VANDALISM APPEAL, SOUTH BRISBANE

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have released footage of a man as part of investigations into a vandalism incident in South Brisbane earlier this week. Initial investigations indicate hateful messages and antisemitic symbols were painted under the walkway near the intersection of Stephens Road and Vulture Street, around 9.30am on Tuesday, February 18. Vision has been released of a man described as Caucasian, with short-crop...


IRAQ-BORN MAN CHARGED WITH ALLEGED VISA BREACHES IN MELBOURNE

CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An Iraq-born man has been charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions. The man, 34, was charged by the AFP in Melbourne yesterday (20 February 2025) after he was arrested on other matters by Victoria Police. He was granted bail to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on 3 April 2025. The AFP will allege the man breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa on ...


MISSING GIRL, CANNON HILL

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are seeking public assistance to locate a 12-year-old girl reported missing from Cannon Hill yesterday, February 20. The girl was last seen in the Cannon Hill area. Police and family hold concerns for her welfare due to her age. The girl is described as Caucasian, approximately 160 cm tall, with brown hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing a white hoodie and black shoes. Police are...


DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY, MANUNDA

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have taken two people into custody following a break and enter in Manunda overnight, February 21. At around 3.30am, three teenagers allegedly entered a Manunda address and threatened the occupants with a knife, demanding property. Investigations indicate two of the boys have allegedly taken the female resident into a separate room, and sexually assaulted her. The teenagers have then fled on ...


ASSAULT APPEAL, MOUNT PLEASANT

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from Pine Rivers Child Protection Investigation Branch are appealing to the public for information regarding the assault of a teenage girl in Mount Pleasant on February 14. Investigations indicate a teenage girl was at a bus stop at the intersection of Mount Pleasant Road and Charles Road around 4.30pm when she was approached by a man not known to her. The man reportedly grabbed the girl ...


SHOTS FIRED, DAISY HILL

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating a shots fired incident in Daisy Hill overnight, February 20. Emergency services were called just before 12am following reports a number of gunshots had been fired into an Emmet Street address. No one was physically injured during the incident. There is no ongoing threat to public safety and investigations remain ongoing. Any witnesses or anyone with CCTV or dashcam vision ...


UPDATE: DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY, MANUNDA

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged two teenage boys and taken a third into custody, in relation to a break and enter and sexual assault in Manunda early this morning, February 21. At around 3.30am, it will be alleged three teenage boys entered a Manunda address and threatened the occupants with a knife, demanding property. It will be further alleged the woman was taken into a separate room, and sexually assaulted,...


BIN FIRE APPEAL, BOWEN HILLS

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Investigators from the Fortitude Valley Criminal Investigation Branch have released CCTV of a man who may be able to assist investigations into a bin fire in Bowen Hills on January 24. Initial information indicates shortly after 2am, a man approached an industrial bin outside a Burrows Street business and set fire to the contents. The fire resulted in damage to the business premises. Emergency serv...


GOING ARMED SO AS TO CAUSE FEAR, YEPPOON

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Yeppoon Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) have charged a 19-year-old Taroomball man after an alleged incident in Pacific Heights on February 19. It will be alleged at around 3.30pm, the man was a passenger in a Black Volkswagen Tiguan driving on Miami Crescent. Police further allege the man pointed a replica firearm towards two children known to him, as they walked down the str...


UPDATE 1: DETECTIVES CHARGE 10 YOUNG PEOPLE FOLLOWING TABLELANDS PROPERTY OFFENCES

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Tablelands Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) charged an additional two people with property offences on February 17. It will be alleged at around 4pm on Monday February 16, a woman exited a running Nissan Dualis on Lloyd Street, when an 18-year-old man entered driver's seat. A teenager was able to exit the backseat of the vehicle before the man drove away. No one was physicall...