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Media Release Summary

May 2010

May

Monday, 31
Evening round up
Trespass charge, Merrimac; Attempted robbery charges, Earlville; Drug charge, Beenleigh

Morning Round-up
Capsized boat, Awoonga Dam, Bernaraby: Helicopter crash, Kowanyama:

Sunday, 30
Afternoon round-up
Drug charges,Gympie: Murder charge, Coomera: Robbery, Redbank Plains: Car into house, Southport:

Homicide investigation, Coomera
Police are currently at the scene and conducting investigations into an alleged shooting incident at Upper Coomera.

Morning Round-up
Serious traffic crash, Carbrook: Assault charges, Southport

Saturday, 29
Evening Round-up
Vessel crash, Yorkey’s Knob Sudden death, Yeppoon: Armed robbery, Sunnybank Hills

Afternoon Round-Up
Burglarly and assault, Mango Hill; Assault, Burleigh Heads

Morning Round-Up - Second Edition
Serious assault, Ormeau; Robbery of person, Aspley; Stolen vehicle, Acacia Ridge; Wounding, Caloundra

Morning Round-up
Assault charges - Edmonton; Attempted murder charge - Mooloolaba; Dangerous driving and burglary - Mooloolaba; Robbery - Redbank Plains; Officer assaulted -Yarrabah

Friday, 28
Evening Round-Up
Serious crash, Grantham near Gatton; Child rescued, Surfers Paradise

Update - traffic crash, Woorim Beach
Police are continuing to investigate a serious crash that has left a 21-year-old man with serious injuries in hospital. 

Morning Round-up
Stolen vehicle charges, Mornington Island: Robbery charges, Dinmore:

Public warned against anti-virus computer scam
Police are warning members of the public to be vigilant with regards to internet security following reports of a scam targeting victims on the Sunshine Coast.

Thursday, 27
Morning Round-up
Man charged, Mackay: Break & enter and assault (update, Oakey

Fatal crash, Bargara
The station wagon was travelling east when it ran off the road, collided with a tree and then came to stop on Sandhills Drive.

Wednesday, 26
Officer stood down, Central region
A Constable from Central Region has been stood down from duty pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

Afternoon Round-up
Update - Robbery and assault charges, Wynnum; Break and enter and assault, Oakey

Morning round-up, second edition
Arson, Ipswich: Burglary & assault charges, Bundaberg

Morning Round-up
Teen charged, Cairns; Serious assault police, Ingham

Tuesday, 25
Extradition of NSW man to Queensland
Detectives from the Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Branch will escort a 31-year-old Sydney man to Queensland in time for his appearance at Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday May 26.

Wanted man arrested, Paluma (near Townsville)
The man wanted by West Australia Police has been located and taken into police custody by Queensland Police Service specialist officers.

Morning Round-up
Child struck by car - Annerley; Robbery with violence - Innisfail; Serious assault police - Cairns.

Monday, 24
Operation Nocturne – Week 4
Disturbances and thefts involving unsupervised youths late at night continue to diminish in the Kirwan Division since the commencement of Operation Nocturne four weeks ago.

Morning Round-up
Marine rescue - Torres Strait; Update - serious crash - Ironpot (Rockhampton);School fire - Mansfield.

Sunday, 23
Afternoon round up, second edition
Stolen safe and jewellery, Toowoomba; Wounding charge, Ashmore; Sudden death, Ingham

Afternoon round up
Attempt to lure girl into car, Carole Park; Robbery with violence, Coorparoo; Break and enter and assault, Oakey; Drink drive charge, Boreen Point

Morning Round-up
Fatal crash, Warner: Serious Crash, Ironpot (Rockhampton)

Saturday, 22
Appeal for witnesses – serious crash, Warner
Forensic crash investigators are appealing for witnesses to a crash that occurred at the intersection of Old North Road and Stanley Street at Warner about 11am today.

