Cairns

Cassowary Coast Media Wrap, Wednesday August 23 Stealing, Tully: Tully police are investigating the theft of property from a Hyatt Street, Tully address. Between 2pm August 19 and 2pm August 22 a person has gained entry to the carport area of the house and stole a 42 inch television. Police are urging anyone with any […]

Tablelands media wrap, Wednesday August 23 Drugs, Mareeba:  A 19-year-old man from Smithfield has been charged with possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug utensils, possession of a weapon and driving whilst unlicensed after police located a vehicle parked at the Mareeba lookout. Patrolling police located the man parked in a vehicle at the lookout […]

Cairns overnight media wrap, Wednesday August 23 Significant arrest, Holloways Beach:  A 30-year-old Holloways Beach man who had been sought in connection with a number of investigations was arrested and charged yesterday. Police attended an address in Poinciana Street at Holloways Beach at around 5pm yesterday and the man fled from the residence on foot. […]

Lost without you – Do you recognise any of these items from your jewellery box? Cairns police are keen to reunite the owner/s of this jewellery with it’s owner. The below assorted jewellery items were handed into a local convention centre earlier this month however it’s believed the items were from their found property box […]

Aurukun students head to Blue Lagoon Constable Beazley learns how to make fire the traditional way. It was a policing duties with a difference for Constable Alexander Beazley when he was recently invited to attend the Returning Generation School Camp for Year Six Aurukun School students at Blue Lagoon near Aurukun. The camp is hosted […]

Catch me if you can in Aurukun Aurukun PCYC & Police engage local kids in the Catch Me If You Can Program Local police in conjunction with the Aurukun Police-Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) ran the Catch Me if You Can (CMIYC) program on August 16. Winners are Grinners The program uses sports to develop and […]

Drink driver charged after crashing at Eubenangee roadworks A 41-year-old Cow Bay man was charged with high range drink driving on Monday night. Around 8pm he collided with another vehicle whilst travelling through the roadworks on the Bruce Highway, Eubenangee. It will be alleged the man returned a reading of 0.188 per cent BAC. His […]

Golf buggy driver caught over the legal limit, Babinda The buggy in question A Babinda man was charged with drink driving after he was intercepted whilst “puttering” along in a golf buggy along Mill Street, Babinda on Friday August 18. Babinda police stopped the golf buggy around 6:30pm on Friday August 18, and submitted the […]

Senior Constable West is the top Adopt-a-Cop in the North West is top Adopt-a-Cop in the north for 2017. Congratulations Senior Constable Damien West on taking out the award for top Adopt-a-Cop of the year for the Far North. Senior Constable West has been the Adopt-a-Cop at Saint Therese’s School at Bentley Park for the […]