Media Release Summary

Missing woman, Burleigh Heads

Fatal traffic crash, Laidley Drug charges, Burnett Heads

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 63-year-old Burleigh Heads woman who was last seen on Sunday August 15, 2010.

Fatal traffic crash – Regents Park

One child has died and another child is critically injured after the car they were passengers in collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Waller and Green Roads at Regents Park this morning.

House fire, Camp Hill: Robbery, Capalaba; Robbery charges, Forest Lake:

Monday, 30

Morning Round Up - Second Edition

Traffic crash, North Tamborine House fire, Rollingstone

Armed Robbery, Birkdale. Robbery, Coolangatta

Sexual assault charges, Burleigh Heads

Robbery charge, Kingaroy House fire, Tara Robbery, Yeronga

Sunday, 29

Police have charged a 52-year-old Biggera Waters man after two alleged sexual assaults at Burleigh Heads yesterday.

Traffic crash, Surfers Paradise

Police have charged a man after a two vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of Ferny and Elkhorn avenues in Surfers Paradise last night.

Demand money with menace, Kingaroy

House fire, Geebung Robbery charges, Nambour House fire, Cairns

Saturday, 28

Kingaroy police are investigating the theft of monies from a bank in Kingaroy today.

Afternoon Round-Up

Robbery, North Ward; Robbery and assault, Bundamba; Armed robbery arrests, Rangeville (Toowoomba); Fire, Rockhampton

Explosion, Fernvale

A 15-year-old boy has been seriously injured after an accident involving an improvised explosive device.

Public assistance sought Rockhampton

Armed robbery, North Rockhampton Unit fire, Southport

Friday, 27

Evening Round Up

Charges for armed robbery, Brisbane. Missing person found, Wamuran

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 41-year-old man.

Morning Round-up Second Edition

Update, fatal traffic crash, Wanora; Fatal traffic crash, Torquay

Fatal crash, Wanora

Police are currently on the scene of a fatal traffic crash on the Brisbane Valley Highway at Wanora.

Commissioner announces changes to policing on Gold Coast

Robbery charges, Spring Hill Police injured, Southport:

Thursday, 26

Queensland Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson will today announce a wide-ranging suite of measures to improve police services in the Gold Coast police district.

Commissioners Media Release 26 August 2010

Robbery and assault charges, Oakey; Fatal traffic crash, Maroochydore; Robbery with violence, Caboolture; Armed robbery, Boongaree; Serious assault police, Mt Isa

I today announced a wide-ranging suite of measures to improve police services in the Gold Coast police district.

Morning Round Up

Update: Charges, Charters Towers, Update: Break and Enter, Palm Beach, Robbery, Suffers Paradise

Wednesday, 25

Demand property, Nambour

Police have released images of a man that may be able to assist with their enquiries into a demand property with menace offence that occurred at Nambour on July 11, 2010.

Police renew their appeal for assistance, Drayton

Detectives investigating the sexual assault of a woman near Drayton in early August have renewed their appeal for public assistance and have re-issued a comfit of a man.

Fatal traffic crash, Reesville

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a single vehicle crash which claimed the life of an elderly woman at Reesville this morning.

Stand off incident, Charters Towers

Police are currently attending an incident at a Charters Towers address where an 18-year-old man has contained himself in a residence.

Escaped person located, Brisbane

Update - Prisoner escape custody - Brisbane; Break and enter ATM - Palm Beach.

Tuesday, 24

Police search for the escaped prisoner has now ceased. The man was located in the vicinity of the Cambridge Parade, Manly.

Search for escaped person, Brisbane

Police are presently searching for an escaped prisoner in the vicinity of the Brisbane Domestic Airport.

Traffic crash, Bruce Highway, El Arish

Police are advising motorists to take alternate routes around the Bruce Highway stretch between Silkwood and El Arish following on from a serious traffic crash this morning.

Monday, 23

Mystery caller urged to contact police in ten-year missing person case

Sexual Assault, Ayr; Serious traffic crash, Gladstone

Police continue to follow up information provided to a media outlet regarding a possible sighting of missing person Steven Goldsmith in hopes of finding answers in this puzzling case.

