BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 22 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from Moreton District have launched a homicide investigation as they continue to appeal for information following the suspicious death of a 23-year-old woman at Caboolture this morning. Police were called to a Railway Parade address around 12.10am where they located the woman unconscious and unresponsive. The woman was declared deceased a short time later and a crime scene established. I...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 22 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A crime scene has been declared and investigations are underway following an unlawful wounding incident in Coomera this morning. Police and emergency services were called to a Cirrus Way property about 6.10am to reports a man sustained a non-life-threatening leg injury. Inquiries indicate the 23-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the right ankle. The offender is believed to have fled shortly...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 22 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A crime scene has been declared after a woman was found deceased in Caboolture this morning, December 22. Around 12.10am, police were called to a Railway Parade address after a woman was found unconscious and not breathing. She was declared deceased at the scene. Investigations are ongoing. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police, Australian Taxation Office, AUSTRAC and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images from CACT seizures are available via Hightail The AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) restrained over $110 million in assets over the last year, bringing the total tally to $1.2 billion in criminal assets in the last five years. The AFP ha...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 21 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Update: The 64-year-old man missing from Ashgrove since December 21 has been found safe and well. Identifying details have been removed from the earlier release. Earlier: Police are seeking urgent public assistance to help locate a 64-year-old man, who has been missing since December 21. Family and police have concerns about his welfare as he has a medical condition. The man is known to use public...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 20 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 54-year-old man reported missing from Wulguru since Wednesday afternoon, December 11. Wayne Robert Ellen (pictured) was last seen exiting a maxi taxi on Newton Street at 12.30pm and has not been seen or heard from since. He is described as Caucasian in appearance, 175cm tall, heavy build, with dark brown/grey hair. Police and family hold concer...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 20 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) detectives from Fortitude Valley and Carseldine have charged a man and recovered firearms following a break and enter offence at Bowen Hills last month. On December 4, police received a report of firearms be stolen from a Bowen Hills address. It will be alleged between November 1 and December 4, a man cut into a gun safe, stealing firearms and separately stored am...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 20 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: An Emergency Alert Watch and Act has been issued for the Townsville area. Council advises localised flooding is happening at Bohle River and Blue Water Creek and urges residents in the area to Prepare to Leave. Conditions could change quickly. Do not attempt to drive through flooded waters. Listen to local radio or go to Townsville Emergency Management and Disaster Dashboard at disaster.townsville.ql...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 20 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle-crash which occurred in Adare this afternoon, December 20. At 1.15pm, a Toyota Rav 4 and a Honda CRV were travelling in opposite directions on the Warrego Highway in Adare, near Gatton, when they collided. A 61-year-old Kleinton woman, a rear passenger of the Honda CRV, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The 21-year-old Honda CRV driver and the 68-yea...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Dec. 20 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is urging parents to take extra caution if gifting e-scooters this Christmas, as the number of lives lost involving these devices has more than doubled in the last year. As of 18 December 2024, eight lives have been lost on Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs), such as e-scooters and e-skateboards, compared to two lives lost in 2023. The growing use of PMDs has cause...