Cairns

Missing 13-year-old girl, Yorkeys Knob Cairns police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 13-year-old girl missing around Yorkeys Knob. The girl was last seen on Varley Street around 1:30pm yesterday (August 29). Police and family hold concerns for her welfare due to her age. She is described as Caucasian in appearance, approximately […]

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 […]

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 […]

Cairns overnight media wrap, Tuesday August 29 Police vehicle rammed in attempted intercept, Buchan’s Point: A 20-year-old man from the Mossman area remains at large after driving a stolen four-wheel-drive into a police vehicle near Buchan’s Point yesterday. The stolen vehicle was sighted travelling south on the Captain Cook Highway yesterday and police set up an […]

Tablelands Media Wrap Wilful Damage, Atherton: A number of windows were smashed at a real estate business located in Main Street, Atherton sometime on August 26-27. The damage appears to have been caused by rocks thrown at the windows. Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward and provide any information they may have. Stealing, […]

Appeal for witnesses to damage at Edmonton Lawn Cemetery Wilful damage to grass and plaques at the Edmonton Lawn Cemetery Edmonton police are investigating the damage to approximately thirty graves at the Edmonton Lawn Cemetery. The lawn graves and plaques in the baby section were driven over by a ‘hoon’ sometime between 3:30pm on Friday […]

Ahoy there shipmates! Be aware of the new six knot speed limit on Lake Tinaroo Cairns Water Police are advising the operators of all vessels, including Personal Water Craft (PWC), that a speed restriction of six knots will be implemented for Lake Tinaroo this week. Maritime Safety Queensland, along with Sun Water and other local […]

Tablelands Weekend Wrap, Monday August 28 Burglary, Ravenshoe: A house in Herbert Street, Ravenshoe was broken into on Thursday August 24.  It appears the offender has entered by removing a security screen from a window and climbing through. Once inside the house a quantity of jewellery and the keys to a car were stolen. The […]

Cassowary Coast weekend media wrap Speeding offence, Innisfail: On Saturday August 26, a 26-year-old male from the United Kingdom was issued an infringement notice for $169 for exceeding the speed limit on the Bruce Highway, South Innisfail. Police allege the man was detected with a speed of 92km/h in an 80km/h speed zone. Speeding offence, […]

Cairns weekend media wrap, Monday August 28 Two men charged over property crime spree, Cooktown: Two men aged 18 and 20 have been charged following investigations into a series of property related offences between Cairns and Cooktown during the past fortnight. The pair, from Mareeba and Edmonton, were arrested at a Hopevale residence at around […]