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March

Tuesday, 31
Missing teenager, Fruitgrove (Kingston)
Police are appealing for assistance in locating a 15-year-old boy who was last seen yesterday morning on his way to school.

Evening Round-up
Armed robbery arrest, Chermside; Accessory after the fact arrests, Gladstone

Morning Round-up
Arson charge - Wondai; Traffic incident - Palm Beach; Officer injured during arrest - Gladstone

Monday, 30
Evening Round-up
Arson arrest, Buranda; Armed robbery arrests, Gladstone, Rockhampton; Armed robbery arrest, Robina; Woman armed with knife, Fortitude Valley

Officer dismissed
A Detective Sergeant from State Crime Operations Command was today dismissed from the Queensland Police Service following the conclusion of a disciplinary hearing.

Afternoon Round-up
Update - search for missing men, Bundaberg; Armed robbery, Kallangur; Animal cruelty, Sarina; Bus crash, Toowoomba (Harristown)

Morning Round-up second edition
Armed robbery, Aspley; Serious assault, St Lucia; Arson charge, Rockhampton

Attempted abduction, Toowoomba
Police have released a comfit of a man who may be able to assist with police inquiries in relation to an attempted abduction which occurred in Toowoomba on Friday, March 27.

Morning Round-up
Unlawful wounding charge - Surfers Paradise

Sunday, 29
Evening round up
Update – search for missing men, Bundaberg; Armed robbery, Mudgeeraba and Robina; Assault charges, St Lucia; Attempted arson, Bundaberg; Suspicious fire, Lowood

Afternoon Round-up
Assault- Taser drawn, Biggera Waters Arson charges, Nundah:

Gold Coast Highway crash, Palm Beach
The southbound lanes of the Gold Coast Highway will remain closed for at least the next 10 hours following a crash this afternoon.

Morning round-up second edition
Armed robberies - Rockhampton; Assault police - Surfers Paradise; Armed robbery - Gladstone; Assault police charges - Labrador

Morning round-up
Serious assault - Ipswich; Building fire - Wooloongabba; Search continues - Bundaberg

Saturday, 28
Evening Round-up
Drink driving - Smithfield; Search for missing vessel - Bundaberg.

Afternoon round-up
Search for missing vessel - Bundaberg; Traffic incident - Birkdale; Pedestrian struck - Morningside

Friday, 27
Evening Round-up
Fatal traffic incident - North Rockhampton; Serious traffic incident - Kippa-ring.

Police officer suspended following charges
A Senior Constable from Central Region was today suspended after being arrested and charged with a number of serious criminal offences.

Indecent treatment, Kangaroo Point
Indecent treatment, Kangaroo Point

Morning round up
Single vehicle traffic crash, Mt Gravatt; Wilful damage to passenger bus/injury to bus passenger, Alexandra Hills; Unlawful wounding and weapon charges, Yeppoon; Charges, armed robbery, Keperra; Police officer spat on, Silkstone

Thursday, 26
Evening Round-up
Missing man located - Tarragindi; Ipswich CBD reopen to traffic - Ipswich

Off-duty officer charged with public nuisance
An off-duty constable from the Metropolitan South Region has been charged with a public nuisance offence following a disturbance at the Brunswick Street Mall early this morning.

Missing man, Nathan
Missing man, Nathan

Afternoon Round-up
Fatal traffic crash, Balnagowan; Fatal crash, private property, Upper Kedron

SER Morning Round-up
ATM robbery, Carrara; Break & Enter, Nerang; Break & Enter, Tallebudgera; Drug Raid, Coomera

Assault investigation finalised

The Queensland Police Service’s investigation into an alleged assault at an Algester polling booth on March 21 has found there is insufficient evidence to proceed with any prosecution.


Morning Round-up
Fatal crash - Birkdale; Update – Ipswich incident;

Wednesday, 25
Afternoon round up
Robbery charges, Bundaberg; Serious traffic crash, Dingo; Update - assault, Goodna; Serious traffic incident, Beerwah

Officer charged with drink driving, Brisbane
A senior constable from the Metropolitan North Region has been charged with driving under the influence of liquor.

Armed robbery, Enogerra
Police have released images of a man who may be able to assist with inquiries in relation to an armed robbery at a service station at Enogerra on Sunday night.

Taskforce Argos makes first arrest using new investigative strategy
Task Force Argos have made their first arrest using new investigative software being used to detect child exploitation material being shared on the internet.

