Police incident, Mackay Police are investigating a shooting incident at South Mackay this afternoon. Around midday, police were called to an address at Eton following reports of a domestic violence incident. When officers arrived, they were advised a 33-year-old man involved in the alleged altercation, had left the property. Police attended an Amiet Street address […]
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Update: Child located – Coomera
Update: Child located – Coomera Police have reunited a girl with her family after she was located walking in a street at Coomera today. Police would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance. If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form […]
Lord of the dance – Choices, Mackay
Lord of the dance – Choices, Mackay The Choices team limbering up prior to their Holy Spirit College performance It’s 20 minutes before the Choices team kicks off their presentation at Holy Spirit College – the decision in the image above is made to begin the warm up process. Some of the team spot the […]
Road safety program for year 11 students – RYDA
Road safety program for year 11 students – RYDA School based police officers from the Townsville Child Protection Investigation Unit and police from townsville station have been conducting the Rights and Responsibilities education sessions as part of the RYDA program. These sessions have been presented to year 11 students from high schools in Townsville from […]
Halloween warning, Elanora and Palm Beach
Halloween warning, Elanora and Palm Beach Halloween message ‘have fun but don’t harm anyone or anything‘ We want everyone to have a safe and enjoyable Halloween and would like to warn parents, particularly of teenagers, about the dangerous Halloween activities that take place. Every year we get reports of houses and sometimes people being egged. Anyone […]
Fatal industrial incident, Mirani
Fatal industrial incident, Mirani A 62-year-old woman has died after being struck by a cane train in Mackay’s Pioneer Valley this morning. Initial information indicates around 10.45am the woman was undertaking work on MacGregor Creek Road as a locomotive assistant at the end of the train when she was crushed between two cane bins and […]
Police officer suspended, Southern Region
Police officer suspended, Southern Region A 47-year-old male Acting Senior Sergeant from the Southern Region has been suspended from the Queensland Police Service. The officer has been issued a notice to appear for one count of stealing and is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on December 6, 2017. In keeping with our […]
Precious item stolen during burglary, South Mackay
Precious item stolen during burglary, South Mackay A victim’s deceased family member’s ashes, kept in tablets, are among a long list of stolen items following a burglary into a unit in South Mackay. Between October 19 and 5pm October 30 a thief has broken into a unit on Juliet Street in South Mackay by forcing […]
Update 7: Cooktown Homicide Appeal
Update 7: Cooktown Homicide Appeal Detectives investigating the death of Donna Louise Steele north of Cooktown have released the image of a shoe which may have been worn by someone who can provide further details relating to her murder. Ms Steele’s body was found in Isabella Creek at Leggetts Crossing, about 20km north of Cooktown […]
Any time, any place, Cairns RPU
Any time, any place, Cairns RPU The Cairns Road Police Unit recently travelled to Bamaga for the Dan Ropeyarn Football Carnival. Whilst enroute for the carnival, at about 12:50pm on Tuesday October 24, they intercepted a ‘bull catcher’ style vehicle on the Peninsula Developmental Road, approximately 35 kilometres south of Coen. The driver of the […]