With severe weather systems dumping heavy rainfalls across much of Queensland police would like to remind members of the community, the motoring public and the boating fraternity to exercise extreme care when traversing waterways, watercourses and roadways. Heavy rains and flooded waterways are unpredictable with large volumes of surface water making conditions dangerous due to hazards […]
Category: Queensland Police News Updates – Brisbane Central
Armed robbery charge, Brisbane City
Police have charged a girl following investigations into an armed robbery on Ann Street early this morning. At around 1am three people entered a convenience store, allegedly armed with a knife, hammer and scissors and demanded cash and cigarettes. It will further be alleged the trio then fled towards Roma Street, with a quantity of […]
Christmas road safety campaign launched
Today, the Minister for Police, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP, and Assistant Commissioner of Road Policing Command, Mike Keating launched the 2018 QPS Christmas road safety campaign on the Gold Coast. This year’s launch saw police joined by emergency services including Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Queensland Ambulance Service and RACQ LifeFlight. Assistant Commissioner Keating […]
Keep your bicycle secure and help prevent theft
We love bicycles here in the QPS, we even have a whole squad dedicated to riding them, each and every shift. Unfortunately though, bicycles are regularly stolen in our community and those who steal bicycles, often aren’t too fussed as to what type of bicycle they steal, as long as it’s an easy steal. Police […]
Keep your bicycle secure and help prevent theft
We love bicycles here in the QPS, we even have a whole squad dedicated to riding them, each and every shift. Unfortunately though, bicycles are regularly stolen in our community and those who steal bicycles, often aren’t too fussed as to what type of bicycle they steal, as long as it’s an easy steal. Police […]
Burglary charges, Kenmore
Detectives have charged a man over the alleged theft of a car in Oxley and the burglary of an 85-year-old woman’s home in Kenmore this week. It will be alleged a 35-year-old Raceview man stole a black Nissan Patrol from a hotel on Oxley Road, Oxley at around 6:30pm on Wednesday. It will be further […]
QPS and RACQ unite to prevent motorcycle theft in Brisbane City
Today, the Queensland Police Service and RACQ launched a joint initiative to help prevent motorcycles being stolen. Between 2012 and 2017, 232 motorcycles were stolen within Brisbane alone; 96% of those motorcycles stolen were not fitted with a security device. The Stop Stolen Motorcycles initiative aims to provide awareness to riders on current security options […]
QPS fixes banning notice error
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has resolved a technical issue which impacted some banning notice information. The QPS is responsible for the transfer of banned person data to the ID scanner network introduced for relevant premises in Safe Night Precincts. Ongoing monitoring of data quality identified on November 8 that some banning orders had prematurely […]
Serious traffic crash, Newstead
Police are investigating a serious traffic crash that occurred in Newstead earlier today. At 5.30pm, a motorcycle was travelling on Breakfast Creek Road when it struck a gutter and the rider was thrown into a traffic light pole. The 27-year-old man was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a critical condition and […]
Assault appeal, Fortitude Valley
Detectives investigating an alleged assault that left a man with a broken nose in Fortitude Valley in October are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident. Around 12.45am on Saturday October 13, a 46-year-old man was confronted by a man outside a Brunswick Street convenience store. A brief conversation occurred between the pair […]