Morning Round up Second Edition

Assault and torture charges, Northgate; Update, suspicious device, The Olive Estate (Rockhampton); Incident at nightclub, Townsville

Update, fatal traffic crash, Bundaberg; Armed robbery, Toowoomba; Armed robbery, Pialba; Serious assault police, Stafford Heights; House fire, Stafford

Sunday, 22

Serious traffic crash, Bundaberg; Armed robbery, Clayfield

Assault and wilful damage charges, Wilsonton Heights (Toowoomba): Affray charges, Surfers Paradise: Attempted stealing, Broadbeach: House fire, Nanango:

Saturday, 21

Fatal traffic crash, Kurrowah (Cecil Plains); Update: serious crash, Boondall; Update: fatal traffic crash, Kunwarara

Fatal house fire, Clermont Large disturbance and assaults, Ipswich incident, Caboolture

Friday, 20

North Side police determine to stop impaired drivers

Appeal for return of motorcycle, Capalaba; Robbery, Cairns; House fire, Branyan (Bundaberg)

Police from the Metropolitan North Police Region (MNR) will be conducting a traffic operation in the Brisbane City and Fortitude Valley area as part of their ongoing efforts to reduce drink and drug driving.

Drink drive charge withdrawal, Central Region

A drink driving charge against a 39-year-old female senior constable from Central Region has been withdrawn.

Clandestine drug laboratories Ipswich

Ipswich District Police have shut down six illicit dug laboratories in 10 days during a crack down on Clandestine drug labs.

Fatal crash, Bowen

Police are currently at the scene of a single vehicle fatal crash on the Bruce Highway about 15km north of Bowen.

Morning round up, second edition

Update, grass fires, Sarina: Robbery, Brisbane: Drink driving charge, Warner: Armed robbery, Morayfield.

Suspicious device, The Olive Estate (Rockhampton); Drug arrests, Brisbane; Drug charges, Airlie Beach; Grass fires, Sarina; Industrial fire, Capalaba

Thursday, 19

Queensland Police Service honour members for innovation

Fatal traffic crash, Goomboorian (Gympie); Arson charge, Bellmere; Dangerous operation charge, Bundaberg; Drug charges, Parkwood

Members of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Executive today attended the Queensland Police Service Awards for Excellence.

Far north Queensland project wins gold award

An initiative focusing on addressing drug related issues within indigenous communities has won the prestigious Queensland Police Service (QPS) Gold Lantern Award.

QPS Excellence Awards honour regional initiatives - NOR

Deputy Police Commissioner Ian Stewart today presented two projects from the Northern Region with Queensland Police Service (QPS) Awards for Excellence.

QPS Excellence Awards honour regional initiatives - NCR

Deputy Police Commissioner Ian Stewart today presented a project from the North Coast Region with a Queensland Police Service (QPS) Award for Excellence.

QPS Excellence Awards honour regional initiatives - MNR

Deputy Police Commissioner Ian Stewart today presented a project from the Metropolitan North Region with a Queensland Police Service (QPS) Award for Excellence.

Comment on Supreme Court ruling re: Palm Island matters

I am presently considering the implications of today’s Supreme Court ruling on the Palm Island matters and legal advice in that regard.

QPS Excellence Awards honour regional initiatives - SOR

Deputy Police Commissioner Ian Stewart today presented a project from the Southern Region with a Queensland Police Service (QPS) Award for Excellence.

QPS Excellence Awards honour regional initiatives - SER

Deputy Commissioner Ian Stewart today presented a project from the South Eastern Region with a Queensland Police Service (QPS) Award for Excellence.

Attempted armed robbery, Logan

Police are searching for a man who attempted to rob a service station in Logan earlier this week

Drugs and property seized during seven day police operation

Officers from the Southern Police Region arrested 16 people on 41 charges following a seven day operation targeting property and drug offences conducted in the Ipswich District.

Morning Round-up Second Edition

Dangerous driving and evade police, Gatton and Murgon, Extortion charges, Toowoomba

Missing Goodna woman located

Assault, West End (Townsville); Burglary with violence, Rocklea

Wednesday, 18

Police wish to advise that the 76-year-old woman reported missing at Redbank yesterday has been located safe and well at Brisbane Road, Booval.

Renewed call for help in finding missing woman, Redbank

Update, charges laid, Coorparoo; Police officers assaulted, East Brisbane; Charges laid, Mt Louisa; Vessel run aground, near Slade (Oyster) Island Mackay

Police have renewed their call for assistance in locating missing 76-year-old Goodna woman.

Update, fatal crash, Weipa

Update: serious traffic crash, Bundaberg; Serious traffic crash, Mt Cotton; Armed robbery, Goondiwindi; Unarmed robbery, Cairns; Yacht ran aground, Ackers Shoal

Tuesday, 17

An 18-year-old Aurukun man seriously injured in a single vehicle crash on August 14 died in Townsville Hospital last night.

Missing woman, Redbank

Police are appealing to the public for assistance in locating a missing 76-year old Goodna woman last seen at the Redbank Plaza Shopping Centre at about 2.30pm yesterday.

