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June

Tuesday, 30
Evening Round-up
Fatal traffic incident, Sunnybank Hills: Armed robbery, Crestmead Drug charges, Bucca (Bundaberg):

Afternoon Round-up
Robbery charges, Zillmere: Update - Overdue bushwalker, Daintree National Park: Update – Double fatal crash, Millaa Millaa: Update- Fatal traffic crash, Miles:

Morning Round-up - Third Edition
Fatal crash - Miles; House fire - Zillmere; Armed robbery - Eli Waters (Torquay)

Morning Round-up - Second Edition
Double fatal - Millaa Millaa; Rape and assault charges - Coominya

Morning round up
Armed robbery, Marsden; Overdue bushwalker, Daintree National Park; Robbery with violence, Browns Plains; Burglary charges, Cardwell

Monday, 29
Evening Round-up
Suspicious fire - Ravenshoe; Rock throwers - Yeppoon; Update – Double fatal - Mundubbera.

Afternoon Round-up
Suspicious fire - Ravenshoe; Rock throwers - Yeppoon; Update–Double fatal, Mundubbera

Double fatal, south of Mundubbera
Two children have died following a single vehicle crash this morning on Durong Road, approximately 45 kilometers south of Munduberra.

Morning Round-up Third edition
Robbery charges, Stuart (near Townsville): Drug charge, Benowa: Child sex offence charges, Brisbane West: Arson charges, Lowood:

Morning round up, second edition
Search and rescue, Brisbane Forest Park; Glassing incident, Nundah; Update – glassing, Coolum Beach

Morning round up
Fatal crash, Yungaburra; Robbery with violence, Maroochydore; Assault charge, Goondiwindi

Sunday, 28
Evening round-up
Serious assault police - Mount Isa; Robbery - Stuart; Grievous bodily harm arrests - Gympie; Assault arrest - Townsville

Afternoon Round-up
Fire, Mudgeeraba: Unlawful wounding charges, Cairns: Update - Truck roll-over, south of Cunnamulla Drink driving charges, Mt Isa:

Morning Round-up Third edition
Update - fire, Castle Hill: Serious crash, Waterford West: Drug charges, Paradise Point:

Morning Round-up second edition
Assault police - Fortitude Valley; Fatal motorcycle crash - Bribie Island; Glassing - Coolum Beach; Missing man located - Lamington National Park

Morning round-up
Armed robbery - Runcorn; Search for missing bushwalker - Lamington; Armed robbery - Kingston; Armed robbery - Chermside; Armed robbery - Nobby Beach; Armed robbery - Cairns; Suspicious vehicle fire - Mackay

Saturday, 27
Evening round up
Suspicious fire, Fitzgibbon; Update - Truck roll-over, south of Cunnamulla; Obstruct police, Hope Vale; Fishermen rescued, Gladstone offshore

Update: Fire, Castle Hill, Townsville
Police have declared an emergency situation in Townsville to assist Emergency Services dealing with the fire on Castle Hill.

Fire - Castle Hill, Townsville
Police and Emergency Services are at the scene of a grass fire in the Townsville suburb of Castle Hill.

Morning Round-up Second Edition
Unlawful wounding, attempted armed robbery, Cairns; Located bushwalkers, Neurum (near Woodford)

Search continues for missing bushwalkers, Neurum
Police and SES volunteers will continue searching bushland near Neurum Creek for two adults and three children lost whilst bushwalking yesterday afternoon.

Morning round-up
Armed robbery - Upper Mount Gravatt; Armed robbery - Mitchelton; Operation Hotel Presence - Wynnum District; Attempted armed robbery arrest - Buderim; Non-suspicious house fire - Redbank Plains

Friday, 26
Evening Round-up second edition
Arson - Lowood; Serious crash - Toowoomba

Evening Round-up
Fatal crash - Chinchilla; Departmental crash - Cairns

Queensland Police Service Medal presentation to former members
Former members who have retired from the Queensland Police Service (QPS) will soon be able to receive the Queensland Police Service Medal (QPSM).

