The 2017 Ekka has finished for another year. The Queensland Police Display was a huge hit this year and offered children the opportunity to become Junior Police Officers. Children were given a police hat, badge, police notebook and had their finger prints taken. They were also given their first mission which was to attend the […]
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Sharing the road, helping end driver distraction
My passion for Road Safety comes from the realisation that our roads can be very dangerous places and that we all share our roads with each other and most frequently on a daily basis. This means that not only ourselves but also our family and friends who we love and care about are all in […]
Wear it purple for our rainbow community
Wear It Purple Day is tomorrow on Friday August 25. The day is all about celebrating rainbow people. Drag out of the closet those purple clothes and wear with pride your loudest purple get ups. This year the Queensland Police Service (QPS) is again supporting “Wear it Purple” to raise community awareness and empower Lesbian […]
Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, Fitzgibbon
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate the driver of a vehicle which evaded a Random Breath Test site in Fitzgibbon this afternoon. At around 12:20pm officers were conducting an RBT operation on Linkfield Road when a vehicle tried to avoid being tested, driving towards a male officer and forcing him to jump […]
Attempted armed robbery, Gordon Park
Police are investigating following the attempted armed robbery of a general store on Stafford Road at Gordon Park. Preliminary investigations indicate at around 6:20pm a man entered the store armed with a knife. The man demanded money from a female staff member, who refused, before he fled the store on foot. He was last seen […]
Distractions, mobile phones
As a police officer you see a lot of interesting things on the road and one we see all too often is mobile phone offences. There is a common misconception that holding your mobile phone on loudspeaker or having ear… Read Post
Wear your seatbelt!
Seatbelts are an important safety feature of any vehicle and compulsory to wear, yet there are a small few who choose not to wear it. Some people continue to wear the lap/sash style seat belt under the right arm. The… Read Post
Philosophy 101: Arrest that Robot
On a recent trip to the USA, I had the opportunity to drive a vehicle with adaptive cruise control. It was a Toyota Corolla rental car and I was unaware the vehicle even had this feature until I was on… Read Post
Free anti-theft screws and road safety tips
As part of Road Safety Week, North Brisbane Police will be holding an information stall on Sunday August 27 at the Aspley Hypermarket. We invite residents to take the opportunity to speak to local Police, Volunteers In Policing and NHW volunteers… Read Post
A Senior Sergeant dedicated to ridding the road of drink drivers
Senior Sergeant Marty Bray has been an officer with the Queensland Police Service for 35 years. He has been a Traffic Cop for an amazing 29 of those years. I recently asked him why. As a young Constable stationed in Cloncurry during… Read Post