With school holidays coming to an end, returning to school is always an exciting time for our students and community. In the weeks prior to returning to school however, empty schools provide an opportunity for criminal activity – becoming targets for unlawful entry, arson, stealing, graffiti and property damage offences. All of these have the […]
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Update – Sudden death, Kelvin Grove
Detectives are continuing to investigate after the body of a man was found at a residence in Kelvin Grove yesterday. Officers were called to a unit on Hunter Street around 3pm after the body of a 33-year-old man was located by people known to him. Investigators have interviewed a number of people and all efforts […]
Charges laid in delivery driver robberies, Wacol and Ellen Grove
Police have laid charges for two alleged robberies that occurred in Wacol and Ellen Grove in December last year. At 8.15pm on December 14, a pizza delivery driver was allegedly robbed in Waterford Road, Wacol by two men who approached him with a baseball bat and demanded money. At 7.30pm on December 15, a pizza […]
Counterfeit notes used across South Brisbane
South Brisbane Police wish to remind retailers to be aware of counterfeit notes following a number of recent attempts by shoppers to pay with them. In the last six months there have been 118 offences reported to police in South Brisbane District. The vast majority of attempts to pay for goods and services with counterfeit […]
Fraud charges, Chermside
Detectives from the North Brisbane Criminal Investigation Branch investigating allegations of fraud, forgery and falsifying records at a Chermside medical facility have charged a man. It will be alleged between March and November last year the 50-year-old Carindale man accessed the records of four patients to obtain their name, address and health care information to […]
Fatal traffic incident, Annerley
A 17-year-old boy has died following a traffic incident in Annerley yesterday evening. Preliminary information indicates the boy was moving between cars travelling along Ipswich Road when he was struck by a passing vehicle around 9.50pm. He sustained critical injuries as a result of the collision and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver […]
Update 4 – Bus assaults, North Brisbane
The man charged following investigations into two alleged assaults on Brisbane buses in December last year has been arrested in relation to two additional assaults. It will be alleged a 16-year-old was assaulted in an unprovoked incident at Ashgrove and a 65-year-old woman attacked in a separate incident at Red Hill. A 39-year-old Aspley man […]
First patrol for newest mounted police officer
There’s a bit of a difference to Senior Constable Paul Ovreseths step this shift. It’s a four-beat step. On a horse. Sergeant Teala Muller and Senior Constable Ovreseth took to patrolling Forest Lake (Oxley Division) yesterday in order for the newest Mounted Police officer to ‘learn the ropes’. The logistics of carrying everything you need to do the […]
First patrol for newest mounted police officer
There’s a bit of a difference to Senior Constable Paul Ovreseth’s step this shift. It’s a four-beat step. On a horse. Sergeant Teala Muller and Senior Constable Ovreseth took to patrolling Forest Lake (Oxley Division) today in order for the newest Mounted Police officer to ‘learn the ropes’. The logistics of carrying everything you need to do the job from […]
PSPA declared, Kallangur
Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety and Preservation Act in Kallangur. The PSPA was declared shortly after midday after the execution of a search warrant at a residence uncovered what are believed to be explosive material. The scene is still being rendered safe, as the nature of the potentially volatile substances […]