Afternoon Round-up
Hit and run - Caboolture.

Armed robbery, Warner
Police are searching for two men who robbed a Warner bank at gunpoint this afternoon.

Thirteen charged in Longreach drug operation
Police have today closed an operation which they believe has significantly reduced the availability of drugs in the Longreach area.

Five men charged following Taskforce Argos raids
Five men have been charged during the past week for child pornography related offences following raids conducted by Taskforce Argos.

Morning Round-up Second Edition
Break and enter - Arundel; Assault of off-duty officer - Oakey.

Morning Round-up
Serious Assault - Granville; Grievous bodily harm - Miami; House fire - Buranda

Thursday, 25
Evening Round-up
Armed robbery - Moorooka; Armed robbery - Ascot; Grievous bodily harm arrest - Mooloolaba; Bodily harm whilst armed, Chermside

Morning Round-up, second edition
Attempt murder charge, Townsville; Drink driving charges, Millaa Millaa

Morning Round-up
House fire - Kearney’s Springs; House fire - Norman Park; Vacant house fire - Thursday Island

Wednesday, 24
Evening round-up June 24
Clandestine laboratory, Thagoona; Man charged over weapons offences Gold Coast

Man caught drink driver twice in one night, Gold Coast
Gold Coast police were amazed and disappointed when they intercepted a man twice overnight for allegedly drink driving.

Morning Round-up June 24
Fatal crash, Mungungo (Monto); Serious crash, North Mackay; Attempted armed robbery, Riverheads; Armed robbery, Mackay; House fire, Boonah; Indecent assault arrest, Upper Mount Gravatt; Unlawful wounding arrest, South Townsville

Tuesday, 23
Afternoon round-up
Heavy machinery stolen - Nerang; Break and enter - Eagle Heights; Drug charges - Sunshine Coast; Bus and truck traffic incident - Goondiwindi

Drink driving sanctions
The Queensland Police Service is presently finalising consultations on a new sliding scale of indicative sanctions, as foreshadowed by the Commissioner on April 23.

Speak up today and help fight organised crime
 

Morning roundup June 23
Armed robbery, Logan Central; Robbery arrest, Kirwan

Monday, 22
Evening Round-up
Serious crash - Birnam; Drug raids - Robina; Armed robbery - Golden Beach; House fire - Bundamba.

Body located following murder investigation
Following investigations into the murders of Alexander and Suzanne Davie on or about May 3, Gold Coast and Homicide Investigation Unit officers, working in conjunction with the New South Wales Police, have located what appears to be the remains of a third person.

Armed robbery, Blacksoil
Police are appealing for information which could assist with the investigation into an armed robbery at a service station at Blacksoil on June 16.

Morning Round-up Second edition
Attempt to intercept car, Varsity Lakes:

Tomorrow, help fight organised crime Supply the information – stop the intimidation
The Queensland Police Service is urging the public to pick up the phone tomorrow and supply information to Crime Stoppers on organised criminal activity within Queensland.

Morning roundup June 22
Fatal collision, Mareeba; Truck crash, Mackay; Unlawful wounding arrest, Belmont; Serious assault charges, Surfers Paradise; Organised crime phone-in day, Tuesday June 23

Sunday, 21
Possible fatal hit and run Mareeba
Police are appealing for information into the death of man at Mareeba this evening.

Afternoon Round-up
Serious crash, West Stowe (near Gladstone); Traffic operation, Brisbane

Police officer charged with drink driving, Gold Coast
An off-duty constable was issued with a notice to appear in relation to a drink driving offence early this morning.

Morning Round-up June 21
Serious crash, Rungoo (near Cardwell); House fire, Woongarra (Bundaberg); Organised crime phone-in day, Tuesday June 23

Saturday, 20
Evening round-up
Fatal crash, Wonglepong (near Canungra); Serious crash, Silverdale (near Boonah); Weapons charge, Brassall; House fire, Eudlo (Sunshine Coast hinterland); Attempted armed robbery, Clayfield

Afternoon round-up
Rape charges - Caloundra; Sudden death - Fig Tree Pocket; House fire -Salisbury.

