Deputy Commissioner Brett Pointing has today announced he will leave the Queensland Police Service (QPS) after a 40-year career. Deputy Commissioner Pointing will take leave from today and officially separate from the QPS in March 2018. Commissioner Ian Stewart thanked Deputy Commissioner Pointing for his contribution to the QPS. “Brett has been a valued member […]
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Fatal traffic crash, Newstead
Police are investigating a single vehicle fatal traffic crash that occurred at Newstead yesterday evening (December 14). At about 11.30pm, a male riding a motorcycle crashed on Skyring Terrace. The 24-year-old McDowall man was pronounced deceased at the scene. No one else was injured during the incident. Police are appealing to any members of the […]
Appeal for assistance: Indecent assault, Hervey Bay and Brisbane areas
Brisbane Detectives are appealing for public assistance to identify victims and employers of a man suspected of indecently assaulting numerous women in the Hervey Bay, Maryborough and the wider Brisbane area between 2000 and 2016. It is believed the man worked as a masseuse, as a sole operator and also employed by massage and chiropractic […]
Can you spare 60 seconds to help stop domestic violence?
The Queensland Police are seeking all budding videographers, YouTubers and actors in the making! Are you keen to get creative at the start of your holidays and win some amazing prizes? Then get on board with the 60 Seconds Project. The countdown is on and entries close Monday December 18. The 60 Seconds project calls […]
Drug trafficking arrests close interstate network, Brisbane
Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Drug and Serious Crime Group have charged four men following a joint investigation into an alleged organised drug network with interstate links. Yesterday, police officially closed Operation Radnor Foxcatcher, a protracted investigation with search warrants carried out on a number of Brisbane addresses. This investigation targeted a number of […]
Significant drug seizure, North Brisbane
Police have charged two people following an investigation which led to the location of 24,000 MDMA pills in North Brisbane yesterday. Detectives from Fortitude Valley Criminal Investigation Branch executed a search warrant at an address in Albion around 3pm yesterday afternoon. It will be alleged during a search of the property, officers located five large […]
Join us to ‘Orange the World’ this Thursday
This Thursday officers from the North Brisbane District Domestic Violence Prevention group will be at Westfield Chermside (outside Kmart) between 9am and 8pm to raise awareness about violence against women. North Brisbane Police invite you to come along and learn about local services and how to support people in your community. The kids will love […]
Appeal for witnesses – traffic crash, Samford
Officers from the Forensic Crash Unit investigating a traffic crash that occurred near Samford Village earlier this morning are appealing for witnesses. At 9am a three-vehicle crash occurred on Samford Road between Bygotts Road and Havelock Court. The initial two vehicle collision occurred between eastbound and westbound vehicles travelling on Samford Road, with one of […]
Update 4: Factory fire, Virginia
Police have charged two people following a large factory fire on September 24 in Virginia. Around 3.30pm police and emergency services attended a large fire that had broken out in an industrial building on Pritchard Road. Police yesterday charged a 34-year-old Ormiston woman and a 38-year-old Ormiston man with two counts of arson and attempted […]
Stafford mo’s and PD Sarge support Movember
Our fathers, partners, brothers and friends face a health crisis that isn’t being talked about. Men are dying too young. We can’t afford to stay silent. Stafford Police would like to help this Movember and raise much needed funds for all men who are or have been effected by health issues related to men. Stafford […]