Stolen Porsche located burnt out, Albany Creek

Police are appealing for public assistance in locating two males suspected of being involved in the unlawful use and arson of a late model red Porsche 911 Carrera (Registration 115 MRI).

Emergency situation revoked, Willowbank, Mutdapilly

Armed robbery charges, Aitkenvale; Serious traffic crash, Kearneys Springs; Charges laid, Coorparoo; Update, missing woman, Goodna; Update, armed robbery, Rochedale; Serious traffic crash, Bundaberg

Monday, 16

At 6.30pm police were able to revoke the declaration for an emergency situation made under the Public Safety Preservation Act after consultation with Queensland Fire & Rescue Service. The initial order was in response to a large grass fire burning in the vicinity of the Cunningham Highway, Willowbank and Mutdapilly areas.

Former QPS officer pleads guilty to assault charges

Break in of businesses, Maroochydore; Armed robbery, Ferny Grove: Child pedestrian seriously injured, Ipswich: Robbery, Oonoonaba:

Deputy Commissioner Stewart today lauded the actions of the junior officer who reported the behaviour of a former QPS officer.

Police investigate Kingaroy lead in missing person case

Police from the Missing Persons Unit are following up a new lead in Kingaroy this week in relation to a deceased man located at Poona Dam, near Nambour, almost two years ago.

Emergency situation declared, Willowbank, Mutdapilly

Police have declared an emergency situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act in response to a large grass fire burning in the vicinity of the Cunningham Highway, Willowbank and Mutdapilly areas.

Threatening behaviour, Sunnybank: Armed robbery, Rockhampton: Robbery with violence, Coorparoo: Wounding charge, Chinchilla: Armed robbery charges, Rochedale South:

Sunday, 15

Armed robbery, Rochedale South

Assault, Townsville: Public nuisance charge, West End

Police are searching for four men following an overnight armed robbery of a Rochedale South convenience store.

Operation Rustler, Surfers Paradise

Police charged 91 people with a total of 96 offences following Operation Rustler, a week-end operation conducted in the Surfers Paradise entertainment precinct focusing on alcohol, drug and anti-social behaviour.

Morning Round-up Second Edition

Robbery with violence, Townsville; Break-in charge, Milton; Pedestrians injured, Logan;

Robbery, Runcorn: Fire, Eagle Farm: Serious crash, Fortitude Valley

Saturday, 14

Update: serious traffic crash, Kogan; Traffic Crash, Weipa

Armed robbery, Salisbury; Update - Serious crash, Cairns; Serious traffic crash, Kogan

Drayton Sexual Assault, Update

Assault & robbery charges, Woodridge: Serious crash, Cairns

Friday, 13

Police yesterday conducted checks on Connection Road in Drayton in a bid to raise awareness and seek further public assistance following the sexual assault of a 49-year-old woman which occurred sometime between 11pm Saturday and midnight Sunday morning.

Armed Robbery, Brisbane City

Police are investigating the armed robbery of a bank on Creek Street in Brisbane City today.

Fatal crash, south of Carmila

Police are currently on the scene of a fatal traffic crash involving a 4WD on the Bruce Highway approximately 10km south of Carmila.

Thursday, 12

Withdrawal of charges, Kallangur

Plane crash, Gladstone Arson appeal for witnesses, Underwood: Truck and cane train collision, Ingham Attempted armed robbery, Lakes Creek, Rockhampton Update, traffic crash Birkdale

Police today withdrew charges against a 22-year-old Kallangur man.

Unlawful Wounding charges, North Lakes; Suspicious fire, Mt Isa

Wednesday, 11

Morning round up, second edition

Update-Fatal crash, Camp Hill: Serious assault, Hillcrest

Marine Incident, Yeppoon; Serious traffic crash, Northgate; Charges laid, East Brisbane

Fatal traffic crash, Woolloongabba

Drug charges, Pacific Pines Update: fatal traffic crash, South East Busway

A woman has died in a fatal traffic crash in a busway in Brisbane’s south last night.

Tuesday, 10

Sixteen charged in seven month Argos operation

A total of sixteen people have been charged with offences including distribution and possession of child exploitation material and using carriage service to access child exploitation material following the closure of a seven month long operation led by detectives from Taskforce Argos.

Missing man located, Upper Mount Gravatt

Missing man located, Upper Moutn Gravatt

Morning Round Up

Assault charges, Caloundra, Suspicious fires, Underwood

Monday, 9

Two charged with taxi theft

Two people have been charged following the alleged theft of a taxi and money in Townsville on the weekend

Update on armed robbery - Parkwood

Police are appealing for information in relation to three men who robbed a tavern at Parkwood this morning.