Morning roundup June 20
House fire, Wilsonton (Toowoomba); Robbery with violence arrest, Eagleby; Man charged after evading police, Coalfalls; Organised crime phone-in day, Tuesday June 23

Friday, 19
Evening round-up
Drug charges - Redcliffe; Fraud charge - Townsville; Attempted armed robbery - Coomera; Serious crash - Dimbulah

Break and enter, Mooloolaba
Public assistance is sought following the break and enter of a Mooloolaba apartment block on Monday June 15.

Fire, Gin Gin
Police inquiries into a fire near Gin Gin this morning indicate the event is not related to an aircraft incident.

Charges, shooting incident - Rockhampton
Police have charged a 32-year-old man in relation to an alleged incident on June 16 at a residence in West Rockhampton.

Morning round-up
Robbery - Kirwan; Fatal - Deception Bay; Organised crime phone-in day, Tuesday June 23

Thursday, 18
Afternoon Round-up
Serious assault, Toowoomba: Man located, Mareeba:

Appeal for public assistance, Mareeba
Further to information released by Corrective Services, police are urging any person who has any information in relation to a 24-year-old man who absconded from a Mareeba correctional facility today, to immediately contact their local police station, call triple zero or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Update to investigation into death of man at Brandon
The internal Queensland Police Service investigation into the death of a man at Brandon on June 12 has revealed further information about the incident.

Morning round-up
Drug charges - Tully; Armed robbery - Mermaid Waters

Wednesday, 17
Evening round-up
Armed robbery - Petrie; Fatal crash - Bribie Island; Fatal crash - Maryborough; Serious traffic crash - Mitchelton; Drug charges - Kin Kin

Morning round-up second edition
Serious crash - Wamuran; Drug charges - Miami; Serious crash - Laidley.

Organised crime arrests pave the way for public information
Just a small piece of information supplied during the organised crime phone-in day on June 23 could be enough to help police in their efforts to seek out and bring to justice those involved in serious and significant crime.

Morning round-up
Fatal - Gordonvale; Serious crash - Dimbulah; Fire - Harbour Town

Tuesday, 16
Evening round-up
Fatal motorcycle crash - Walkerston; Rape arrest - Hamilton Island

Afternoon Round-up
Balcony fall - Whitsunday’s; Armed robbery - Blacksoil; Arson charge - Goodna; Liquor related charges - Aurukun

Shooting incident involving police, Rockhampton
A man has been taken to hospital for treatment following a shooting incident involving police in Rockhampton this morning.

Morning round-up
Fatal truck crash - South Kolan (Bundaberg); House fire - Goodna; Fatal crash - near Toowoomba

Monday, 15
Morning round-up
Serious crash - Coopers Plains; Armed robbery arrest - Caloundra; Armed robbery - Woodridge; Armed robbery - Wishart

Sunday, 14
Evening Round-up
Child exploitation charges, South Brisbane: Serious crash, Tully:

Afternoon Round-up
Attempted murder charges, Sunnybank Hills: Robbery with violence, vehicle theft, Toowoomba:

Morning Round-up
Armed robbery, Albany Creek; Dangerous driving charges, Kingston

Saturday, 13
Evening round-up
Fatal crash - Nerang; Armed robbery arrests - Brisbane’s northside; Update - Fatal crash - Gooburrum (Bundaberg); Fatal crash - Eagle Farm; Indecent assault - Fitzgibbon; Further armed robbery arrests - Runcorn

Morning Round-up second edition
Armed robbery charges - Runcorn; Armed robbery charges - Toowoomba.

Armed robbery, Browns Plains
Police are seeking public assistance to help identify a man they believe can help with their investigations into an armed robbery at a Browns Plains eatery on Tuesday June 9.

Morning Round-up
Armed robbery - Burpengary; Rail incident - Mareeba; Armed robbery, Caboolture.

