence - Babinda

Armed robbery - Sunnybank; Update, fatal crash statistics - Queensland; Update stabbing incident - Fortitude Valley

Break and enter, Runaway Bay

Armed robbery - Cannon Hill; Armed robbery - Enoggera; Armed robbery - Sunnybank; Update - armed robbery - Mackay

Friday, 2

Afternoon Round up January 2

Arson of post boxes, Thornlands; Update – Fatal traffic crash, Calen; Drug Charges, Surfers Paradise; Update - Serious Crash, Moodlu.

Fatal traffic crash - Calen

Police are currently at the scene of a fatal traffic crash on the Bruce Highway near Calen.

Men arrested after City Cat incident

Two men will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court after an alleged incident involving a City Cat on the Brisbane River on Tuesday night.

Attempted murder charge - Mount Isa; House fire - Tallebudgera Valley

Thursday, 1

Hit run and drink drive - Gracemere; Unlawful wounding - Aurukun

New Year’s Eve Celebrations

Traffic offences, Willowbank: Grievous bodily harm charge, Stanthorpe,Update, fatal crash, Innisfail,Rape, South Brisbane

Police from around the state reported a busy night but overall, crowds were well behaved in the southeast corner when it came to bringing in 2009.

Train and truck collision, Innisfail

Police and Emergency Services are at the scene of a fatal crash near Innisfail.

Boat collision, Bellara (Bribie Island)

A 24-year-old woman remains in a critical condition in hospital after two boats collided at Bellara, Bribie Island last night.

Traffic crash with serious injuries – Gold Coast Highway

An 18-year-old Broadbeach Waters man is being treated for life threatening injuries in the Gold Coast hospital following a traffic crash on the Gold Coast highway around 2am today.

Morning Round-up second edition

Flare discharged, Cairns Airport; Grievous bodily harm charge, Port Douglas; Sexual offences, Capalaba; Out-of-control party, Mackay; Serious crash, Craignish (near Hervey Bay)