Pedestrian critically injured, Nambour
A 30-year-old Nambour man has been airlifted to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition after he was found lying unconscious on Panorama Drive at Nambour this morning.

Pedestrian critically injured, Nambour
A 30-year-old Nambour man has been airlifted to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition after he was found lying unconscious on Panorama Drive at Nambour this morning.

Footage released following bag snatches, Beenleigh
Police have released security footage of a man who they believe can assist in their investigations into a number of stealing and attempted stealing offences in the Beenleigh area on May 20.

Morning Round-up
Missing Palmwoods man; Base jump charge, Broadbeach; Fire, Cairns; Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle charge, Sunnybank Hills; Serious assault charge, Nebo

Friday, 21
Police officer stood down, North Coast Region
A male senior sergeant from North Coast Region has been stood down from operational duty.

Police officer stood down, North Coast Region
A police officer from the North Coast Region has been stood down from operational duty for suspected drink driving.

Fatal crash, Stuart
A 30-year-old Richmond Hill woman died after two vehicles collided at Brookhill on the Flinders Highway around 6.30 last night.

Thursday, 20
Evening Round-Up
Drug operation closes, Mareeba; Theft of rings, Ashmore

Wednesday, 19
Afternoon round-up
Suspicious house fire, Macleay Island: Car vs. Pedestrian, CAirns: Sexual assault arrest, Cairns: Fraud charge, Cairns

Assault occasioning bodily harm, Mount Gravatt

Police have released the image of a male who may be able to assist with the investigation into an assault occasioning bodily harm at Mount Gravatt on Tuesday May 4.


Man charged with serious assault police, Mackay
A 19-year-old man has been charged with serious assault police following an incident in Mackay last night.

Morning Round-Up
Serious traffic crash, Kelvin Grove; Armed robbery, Nundah

Tuesday, 18
Evening Round-up
Attempted armed robbery, Mackay: Fatal crash, Tully: Robbery, Hendra

Update - sudden death investigation, Toowoomba
Police have charged a 30-year-old Toowoomba man with public nuisance and wilful damage in relation to an incident in Toowomba on January 19.

Afternoon Round-up, Second edition
Serious crash, Oakey: Fatal crash, Calamvale

QPS acknowledges CMC decision on deaths in custody
Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson acknowledged the CMC decision to take primary responsibility for investigating all deaths in police custody for the State Coroner.

Afternoon Round-Up
Robbery, Forest Lake; Break & Enter, Mackay; Grievous Bodily harm, Brisbane City

Morning Round-Up
Murder charge, Oonoonba; Armed robbery, Labrador; Armed robbery charge, Kingston; Armed robbery, Deagon

Monday, 17
Evening round-up
Hit and run crash update - Burleigh; Suspicious death - Oonoonba (Townsville); Armed robbery, dep lib arrest - Buderim; Missing man - Redlands

Afternoon Round-up
High speed detection - Garbutt; Traffic incident - Gladstone.

Morning Round-up Second Edition
Update – Hit and run crash, Burleigh; Update – search for missing woman, Coonarr; Assault charges, Beachmere

Operation Nocturne – Week 3
Operation Nocturne has been operating in the Kirwan Police Division and has now completed its third weekend.

Clem 7 speeding infringement notice withdrawal
Some infringement notices have been withdrawn for motorists detected speeding in the Clem 7 tunnel since digital speed cameras commenced operations.

Morning round-up
Hit and run crash - Burleigh; Armed robbery charges - Logan; Armed robbery arrest - Toowoomba; Non-suspicious house fire - Red Hill

Sunday, 16
Morning Round-up
Armed robberies arrest, Bracken Ridge and Deagon: Robbery of taxi driver, Toowoomba: Police officer assaulted, Bellmere:

Saturday, 15
Morning round-up
Taxi robbery charge - Southport; Body located - Finch Hatton Gorge; Missing tourist - Fraser Island; Fatal crash - West Haldon; Fatal crash - Mt Coot-tha

Friday, 14
Afternoon Round-Up
Armed robbery, Buderim; Search for missing woman, Coonarr

Morning Round-up second edition
Fatal crash, Townsville; Wounding charge, Ipswich; Traffic crash into a police car, Varsity Lakes.

