BRISBANE, Queensland, March 6 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are on scene at an incident at Arundel. Initial information indicates that around 8.15am, a man wanted by police was sighted at Calvary Court in Labrador. The man presented a firearm at police before fleeing in a stolen vehicle which eventually came to a stop on Brisbane Road in Arundel. Around 9.30am, a second confrontation took place between the man and police, and the man was shot by poli...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 6 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from Rockhampton Criminal Investigation Branch are investigating a shooting incident at Berserker yesterday afternoon, March 5. Emergency services were called at approximately 12.30pm, to reports gunshots had been heard from inside a house. Initial investigations indicate a 40-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to his leg following an incident at a Peter Street address. The man was t...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 6 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 41-year-old female senior constable from Brisbane Region has been issued with a notice to appear in relation to alleged drink driving. The member has been charged with failing to provide a specimen of breath and obstruct police, allegedly committed while off duty. The member has been stood down from the Queensland Police Service and is expected to appear in the Cleveland Magistrates Court on March...
Belconnen, ACT, March 6 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: An 18-year-old man has been arrested after being found with a gel-blaster in Lyons. About 6:15am this morning (Wednesday, 6 March 2025), officers from Woden Station attended the man's residence following information that he was in possession of an illegal firearm. During a search of the man's bedroom, police located a gel-blaster, clip seal bags believed to contain cocaine, a small container containing a large amount ...
Belconnen, ACT, March 6 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Seven teenagers have been arrested for their alleged involvement in multiple home burglaries and stolen vehicles across Canberra since February this year. Since 1 January 2025, almost 200 vehicles have been reported stolen to police. Operation Minlaton was established in early February in response and to date, has identified more than a dozen teenagers and one young adult allegedly involved in multiple thefts. Followi...
Belconnen, ACT, March 6 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman have been charged in relation to an incident last week that saw a shopping centre placed into lockdown. About 3.15pm last Thursday (27 February 2025) police received reports that a male was threatening people in the Canberra Outlet Centre with a machete. Following investigations, it was confirmed that the boy and a woman had been in the centre for a period of time before enter...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 6 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: In the next decade, it is likely that temperatures will rise, and there will be less water in the Basin due to the changing climate. This will impact where water-based animals and plants can live. Animals and plants have specific habitat needs for their survival. For an animal, this means food, water and shelter and their ability to find a mate and reproduce. For a plant, a habitat must provide the righ...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Brisbane man is scheduled to appear in Downing Centre Local Court today (5 March, 2025), charged with allegedly making a threatening statement while onboard an aircraft, and travelling under a false name. AFP officers at Sydney Airport responded to an incident on 14 January, 2025, when the man, 44, boarded a flight to Brisbane. Before take-off, it's alleged he was speaking on a mobile phone and made refer...
CANBERRA, ACT, March 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force A Sydney man is expected to appear in Burwood Local Court today (5 March, 2025) charged with two counts of possessing child abuse material. An AFP investigation into the man, 35, began after he returned to Australia on Wednesday, 8 January, 2025, following a trip to Sri Lanka. The man and his luggage were the s...
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 5 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Brisbane and the surrounding Moreton Island and Bay Island communities are continuing to prepare for the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. It is not typical for a cyclone to impact Brisbane Region, which is why residents are being urged to finalise their preparations today and remain vigilant as the cyclone tracks toward the mainland. Tropical cyclones can produce dangerous and destructive high wi...