Morning Round-up
Robbery - Coopers Plains; Suspicious house fire - Buderim

Tuesday, 24
Street disturbance, Burleigh Heads
Investigations are continuing into a disturbance at Burleigh Heads on Saturday night.

Morning Round-up
Fatal crash - Tolga (near Mareeba); Fatal crash - Mundubbera (west of Maryborough); Suspicious fire - Bundaberg

Monday, 23
Evening Round-up
Appeal for witnesses - traffic incident Gold Coast: Attempted murder charge - Rockhampton; Armed robbery - Bundaberg.

Afternoon round-up
Attempted armed robbery - Nerang; Update charges, pedestrian killed - Longreach; Attempted abduction - Eagleby; Appeal for witnesses, serious crash - MacKenzie; Rape charge - Tanah Merah.

Rocks thrown at vehicles on highway, Regents Park
A juvenile was apprehended this morning after fleeing the scene of an alleged projectile throwing incident at Regents Park south of Brisbane.

Injured cyclist identified, Carrara
Police wish to advise the cyclist injured at Carrara on Sunday has now been identified.

Alleged assault, Algester
Police are investigating an alleged assault at Algester over the weekend.

Morning Round-up
Armed Robbery - Cairns; Dangerous operation charge - Albany Creek; Armed robbery - Enoggera; Burglary with violence - Laidley.

Sunday, 22
Afternoon Round-up
Attempted murder charge - Gladstone; Sexual assault charges - Toowoomba

Morning round-up second edition
Fatal crash - Proserpine; Appeal to identify injured cyclist - Carrara

Fatal crash, west of Charleville
Police are currently at the scene of a single vehicle rollover that occurred between 10 and 15km west of Charleville this morning.

Morning Round-up
Fatal crash - Mossman; Suspicious vehicle fire - Gladstone.

Saturday, 21
Update - fatal crash, Ellis Beach
A 25-year-old Cairns man was killed in a two vehicle crash near Ellis Beach earlier today.

Fatal crash, Ellis Beach
A motorcyclist has been killed in a two vehicle crash on the Captain Cook Highway near Ellis Beach this afternoon.

Afternoon round-up
Sudden death - Springsure; Roadside message signs damaged - Ashmore

Morning Round-up
Serious crash - MacKenzie; Impersonate police - Carindale.

Friday, 20
Appeal for information, Calamvale pharmacy robbery
Police are asking for anyone with information on the identities of three men believed to be involved in the robbery of the Pharmacy First Chemist at Calamvale to come forward.

Appeal for witnesses to serious crash, Hendra
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a serious two vehicle crash at Hendra this evening.

Afternoon round-up
Fatal traffic incident - Mount Blackford (Mackay); Fatal traffic crash - Oakey Creek

Armed robbery charges, Rockhampton
A 31-year-old man has been charged following the alleged armed robbery of the Foodworks Store at the Glenmore Shopping Centre in Rockhampton on Wednesday March 18.

Morning round-up
Serious assault of police officer - Gladstone; Man charged with unlicensed driving - Mermaid Waters

Thursday, 19
Evening Round-up
Burglary - Sippy Downs; Pedestrian struck - Gold Coast.

Location of human skull fragment in Toowoomba
Police are investigating the location of a human skull fragment in rugged bushland at Glen Lamond Gully, near Toowoomba on January 13.

Police officer caught drink driving, Far Northern Region
An off-duty senior constable from the Far Northern Region was issued with a notice to appear for drink driving on Tuesday night.

Morning round-up
Armed robbery, Rockhampton

Wednesday, 18
Murder charge
A 29-year-old Mudjimba man has been charged with one count of murder to appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Sexual assault charge from 2007 incident
A 37-year-old man appeared in the Cairns Magistrates Court today facing charges relating to a sexual assault in Brisbane on November 8, 2007.

Afternoon Round-up
Murder charge - Biloela; Armed robbery charge - Glenview; Lost property - North Stradbroke Island; Serious traffic incident - Victoria Point

Morning round-up, second edition
Suspicious death - Mudjimba; Update – Serious assault manslaughter charge - Toogoolawah.

Suspicious death, Biloela
Police have commenced investigations into the death of a man in his 30s at a caravan park at Biloela this morning.

Morning round-up
Serious crash - Aspley; Suspicious fire - Capalaba

Tuesday, 17
Appeal for witnesses, serious assault
Police are appealing for witnesses following the serious assault of two men in South Brisbane earlier this month.

