Queensland Police Service

Morning round up second edition

Unlawful wounding charge, Mornish (Rockhampton); Armed robbery, Alexandra Hills; Armed robbery, Goodna

Appeal to road users

Police are appealing for all road users to take greater care after the loss of 10 lives on Queensland roads in the past seven days.

Update – fatal crash, Banyo; Burglary charge, Carbrook; Shooting, Mornish (Rockhampton); Suspicious house fire, Toowoomba

Public assistance required, Collingwood Park

Police are seeking public assistance after an incident at Collingwood Park, Ipswich on July 23.

Woman charged – escape custody - Brisbane; Fatal crash - Banyo; Fatal crash - Cairns.

Thursday, 30

Appeal for Witnesses – Cairns

Drink driving arrest, Upper Mt Gravatt; Serious crash, Labrador

Cairns Police Forensic Crash Investigators are appealing for public assistance to identify witnesses to a serious crash that occurred on the Bruce Highway at Bently Park this morning.

Afternoon roundup

Drug charges, Cairns; Assault, Ferny Hills; Serious traffic crash, Edmonton

Morning roundup

Car damages property, Berserker; Armed robbery, Rockhampton; Robbery arrest, Wilsonton (Toowoomba);

Wednesday, 29

Fatal crash Babinda

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a crash which left one woman dead and two others injured this evening.

Fatal motorcycle crash, Applethorpe

A man is dead following a motorcycle crash on the New England Highway at Applethorpe about 5pm today.

Morning round up, second edition

Bicycle v car - Leichhardt; Drug lab arrest - Bundaberg.

Serious assault - Brisbane city; Assault - Victoria Street Bridge, Brisbane

Fatal crash, Townsville

Police are investigating a single vehicle fatal crash on the Old Flinders Highway near Townsville.

Fatal crash, Pineapple Hill (south of Maryborough)

Police are currently at the scene of a fatal crash on the Bruce Highway approximately 15km south of Maryborough.

Morning Roundup

Fatal crash, Logan Reserve; Marine Rescue, Mackay

Tuesday, 28

Fatal crash, Waterford West

Police are currently at the scene of a single vehicle fatal crash on Logan Reserve Road.

Appeal for witnesses, hit and run, Kirwan

Armed robbery - Redcliffe; Appeal for witnesses – Fatal Crash - Darra; Update.

Police are seeking public assistance to help identify a vehicle involved in a hit and run incident at Kirwan last evening.

Morning roundup July 28 2009

Fatal crash - St Lawrence; Fatal crash - Darra; Hit and run traffic crash - Kirwan; Drink driving arrest - Jindalee; House fire - Rockhampton.

Arson, Maleny; Sexual assault charges, Tully

Monday, 27

Public assistance required - Townsville

Murder charge - Bribie Island; Murder charge - Fortitude Valley; Drugs, stealing charges - Mount Morgan; House fire - Zillmere; Truck crash into overpass - Pacific Motorway, Beenleigh

Police are appealing to the public for information after the death of a South Townsville resident on July 24.

Volunteers required for project targeting seniors fraud

Appeal for witnesses, traffic crash, Boondall; Robbery with violence, Aspley

The Queensland Police Service Fraud and Corporate Crime Group is again calling for volunteers to take part in an on-going research project based around the issue of seniors and online fraud.

Threats of violence against community members

Queensland police are warning the public of a telephone and text message scam threatening members of the community with serious harm.

Robbery - Brisbane City; Shooting - Alderley

Sunday, 26

Morning Round-up Second edition

Grievous bodily harm, Bribie Island; Building fire, Cannonvale

Burglary charges, Toowoomba: Chemist break-ins, Loganholme and Greenbank:

Fatal fire, Bundaberg: Spitting at police arrest, Fortitude Valley Ambulance officer assaulted, Cairns: Spitting at police arrest, Cairns

Saturday, 25

Evening round up

Amendment: Update – serious assault, Parramatta Park (Cairns); Break and enter, Forest Lake

Afternoon round up

Update - fatal traffic crash, Jimboomba; Update – search, St Lawrence; Update – serious assault, Parramatta Park (Cairns)

Morning round up

Fatal traffic crash, Jimboomba; Non-suspicious fire, Surfers Paradise; Assault police charges, Golden Beach

Friday, 24

Update – Waiving of TIN, Taxi Driver

Update – Missing man, Gold Coast; Update – Search for man, St Lawerence; Armed robbery charges, Metropolitan South Region and South Eastern Region.

