Category: Latest Queensland Police News

On Friday, July 5, Inspector Stephen Pyne attended the graduation of nine Sunshine Coast Project Booyah participants.
The success of Project Booyah continues to grow with this being the first time the Queensland Police Service initiative has been run on the Sunshine Coast.
Project Booyah is a multi-agency initiative targeting ‘at risk’ youth who are involved with criminal or anti-social behaviour and works towards giving them skills for life through police mentoring, leadership, adventure-based learning and vocational pathways.
The project is currently operating in nine sites across Queensland including Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, Pine Rivers, Ipswich, Logan, Redlands, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.

The nine graduates took part in the 16-week intensive project run from Nambour PCYC which included wilderness adventure therapy, expedition based outdoor education and targeted program community integration.
The group finished their Certificate II Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways which were awarded at the graduation ceremony on Friday.
Inspector Stephen Pyne

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Police have taken a 25-year-old man into custody after a series of alleged violent car thefts in the Wide Bay area this morning.
It will be alleged around 6.25am a man was forced out of his Holden Colorado ute on Watson Street in Hervey Bay by a man armed with a knife.
The man allegedly drove the vehicle to Tinana in Maryborough where he discarded the ute just after 7.30am.
He then broke into a home on Three Mile Road West just before 8am where he demanded a vehicle belonging to a woman inside the residence.
The owner of the car, a woman aged in her 30s, refused to comply and sustained a stab wound to her hand during a struggle with the man.
The man produced a firearm and discharged a number of shots before fleeing the scene.
It is further alleged the man then went into another home on River Road and demanded a

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Police have charged 34 people with 1,049 charges following the closure of a significant operation targeting the distribution of Ice in South West Queensland.
Commencing in February 2018, Operation Quebec Oxygen involved detectives from Dalby Criminal Investigation Branch, with the assistance of State Crime Command’s Rural Major Organised Crime Squad (MOCS) and local officers.
Over the past three days officers conducted 56 search warrants at locations in Chinchilla, Tara and Dalby, locating quantities of dangerous drugs, $15,000 in cash and four firearms.
A 32-year-old Chinchilla man and a 26-year-old Chinchilla woman have both been charged with 407 offences including 399 counts of supplying a dangerous drug, two counts of trafficking a dangerous drug and possession of a dangerous drug and one count each of possessing property used in connection with a crime, possess property for use in connection with a crime, possessing the proceeds of crime and unlawful possession of a weapon (flick

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Police have served a man with three traffic offence notices following the protracted investigation into an unsecure metal bar which struck a woman near Oakey on February 25.
It will be alleged around 3.15pm, a 60-year-old woman was driving a rigid truck westbound on the Warrego Highway when a metal rod approximately 50 centimetres in length bounced off the road and smashed through her windscreen.
The rod struck the woman in the chest, forcing her to pull over and call for help.
The Laidley Heights woman was airlifted to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition. She has since been released and is recovering from her injuries.
Police located a number of metal rods at the scene of the incident and more debris further east, indicating they may have fallen from another vehicle.
On June 19 a man attended the Toowoomba Station after police were able to locate the business of the truck depicted in

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In recognition of the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC), Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP joined Commissioner Katarina Carroll for a flag raising ceremony at Police Headquarters this morning.

In 2019, NAIDOC Week is being celebrated across the country from July 7, to July 14, and this year’s theme is Voice. Treaty. Truth.
The theme is a nod to 2019 being the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages and recognises the importance of Australians’ Indigenous voice and knowledge being heard.
Following the flags being raised by Commissioner Carroll, Senior Constable Carleen Armour, Minister Ryan and former Sergeant Stephen Tillett, a breakfast was held where Aunty Peggy Tiddyman gave her keynote address.

Commissioner Carroll said today’s flag raising ceremony was an opportunity for members of the QPS to come together to share in a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
“Our flag raisers

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The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating after a man died in a two-vehicle traffic crash in Childers overnight.
Around 6.30pm, a car travelling north on the Bruce Highway collided with a car travelling south, near the intersection of Old Creek Creek Road.
An 18-year-old Sippy Downs man, who was a passenger in one of the vehicles, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Two other men, both aged 18, who were travelling in the same car were taken to hospital in a serious condition.
A 40-year-old woman and an 18-year-old woman, who were passengers in the second vehicle, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The 56-year-old male driver of the second vehicle was not physically injured in the crash.
Investigators are seeking anyone who witnessed the incident or who may have dash cam vision to contact police.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per

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Police have charged a woman following six bomb hoax calls made to various Rockhampton businesses this morning.
At about 9:45am two bomb hoax calls were made to a shopping centre on Yaamba Road in Park Avenue.
Three other businesses were contacted with similar threats including a tavern on Yaamba Road, a medical centre on Kerrigan Street in Frenchville and a supermarket on Farm Street in Norman Gardens.
Police attended the separate scenes and commenced evacuations as a precaution.
Searches were conducted, and no suspicious items were located, all businesses were reopened at approximately 11:20am.
At about 12:15pm another call was placed to a business on Victoria Parade in Rockhampton.
 Police have charged a 27-year-old Norman Gardens woman with six counts of bomb hoax.
She will appear in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on Monday morning.
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

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A 75-year-old woman has died following a traffic crash in Mutdapilly earlier today.
Just before midday, a dual-cab utility and station wagon collided on the Cunningham Highway.
A 75-year-old Mutdapilly woman, the driver of the station wagon, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The 65-year-old male driver of the ute, from Grange, was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Police are appealing for any witnesses or motorists with and dash cam vision, who were in the area at the time to please contact police.
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.
Quote this reference number: QP1901292993

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Two men have died following a single vehicle traffic crash in Mckinlay, east of Mt Isa this morning.
Just after 7:30am, a car was travelling along the Landsborough Highway when it lost control and rolled.
The 26-year-old male driver and the 33-year-old male passenger, both from Harristown, were both
pronounced deceased at the scene.
The second passenger, a 37-year-old male from Charleville, was transported to Cloncurry Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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.
Quote this reference number: QP1901291842

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Police, investigating a number of fraud and stealing offences in Toowoomba last month, have released CCTV and images of a man who may be able to assist.
Between 9am and 10.52am on Tuesday, June 11 two bank cards belonging to a man were stolen from a Toyota HiAce van parked in Ramsay Street at Centenary Heights.
The stolen cards were then used by a man at various businesses around Toowoomba to purchase a number of items.
The man is then seen using the cards at a Margaret Street shopping centre in Toowoomba City between 12.09pm and 12.36pm.
Investigators believe the man pictured may be able to help with their inquiries.
If anyone has any information as to the whereabouts of the man, please contact police.
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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

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