Police are investigating after a service station was robbery early this morning in Stafford Heights. Preliminary investigations indicate at 12.20am a man and a woman entered the service station on Appleby Road where they threatened a male employee with a knife whilst demanding cash and cigarettes. The staff member complied and the pair fled with […]
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Appeal for witnesses, Upper Kedron
Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious traffic incident in Upper Kedron this afternoon. Preliminary investigations indicate at around 5:25pm a man was travelling on a motorised scooter along Cedar Creek Road when he fell onto the roadway, striking his head. Emergency services attended the scene and the 48-year-old man was transported to the […]
Wounding incident, Wavell Heights
Police have charged a man following investigations into an alleged wounding in Wavell Heights this afternoon. At around 12:45pm two men, who were known to each to each other, became involved in an argument in the driveway of a home on Gamble Street. It will be alleged during the argument one man has assaulted the […]
Armed robbery charges, North Brisbane
Police have charged four people following a series of incidents in North Brisbane overnight. At around 7:30pm a woman was approached by a man on Joyden Road as she parked her car. The man allegedly produced a small axe and threatened the woman, demanding her keys before fleeing the scene in the stolen vehicle. Police […]
Wounding charge, North Lakes
A man has been charged following the alleged stabbing of another man at a hardware store in North Lakes yesterday morning. At 10am a man was sitting in a vehicle at the back of the business when he was approached by two men. The group then had an argument, during which the man in the […]
Have you lost money to a scam? Are you eligible for a refund?
The Financial and Cyber Crime Group is encouraging any Queenslander who may have been the victim of a scam or lost money through Western Union to take action by February 12. Western Union has agreed to pay a penalty of US$586 million to the United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ) after admitting to aiding and […]
Two arrested following string of ATM robberies across south east
Detectives from State Crime Command’s Drug and Serious Crime Group in partnership with the Brisbane Police Region and South Eastern Police Region have closed a significant operation focused on the robbery and attempted robbery of nine ATM machines across South East Queensland. These offences involved offenders gaining access to automatic teller machines located at shopping […]
Sexual assault charges, Stafford Heights
Police have charged a man following a number of sexual assault complaints that have been made in Stafford Heights. It is alleged that a man was working at a massage business on Rode Road in Stafford Heights and on three separate occasions between November 2016 and January 2018, the man sexually assaulted three separate women […]
Fatal traffic incident, Kedron
Police are investigating a fatal traffic incident that occurred in Kedron this morning, January 20. Just before 7.20am, police were called to Gympie Road, between Somerset Road and Broughton Road, following reports that a woman had been struck by a car in the northbound lanes. The pedestrian died at the scene. She has not yet […]
Personal safety – selling items online
Police are appealing to members of the public who use social media and websites to sell items to take precautions and be vigilant when doing so. North Brisbane police have identified a recent trend that has seen people who have been selling things online being robbed. It appears that offenders are taking advantage of the […]