Police are seeking community assistance to help locate a 14-year-old girl missing from Chermside West. The girl was last seen at 5pm yesterday on Eastbourne Street. Police and family hold concern for her safety and well-being as she has a medical condition. She is described as Caucasian, around 160cm tall, slim build with brown hair […]
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Milkshakes anyone?
By now we’re sure you’ve heard of Coffee with a Cop, where members of the community mingle with members of the Queensland Police Service and ask any questions or raise any concerns they may have over a coffee. On July 2, it was the kids turn to ask questions and our first kids Coffee (Milkshake) […]
Would you like a career with the Queensland Police Service?
Tomorrow the QPS will hold a Recruitment Expo at Chermside Shopping Centre between 5pm and 7pm. QPS officers will have a recruitment display including information on mainstream police recruiting, Indigenous recruiting and the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) recruit preparation program. There will also be a display by the Gateway Crime Prevention Unit and the […]
Armed robbery charges, Lawnton
Police have charged a man after he allegedly attempted to rob a shop in Lawnton this afternoon before being wrestled by two members of the public. It will be alleged at about 2.50pm a man entered the Gympie Road second hand dealer and threatened a staff member with a metal bar and smashed a glass […]
Police officer stood down, Ethical Standards Command
A 40-year-old male police officer from the Ethical Standards Command has been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service and has been tasked to perform non-operational duties. The officer is subject of an investigation into allegations of unauthorised access of confidential information. The officer has been served with a notice to appear […]
Serious traffic crash, Kedron
A man has suffered serious injuries after a two vehicle traffic crash at Kedron late this afternoon. Preliminary inquiries indicate at 5.20pm a motorbike was heading south on Gympie Road. A Holden Colorado was travelling north and started to turn right into Edinburgh Castle Road when the motor bike has collided with the car. The […]
Turning the screws on crime in Sandgate
Sandgate Police are calling on you to secure your number plates to your car so that opportunistic thieves can not remove them. Turn the screws is a police initiative where anti-theft screws can be fitted to your registration plates. Taking this simple step not only helps to reduce the theft of number plates, but also […]
Sandgate crime wrap, July 1
Burglaries The total number of burglaries in the North Gateway Patrol Group these past 17 days was 14. Suburb Street Time Entry Method Property Stolen Date Deagon Scott Street Day Unlocked kitchen window X-box, jewellery, macbook, money, phone 14/06/2019 Bald Hills Bracken Ridge Road Night Unlocked laundry door-disturbed by home owner Nil 15/06/2019 Bald Hills […]
North Brisbane celebrates NAIDOC Week
NAIDOC, which originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’ is celebrated in July each year and showcases the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples. The theme for 2019 is Voice. Treaty. Truth. The theme is a nod to 2019 being the United Nations International Year of […]
Motorcyclist caught doing triple the speed limit, Lytton
https://d2haxmvzil2swt.cloudfront.net/uploads/brisbanenorth/2019/06/27/143034_High_Speed_Offender.mp4 Download Video On June 3 at 1.16pm, police from the Road Policing Command (RPC) were performing laser speed detection on Pritchard Road, Lytton. Senior Constable John Bannister from RPC said he heard a motorcycle under heavy acceleration coming towards him and he observed the driver come over the top of an overpass bridge doing […]