Cairns

Have you been a victim of property crime? On Thursday September 6, detectives from Innisfail executed a search warrant at a Monica Street, South Innisfail address. During the search police located foreign currency, credit cards, electronic devices and jewellery. Officers are trying to locate the rightful owners of the property. The property may have been […]

Policing the Torres Strait, Mer Island While Bamaga police can claim they police the most northern tip of the Australian continent, the Thursday Island Police Division goes even further north, encompassing the islands of the Torres Strait which lay between the northern tip of Queensland to a few kilometres off Papua New Guinea. The Torres […]

Tablelands overnight wrap, Friday September 8 Drink driving, Mareeba: Police have charged a local man after a traffic incident in Mareeba on Thursday afternoon. It will be alleged Police intercepted the 40-year-old man on the Kennedy Highway Mareeba at about 3.15pm and when required to provide a roadside breath test, he returned a reading of […]

Cairns overnight media wrap, Friday September 8 Drug charges, Gordonvale: A 43-year-old Gordonvale man was charged with drug offences yesterday, following analysis of items and substances seized from a residence late last year. It will be alleged police executed a search warrant at a Templeton Street address on December 2, 2016 and seized a large quantity […]

Locals urged to prepare for wild fire and bush fire season Far North District Disaster Management Group (FN DDMG) meeting Recently the Far North District Disaster Management Group (FN DDMG) met in partnership with the Rural Fires Regional Inter-departmental committee (RIDC) regarding the 2017 wild fire/bush fire season. Executive Officer of the FN DDMG, Senior […]

Speak up, Be Strong, Be Heard winners during Child Protection Week! A/Senior Sergeant Steve Tillett, accepting the award at the Queensland Child Protection Week Awards last week The Speak Up, Be Strong, Be Heard campaign won the Youth Participation category for involvement of young people in the planning of a local activity to promote child […]

Cassowary Coast Media Wrap, Thursday September 7 Drug charges, Innisfail: A 38-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man from Ingham have been charged with a number of drug offences on Saturday, September 2. Police will allege that whilst conducting random breath tests on Ernest Street, Innisfail they have located an amount of drugs and drug related […]

Tablelands overnight wrap, Thursday September 7 Drug driving, Walkamin: Police have charged a local man after a traffic intercept in Walkamin on Wednesday morning. It will be alleged Police intercepted the 19-year-old P1 plater on the Kennedy Highway at about 8:40am and when required to provide a roadside drug test, he returned a positive reading. […]

Cairns overnight media wrap, Thursday September 7 Traffic crash, Cairns North:  An investigation is underway into a traffic incident that occurred on Lake Street early this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate a 20-year-old woman was walking northbound on Lake Street at around 2.30am when she stepped in the path of a moving taxi cab and was […]