A woman has died following a fatal traffic crash in Kewarra Beach overnight.
Preliminary investigations indicate at 7.15pm a group of pedestrians were crossing the Captain Cook Highway when a woman was struck by a car travelling south.
Emergency services attended the scene however the woman, aged in her 20s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
No one else was physically injured during the incident.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
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 day.
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Suspicious fire, Beenleigh
Police are investigating a suspicious house fire which occurred in Beenleigh yesterday evening.
Emergency services were called to the property on George Street at around 5.45pm following reports of a house on fire.
The property was unoccupied and no one was injured as a result of the fire, however the house received significant structural damage.
A crime scene has been declared with investigators due to return to the site later this morning.
Anyone with dash cam vision from George Street or the surrounding area yesterday evening is urged to contact police.
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 day.
Quote this reference number: QP1901879061
Man charged following fires, Nanango
Detectives investigating fires in the Nanango area have arrested and charged a male Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Rural Fire Service volunteer.
Police will allege at approximately 10:30pm on September 21, two grass fires were deliberately lit on the side of the ‘rail trail’, which runs along the southern side of the Nanango Brooklands Road.
Police will further allege one fire was approximately 30 metres by 30 metres wide and the second fire was approximately 10 metres by 8 metres wide.
The two fires were approximately 150 metres apart.
A short time later police were called to a property on Wilson Drive in Nanango where a third fire had allegedly been deliberately lit in a skip bin.
The fire was extinguished, leaving the skip bin damaged.
Officers from QFES attended and extinguished all three fires, preventing further damage to property.
On September 22, police spoke with a volunteer of the QFES RFS in Nanango.
The volunteer was
Arrests in investment fraud, Gold Coast
Today, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Financial and Cyber Crime Group have charged a 37-year-old Gold Coast man for money laundering and financial crime offences following the closure of a complex investigation into an alleged investment scam.
An arrest warrant is currently being sought for a 62-year-old man, formerly of the Gold Coast in relation to the same investigation.
Detectives will allege the 37-year-old man and 62-year-old man claimed to be owners of a graphene battery technology and in May 2016, dishonestly advertised investment opportunities to an ASX-listed company based in Brisbane that subsequently entered into a failed joint venture with the offenders.
Operation Prefix commenced in January 2019 after police received a complaint about the credibility of the joint venture.
It will be alleged that following dishonest disclosures by the offenders, the former board of the investor company paid $566,450 and issued 30000000 shares to enter a joint venture with the offenders
Police officer stood down, State Crime Command
A 58-year-old male senior constable from the State Crime Command has been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service and will be tasked to perform non-operational duties.
The officer has been served a notice to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on October 16 after being charged with assault occasioning bodily harm.
In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency and accountability, we have undertaken to inform the public when an officer faces serious allegations of misconduct. This does not mean the allegations against the officer have been substantiated.
Information about the Queensland Police Service Integrity framework can be found at: https://www.police.qld.gov.au/corporatedocs/reportsPublications/other/Documents/QPS-ESC-Integrity-Framework.pdf
Information about compliments and complaints can be found at: https://www.police.qld.gov.au/online/ComplimentsandComplaints.htm
Fatal traffic crash, Elimbah
Police are investigating the circumstances of a fatal traffic crash in Elimbah yesterday evening.
Emergency services were called to a single vehicle traffic crash on Beerburrum Road at 9:30pm.
Preliminary investigations indicate the car was travelling south along Beerburrum Road when it is has left the road and crossed the embankment, causing the car to overturn and crash into a tree.
The 19-year-old male driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was declared deceased at the scene.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has dashcam footage to come forward.
Officers from the Forensic Crash Unit are continuing investigations.
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 day.
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Wounding, Yarrabilba
Police are investigating an incident in Yarrabilba last night which resulted in a 33-year-old man receiving a single stab wound.
Preliminary investigations indicate that around 8:30pm a man and woman were driving in their car and were followed by unknown people in a white Holden Commodore.
Upon turning into Darlington Drive, two men have exited the Commodore armed with baseball bats.
One of the men has stabbed a 33-year-old man through the passenger window.
He was transported to the Princess Alexandra hospital for non-life-threatening treatment.
The alleged offender is described as Caucasian, tall, skinny with short brown hair and was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt.
It is believed he was travelling in the white Holden Commodore with a female driver and another man and woman.
Investigations are continuing by detectives from the Criminal Investigations Branch.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs
Sexual assault and attempted robbery, Varsity Lakes
Police have released a computer-generated image of a man who sexually assaulted and attempted to rob a teenage girl at Varsity Lakes last night.
Around 8.10pm, a girl in her late teens was walking along Mattocks Road when she saw a man arguing on his phone.
As she walked past, he attempted to grab the bag off her shoulder before touching her inappropriately.
The girl was able to run back the direction she came to a place of safety.
She was not physically injured during the incident.
It is believed the man fled along Mattocks Road empty handed.
Police patrols at the time failed to locate him.
The man is described as Caucasian with a proportionate build, around 30 years old, 180 centimetres tall and with blonde hair.
He was wearing a black pull over hoodie, dark grey tracksuit pants and orange shoes.
Anyone who recognises this man is urged to contact police.
Officers from the Burleigh Criminal Investigation Branch
Dangerous operation of a vehicle, Redcliffe
Police are investigating the dangerous operation and unlawful use of a motor vehicle in Morayfield and Redcliffe overnight.
Around 11.30pm, Polair 2 located a vehicle travelling at speed on Dohles Rocks Road and tracked the car to a petrol station on the Bruce Highway.
Police deployed tyre deflation devices twice which successfully punctured the tyres, but the driver continued on.
Police began a pursuit at Deception Bay Road and intercepted the car at MacDonnell Road, Margate.
Five occupants, aged 17, 16, 14, 13 and 12, fled the vehicle but were quickly located and taken into custody.
A 17-year-old girl was charged with dangerous operation a motor vehicle and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
No one was injured during the incident.
Investigations are continuing.
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
Pedestrian collision, Glasshouse Mountains
Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck by a car in Glasshouse Mountains yesterday.
Preliminary investigations indicate around 11.15am, a pedestrian was jogging north along Old Gympie Road when he was struck by a car travelling in the same direction.
The jogger was thrown into a gully and sustained critical injuries. He was airlifted to hospital.
Anyone in the area who may have dash cam footage or witnessed the incident is urged to contact police.
Forensic Crash Unit are investigating.
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 day.
Quote this reference number: QP1901842221