Morning round-up
Fatal traffic crash - Grange; Murder charge - Geebung; Serious crash - Rocky Point (Mossman)

Thursday, 13
Missing woman located
The missing Greenslopes woman, Wilga Tilbrook, has been located alive in a yard off Donaldson Street, Holland Park.

Update - missing woman, Greenslopes
The search for missing 69-year-old woman, Wilga Tilbrook, has recommenced this morning with police and SES personnel.

Morning Round-Up
Unarmed robbery, Portsmith; Unarmed robbery, Labrador; Unlawful wounding, near Clermont

Wednesday, 12
Loss of inoperable weapon, Moreton Bay
Queensland Police Officers were undertaking a training exercise in Moreton Bay on Thursday last week when an unarmed and inoperable weapon was lost in about eight metres of water.

Impersonate police, Wynnum

Police are investigating a recent incident where a man believed to be impersonating a police officer intercepted a vehicle in the Wynnum area on two occasions.


Afternoon Round-up
Update - fatal traffic crash, Cardwell; Robbery with violence charges, Tully; Missing woman search continues, Greenslopes

Serious two vehicle crash, Cardwell
Police are currently at the scene of a serious two vehicle crash just south of Cardwell on the Bruce Highway.

Missing woman, Greenslopes
 

Morning round up
Fatal, Yeppoon; Unlawful wounding, Molendinar; Grievous bodily harm, Pacific Pines; Burglary and arson, Toowoomba; House fire, Goodna; House fire, Bellmere (Caboolture); Update, Assault: Spring Hill

Tuesday, 11
Missing Person
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a missing boy from Browns Plains.

Fatal traffic crash, Verrierdale
Police are currently at the scene of a single vehicle rollover on Verrierdale Road at Verrierdale, approximately 2km from Doonan Bridge Road that occurred around 7:45am.

Attempted unlawful killing of police officer, Kedron
A 30-year-old man will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning charged with attempting to unlawfully kill, dangerous operation of motor vehicle, stealing, willful damage, unlawful use of motor vehicle, possession of a dangerous drug, possession of a utensil and evade police.

Fatal traffic crash, Booroobin
Police are investigating a single vehicle traffic crash that occurred at Booroobin (west of Beerwah) this morning.

Morning round-up
Armed robbery, Bald Hills: Non-suspicious fire, Port Douglas.

Monday, 10
Evening round up
Drink driving charge, Manunda; Rescue, Petrie; Armed robbery, Earlville

Death investigation: Woodbury
Police are appealing for information to assist with their investigation into the death of a person at Woodbury via Yeppoon.

Impounded vehicle auction, Townsville
Police are giving Townsville residents the chance to grab a bargain on Wednesday, May 12, when twenty vehicles go up for auction.

Morning round-up Second Edition
Assault - Fortitude Valley; Unlawful wounding charges - Battery Hill (Sunshine Coast); Attempted theft of ATM - Andergrove (Mackay).

Morning round up
Armed robbery, Broadbeach; Armed robbery charges, Brinsmead

Sunday, 9
Evening Round-up
Unlawful wounding - Battery Hill (Sunshine Coast); Building fire - Southport; Armed Robbery - Tingalpa.

Afternoon Round up
Serious traffic crash, Oonoonba Update: armed robbery, Maroochydore

Fatal traffic crash, Marcoola
A Sunshine Coast woman in her 50’s has died as a result of a single vehicle crash on David Low Way, Marcoola this morning.

