BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives have charged a teenager following a wounding incident at Yamanto late yesterday afternoon, January 13. Around 5.22pm, a 13-year-old boy allegedly approached a staff member at a supermarket near Warwick Road and stabbed her with a knife. It will be further alleged the boy fled the scene before he was detained by members of the public nearby a short time later. First aid was rendered to th...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating a shooting incident in Maryborough last night, January 13. Police and emergency services were called to a Fort Street property just after 9pm to reports a 43-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to his head. The victim was transported to hospital with a life-threatening injury to his head. The offender immediately fled the scene and remains outstanding. This is a suspect...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Upper Mount Gravatt Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) have charged a 49-year-old Flinders View woman with fraud and money laundering offences. It will be alleged between December 2023 and December 2024, the woman mismanaged the funds of a Brisbane health facility. It is further alleged the woman falsified several invoices from various retailers, with the fraudulent purchases ex...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Maroochydore Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU) are appealing for public assistance in relation to an alleged incident on November 30. It will be alleged a 23-year-old Townsville man attended Mooloolaba Beach with a teenage girl between 10:30pm and 1am on December 1, when he assaulted her and pushed her into the ocean. The man was charged with one count of rape and co...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Logan detectives have arrested a man following an alleged shooting incident in Eagleby on January 11. It will be alleged around 10pm, a number of shots were fired through a glass door at a residence on Saverin Road. One of the projectiles struck a 36-year-old man in the chest. He was initially transported to Logan Hospital by a witness before being transferred to Gold Coast University Hospital, wher...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Arrest vision and photos of injured member available via Hightail A woman is expected to appear before Perth Magistrates Court today (14 January, 2025) charged with allegedly assaulting AFP officers at Perth Airport after alleged disorderly behaviour on a flight to Western Australia. The AFP was called to meet a plane at Perth Airport last night (13 January, 2025) after receiving a request f...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Images available via Hightail A South Australian man is expected to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court today (14 January, 2025), charged with several offences including the trafficking of illicit substances, false identification, dealing in proceeds of crime and possession of prohibited weapons. Adelaide Airport staff alerted AFP officers to the man, 39, yesterday (13 January, 2025) af...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 at 03:00 PM Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls More women urged to screen for breast cancer as new program launches * NewBreastScreen Queensland strategic plan launched to reduce breast cancer burden. * The new strategyaims to improve access and increase participation in breast screening for women across the state. * The s...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 at 03:24 PM JOINT STATEMENT Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership The Honourable David Janetzki Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence The Honourable Amanda Camm Shocking funding shortfall exposed in Child Safety budget * $461 million fun...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Update: The 85-year-old man reported missing from Proston today, January 14 has been located deceased following a search. The man's death is not being treated as suspicious, and police will prepare a report for the coroner. Photos and names have been removed from the original post for privacy reasons. Earlier: A search and rescue operation has commenced this afternoon to locate an 85-year-old man m...