Morning Round-up
Update – fatal crash, Haigslea: Robbery, Tallai (Gold Coast): Unlawful wounding charge, Woodridge

Monday, 16
Evening Round-up
Drugs charges - Charleville; Horse fraud charges - South Maclean

Off-duty officer charged
A Queensland Police Service constable has been charged with drink driving after a single vehicle crash in Rockhampton on the weekend.

Afternoon Round-up
Update – Fatal crash - Blackbutt; Stealing charges - Oxley

Morning Round-up Second edition
Fatal crash - Yeronga; Fatal crash - Haigslea; Suspected arson - Caboolture; Update - Dangerous driving charges - Toowoomba;

Morning Round-up
House fire, Millmerran Downs: Dangerous driving charges, Toowoomba: Serious assault charge, Toogoolawah:

Sunday, 15
Fatal crash, Nudgee
A man has been killed this morning after the mini motorcycle he was riding crashed at Nudgee.

Update, Located, 9-year-old twins, Seven Hills
The 9-year-old twins reported missing from Seven Hills this afternoon have been found safe and well on School Road Wynnum West.

Missing 9-year-old twins, Seven Hills
Police are seeking assistance from the public to locate 9-year-old twins that have gone missing from Seven Hills.

Fatal traffic crash, Blackbutt
Police are on route to the scene of a fatal traffic crash at Blackbutt. Initial reports indicate three vehicles collided around 3.55pm on the D’Aguilar Highway at the base of the Black Butt Range.

Afternoon Round-up
Burglary and car stealing, Tallebudgera Update - Police officers seriously assaulted, Cairns Update - Fatal crash, Marsden

Morning Round-up Second edition
Police officers seriously assaulted - Cairns; Update - Fatal crash - Marsden; Robbery charges - Bethania; Armed robbery charges - Mt Gravatt East; Burglary charge - Camp Hill; Truck Rollover - Gailes.

Fatal traffic crash, Marsden
Police are currently at the scene of a single vehicle fatal traffic crash at Marsden. Police were notified of the crash at the intersection of Browns Plains Road and Fourth Avenue around 5am.

Morning Round-up
Serious assault, Yarrabah Armed robbery, Enoggera

Saturday, 14
Evening Round-up
Assault police arrest, Moranbah Assault charges, Mackay Robbery with violence charges, Kabra (Rockhampton):

Morning Round-up, Second edition
Fatal driveway incident - Stockleigh; Pedestrian killed - Longreach; Robbery - Moorooka; Grievous bodily harm charge - Fortitude Valley.

Morning Round-up
Robbery with Violence - Cairns; Homestead Fire - Felton outside Toowoomba; Update, Murder charges - Inala; Officer bitten - Fortitude Valley; Fatal traffic crash - Mareeba.

Friday, 13
Serious crash, Fernvale
About 4.30pm police were notified of a two vehicle traffic crash on the Brisbane Valley Highway approximately two kilometres north of Fernvale.

Evening round-up
Suspicious death - Inala; Fatal workplace incident - Innisfail; Drug charges - Molendinar

Missing woman located safe
A missing 32-year-old woman has been located safe by police.

Morning Round-up
Attempted armed robbery - Mooloolah Valley; Armed robbery - Clayfield; Serious assault - Fortitude Valley; Drink Driving charge - Mackay; Armed robbery arrest - Arundel.

Fatal crash – Woombye (Sunshine Coast)
Police are currently at the scene of a single vehicle crash that occurred on the Sunshine Coast this morning.

Thursday, 12
Evening Round-up
Serious crash, Southport: Drug charges, Mackay: Sexual assault charges, Mt Isa:

Fatal traffic crash, Runcorn
Police are currently at the scene of a two vehicle fatal traffic crash on Persse Road at Runcorn.

QPS statement on the acquittal of Dennis Ferguson
The Queensland Police Service will be playing an active role in monitoring Dennis Ferguson, who was today acquitted of child sex offences in the District Court, Deputy Commissioner Kathy Rynders said today.

National Consumer Fraud Week - scams
Fraudulent charity collectors, scam emails and fake investment syndicates are on the rise and this week, police are reminding the public to be aware and prepared.

Afternoon Round-up
Two vehicle bus collision - Marian (near Mackay); Pursuit - Southport; Possession of a firearm charges - Mount Isa.

Theft and drug charges, Forest Hill
Police officers from the Stock & Rural Crime Investigation Squad (SARCIS) have charged two women in relation to several alleged break-ins in the Forest Hill area.