Friday, 12
Evening round-up
Marine rescue - Hervey Bay; Armed robbery - Morningside; Armed robbery charge - Southport; Arson charge - Redcliffe

Linked robberies, Brisbane north side
Police are appealing for information from the public following three armed robberies at Windsor, Kedron and Ashgrove this week.

Death of man at Brandon
Officers from the Queensland Police Service Ethical Standards Command are presently en route to Northern Region to investigate the circumstances of the death of a man following a police call out to a domestic incident.

Thursday, 11
Evening Round-up
Historical child sex offence charges, Pine Rivers: Armed robbery, Ashgrove: Arson charge, Rockhampton:

Afternoon Round-up
Serious crash, Turkey Beach (Gladstone); Serious crash, Innisfail

Morning round up, second edition
Drug trafficking arrest, Mt Ommaney; Stalking charges, Townsville

Morning Round-up June 11
House fire, Caboolture; House fire, Cooktown; Business fire, Cooktown; House fire, Rockhampton; Birdsville officer assists in South Australian crash

Wednesday, 10
Evening Round-up
Infant locked in car, Brassall: Armed robbery, Hervey Bay: Helicopter crash, Gold Coast: Armed robbery, Kingston:

Robbery, theft of motor vehicle charges, Sumner Park
Police have charged a 34-year-old man today after an alleged series of incidents at Darra and Sumner Park on June 3.

Afternoon Round-up
Fatal motorcycle crash - Tingalpa; Serious crash - Wynnum West; Charges, traffic crash - Toowoomba; Notice to appear – animal welfare - Longreach; Theft and arson - Gladstone; Car intercepted Southport.

Morning Round-up June 10
Armed robbery, Browns Plains; Armed Robbery, Windsor; Assault arrest, Hyde Park

Tuesday, 9
Evening Round-up
Update, Taxi driver robbed - Toowoomba; Fatal pedestrian crash - Mackay

Afternoon Round-up
Large shed fire, Benarby (near Calliope); Break and enter, pharmacy Gold Coast; Fatal traffic crash, Pimpama; Graffiti charges, Manly

Roofing scam reaches Bundaberg
Following Thursday’s appeal regarding roofing scams in South-East Queensland, police have received further reports of similar incidents at Bundaberg.

Man charged over charity tin theft
A 27-year-old Kenmore Hills man was charged with stealing after police allegedly found him in possession of Royal Children’s Hospital charity fundraising tins.

Update, serious crash – Caboolture
A 17-year-old Caboolture man is assisting police with inquiries after the car he was driving was involved in a serious traffic incident last week.

Morning round up, second edition
Unlawful wounding charge, Milton; Evade police charges, Upper Mt Gravatt; 4WD stolen and burnt out, Lawnton; Armed robbery, Robina; Vessel Fire, Gold Coast

Morning Round-up
Attempted robbery and assault arrest - Proserpine; Update, pedestrian crash - Sunshine Coast; Glassing - Milton; Evade police - Upper Mount Gravatt; Evade police arrest - Redcliffe

Monday, 8
Truck and machinery theft Crestmead
Police are appealing for information to the theft of a truck and machinery from a property on Magnesium Drive overnight.

Afternoon Round-up
Serious crash, Toogoolawah; Break and enter, Rockhampton; Taxi driver robbed, Toowoomba; Robbery with violence, Nambour; Juvenile charged, Westcourt

Morning Round-up
Armed robbery - City; Armed robbery arrest - North Ipswich

Sunday, 7
Update fatal crash Edmonton
Updated information has become available into the circumstances of a double fatal at Edmonton this afternoon.

Evening Round-up June 7
Update Sudden death, Mossman; Armed robbery, Buranda; Fatal crash Gooburrum, Bundaberg; Fatal Crash, Edmonton; House fire, Cooroibah.

Serious traffic crash, Gooburrum (near Bundaberg)
Police are currently at the scene of a two vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of Moore Park Road and Gooburrum Road, Gooburrum (near Bundaberg).

Morning Round-up Second edition
Armed robbery - Sarina; Sudden death - Mossman; Fatal - Cairns; Attempted armed robbery charges - Logan district.

