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October

Saturday, 31
Further murder charge, Maryborough
Police have charged a 30-year-old man with the murder of 33-year-old Maryborough man Noel Allan Clark.

Update - Armed robberies, Greenslopes, Ashgrove and Aspley
Police have released footage of an armed robbery at Greenslopes two days ago, which is linked to four other similar robberies around the same time at Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Armed robbery, Ormeau
Police have released images from the armed robbery at a tavern on Pascoe Road at Ormeau on October 28.

Morning round-up
Double fatal - Avondale via Bundaberg; Wounding at nightclub - Woolloongabba; Armed robbery - Crestmead; Officer seriously assaulted - Kowanyama; Attempted armed robbery - Labrador

Friday, 30
Second person charged with Maryborough murder
Police will travel to Armidale, New South Wales to seek the extradition of a Maryborough woman charged with murder.

Pill press seizure and arrest
A 32-year old man has been charged following the seizure of three large commercial pill presses and restricted items capable of the manufacture of high volumes of amphetamine type stimulants.

Updated photo of missing woman, Dulcie Birt and police appeal for assistance to find missing utility tray
Police involved in the suspicious disappearance of Riverview woman Dulcie Birt have located security footage taken five hours before she went missing.

Armed robberies - Greenslopes, Ashgrove and Aspley
Police are appealing for information from the public following three armed robberies in Brisbane yesterday afternoon, which they believe are linked.

Police continue appeal for information on taxi armed robbery, Kangaroo Point
Police are continuing to appeal for information from the public following the armed robbery of a taxi driver at Kangaroo Point last weekend.

Morning Round-up
Serious assault police - Bundaberg; Serious crash - Toowoomba.

Thursday, 29
Police seeking vehicle in woman’s disappearance
Police are urgently seeking information from the public to help locate a motor vehicle believed to have been involved in the disappearance of Riverview woman Dulcie Birt.

Morning Round-up
Serious crash - Wamuran; Man seriously injured - Albion.

Wednesday, 28
Police to set up static site at Riverview
The investigation into the disappearance of 31-year-old woman Dulcie Birt continues with police still holding grave concerns for her welfare.

Armed robbery, Ormeau
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a tavern on Pascoe Road at Ormeau this morning.

Tuesday, 27
Search for missing person resumed
A ground search for missing police officer Senior Sergeant Mick Isles resumed at Ravenswood this morning.

Police target illegal prostitution on the Gold Coast
16 people will face court following a series of raids on the Gold Coast over the weekend.

Images released, Runcorn armed robbery
Police continue to investigate the September 20 armed robbery of a Runcorn pizza restaurant and are appealing for public assistance.

Monday, 26
Evening Round-up
Single vehicle crash - Eumundi; Fatal crash - Cunningham Highway;

Missing person, Maryborough
Public assistance is sought to help locate a Maryborough man who was last seen four days ago.

Afternoon Round-up
Fatal crash, Alligator Creek (near Townsville); Correction, fire arrest, Gold Coast

Morning Round-up
Serious assault on police - Toowoomba; Fire - Springwood; Armed robbery in a dwelling - Redbank Plains;

Sunday, 25
Afternoon Round-up
Grievous bodily harm, Townsville,Robbery with Violence, Cairns

Morning Round-up Second Edition
Tractor and shed fire - Elliott Heads; Armed robbery - Currumbin; Serious assault police - Brisbane City.

Morning Round-up
Large brawl - Townsville; Serious assault - Surfers Paradise;

Saturday, 24
Missing Riverview woman
Public assistance is sought to help locate a Riverview woman who has been missing since Wednesday, October 21.

Afternoon Round-up
Murder charge, Mackay; House fire, Caboolture

Morning Round-up Third edition
Robbery - Enoggera; Robbery with violence charge - Windsor.

Morning Round-up Second Edition
Single vehicle roll-over - Camooweal; Car into house - Morayfield; Body located - Brisbane River.

Homicide investigation, Mackay
An investigation has commenced into the murder of a man in his 20s on River Street this morning.

Morning Round-up
Armed robbery - Kangaroo Point; Man jumps off bridge - Dutton Park; Man jumps off bridge - Dutton Park; Serious assault police - Croydon;

Friday, 23
Evening Round up
Unlawful Wounding, Dalby

Afternoon Round-up
Assault of bus driver, Tarragindi,Update – Serious crash, Aloomba (near Gordonvale)

Morning Round up
Serious crash - Aloomba (near Gordonvale); Driving charges - Townsville; Armed robbery charges - Edmonton; Taxi stolen - Lawnton.

Thursday, 22
Evening roundup
Vessel fire, Victoria Point; Armed robbery, Boondall; Jewellery theft, Burleigh Heads

Morning Round-up
Contravene fire ban charge - Gin Gin; Unlawful wounding - Goodna; Pharmacy break and enters - Sunshine Coast District; Off-duty officer arrests man - Sherwood

Wednesday, 21
Afternoon Round-up
Update – bushfires, Mt Archer, Stealing charges, Mount Isa

Counter terrorism exercise Operation Hotel Taunt
A joint operation aimed at testing a coordinated response to an emergency situation was held today at the Port of Brisbane.