Police have reviewed the circumstances and sufficiency of evidence relating to the issuing of two Traffic Infringement Notices to a taxi driver at Ascot on June 6, 2009.

Search, St Lawrence (south of Mackay)

Emergency service personnel have conducted extensive searches of areas along the Bruce Highway, between Marlborough and Carmila, after a radio call for assistance was heard by truck drivers early this morning.

Dangerous gas stolen, Reedy Creek

Police are appealing to tradesmen to take appropriate security precautions after the theft of gas cylinders overnight.

Thursday, 23

Update - Moranbah crash now fatal

The 50-year-old Browns Plains man involved in a single vehicle truck crash at Moranbah on July 10 died this morning.

Update - Fatal crash, Mt Gravatt

Police continue to appeal for witnesses following a fatal traffic crash on Klumpp Road, Upper Mount Gravatt this morning.

Honours for Bundaberg police officers and staff

Police officers and staff members are to be honoured in a ceremony at the Bundaberg Police Citizens Youth Club, Bundaberg on Thursday 23 July 2009 at 11am.

Morning round up

Serious traffic crash - Tamborine Mountain; Robbery, Highland Park - Gold Coast; Armed robbery arrest - Home Hill

Fatal traffic crash, Upper Mount Gravatt

Police are currently at the scene of a fatal traffic crash on Klumpp Road, Upper Mount Gravatt.

Wednesday, 22

Grave fears for missing man

Fatal house fire - Wynnum West; House fire - Clontarf; Armed robbery - Sunnybank Hills; Drug charges - Scarness; Stealing charges - Gaythorne

Tuesday, 21

Police are appealing for the public’s assistance regarding the disappearance of a 47-year-old man in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley.

Man’s body located, Sunshine Coast

Police believe that a body located at Beerwah today is a man missing from the Sunshine Coast since Sunday July 12.

Serious crash - Redbank; Attempted robbery - Ipswich; Armed robbery - Nerang; Four charged on property offences - Mackay

Monday, 20

Robbery - Zillmere

Sunday, 19

Serious traffic crash, Cedar Grove: Assault charges, Helensvale:

Police officer charged with drink driving, Sunshine Coast

Grievous bodily Harm, Logan; Armed robbery, Woody Point; Robbery charges, Gold Coast; Serious Crash, Acacia Ridge; Update - grievous bodily harm charge, Parramatta Park (Cairns)

An off-duty police officer with approximately three years of service was charged with drink driving (.235%) in his private vehicle this morning.

Morning round-up third edition

Balcony fall - Alexandra Headland; Attempted murder charge - Woodridge; Serious assault - Parramatta Park (Cairns); Dakabin State High School fire – update.

Attempted murder charges - Margate; Bushwalkers rescued - Mount Tibrogargan; Pedestrians struck - Heritage Park; Serious assault - Helensvale.

Armed robbery, Home Hill (Townsville): Serious traffic crash, Burpengary

Saturday, 18

Robbery with violence - Fortitude Valley; Robbery - Railway Estate; Appeal for witnesses - Nerang; Fatal crash - near Cardwell

Fire - Dakabin; Man charged – armed robberies - Cairns

Multi-vehicle crash, Calcium (Near Townsville)

Unit fire, Palm Beach: Shooting incident, Woodridge

Friday, 17

Police are currently at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on the Flinders Highway at Calcium, near Reid River.

Coronial findings – Caitlin Hanrick

The Queensland Police Service has this afternoon received the findings of the State Coroner in relation to the death of Caitlin Hanrick.

Missing pharmacy medication, Silkstone

Police are warning members of the public that pharmacy medication missing from a Silkstone address yesterday afternoon could have serious health implications if consumed.

Double fatal, Kennedy Developmental Road - Mount Garnet

Two people have lost their lives following a three vehicle crash on the Kennedy Developmental Road, south of the Forty Mile Scrub National Park, between Mount Garnet and Greenvale.

