Cairns overnight media wrap, Thursday September 14
Police vehicle rammed at Bentley Park: A 29-year-old man is being sought following the attempted intercept of his vehicle yesterday morning.
Plain clothes officers observed the man driving south on the Bruce Highway near Bentley Park at around 10am and recognised him as a person of interest in a number of property, drug and other matters.
As traffic slowed to a stop at the Bruce Highway and Robert Road intersection, the officers parked in front of the man’s utility and then got out of the police vehicle to arrest him.
As they did so, he drove directly at the police vehicle and collided with it, pushing it across the roadway before driving off. The police vehicle sustained extensive damage as a result of the incident however the officers were not injured.
The man then continued to drive south before attempting to turn right off the Bruce Highway into Petersen Road at Edmonton where he collided with another oncoming vehicle.
The man then drove a short distance along Petersen Road before abandoning his vehicle and fleeing on foot. The driver of the other vehicle did not sustain any apparent injuries as a result of that collision.
Police conducted extensive patrols of the area however the man has not been located.
He is described as being a Caucasian male aged 29, with blue eyes and ginger hair. He is around 175cm tall and of proportionate build.
Have you seen Jean? Police are seeking community assistance in an effort to locate a Manoora woman who has been missing from her home address since Tuesday night.
She was last seen leaving her Pease Street residence at around 9.30pm on Tuesday night and family have not seen or heard from her since then.
Police and family hold concerns for her welfare as she suffers from a medical condition and requires medication.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
Source: Cairns Crime Alert
