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On Wednesday, August 22, three QPS Police Liaison Officers (PLO) were awarded the Ambassador for Peace Award presented by Commissioner Ian Stewart and Mr Steve Evans chair of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) Queensland at a ceremony at Police Headquarters.
The Universal Peace Federation acknowledges individuals whose lives exemplify the ideal of living for the sake of others, and who dedicate themselves to practices of reconciliation, overcoming barriers, and building peace within their communities.
Senior PLO Moira Davis from Brisbane City Station, PLO Jasyiyah Abul Kadir from Broadbeach Police Station and PLO Goomblar Shillingsworth from Hervey Bay Police Station, were officially recognised for their hard work and dedication to their communities.
Senior PLO Moira Davis, is a proud Australian South Sea Islander women, who has been in the role of a PLO for 15 years. She has assisted in initiating re-connection to family and culture, provided support and diversion from risk as well as promoted

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Police have seized illicit drugs and arrested 181 people on  545 charges while conducting an operation across the Darling Downs.
Operation Quebec Trawler commenced last month, targeting drug offenders including those involved in the use, supply and distribution of ICE and Cannabis.
Officer in Charge of the Darling Downs District Tactical Crime Squad, Senior Sergeant Matt Howard said all officers across the District are working extremely hard to disrupt drug use.
“The use of illicit substances has a detrimental, flow-on effect to the general community,” Senior Sergeant Howard said.
“Our local community has provided us with the information we need to tackle this network and get these drugs off the street.
“Clearly the people in the Darling Downs do not want these dangerous and destructive substances in their towns and are working with us to remove them.”
Operation Quebec Trawler is an ongoing operation involving various police resources including the Darling Downs Tactical Crime Squad, General

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Police investigating the homicide of Linda Reed on the Gold Coast in 1983 are appealing for the public’s assistance.
Detectives are appealing for any members of the public who have not previously come forward to police.
Cold case detectives specifically appeal for anyone who:

Observed a man behaving suspiciously in the carpark or within close proximity of Pacific Fair Shopping Centre on December 13, 1983 between 9am and 1:00pm;

 

Observed a man on Gaven Way (now Pacific Highway) in the vicinity of the intersection with Habana Street on December 13, 1983 between 12pm and 3pm.

Police also encourage any member of the public with any other information they believe may assist with this investigation.
NOTE: The map below displays the comparative relevant landscape from 1983 to present.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers,

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Police are investigating the armed robbery of a motorcyclist at 2am this morning in Crestmead.
The male motorbike rider had pulled over to check map directions on his mobile phone when he was approached by two unknown males and threatened with a sawn-off shotgun.
The men demanded his grey Nike back pack and mobile phone and forced him off his motorbike.
Both men then rode off along Geaney Boulevarde on the motorbike.
The males are described as Caucasian in appearance, approximately 30 years of age and wearing dark tracksuit style clothing. Their faces were covered at the time of the robbery.
The motorcycle is a black 2010   Kawasaki Ninja, Qld Rego. 518RB    (similar model to that pictured.)

The motorcyclist was not physically injured.
Police are appealing for anyone in the area who may have CCTV footage or may have witnessed the men riding the motorcycle.
Investigations are continuing.
 
 
 
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444

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The Queensland Police Service have located the two-year-old boy who was taken from a South Brisbane medical facility at 8.10pm yesterday.
Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance.
If you have any further information to report please call 131 564.

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The Queensland Police Service is seeking urgent public assistance to help locate a two-year-old boy who was taken from a South Brisbane medical facility at 8.10pm yesterday.
The child requires medical treatment and is at significant risk.
A man and woman were seen taking the boy and putting him into a car and driving him away before he was seen by doctors.
The woman and man are urged to take the child to hospital and contact police as soon as possible.
 

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Police are investigating significant damage caused to an office overnight in Strathpine.
Around 2.20am, police were called to the Gympie Road address by a member of the public, to find brick pavers had been thrown at the windows causing extensive damage.
Police believe the incident occurred around 1.45am.
Four reinforced glass windows and two glass doors were smashed with some of the brick pavers also leaving puncture holes on the walls inside.
It is believed no one entered the address during the incident.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed any suspicious behaviour in the area at the time of the incident to please contact them.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per

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Logan Detectives have charged a man following investigations into a fatal stabbing which occurred in Woodridge on Saturday, August 18.
At approximately 11pm, a 37-year-old man was walking along Ewing Road with three other people, when they allegedly became involved in an altercation with a group of three men – who had two children under the age of 10 with them – in Prince Park.
The 37-year-old man was allegedly stabbed in the neck during the altercation and was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition, where he died overnight on August 21.
This afternoon officers attached to Operation Quebec Larimar arrested a 29-year-old Woodridge man at an address in Woodridge.
He has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of going armed so as to cause fear.
He is due to appear in Beenleigh Magistrates Court today.
Investigators would like to thank the public for their assistance in providing

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Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey, along with Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan and Commissioner Ian Stewart, have issued an urgent plea to Queensland motorists in the lead up to this year’s Queensland Road Safety Week.
Queensland Road Safety Week is a joint initiative of the Department of Transport and Main Roads and Queensland Police Service working in collaboration with RACQ and CARRS-Q.
The road toll as of 8am this morning was 14 more than this time last year, with 166 lives lost so far.
Mr Bailey urged motorists to consider the risks of unsafe driving every time they got behind the wheel.
“We are preparing for our fourth annual Queensland Road Safety Week next week, but driving safely is a year-round responsibility for all motorists,” Mr Bailey said.
“Last year, distraction, drink driving and riding, fatigue, speeding and not wearing a seatbelt were a factor in 56%

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