North Brisbane Police Liaison Officers (PLO’s) engage in a variety of community activities to break down barriers and to maintain regular contact with diverse community groups. Challenge: What does a PLO do when given a bag of material by community and asked to do something with it? You make fabric dolls! PLO’s Moira and Alma […]
Category: Latest Queensland Police Service News
Queensland Racing Crime Squad match-fixing charges
Detectives of the the Queensland Racing Crime Squad working in conjunction with the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission have today concluded a protracted match-fixing investigation relating to a leading harness driver. A 35-year-old Logan man, as well as two others, have been arrested this morning and charged with match-fixing and other offences in the harness code. […]
PD Astro and PD Quinn ready for retirement
After illustrious careers with the Queensland Police Service, Police Dog Astro and Police Dog Quinn hang up their harnesses and prepare to live out their retirement in style. At six years old, PD Astro has served the Brisbane Dog Squad and most recently, the Mackay Dog Squad as a general purpose dog for over four […]
ATM break and enter attempt, Arana Hills
Detectives are investigating a break-in at an Arana Hills shopping centre where an automatic teller machine (ATM) was damaged. Around 3.12am, two men have broken into a shopping centre bunker containing an ATM on Patricks Road. The door of the ATM was forced open, however they were unable to gain entry to the machine and […]
60 Seconds Project – have you entered yet?
North Brisbane District 60 seconds project is off and running. Entries are now being accepted. Have you gotten yours in yet? We want to know how domestic and family violence makes you feel? We want to know how we can make a difference? And… we want you to win some amazing prizes including Apple iPhone […]
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 […]
Dogs on Patrol at the Dog Lovers show was a hit
We had a great time at the recent Dog Lovers Show at the Royal Convention Centre in Brisbane with our Dogs on Patrol display. Police, Community Supporting Police volunteers, Neighbourhood Watch Queensland Stafford members and Volunteers in Policing were all on hand to speak with the 12,000+ visitors that attended the show over both days […]
Officers descend on Chermside to ‘Orange the World’
On Thursday November 23, the QPS in partnership with Northside Alliance Aganinst Domestic Violence (NAADV) hosted several events at Chermside Shopping Centre for ‘Orange the World’. Orange the World, is about promoting 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is a global campaign to raise awareness about violence against women and its impact on a […]