Hailfax Station’s Golden Ticket initiative wins QLD Road Safety Week Government Award Senior Constable Shelley Millns from Halifax Station has been awarded for her initiative for road safety. Senior Constable Millns is the 2017 winner of the Queensland Road Safety Government Award for her Golden Tickets project which gave officers the ability to award drivers with a Golden […]
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Paws on Patrol in Oonoonba
Paws on Patrol in Oonoonba On Sunday, District Crime Prevention officers, Neighbourhood Watch and QPS recruits enjoyed a fun day at Wes Barrett Park, Oonoonba. Members of the community were encouraged to attend with their pet to receive a green dog tag especially engraved with the pets name and contact number of the owner in […]
Cairns overnight media wrap, Wednesday August 30
Cairns overnight media wrap, Wednesday August 30 Nine charged over burglaries and vehicle thefts, Cairns area: Investigations into a number of burglary offences where vehicles were stolen resulted in the arrest and charging of nine youths yesterday. First response officers located seven youths at an Earlville address at around 7:30am yesterday and they were taken into […]
Choices takes out Community Engagement Award at Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards
Choices takes out Community Engagement Award at Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards The Choices Applied Theatre Project (known fondly as Choices), which is joint partnership between Central Queensland University, local and state government departments and Mackay Crime Prevention Unit, was awarded the Community Engagement Award at the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards in […]
Update – charges laid – Sports club poker machine burglaries, SE Queensland
Update – charges laid – Sports club poker machine burglaries, SE Queensland Detectives have charged a 54-year-old Elanora man with 28 offences- 23 counts of enter premises and commit an indictable offence and five counts of enter premises with intent to commit an indictable offence. He was denied police bail and remanded in police custody […]
Forming new friendships at Townsville’s Multi-Faith Dinner
Forming new friendships at Townsville’s Multi-Faith Dinner On Thursday August 24, the Queensland Police Service led by Commissioner Ian Stewart hosted the inaugural Townsville Multi-Faith Dinner at the North Queensland Club. Fifty-three faith and community leaders together with members of the QPS enjoyed a collaborative event where new friendships and partnerships within the community were formed. […]
Arrests in drug syndicate, Townsville area
Arrests in drug syndicate, Townsville area Detectives from the Major and Organised Crime Squad (MOCS -Northern), Drug and Serious Crime Group have conducted a 12-month operation targeting large scale distribution of methylamphetamine into North Queensland. Officers working on Operation Papa Elnath executed a number of search warrants in Townsville and Charters Towers over the past […]
Cassowary Coast media wrap, Wednesday August 30
Cassowary Coast media wrap, Wednesday August 30 Break and enter, East Innisfail: Innisfail Police are investigating the break and enter of a house in Mourilyan Road and a Caravan on a property in Rita street, East Innisfail on Monday evening. Between 7:30pm and 8:00pm, an offender has gained entry to a home on Mourilyan road […]
Update: Missing Caloundra boy located
Update: Missing Caloundra boy located A 10-year-old boy reported missing from Caloundra yesterday afternoon was located safe and well early this morning. The media and public are thanked for their assistance. If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day. You can report […]
Located: Police seek missing boy, Kingston
Located: Police seek missing boy, Kingston The 11-year-old boy reported missing from Kingston has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance. Source: Brisbane Crime Alert