A young man has sustained life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car at Tanah Merah.
Around 1.20am an 18-year-old man was walking along Tanah Merah Avenue with a group men when he was struck by the vehicle.
The man was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital for treatment to life-threatening-injuries.
The driver, a 29-year-old woman, was not physically injured during the incident.
The Forensic Crash Unit will investigate.
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Shots fired, Biggera Waters
Detectives are investigating after shots were fired into a vehicle in the vicinity of a Biggera Waters shopping centre carpark last night.
Initial investigations indicate shortly before 10pm a firearm was discharged into the Land Rover Range Rover in Oxley Drive.
The driver and passenger, a 22-year-old woman and 38-year-old man, were not injured and contacted police after driving to an address on East Quay Drive.
The armed man, wearing a dark hoodie and balaclava, left the scene in a white Mercedes SUV before travelling north along Oxley Drive.
A short time later, police were called to reports of a vehicle fire on East Quay Drive and located the white Mercedes, believed to have been seen leaving the shooting incident.
A crime scene was established in the eastern side of the shopping centre food court carpark with detectives seeking to identify those responsible.
A secondary crime scene was established at an address on East Quay Drive
Fatal traffic crash, Townsville
A man has died as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic crash south of Alligator Creek this morning.
Initial inquiries indicate at 5.30am two dual cab utilities were travelling in opposite directions on the Bruce Highway when one has sideswiped the other.
As a result, a grey Holden Colorado left the road and rolled a number of times.
The driver, a 23-year-old man, was taken to the Townsville Hospital where he later died.
The driver and passenger of the other ute were not physically injured.
Forensic Crash Unit investigations continue.
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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Update – Sudden death, Kelvin Grove
Detectives are continuing to investigate after the body of a man was found at a residence in Kelvin Grove yesterday.
Officers were called to a unit on Hunter Street around 3pm after the body of a 33-year-old man was located by people known to him.
Investigators have interviewed a number of people and all efforts are being made to identify the exact events leading up to the death.
At this stage police are treating the death as suspicious.
A postmortem examination will assist with this process. A crime scene remains in place at Kelvin Grove with scenes of crime and forensic officers processing the scene.
An Investigation Centre has been established at the Brisbane City Criminal Investigation Branch as part of Operation Romeo Chariot.
Detective Acting Inspector Christopher Toohey from Brisbane City Criminal Investigation Branch is urging anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious in the vicinity of Hunter Street yesterday to contact police.
“We would urge
Serious assault police, Coomera
Detectives have charged two men and a woman following the alleged serious assault of a Road Policing Command officer at Coomera overnight.
Around 8.15pm the male senior constable was travelling on Beattie Street when he intercepted two vehicles for the purpose of random breath tests.
It will be alleged the drivers, a man and woman, both returned positive roadside breath test results and were moved to the rear seat of the police vehicle.
Then it will be alleged a man who was a passenger from one of the vehicles approached and obstructed the officer.
The senior constable called for assistance and as other officers arrived it will be alleged the driver attempted to escape from the police vehicle.
When the senior constable approached the vehicle it will be alleged the man punched him in the face.
The 28-year-old Coomera man was arrested and later charged with one count of serious assault police.
He is expected to appear
Update: Suspicious behaviour, Harristown
Police investigating the alleged suspicious behaviour of a man in Harristown earlier this week have located the owner of a vehicle of interest.
A man has assisted police with their inquiries.
Police would like to extend their thanks to members of the public who provided information in relation to this incident which is alleged to have occurred near Friend Street on January 16.
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: QP1900116096
Sudden death, Kelvin Grove
Detectives are investigating the sudden death of a man at Kelvin Grove.
Police were called to an address on Hunter Street after the body of a 33-year-old man was located by people known to him around 3pm today.
A crime scene has been declared while forensic officers work to determine the cause of death, which is unknown.
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 community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
Quote this reference number: QP1900124639
Charges laid in delivery driver robberies, Wacol and Ellen Grove
Police have laid charges for two alleged robberies that occurred in Wacol and Ellen Grove in December last year.
At 8.15pm on December 14, a pizza delivery driver was allegedly robbed in Waterford Road, Wacol by two men who approached him with a baseball bat and demanded money.
At 7.30pm on December 15, a pizza delivery driver was allegedly robbed by three men who threatened violence at Julie Road, Ellen Grove.
On January 17, detectives from the Inala Child Protection Unit charged a 16-year-old Regents Park boy with two robbery offences.
Investigations are continuing.
Detectives envisage making further arrests in the coming days.
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 these reference numbers: QP1802346491, QP1802352811
Suspicious behaviour, Harristown
Police investigating the alleged suspicious behaviour of a man in Harristown earlier this week have released an image of a vehicle.
Around 3.50pm on Wednesday, January 16 a man driving a silver sedan allegedly pulled up beside a 15-year-old girl near Friend Street and asked directions.
The girl advised the man she couldn’t assist and kept walking.
Police will allege man continued to follow the girl in the vehicle on a number of occasions before driving away.
Any members of the public who recognise the vehicle (pictured) or has information in relation to its whereabouts are asked 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: QP1900116096
78 new officers sworn into service at Oxley graduation
Constable Ben Trezise leading his fellow new Constables.
Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP and Commissioner Ian Stewart yesterday welcomed 78 new police officers to the Queensland Police Service (QPS), in an induction ceremony held at the QPS Academy, Oxley campus.
Graduating as First Year Constables (FYC), the new officers have completed 25 weeks of intensive training, preparing them for their new roles serving the community.
The recruit training program provides recruits with a high-quality foundation, so they can deliver an excellent level of service to the community and ensure their policing skills have developed to a level necessary for operational policing as First Year Constables under supervision.
Of the 78 officers sworn in yesterday, 14 are graduates of the fourth Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Recruit Preparatory Program.
This is a 10-week program targeting recruit applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to prepare them for the