Police target inconsiderate drivers on the M1

Traffic police announced today that they will be targeting drivers on the M1 who are not using the overtaking lanes appropriately.

Comfit released - Drayton sexual assault

Detectives investigating the sexual assault of a woman near Drayton late Saturday evening or early Sunday morning have released a comfit image.

Morning Round-up Second edition

Charges following car intercepted - Oxenford; Drug laboratory charges - Northgate.

Morning round-up

Unlawful wounding charge - Yarrabah; Robbery charges - Rockhampton; Armed robbery - Parkwood

Sunday, 8

Missing girl located, Goodna

House fire, Mareeba Update - Serious assault of two men, Surfers Paradise

Police wish to advise that the 11-year-old girl reported missing from her Goodna home yesterday has been located safe and well.

House destroyed by fire, Brighton; Serious assault of two men, Surfers Paradise

Saturday, 7

Fatal incident, Biggera Waters; House fire, Deagon

Attempted armed robbery, Capalaba; Assault charge, Lutwyche; Armed robbery, Acacia Ridge; Unarmed robbery, Goodna

Friday, 6

Evening round-up

Murder charge, Mount Isa; Armed robbery arrest, Mackay; Armed robbery charges, Caloundra

Images released Woodridge armed robbery

Suspicious death, Mt Isa; Serious traffic crash, Robina; Serious crash, Bilyana (Innisfail):

Thursday, 5

Police have released images of a man they believe may be able to assist them with their investigations into an armed robbery at Woodridge on Tuesday morning.

Murder charge, Upper Mount Gravatt

Detectives from Upper Mount Gravatt Criminal Investigation Branch and the Homicide Investigation Unit today arrested and charged a man following the investigation into the death of Bianca Girven.

Update on police car damaged - Broadbeach

Police have released images of a group of men they believe may have information about a police car that was damaged at Pacific Fair shopping centre last week

Fatal traffic crash, Apple Tree Creek

A man has died in a single vehicle crash at Apple Tree Creek, near Childers overnight.

Two charged following ATM compromises across South-East

Investigators from the State Crime Operations Command’s Fraud and Corporate Crime Group with the assistance of Gold Coast CIB yesterday charged two men following an investigation into recent incidents involving Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs).

Murder charge, Manoora (Cairns); Single vehicle traffic crash, Coomera

Wednesday, 4

Update - Suspicious death, Cairns

Theft of ATM, Slade Point (Mackay); Serious crash, Bokarina (Sunshine Coast); High-risk activities arrest, Brisbane; Armed robbery, Caloundra

Investigations into the suspicious death of a 24-year-old woman in Maytown Close, Manoora this morning are continuing.

Update: Police officer injured in accidental discharge

The Senior Constable from Metropolitan North Police Region injured yesterday afternoon by an accidental discharge of a service firearm will have surgery at a private clinic.

Arrest of serial armed robbery offender, Logan

Suspicious death, Manunda (Cairns): Dangerous driving charge, Molendinar Located missing man, Rockhampton

Tuesday, 3

Over recent months police from the Logan District Criminal Investigation Branch have been working on Operation Epico, an investigation into a series of armed robbery offences which have been committed within the Logan District.

Police officer injured in accidental discharge

A Senior Constable from Metro North region was transported to St Andrews hospital this afternoon with superficial facial injuries following an accidental discharge of a service firearm.

Missing Man, Rockhampton

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 30-year-old Frenchville man who has been missing since yesterday afternoon.

Missing man, Gympie

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 38-year-old Gympie man who has been missing since July 13.

Police prepare report for Coroner after man dies during traffic stop

The Queensland Police Service is preparing a report for the Coroner on the death of a 58-year-old Burleigh Heads man yesterday morning during a routine traffic interception.

Morning Round Up

Attempted murder charge, Armed Robbery, Attempted Armed Robbery

Monday, 2

Projectile incidents, Cannonvale

Police are appealing for public assistance following two separate incidents at Cannonvale this morning in which a projectile was fired resulting in an injury to one woman and damage to a car.

Sudden death, Upper Coomera

Police are currently making inquiries in relation to the death of a 58-year-old woman at Upper Coomera early this morning.

Armed robbery, Kirwan; Car crash, Mt Nebo

Sunday, 1

National Missing Persons Week - police appeal for information on current missing persons

Police officers assault, Mareeba; Serious crash, Whitfield

As part of National Missing Persons Week (August 1-7) the Queensland Police Service is urging the public to help locate the many people currently missing across the state.

Morning Round-Up, Second Edition

Attempted murder charge, Charleville; Traffic crash, Mt Gravatt; Robbery, Nundah; Update traffic crash, Birkdale; Armed robbery, Browns Plains.