Morning Round-up
Suspicious fire - Toowoomba; Police injured - Stradbroke Island

Saturday, 6
Afternoon Round-up
Dangerous operation, Boondall; Fatal crash, Ravenshoe; Update – Fatal crash, Gaven; Update – Traffic crash, Gailes; Classic cars stolen, Kirra Beach

Assistance sought, armed robbery suspect, Brisbane
Police are appealing for public assistance in locating a man believed responsible for three recent Brisbane robbery offences.

Serious crash, Caboolture
Nine people, including a two-year-old child, were injured last evening when a car collided with a group of pedestrians at Caboolture.

Morning round-up
Fatal crash, Gaven; ATM explosion, Boyne Island

Friday, 5
Taxi driver assaulted, Burleigh
Police are seeking assistance from the public to help identify a man who may be able to assist with inquiries into an assault on a taxi driver on the Gold Coast.

Officer injured in training incident
A Queensland Police officer was injured at the Mount Bassett Pistol Range in Mackay on Thursday afternoon prior to a firearms training session.

Second comfit of suspect released, Darra
Police are continuing to seek public assistance to locate the man involved in a series of incidents at Darra and Sumners Park around 4pm yesterday and have released a second comfit of the man.

Morning round-up
Armed robbery - Mackay; Clandestine laboratory located - Cairns; Suspicious fire - Yarrabah; Sumners Park stolen vehicle located

Thursday, 4
Evening round up, second edition
Attempted armed robbery, Daisy Hill; Armed robbery, Kangaroo Point

Evening round up
Fatal traffic crash, Crowley Vale; Attempted armed robbery, Daisy Hill

Roofing scam - Brisbane
An 88-year-old man has also fallen victim to a roofing scam, and police believe the offenders are responsible for at least seven offences across Brisbane in May.

Morning Round-up second edition
Pair charged for assault and robbery, Hillcrest; Man assaulted, Harristown

Morning round up
Fatal traffic crash, Glenview; Serious traffic crash, Petford

Wednesday, 3
Woman assaulted and car stolen, Darra
Police are seeking public assistance to locate the man involved in a series of incidents at Darra and Sumners Park around 4pm today.

Afternoon Round-up
Update fatal - Black Mountain; Update – unidentified man - Oakey

Businesses damaged by vehicle, Rockhampton
Businesses damaged by vehicle, Rockhampton

Morning Round-up second edition
Sexual offence arrests - Kangaroo Point; Sexual offence arrest - Brisbane; Armed robberies - Beenleigh

Morning round up
Fatal traffic crash, Black Mountain; Armed robbery, Marsden; Traffic crash, Gailes; Armed robbery, White Rock; Armed robbery charges, Cairns

Tuesday, 2
Evening round-up
Attempted murder charges, Alexandra Hills; Serious traffic incident, Rasmussen

Morning Round-up second edition
Update, fatal crash, Mareeba; Unlawful wounding charge, Mount Louisa; Assault and robbery, Hillcrest; Assault charge, Boonah; Robbery charge, Springfield; Fatal traffic crash, Innisfail; Robbery, Darra

Serious traffic crash, Innisfail
Police are currently at the scene of a three vehicle serious traffic crash south of Innisfail.

Morning round-up
Unidentified man, Oakey; Man saved from fall by police officers, Kangaroo Point; Robbery with violence, Brisbane City; Armed robbery, Edens Landing

Holiday memories recovered during raid - Issued June 1
Astute police officers have helped recover holiday memories after finding a digital camera during a raid.

Morning round-up - Issued June 1
Suspicious fire, Queen Street; Death of a man following assault, Chambers Flat; Suspicious house fire, Dayboro; Armed robbery, Springfield; Armed robbery, Broadbeach

Monday, 1
Rural communities - ‘Lock it or lose it’
Police are reminding people in rural areas to secure their vehicles and sheds to prevent thefts while they are on other side of properties or away all together.

Last Updated: 27/10/2009