Burglar entering home metres from resident remains unseen, South Mackay In broad daylight, a burglar has entered a Norris Street home in South Mackay through an open front door. The resident at the time was standing only five metres away in the kitchen. The burglar was quiet and unfortunately remained unseen. The burglary happened between […]
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It’s off to class we go
It’s off to class we go The class room is becoming a more familiar place for many officers In the course of their duty, frontline police come into to contact with many different types of people. Sometimes, those people are dealing with mental illness and are in various stages of mental health crisis. Mental illness […]
Surfers Paradise Police working with local businesses to prevent petrol drive-offs
Surfers Paradise Police working with local businesses to prevent petrol drive-offs Surfers Paradise Police are working with local service station operators in a bid to reduce petrol drive offs. Police are asking drivers to take a few simple steps to assist before operators release the bowser to deliver petrol. Surfers Paradise Volunteer in Police Julie, […]
Update: Burglary with violence, Highland Park
Update: Burglary with violence, Highland Park Police have charged a 29-year-old man after a Highland Park home was broken into on July 29. It will be alleged at 11.20pm, two men entered the Kilpatrick Court residence, with one man armed with a firearm. A male occupant of the residence was struck with a pair of […]
Wade in the water, Gold Coast Water Police
Wade in the water, Gold Coast Water Police The Gold Coast Water Police recently undertook wading training at the Couran Cove Island Resort on South Stradbroke Island. The Queensland Police Dive Squad were on hand to instruct officers on how to conduct evidence and body recovery searches in waterways less than 1 metre deep. The […]
This was no test drive, car theft in South Mackay
This was no test drive, car theft in South Mackay A Toyota Camry has been allegedly cheekily stolen from a car sales yard metres away from several sales people at the time. At 3:35 pm on August 14, a female had been talking to a car sales-person as several cars for sale were in the […]
Cairns overnight media wrap, Tuesday August 15
Cairns overnight media wrap, Tuesday August 15 Robbery incident, Earlville: An investigation is underway into the robbery of an elderly woman at Earlville yesterday afternoon. The woman was walking along Rowe Street at Earlville just after 2pm when a male on a bicycle rode past her at very close range. She then felt a push from […]
Handbag and cash stolen from customer exiting store, South Mackay
Handbag and cash stolen from customer exiting store, South Mackay As a female customer walked out of a store on Milton Street in South Mackay holding her handbag an opportunistic thief has struck. At 3:20pm on August 14, the thief has grabbed the handbag from behind the female and attempted to take it from her […]
Animal cruelty charge, South Mackay
Animal cruelty charge, South Mackay A South Mackay man has been charged with an animal cruelty offence after an alleged incident at 5.30pm on August 13 on Boddington Street, South Mackay. It’s alleged that the man was travelling on Boddington Street in a car and has accelerated intentionally travelling towards two dogs (a large white […]
Bad night for one P-plater, Mareeba
Bad night for one P-plater, Mareeba A 22-year-old Chillagoe man was charged on Friday night after being intercepted on the Kennedy Highway, Mareeba, at about 7:45pm. It will be alleged the P1 driver was exceeding the speed limit after being detected doing 142 km/h in 100km/h zone. It will also be alleged that when required […]
