UPDATE 2: PROPERTY CRIME ARRESTS, LOGAN & SOUTH BRISBANE DISTRICT

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 23 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives have charged four people in relation to protracted property crime offences including stolen cars and burglaries since December 2024, between the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, including Rochedale South and Logan. An Investigation Centre was established earlier this month to support an ongoing operation targeting a core group of recidivist property offenders, with officers from Centenary Cr...


UPDATE: FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH, KINGSTON

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 23 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a 17-year-old boy in relation to a fatal traffic crash at Kingston yesterday, February 22. At approximately 10.40am on Anthony Street, it will be alleged a red Ford Focus failed to stop at a stop sign, colliding with a Holden Barina before crashing into a man on a mobility scooter. A 76-year-old man, who was on the mobility scooter at the time, was declared deceased at the scene....


MAN CHARGED FOLLOWING TAXI THEFT

Belconnen, ACT, Feb. 23 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 39-year-old man from Ngunnawal has been charged after he allegedly stole a taxi at knifepoint and led police on a chase through multiple Belconnen suburbs early today. The man got into the taxi on Bunda Street in the city at about 2am this morning (Sunday, 23 February 2025) before he allegedly threatened the driver with a knife. The driver exited his taxi on Alinga Street and called police. The 39-year-old man alleg...


JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: ANOTHER ELECTION PROMISE DELIVERED AS WORK STARTS ON WONDAI ART GALLERY UPGRADE

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 23 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 04:35 PM JOINT STATEMENT Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek Another election promise delivered as work starts on Wondai Art Gallery upgrade * The Crisafulli Government is delivering on its election commitment to support an extension at ...


MEDIA STATEMENT: CRISAFULLI GOVERNMENT MARKS MAJOR MILESTONE FOR JACK'S LAW

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 23 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 12:47 PM JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Crisafulli Government marks major milestone for Jack's Law * The Crisafulli Government is cracking down on knife crime making Jack's Law permanent this year. * The Premier and Minister for Police joined the Beasl...


MEDIA STATEMENT: A FRESH START FOR QUEENSLAND ELECTRICAL APPRENTICES: UPDATED GUIDANCE TO KEEP SPARKIES SAFE AT WORK

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 23 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 01:28 PM Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie A fresh start for Queensland electrical apprentices: Updated guidance to keep sparkies safe at work * Launch of the updatedSafe Working and Supervision Guide for Electrical Apprentices * The guide is designed to help electr...


TASMANIAN MAN CHARGED WITH ALLEGEDLY ACCESSING CHILD ABUSE MATERIAL

CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Tasmania Police A Launceston man is expected to face the Launceston Magistrates Court this evening (23 February, 2025) charged with allegedly accessing child abuse material. The Tasmanian Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (TAS JACET), comprising of members from the AFP and Tasmania Police, charged the man, 54, this morning after...


UPDATE 2: DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY, MANUNDA

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 22 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a third teenage boy in relation to a break and enter and sexual assault in Manunda early yesterday morning, February 21. Extensive investigations involving significant police resources lead detectives to attend a Manunda address at just after 5.45pm yesterday afternoon, where a 15-year-old boy was taken into custody. He has been charged with 13 offences, including five counts of ...


MAN CHARGED AND GEL-BLASTER FIREARMS SEIZED

Belconnen, ACT, Feb. 22 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 39-year-old Richardson man has been charged and 13 prohibited firearms have been seized following police response to a disturbance last night. About 10.20pm last night (Friday, 21 February 2025) police attended a residence in Richardson following reports of a disturbance. After entering the residence, officers observed display wall containing numerous prohibited firearms. Police located the owner of the firearms at...


WITNESSES SOUGHT TO WATSON INCIDENT

Belconnen, ACT, Feb. 22 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and information following the discovery of an unconscious man in Watson earlier this afternoon. About 2pm today (Saturday, 22 February 2025) police and ACT Ambulance Service paramedics were called to the Windeyer Court apartment complex on Knox Street, Watson. At the apartment complex, officers and paramedics located a 56-year-old unconscious man at the bottom of a flight of stairs. ...