BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 18 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged two men and a boy following an incident in Birkdale overnight. Initial investigations indicate that just before midnight POLAIR began tracking an alleged stolen Volkswagon Amarook on Ipswich Road, Annerley. The vehicle had been wanted by police in connection with a number of alleged armed robberies on the Gold Coast. With the assistance of POLAIR, police successfully deployed Ty...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 18 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Two people have been charged with a combined 21 charges after a stolen vehicle was intercepted on the Sunshine Coast yesterday afternoon, January 17. Around 5.30pm, police were called to Maroochydore following reports of a suspicious vehicle. Upon arrival, police will allege the stolen vehicle, a blue Ford Everest displaying false plates, was driven in a dangerous manner. POLAIR tracked the vehicle...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 18 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A man is assisting police with their investigations following an incident in Kingston this morning. Around 7:45 am, police and emergency services were called to a home on Kingston Court, where a woman aged in her 30's, was located with burns to her body. She was treated by paramedics at the scene and was transported to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in a serious condition. A 36-year-old ma...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 18 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for witnesses in relation to a suspicious fire at a business in Beenleigh this morning, January 18. Emergency crews were called to a City Road address around 4.30am. Upon arrival the business was fully engulfed. A crime scene was declared, and police are further investigating the cause of the fire. Anyone with information or vision that could assist investigations is urged to ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 18 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Update 1 - The declaration made under the provisions of the public safety preservation act in Birkdale has now been revoked and a male person has been taken into custody as a result of the incident. Police would like to thank members of the public for their patience. Earlier - Police are on scene and dealing with an incident in Birkdale this morning, January 18. As a result a declaration has been ma...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 18 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A man has died in hospital, after he was involved in a single vehicle traffic crash in Ironpot (North Rockhampton) on Thursday, January 16. Police and emergency services were called to Yeppoon Road about 10.45am following reports a white Volkswagen Transporter van had veered off the road and gone into a ditch. The driver, and sole occupant of the vehicle, a 79-year-old Pomona man was transported to ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A West Australian man is expected to face Perth Magistrates Court today (17 January, 2025), charged with allegedly sending four threatening and harassing emails to a Commonwealth Member of Parliament. The AFP charged the Eden Hill man, 46, yesterday (16 January, 2025) after he attended AFP Perth headquarters. Investigators conducted a search of the man, seizing a mobile phone which allegedly contained the t...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Border Force Editor's note: Footage of the arrest and audio grabs are available on Hightail. A US national is expected to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today (17 January, 2025) charged with allegedly importing cocaine in shampoo and conditioner bottles. On 26 December, 2024, Australian Border Force (ABF) officers a...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Spearwood woman is expected to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (17 January, 2025) charged for allegedly breaching an airside security zone at Perth Airport. On 16 December, 2024, the AFP received reports a woman had allegedly walked past a boarding gate for a domestic flight, without a valid ticket. Airline staff stopped the woman in the walkway for the flight, which was scheduled for travel to K...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 17 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 01:54 PM Acting Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable Sam O'Connor Queensland students begin international history lesson thanks to Premier's Anzac Prize * Premier's Anzac Prize recipients have started their First World War research journey at the State Library of Queensland. * The secondary students will take in-depth Anzac knowledge back to their hometowns ac...