Morning Round-up Second Edition

Damage to ATM, Walkerston; Stolen bus, Varsity Lakes

Traffic Delays - Brisbane CBD

Fatal traffic crash, Brightview: Cattle truck roll-over, Gateway Motorway, Eagle Farm: Armed robbery, Marsden:

Thursday, 16

Evening round up

Cattle truck rollover - Eagle Farm; Arson charges - Upper Coomera

Queensland Police would like to advise the public that there could be significant traffic delays around the Brisbane Central Business District (CBD) and Suncorp Stadium areas on Friday evening.

Afternoon round up

Workplace incident - Bohle Plains; Three vehicle crash - Stafford Heights; Sudden death, Woody Point

Fatal crash - Alpha; Serious assault of police - Roma; Drug lab charges - Deception Bay; Car collided with horse - Rollingstone.

Quantity of alcohol in police vehicle

Unarmed robbery, Vincent (Townsville) Serious traffic crash, Eight Mile Plains: Armed robbery, Greenslopes: Serious traffic incident, Highland Park:

Wednesday, 15

A Water Police officer who attempted to resuscitate a man who drowned at Currumbin Beach this morning had a quantity of alcohol in his Queensland Police Service vehicle at the time of the incident.

Missing man, Mackay

Police are currently appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Mackay man.

Armed robbery - Mermaid Waters; Armed robbery - Mudgeeraba

Tuesday, 14

Armed robberies, Metro South and South East regions

Stealing, Aitkenvale: Drug charges, Ashmore:

Police are investigating possible links between a number of armed robberies in the Metropolitan South and South East regions yesterday and officers are appealing for public assistance.

Couple charged with failing to send son to school

Tully police have charged a local man and woman with allegedly failing to send their 15-year-old son to school.

Missing man located – Gold Coast

A 53-year-old man who was reported missing after leaving the Gold Coast Hospital yesterday afternoon has been located safe and well.

Missing man, Southport

Police are appealing for assistance to locate a 53-year-old.

Monday, 13

Woman inadvertently released from Brisbane Watchhouse

Armed robbery - Rochedale South; Attempted robbery and armed robbery possibly linked - Mansfield and Carina

A 31-year-old woman was inadvertently released from custody at the Brisbane Watchhouse this afternoon.

Update – armed robbery charges, Toowoomba

Two men will appear in Toowoomba Magistrates Court this morning over the alleged armed robbery of a hotel at Drayton.

Armed robbery, Toowoomba

Two men and a woman are assisting police with inquiries into the robbery of a Drayton hotel last night.

Sunday, 12

Woman charged with taxi theft; Armed robbery - Wavell Heights

Rock throwing incident, Birkdale

Armed robbery – taxi stolen - Algester; Update – Wilful damage charges - Birkdale.

Police are urging Wynnum District motorists who may notice damage to their vehicles this morning to contact the Cleveland Criminal Investigation Branch to make a complaint.

Fatal traffic incident, Beerwah

Police are investigating the death of a 45-year-old woman on a service road in Beerwah last night.

Grievous bodily harm charge - Southport; Robbery - Brisbane

Saturday, 11

Police praise crowd behaviour at the Townsville 400

Firearm weapon charges - Kirwan; Fatal crash - Caboolture.

Police have praised the good behaviour of fans so far at this year’s Townsville 400 at Reid Park.

Investigation into deaths, Newstead and Laidley

A major investigation is continuing into the separate deaths of two men in Newstead and Laidley yesterday.

Man arrested over Runaway Bay shooting

Double fatal - Gladstone; Serious truck crash - east of Moranbah; Evade police charge - Esk; Armed robbery - Annerley

Friday, 10

Incident, Laidley

Police are currently investigating the death of man on Spicer Street at Laidley tonight.

Gold Coast detectives, with the assistance of the Homicide Investigation Unit, have arrested and charged a man in relation the alleged shooting at Runaway Bay on July 7.

Suspicious death, Newstead

Glassing incident, Chermside: Appeal for public assistance, Acacia Ridge:

Police are at the scene of a sudden death of a 47-year-old man at Newstead.

