Operation Wake Up, the South Brisbane District Police Road Safety campaign officially relaunches on Friday, April 5 and we want to invite YOU to attend! Come and join us for a free coffee at: Where: Bar Spritz café, Kangaroo Point When: Friday 5th April – 9am-11am A range of free resources, activities for the kids, interaction with […]
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Serious traffic crash, Mount Gravatt East
Police are investigating a serious traffic crash that occurred at Mount Gravatt East yesterday morning. At 9.50am, a car struck a woman in her 80s in the carpark of a shopping centre on Creek Road. She was taken to hospital for treatment and remains in a critical condition at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. Officers from […]
Update 2: Hit and Run, Tarragindi
A 53-year-old man has died after being involved in a suspected hit and run incident in Tarragindi earlier this year. Around 4am on February 18, the man was jogging along Strathfield Street when it is believed he was struck by a vehicle. He sustained critical head injuries and was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital where […]
Empowering women through education in Brisbane’s South
Police Liaison Officers from the South Brisbane District have recently helped to facilitate a series of Community Empowerment Information Sessions for women from the African community around Inala and Acacia Ridge at the Acacia Ridge Community District Centre. Over the 10 week course, officers Mary Kenyi and Nasra Aden engaged with the attendees to address […]
Home security information on offer at Fairfield
On Friday, March 29, local residents attending Fairfield Gardens Shopping Centre had the opportunity to discuss home and vehicle security at a pop-up stand within the shopping area. Police from Annerley, South Brisbane District Crime Prevention, and Volunteers in Policing spoke to residents about their home security and provided them with a security checklist to […]
New laws for non-consensual image sharing
State Parliament recently passed legislation relating to the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, commonly known as ‘revenge porn laws.’ The laws introduce offences under the Queensland Criminal Code of distributing intimate images without the other person’s consent in a way that would cause the other person distress. The new laws also include offences of threatening […]
Backpackers engagement at Stanthorpe
The Warwick District Crime Prevention and South Brisbane District Cross Cultural and Police Liaison Unit continues to support local backpackers through the bi-annual community BBQ meet and greet. The initiative is organised by Southern Downs Regional Council in partnership with local stakeholders and with support from Gillian Hu, Assistant Director of Taipei Economic and Cultural […]
Look out! Look out! There are children about!
As we head into the last week of school before the Easter School Holiday break, Volunteers and Police Liaison officers from the Mount Gravatt and Riverside Crime Prevention Unit will be hitting school zones in the ‘pace car’ to remind drivers to reduce their speed in and around school zones. Student behaviour around school zones […]
Rideables – brush up on the rules
Over the past few months you would have noticed a steady rise in the number of people taking advantage of personal mobility devices such as e-scooters. While rideables make it easier to travel around the Brisbane CBD and surrounding suburbs, it is important to remember that you must comply with Queensland Government rules when using […]
Armed robbery, Bowen Hills
Police are investigating a robbery at a supermarket in Bowen Hills. Just before 7am on Saturday, March 30 a man entered the Breakfast Creek Road store in possession of a large sports bag approached a staff member and demanded cash, threatening that he had a weapon in the bag. The man fled on foot towards […]