Townsville daily wrap, Thursday 17th August Drug charges, Aitkenvale Townsville Police have charged a man with drug offences after he was intercepted driving a vehicle in Aitkenvale last night. At about 10.50pm, officers from the Townsville Tactical Crime Squad stopped the man in a fast food carpark at Alfred Street, Aitkenvale. A search of this […]
Northern Region
Townsville West State School Book Week
Townsville West State School Book Week On Wednesday August 16, Senior Constable Alysha Bloomfield and Senior Constable Lee Missen went along to the Townsville West State School Book Week Parade. Each grade was dressed up as a character from a book they have been studying in class that went with the theme Escape to everywhere. Some […]
Robbery, Thuringowa
Robbery, Thuringowa Police have charged a man after a robbery incident at Thuringowa early this afternoon (August 12). At about 1.13pm, a man entered a business at a shopping centre on Hervey Range Road where it is alleged he pushed over a female staff member prior to grabbing a number of bottles of alcohol from […]
Serious assault police charges, Townsville
Serious assault police charges, Townsville Police have charged a man following a serious assault police incident from overnight. Around 11.50pm, police attended a licenced premise on Flinders Street in response to reports of a man creating a disturbance. As police attempted to arrest the man, it will be alleged that he kicked one male officer […]
Fatal traffic crash, Bluewater (Townsville)
Fatal traffic crash, Bluewater (Townsville) Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating after a serious traffic crash incident at Bluewater (Townsville) late this afternoon. Initial investigations indicate around 5.26pm on the Bruce Highway, 2km north of Bluewater, a vehicle heading north has rolled. A 39-year-old male passenger was pronounced deceased at the scene. Four other people […]
Townsville daily wrap, Friday August 11
Townsville daily wrap, Friday August 11 Public nuisance, Flinders Street East Townsville police have charged a 35-year-old man with public nuisance following an incident at a tavern overnight. At approximately 2am this morning, police attended the licensed premises on Flinders Street East after a man allegedly smashed a glass bottle inside the premises following a […]
AUDIO: Appeal for witnesses – stealing, Aitkenvale
AUDIO: Appeal for witnesses – stealing, Aitkenvale Police investigating the theft of a handbag from a 90-year-old woman at an Aitkenvale shopping centre have released audio of a media conference held with the woman whose bag was stolen. The audio can be downloaded from the link below: https://d2haxmvzil2swt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2017/08/10/143853_Townsville_Freda_Audio_10082017.mp3 Download Audio Source: Townsville Crime Alert {$excerpt:n}
Police close drug trafficking operation
Police close drug trafficking operation Detectives from the Northern Major and Organised Crime Squad (MOCS) have closed an operation targeting the suspected trafficking of illicit drugs. Operation Papa Orthograde began in March this year and identified a number of people allegedly involved in a drug trafficking syndicate operating between Townsville and South East Queensland. Over […]
Appeal for witnesses – stealing, Aitkenvale
Appeal for witnesses – stealing, Aitkenvale Townsville police are appealing for public assistance after heartless thieves stole a handbag from a 90-year-old woman at an Aitkenvale shopping centre yesterday. Around 10am, the woman was placing her walker in the boot of her car, parked near the old Bendigo Bank, when she dropped her handbag onto […]
Update: Injured man located, Railway Estate
Update: Injured man located, Railway Estate A 27-year-old man injured during a shooting incident at Railway Estate presented himself to Townsville Police yesterday afternoon. The man had a non-life threatening ankle injury. Police had been called to a Second Street apartment around 10.30pm on August 6, following reports of shots fired at the address. No […]