Morning round-up second edition
Foot Pursuit - Southport; Motorists warned to check their brake lights - Indooroopilly

Morning Round-up
Serious traffic crash - Mermaid Waters; Assault and robbery - Kuraby; Stalking charges - Durack; Police officer injured - Willowbank

Wednesday, 11
Evening Round-up
Arson arrest - Mount Isa; Serious single vehicle crash - Toowoomba; Arrests for school damage - Atherton; Bus rollover, Ipswich; Attempted armed robbery arrest - Gold Coast:

Afternoon Round-up
Update - police dog apprehends offender - Caboolture; Traffic operation - Indooroopilly.

Vision opportunity and appeal for information
Police are hoping information from the public may help them solve three armed robberies committed on banks across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast in just two weeks.

New refurbished Bribie Island Police Station officially opens
The newly refurbished Bribie Island Police Station will be officially opened today by Police Deputy Commissioner Ian Stewart.

Morning Round-up
Traffic crash - Hamilton Island; Police dog apprehends offender - Caboolture.

Fatal traffic crash, Giru
Two cars have collided on the Bruce Highway about twenty-seven kilometers north of Ayr, near the town of Giru.

Tuesday, 10
Evening round-up
Serious traffic incident - Mackay; Attempted arson/extortion charge - Inala

Police officers stood down
Two Queensland Police officers have been stood down pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations that a service firearm was discharged at a vehicle during a pursuit in the South of Brisbane on the weekend.

Missing boy, located
Police wish to advise, a missing 14-year-old boy from Kirwan, Townsville has been located safe and well. He had been missing since yesterday and was located about lunch time today. Media and the public are thanked for their assistance in this matter.

New refurbished Smithfield Police Station officially opens
The newly refurbished Smithfield Police Station will be officially opened today by Far Northern Region Assistant Commissioner Andy Henderson.

Morning Round-up Second edition
Robbery charges - Brisbane City; Armed robbery - Woodridge.

Morning round-up
Rape charges - Cairns; House fire - Dundowran; Demand property with menace - Labrador.

Monday, 9
Evening Round-up
Armed robbery - Capalaba; Firearms located - Cairns; Update - fatal crash - Capella; Suspicious fire - Mountain Creek; Missing teenager - Kirwan.

Afternoon Round-up
Bomb Hoax charge, Bundaberg,School resumes, Bribie Island:

Traffic operations targeting drug drivers
Police conducted three traffic operations on the weekend resulting in seven people returning positive drug tests.

Appeal for stolen jewellery, Carseldine
Police are appealing for information from the public to locate an item of stolen jewellery with significant sentimental value to the owner.

Fatal traffic crash - Capella
Police are currently at the scene of fatal traffic crash at Capella, north of Emerald.

Morning Round-up
Charges - crime scene - Browns Plains; Fatal traffic incident - Aramac (Longreach); Armed robbery - Surfers Paradise; Armed robbery and attempted armed robbery - Beenleigh.

Sunday, 8
Evening Round-up
Snorkelling death - Lizard Island; Unlicensed driving charge - Marsden

Morning Round-up Second edition
Serious traffic crash, Mudgeerba House fire, Gladstone Crime scene, Browns Plains:

Morning Round-up
Appeal for witnesses, hit and run - Mount Gravatt; Unlawful wounding - Hervey Bay; Serious traffic incident - Broadbeach.

Saturday, 7
Evening Round-up
Appeal for witnesses after cyclist struck - Oxley; Armed robbery - Arana Hills; Drowning - Eagleby.

Afternoon Round-up
Armed robbery, Woodridge: Suspicious fire, Redbank Plains: Robbery/arson, Main Beach Armed robbery, Bongaree

Armed hold-up, Helensvale
A Gold Coast pizza store was robbed last night. About 8.45pm three men entered the Sir John Overall Drive pizza store.

Friday, 6
Evening Round-up
Motorcycle and pedestrian crash, Tingalpa: School bus crash, Upper Coomera:

Illegal brothel raids, Toowong and Indooroopilly
Following yesterday’s closure of a two-month operation targeting those who profit from, organise and participate in illegal prostitution activities, seven people have been charged with prostitution related offences.

Lessons learned from South Bank Taser incidents
Deputy Commissioner Kathy Rynders today obtained approval from the South Bank Corporation to release CCTV of the Taser deployment of 12 April 2008, which was referred to this week by the Crime and Misconduct Commission.

Covert Drug Operation Foxtrot Parent closed in Cairns
The Far Northern Region Drug Squad has today closed Operation Foxtrot Parent and executed a number of search warrants on the residences of persons of interest across Cairns.

