At its heart, policing is about looking out for the community, and sometimes it means going that extra mile. Last week, Constable Matt Boswell and Senior Constable Christopher Couch attended a job to assist an elderly South Brisbane resident who had disturbed an offender as he tried to break into her home. They arrived to […]
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Man charged with historical sex offences against children – North Brisbane.
As part of Operation Quebec Reef, detectives from North Brisbane CIB South and the Child Abuse and Sexual Crime Group executed a search warrant today at a Sandgate address. Detectives subsequently charged a 55-year-old Sandgate man with historical offences relating to four child victims, with the incidents allegedly occurring in the North Brisbane area between […]
Carina Police – Coffee with a Cop!
Officers from the Carina Police Station and Carindale Police Beat would like to invite members of the local community to a ‘Coffee with a Cop’ morning at the Westfield Carindale Shopping Centre. Event time: Thursday, November 1 from 9am until 11am at Mrs Field’s Cookies. The event is held in partnership with the Westfield Carindale […]
Armed robbery and pursuit, North Brisbane
A man is assisting police with their inquiries following the armed robbery of Waterworks Road service station at The Gap. Initial information indicates around 1.20am a metal pole was allegedly used to threaten an employee before the alleged offender made off with a sum of money, fleeing in an allegedly stolen white Ford Focus hatchback. […]
Update – Suspicious behaviour appeal, Murrumba Downs
Police are making a public appeal for any information as investigations continue after a man approached a 12-year-old girl in Murrumba Downs last Monday. As part of their appeal police will be at Duffield Road Kallangur from 7.30am to 8.30am where they will be seeking any information from the public. Officers will be speaking to […]
New Adopt-a-Cop at Salisbury State School
On Monday, October 15 Salisbury State School officially adopted their first adopt a cop. Constable Katie Gemmell from Moorooka Police was sworn in as the official adopt a cop for Salisbury State School in front of the entire school assembly and parents on Monday afternoon. Constable Gemmell will be known as Constable Katie at Salisbury […]
Serious assault investigation, Bulimba
A man suffered serious head injuries following an alleged assault outside a licensed premises in Bulimba overnight. Shortly after midnight, police attended a disturbance after an altercation between two groups occurred outside a hotel in Oxford Street. Initial inquiries indicate as a result of the altercation three security guards attended to separate the two groups. […]
QPS sports star recipient
South Brisbane District’s Cross Cultural Liaison Officer Sergeant Jim Bellos has been awarded the prestigious 2018 News Corp’s State Sports Star Award in the category of Service to Sport. The award was presented at a gala ceremony at the Queensland Cricketer’s Club earlier this week. With over 200 nominations from across 17 newspapers, the competition […]
Have a spooktacular Halloween!
Although not everyone celebrates Halloween, it is becoming increasingly popular to take your monsters and mummies out on the streets, demanding sweet treats! To help you indicate whether you would enjoy a knock on the door come October 31, the Queensland Police Service has created these handy posters which you can use to thwart the […]
Update: Suspicious school fire, Morningside
Police have charged a boy following investigations into a suspicious fire at a Morningside school on October 16. An emergency situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act was declared on the day of the fire with traffic control put in place at Thynne Road and Stephens Street. A 16-year-old boy was charged yesterday with one […]