Morning Round-up Second edition
Rape charge - Gatton; Break and enter charge - Bundaberg; Burglary charge - Salisbury.

Morning round-up
Absconder located, Rockhampton; Weapons offences arrest, Cairns

Tuesday, 20
Evening Round-up
Drug charges-Cairns; Fatal crash-Curra;

Update: Mt Archer Fire road closures.
An emergency situation declaration under he Public Safety Preservation Act remains in place in the Mt Archer area. after fires there earlier today.

Afternoon Round-up
Assault charge, North Rockhampton, Traffic Crash, Mt Isa:

Updated road closures due to Mt Archer fire.
Police are advising that due to fire activity in the Mt Archer area the following road closures will be in place for some time today.

Morning round-up
Fatal crash - Kelvin Grove; Homicide investigation - Mareeba; High-level drink driver - Innisfail; Armed robberies - Southport

Monday, 19
Update on fires, Mt Archer area
As a result of fires in the Mt Archer area police will doorknock residences in Sanctuary Estate backing onto bushland from Guthrie Street to Cascade Gardens Estate today giving residents an update on the fires and advice on safety and preparation should an evacuation be necessary. SES volunteers will assist police in their endeavours.

Homicide investigation missing person Maryborough
Police are treating the disappearance of a Maryborough man missing since May of this year as a suspected homicide.

Morning round up
Hotel fire - Dalby; Bag snatch arrest - Carseldine; Roads open - Rockhampton

Sunday, 18
Evening roundup October 18
Operation Spring, Oxley and South Brisbane districts; Robbery with violence, Alderley, Update fatal crash, Charters Towers; Drug arrests Hamilton.

Road closures, Mt Archer
Police have closed a number of roads in the Mount Archer area as the emergency situation remains in place as bushfires continue to burn in the area.

Main road to Paluma Township closed
Police will be closing the Old Mount Spec and Mount Spec roads at 2.30pm today.

Morning round up, third edition
Located missing person - Cloncurry; Fatal crash - near Charters Towers; House fire - Mossman; Robbery - Southport

Update, fires, Mt Archer
An emergency situation in the Mt Archer area remains in place as bushfires continue to burn in the area.

Morning round-up second edition
Murder charge - Burleigh Heads; Police rescue man from fire - Carina; Robbery - South Brisbane; Operation Stopper - Metro North Region

Morning round-up
Suspicious death - Burleigh Heads; Fatal crash - The Leap (Mackay); Fatal crash - Silkstone (Ipswich); Pedestrian killed - Buderim; House fire - Mansfield

Saturday, 17
Emergency situation declared, Mt Archer area
Police declared an emergency situation at 2.55pm this afternoon after bushfires continued to burn in the Mt Archer area.

Afternoon round up
Grievous bodily harm - Helensvale; Armed robbery - Booval

Morning round-up second edition
Serious crash - Bellmere; Sudden death - Nudgee

Third person arrested for murder, Logan
A 28-year-old Shailer Park woman will appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court today charged with murder.

Morning Round-up
Fire arrest - Kallangur; Hit and run - Aratula

Friday, 16
Afternoon round-up
Serious assault charge - Gladstone; Armed robbery - Pomona; Fire - Lytton; Two vehicle crash near Hampton

Morning Round-up
House fire - Camp Hill; Grievous bodily harm charge - Rosslea (near Townsville).

Thursday, 15
Evening Round-up
Drugs charges - Helensvale; Drug charges - Hopevale

National Advance Fee Fraud Symposium 2009, Gold Coast
The State Crime Operations Command Fraud and Corporate Crime Group will be hosting the National Advance Fee Fraud Symposium 2009 today and tomorrow on the Gold Coast.

Morning Round-up
Armed robbery - Maroochydore; Serious traffic crash - St Lawrence; Armed robbery - Labrador; Robbery charge - Townsville

Wednesday, 14
Morning Round-up Second Edition
Traffic crash, Bardon: Rape charges, Ipswich:

Morning Round-up
Robbery charge - Townsville; Fatal crash - Cooroibah; Building fire - Ashgrove

Tuesday, 13
Evening Round up
Arson Arrest - Bundaberg; Traffic Crash- Redbank

Afternoon round-up
Fatal - Burleigh Heads; Drug trafficking charge - Eumundi

Queensland Police to award former members
Retired former Queensland Police officers will now be able to receive the Queensland Police Service Medal (QPSM).

Serious traffic incident, Holland Park
A woman has been seriously injured after being struck by a car in Holland Park West about 8.30 last night.

Monday, 12
Evening Round-up
Serious crash - East Deep Creek (Gympie); Armed robbery - Runcorn

Witnesses sought - Glasshouse Mountain fatal
Witnesses are sought following a single vehicle fatal crash on the Bruce Highway at the Glasshouse Mountains this morning.

