BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 31 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a man following a serious traffic crash involving a stolen vehicle at Avondale, northwest of Bundaberg, on Monday, December 30. It will be alleged that on Thursday, December 19, an Isuzu D-Max utility was stolen from a Nerang business carpark. It will be further alleged that around 11:30am yesterday, the Isuzu was travelling along Rosedale Rd at Avondale before colliding with a ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 31 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 68-year-old East Mackay woman has died following a fatal traffic crash on the Bruce Highway at Kuttabul on Saturday, December 28. The woman, a passenger in a Toyota Kluger involved in the crash, was initially transported to Mackay Base Hospital in critical condition; however, has since passed away from her injuries. The driver of the Kluger, a 76-year-old East Mackay man, initially sustained criti...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 31 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating following a break and enter at a tobacconist store at Eagleby in the early hours of this morning, December 31. Around 3.30am, police were called to the River Hills Road business after reports two males dressed in dark clothing attempted to force entry to the rear of the shop, however, were unsuccessful. The pair then attempted to gain entry to the front of the premises but w...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 31 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service Crime Intelligence Command's Financial and Cyber Crime Group is reminding the community to be vigilant following recent reports of business emails being compromised and to implement safeguard measures against scams. Financial and Cyber Crime Group's Detective Acting Superintendent Kerry Lofdahl said business email compromise can involve invoices, either legitimate ones t...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 31 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 58-year-old man arrested and charged with assault occasioning bodily harm (domestic violence offence) as part of a Sunshine Coast sudden death investigation has had that charge upgraded to acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm (domestic violence offence). The man remains remanded in custody to reappear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on January 6. Investigations into the circumstances ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 31 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Kingaroy Child Protection and Investigation Unit and Kingaroy Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a 29-year-old man following alleged sexual offences against a child in the South Burnett this month, December 2024. Police will allege the man used social media to communicate with an 11-year-old girl before he travelled to a town in the South Burnett on December 16 and met wit...
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: AFP investigators and industry partners as part of the Operation Dolos joint taskforce have prevented about $83 million from being lost to scammers and criminal syndicates across the globe since 2020 as part of the agency's cybercrime operations. More than 100 cybercrime investigations* remain ongoing as international organised cybercrime groups continue to target Australia's economy and way of life through...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 30 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 02:40 PM Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Extra police out in force during state-wide NYE road safety blitz * Additional police will be patrolling the roads over New Years Eve targeting Fatal Five behaviours * State-wide safety blitz comes after Queensland records worst year for fatal crashes in 10 years * 1,150 drink and drug drivers cau...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 30 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 12:33 PM Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg Tap into extra public transport services to ring in the New Year * The Crisafulli Government has added more public transport to travel to and from key locations in South East Queensland for New Year's Eve celebrations. * Extra train, tram, bus and ferry services have been planned with crowds ant...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 30 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 11:30 AM Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie MEDIA STATEMENT: Honouring excellence: Nominations open for Queensland's Greats * Queensland Greats Awards honours individuals and institutions who have made significant contributions to Queensland. * Nominations are ope...