Police are seeking assistance from the public to help locate a man who robbed a woman at knife point in Forest Lake overnight.
At 8.15pm a woman was sitting at a bus stop on Forest Lake Boulevard, when a man confronted her with a knife and demanded her phone.
The woman complied and the man who is described as being a thin build, wearing a black jumper and track pants, was last seen running down Forest Lake Boulevard.
The woman, who was not known to the man, was not physically injured.
Police located the mobile phone in a rubbish bin in a park on the corner of Joseph Banks, and Woodland Avenues, Forest Lake.
Police are requesting anyone who may have witnessed the incident or have dash cam footage, to contact police.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
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Serious traffic crash, Oakey
Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorist was seriously injured by debris whilst travelling on the Warrego Highway towards Oakey yesterday.
Preliminary information suggests the 60-year-old woman was driving a rigid truck westbound when at around 3.25pm a metal rod approximately 50 centimetres in length bounced off the road and came 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 Brisbane in a critical condition.
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.
Anyone who may have further information as to where the metal came from or have dashcam of the incident is being urged to come forward and notify police.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information
Dangerous driving charge, Ipswich
Police have charged a man after he allegedly drove dangerously through Ipswich on Sunday night.
Around 9pm police saw a vehicle being driven at high speed on Compton Road at Stretton.
It will be alleged the vehicle then drove down Beaudesert Road where Polair commenced tracking the vehicle through Inala and Wacol.
The vehicle was tracked along the Ipswich Motorway, onto the Warrego Highway, where it reached 40kms over the speed limit, and was weaving in and out of traffic.
The vehicle then allegedly drove through the Ipswich CBD area where police successfully deployed a tyre deflation device in Thorn Street, Ipswich, deflating the front and rear left tyres.
It will be alleged the vehicle then continued to drive inbound towards Brisbane on the Warrego Highway, where a second tyre deflation device was successfully deployed, deflating the front and rear right tyres.
Deployment of stingers has rendered the vehicle inoperable two kilometres from where
Death investigation, Cooktown
Police are investigating the death of a 40-year-old woman at Cooktown yesterday.
Police were called to a Railway Avenue home around 5pm in relation to a woman needing assistance.
As police were speaking to family members and the woman, she suffered a medical episode, and later became unresponsive.
Police performed CPR until the arrival of QAS staff.
The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Ethical Standards Command is investigating the incident and the Crime and Corruption Commission has oversight of the investigation. Investigators are speaking to family members who were present at the scene and have reviewed body worn camera footage of the incident.
The State Coroner has been advised. Police will prepare a report for the Coroner.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
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Dangerous driving, Warwick
Police have charged a man after he allegedly drove a truck under the influence of liquor and hit a police car near Warwick last night.
Police were notified by a member of the public that a man was driving a truck after drinking alcohol.
At 10.50pm police observed the Volvo truck and trailer on Mardon Road in Rosenthal Heights. It will be alleged the driver failed to stop and turned into Schoch Road where the truck stopped and reversed back into the police van before driving off.
It will be alleged police followed the truck to a residence further along Schoch Road where the driver was arrested and subsequently returned a positive breath test of 0.153%.
A 47-year-old Rosenthal Heights man has been charged with one count each of dangerous driving, drive under the influence of liquor, fail to stop and fail to comply with duties of a driver involved in a crash.
He will
Robbery charge, Gladstone
Detectives have charged a man following an alleged robbery at a pizza shop in Gladstone yesterday.
At 10.15am, a man has entered the Dawson Road shop before approaching the employee.
The man allegedly demanded money from the 44-year-old male employee.
The man then allegedly pushed the employee in the chest as he grabbed a hand full of money from the float before leaving the store.
A 19-year-old West Gladstone man was arrested and charged with one count of Robbery with violence.
He is due to appear in the Gladstone Magistrates court tomorrow February 26.
The 44-year-old man was not physically injured during this incident.
Bomb hoax, Annerley
Police have charged a man after he allegedly entered a chemist stating he had a bomb at Annerley last night.
It will be alleged at 9.30pm a man entered the Ipswich Road store stating he had a bomb in his bag and to call police.
Police attended and arrested the man in the carpark a short time later. The bag only had personal items in it and no bomb or other devices were located.
A 49-year-old Annerley man has been charged with one count of bomb hoax and will appear at the Brisbane Magistrates Court today, February 25.
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: QP1900390733
Unlawful use of a motor vehicle, Wamuran
Police have charged a man after he was allegedly involved in a road rage incident in Deception Bay on February 23.
Around 2.30pm, a 2017 Ford Ranger was observed doing ‘doughnuts’ in the Caboolture area.
After a man confronted the driver about his dangerous behaviour, it is alleged he followed that man’s vehicle onto the Bruce Highway. He then allegedly discharged a firearm out of the vehicle’s window into the sky.
It then left the highway via the Deception Bay off ramp.
Around 8pm, the Ranger was sighted on the side of Twin View Road at Elimbah.
After a short, authorised pursuit through Elimbah, Bracalba and D’Aguilar, the vehicle was stopped by a tyre deflation device.
Two men got out of the car and fled on foot but were located shortly after at a rural property on Keliher Road.
The Ranger was secured and following a search, a sawn-off single barrel shotgun was located inside.
It is alleged
Armed robbery, Inala
Detectives are investigating following the armed robbery of a taxi driver in Inala this morning.
At around 10am a man hailed a taxi being driven along Spoonbill Street in Inala.
After being driven a short distance the man produced a small knife and demanded the driver return to Spoonbill Street and hand over a sum of cash.
The driver complied with the man’s demands before the man fled the taxi on foot.
The male taxi driver was not physically injured during the robbery.
The man is described as Caucasian in appearance, of a slim build and was last seen wearing a dark-coloured hoody.
Anyone with information 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
Sudden death, Surfers paradise
Police are preparing a report for the coroner following the sudden death of a 23-year-old man in Surfers Paradise.
Investigations began when police were called to a Hamilton Avenue address at 2.00 am where the 23-year-old man was located deceased.
Preliminary information indicates the man had been climbing on the roof of a church when he fell through a skylight and his death is not being treated as suspicious.
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: QP1900385728