Afternoon Round-up
Attempted robbery, Clayfield; Appeal for witnesses, Wynnum assault

Morning Round up
Unlawful wounding, Townsville; Assault arrests Surfers Paradise; Fatal crash, Glasshouse Mountains; Robbery, Carina

Sunday, 11
Evening Round-up
Drugs charges - Millaa Millaa; Fatal injuries - New Farm; Suspicious fire -Bundaberg

Afternoon Round-up
Grievous bodily harm charge - Coolangatta; Building fire, Wynnum.

Morning Round up - Second Edition
Armed robbery-Broadbeach;Clandestine laboratory charges-White Rock (Cairns);Grievous bodily harm charge-Maryborough;Serious assault police-Newmarket

Morning Round-up
Common Assault - Mackay; Armed Robbery - Runaway Bay; Serious Assault - Coolangatta.

Saturday, 10
Evening round up
Stabbing - Brendale; Armed robbery - Sunnybank

Afternoon Round-up
Armed robbery, Holland Park; Cyclist struck, Holloways Beach

Morning Round-up second edition
Appeal for witnesses - single bicycle crash - Brookfield; Serious crash - Mountain Creek; Man dies - Home Hill; Traffic crash - Pinkenba; Serious assault - Granville; Grievous bodily harm charge - Mount Isa; Stabbing - Shute Harbour.

Morning round up
Hit and run, Redbank Plains; Robbery, Morningside; House fire, Upper Coomera; Unlawful wounding, Tully; Drug arrest, Glenlee

Friday, 9
Morning round up
Armed hold up, Elanora; Single bicycle crash, Brookfield; Armed robbery, Burleigh Heads

Thursday, 8
Evening roundup October 8
Fatal crash Springsure; House fire, Coominya; Fatal crash, The Leap (north of Mackay).

Morning round up
Assault charge, Roma; Armed robbery, Kingston

Wednesday, 7
Update on fatal crash Kelvin Grove
A 31-year-old man died as a result if a single vehicle crash on the Inner City Bypass (ICB) just before midday today.

Afternoon Round-up
Fatal industrial accident-Mackay, Fatal traffic crash-Brisbane, Sudden death-Fortitude Valley, Charges laid-Toowoomba, Update - Unlawful Wounding charges-Cardwell

Tuesday, 6
Evening round up
Armed robbery - Nambour; Unlawful wounding - Slade Point, Mackay; Assistance with large grass fire - Tolga (Mareeba District):

Morning roundup October 6
Robbery with violence, West End; Armed robbery arrest, Redcliffe; Attempted robbery arrest, Kuranda

Monday, 5
Evening round up
Fatal traffic crash, Tiaro; Injury to police officers, Townsville

Afternoon Round-up
Update - Search for missing man - Cloncurry; Assault - Noosa; Traffic Operation - Sunshine Coast.

Morning round-up
Unlawful wounding, Clontarf: Attempted armed robbery, Main Beach:

Sunday, 4
Update to search for missing person, Ayr
The search for Senior Sergeant Mick Isles has moved into a third phase.

Four teens charged over alleged school vandalism - Corinda
Police have charged three 14-year-old boys and a 16-year-old boy in relation to an alleged vandalism and stealing spree at Corinda State School over a number of days during the school holidays.

Afternoon Round-up
Fatal crash, Millaa Millaa Dangerous driving, Mt Gravatt: Burglary, Victoria Point: Missing person, Bannockburn Station (Cloncurry):

Serious crash, Reedy Crash
A serious traffic crash at Reedy Creek last night has left two women with serious injuries and in a critical condition.

Morning round-up
Armed robbery - Capalaba; House fire - Chermside West

Saturday, 3
Morning Round-up Second Edition
Armed robbery, Boondall: Armed robbery, Annerley

Morning Round-up
Fatal motorcycle crash, Tallebudgera Bush fires, Coolum Robbery with violence arrest, Sunnybank

Friday, 2
Motorcyclist dies at Arundel
A 20-year-old male motorcyclist died and a 23-year-old female pillion passenger was seriously injured in a traffic crash at Arundel this afternoon.

Afternoon Round-up
Armed robbery - Maroochydore; Drug charges - Maroochydore; Armed robbery - Margate

Robbery with violence, Carindale
The man who stole an elderly ladies car on Wednesday at Sunnybank is thought to have struck again yesterday afternoon.

Morning Round-up
Drug charges - Currimundi; Fatal crash - Mount Nathan.

Thursday, 1
Afternoon Round-up
House fire - Edge Hill; Bag snatch - Carindale;

Search for police officer, Ravenswood
The search at Ravenswood for missing police officer Senior Sergeant Mick Isles will continue tomorrow as the search and rescue effort transitions into a missing persons investigation.

Robbery with violence, Sunnybank
Police are searching for a man who pushed an elderly female driver from her vehicle before getting into her seat and driving away at Sunnybank yesterday.

Morning Round-up
Update - fatal crash - Tin Can Bay; Shed fire - East Palmerston.

Last Updated: 27/10/2009