Morning round up Second Edition
Deceased person located, Woodbury: Armed robbery charges, Fortitude Valley Public nuisance charges, Gailes: Assault charges, Surfers Paradise

Morning round up
Attempted armed robbery, Acacia Ridge; Fire, Palm Island; Boat explosion, Hope Island; Robbery, Manoora

Saturday, 8
Fatal traffic crash, Nanango
Police are investigating a traffic crash that occurred on the Burnett Highway Nanango at around 5:50pm that has left two people dead and one injured.

Vending machine thefts, Brisbane
Police are urging businesses to verify the credentials of workmen attending their premises for unscheduled maintenance or removal of vending machines.

Review of Leanne Holland murder investigation
Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson today announced a review of the investigation into the 1991 murder of Leanne Holland.

Morning round up
Serious traffic crash, Westcourt; Building fire, Esk; Armed robbery charge, Labrador

Friday, 7
Afternoon Round-Up
Fatal crash, Cow Bay; Armed robbery, Maroochydore

Fraud arrest, Sanctuary Cove
Police have charged a 53-year-old man with 11 counts of fraud in relation to the alleged theft of 2.2 million dollars.

Suspicious death, Raceview
Police are currently conducting investigations into the death of a 55-year-old woman at Raceview this morning.

Morning Round-up
Attempted armed robbery, Beenleigh; Drug charges - Upper Coomera.

Thursday, 6
Evening round-up
Fatal traffic crash - Bowen; Non-suspicious house fire - Greenbank; Hoon car seized - Molendinar.

Palm Island Review
The QPS received a draft copy of the CMC Report on the Palm Island Investigation in accordance with the secrecy provisions of the Crime and Misconduct Act on April 8.

Wednesday, 5
Afternoon round-up
Assault - Macgregor; Update - missing family located.

Morning Round-Up
Armed robbery, Slacks Creek; Armed robbery, Labrador

Tuesday, 4
Morning Round-Up
Armed robbery, Logan Village; Armed robbery, Sunnybank; Unlawful wounding, Redcliffe

Monday, 3
Evening round-up
Fatal crash update - Miriam Vale; Serious crash update - Geham near Toowoomba; Missing woman located - Townsville; Attempted armed robbery arrest - Moranbah

Officer stood down, Metropolitan North Region
A 24-year-old male first year constable from the Metropolitan North Region has been stood down from operational duty after a public nuisance related incident.

Serious crash, Geham (near Toowoomba)
Police are currently on the scene of a two vehicle serious crash on the New England Highway at Geham.

Fatal crash - Mirriam Vale
Police are currently on the scene of a single vehicle fatal crash on the Bruce Highway approximately 15km south of Miriam Vale.

Morning round-up
Injured pedestrian dies in Brisbane; Drug production - Toowoomba; Missing Carole Park man located; Update - assualt Coolangatta; Robbery arrests - Rochedale

Sunday, 2
Evening Round-up
Fatal crash update, Kybong; Missing woman, Townsville.

Fatal crash, Kybong
Police are currently at the scene of a fatal crash on the Bruce Highway at Kybong.

Morning round-up second edition
Grievous bodily harm charge - Coolangatta; Armed robbery - Kedron; Sudden death - Gympie

Morning round-up
Unarmed robbery - Manly; Attempted armed robbery - Bundall

Saturday, 1
Missing man, Brisbane
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 76-year-old Carole Park man who was reported missing yesterday.

Afternoon Round-up
Armed robbery, Hillcrest: Armed robbery charge, Broadbeach: Single vehicle crash -update, Port Douglas

Morning Round-up Second Edition
Car Arson, Bundamba; Armed robbery charges, Browns Plains & Regents Park; Unlawful wounding charge, Logan; Single vehicle crash, Redcliffe; GBH, Smithfield

Morning round-up
House fire, two people deceased - Regents Park; Captain Cook Highway closed - Port Douglas; Search for dangerous driver - Nerang and Pacific Pines

Last Updated: 29/03/2010