Flooded Causeways 2009
Police urge motorists to take care on flood affected roads after a number of serious incidents at causeways and bridges in recent times.

Morning Round-up
Armed robbery, Kallangur: Update, missing man, Julia Creek Serious traffic crash, Kelso: Unarmed robbery, Bellbird Park:

Operation Achilles sentencing most significant on record
A 30-year-old Townsville man was yesterday sentenced to six years imprisonment following a State Crime Operations Command, Taskforce Argos operation into what is alleged to have been one of the most secretive child sex offender networks ever encountered.

Thursday, 5
Evening Round-up
Fatal crash update - Kybong; Gas leak - Kilcoy

Afternoon Round-up
Fatal crash, Coolum Beach: Traffic Crash, Purga (Ipswich): Update, fatal crash, Mt Isa:

Armed robbery- Bank of Queensland, Chermside
Police are calling for public assistance in locating the man responsible for the armed robbery of the Bank of Queensland at Chermside yesterday.

Media conference – Incident at Morayfield
Police were called to Morayfield Shopping yesterday afternoon around 4.55 after suspicious packages were found.

National Consumer Fraud Week – computer and cyber fraud
During National Consumer Fraud Week, the Queensland Police Service is reminding the public to remain vigilant and not become a victim of computer or cyber crime.

Morning round up
Attempted armed robbery, Inala; Pursuit related charges, Emerald

Wednesday, 4
Fatal traffic crash - Yandina
Police are currently at the scene of a fatal traffic crash at Yandina on the Sunshine Coast.

Morning Round-up Second edition
Drink driving charges, Chermside Fire, Aldershot (north of Maryborough): Drug charges, Norman Park:

Morning Round-up
Armed person charged, Parkwood: Armed Robbery, Springfield: Serious single vehicle crash, Cooroy:

Tuesday, 3
Charges laid, St Lucia incident.
Police have charged two men in relation to a disturbance at St Lucia overnight.

Operation Vada, Ipswich
Thirteen men have been charged after police conducted Operation Vada, targeting the compliance of reportable offenders registered under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Act

Afternoon Round-up
Motorbike crash on property, Tara - Bank robbery charges, Moorooka: Attempted armed robbery, Wurtulla

Advance Fee Fraud
As part of this week’s National Consumer Fraud Week Queensland police are issuing a reminder regarding an offence which is costing Queenslanders over $700,000 per month.

Morning round up
Disturbance, St Lucia; Armed robbery, Springfield; Armed robbery, Coombabah (Gold Coast); Robbery, Arana Hills; Pursuit ends in dangerous driving charges, Griffin

Monday, 2
Robbery, Arana Hills
Police are appealing for public information about a robbery at an Arana Hills jewellery store this afternoon.

Taser rollout update: Two months
The Queensland Police Service rollout of Tasers to operational police has hit the two-month mark, with about 1200 officers trained in Taser use around the State.

Afternoon Round-up
Fatal crash, Smithfield; Drug arrests, Caboolture.

Impounded vehicle auction, Ipswich
Police are giving Ipswich residents the chance to grab a bargain on Tuesday, March 10 when twenty three vehicles, two trail bikes and one mini trail bike go up for auction.

Burglars beware in Hervey Bay
Police are putting burglars on notice with a campaign targeting break and enter offences in the Maryborough Police District.

$50,000 property theft, Burpengary
A Burpengary family hoping to build their dream home had their dreams shattered when thieves stole $50,000 worth of property and tools from a storage shed located on the family’s vacant block of land.

Correct disposal of EPIRB’s, Townsville
Australian Maritime Safety Authority and Queensland Police Service wish to remind the public of the importance for correct disposal of the now superseded 121.5 MHz Emergency Positioning Indicating Beacon (EPIRB) distress beacons.

National Consumer Fraud Week - scams
Fraudulent charity collectors, scam emails and fake investment syndicates are on the rise and this week, police are reminding the public to be aware and prepared.

Morning Round-up
Armed hold up - Narangba; Stabbing - Banyo; Unlawful wounding - Nerang; Police officer assaulted - Billinga; Update, search for missing person - Julia Creek

Sunday, 1
Evening Round-up
Grievous bodily harm - Springwood; Attempted armed robbery - Beenleigh; Serious Assault - Noosa; Robbery with assault - Wilsonton

Road closure reminder, Townsville
Police wish to remind motorists to obey road closure signs at all times, even when a road appears to be safe to the general public.

Last Updated: 27/10/2009