Attempted armed robbery - Elliott Heads; Serious crash - Bahrs Scrub; Armed robbery - Crestmead; Truck rollover - Toowoomba; Drug charges - Rosewood

Thursday, 9

Courier bags stolen, Proserpine

Fatal crash, Tingalpa; Fatal crash, Wandal.

Police have released an image of a man who may be able to assist in relation to the theft of several satchel-style courier bags from a vehicle in Proserpine on June 23.

Morning Round-up Second edition

Drug charges - Maroochydore; Update – Charges relating to explosives - Forest Lake; House Fire - Labrador.

Men arrested, Glen Geddes (near Rockhampton)

Two people were arrested this morning after allegedly failing to comply with a police direction.

Morning Round-up July 9

Armed robbery, Rochedale; Truck rollover, Benaraby; Armed robbery arrest, Toowoomba

Wednesday, 8

Afternoon round-up Second edition

Sudden death - Cairns

Morning Round-up July 8

Break and enter, Upper Coomera; Rape arrest, Parramatta Park (Cairns).

Tuesday, 7

Assault of taxi driver - Mooloolaba; Update on serious incident - Runaway Bay; Armed robbery arrest - Kingston

Alleged Theft Investigation, Eagle Farm

House fire - Rockhampton; Heavy vehicle drink driving - Eagle Farm; Arson of vehicle - Hervey Bay

Monday, 6

Investigations into allegations that produce was stolen from the scene of a fatal truck crash on the Gateway Motorway on Saturday morning have been unable to verify allegations of the theft of produce from the crash site.

Truck driver charged with UIL & dangerous driving - Glasshouse Mountains; Armed robbery - Taigum

Sunday, 5

Evening roundup July 5

Robbery, Mt Gravatt; Fatal crash, Emerald Creek (Mareeba)

Fatal crash, Roseneath (near Townsville)

Fatal truck crash update - Roseneath (near Townsville); Armed robbery - Marsden

Fatal crash - Toowoomba

A man believed to be in his 50s died this morning in a single vehicle crash at Rangeville, Toowoomba.

Saturday, 4

Evening round-up July 4

Charges after crash, Darra; Serious crash, Mansfield; Gateway fatal witnesses sought.

Police are currently at the scene of a fatal crash on the Flinders Highway at Roseneath, south of Townsville.

Serious crash - Dalby; Serious crash - Highgate Hill; Robbery - Arundel

Fatal - Eagle Farm; Restaurant fire - Cairns; Charges following Narangba and Morayfield pursuit; Serious assault on police - Bundaberg

Deliberate false activation of emergency beacons, Rockhampton

House fire, Maryborough: Man dies following crash, Warwick: Armed robbery charges, Toowoomba

Friday, 3

Rockhampton District Officer Superintendent Trevor Wockner said he was dismayed that anyone would consider deliberately activating distress beacons in a non emergency situation.

Attempted armed robbery - Banyo; Assault - Yeppoon

House fire, Gheerulla (west of Nambour): Serious traffic crash, Mackay:

Thursday, 2

Fatal pedestrian crash, Bundaberg

Armed robbery - Toowoomba; Drink driver - Capalaba

A man is his 70s died in Bundaberg tonight after being struck by a utility.

Morning Round-up - fourth edition

Suspicious vehicle fire - Burua (Gladstone); Missing man located after suspicious house fire - Cooyar

Sunshine Coast continue crack-down on drugs

The continued crack-down on the supply of illicit drugs in the Sunshine Coast District has resulted in 21 people being charged.

Morning round-up third edition

Armed robbery - Bundaberg; Break and Enter - Ipswich

Morning Round-up Second Edition

House fire, Holland Park: Robbery, Carrara: Assault charges, Currumbin:

Fatal traffic incident, Willawong: Armed robbery, Kedron: Burglary, Berserker (Rockhampton): Assault and robbery charges, Yeppoon (Rockhampton):

Wednesday, 1

Evening round up

Fatal crash, Mount Barmoya, via Yeppoon; Fatal motorcycle crash, Carbrook; Break and enter charges, Stafford; Assault charges, Nerang