A 64-year-old Calliope man has been charged this evening for allegedly murdering two people in Calliope.
Police were called to the Stowe Road complex around 5pm yesterday (December 6) when a 63-year-old man was located outside his caravan with significant head injuries.
The man was transported to Gladstone Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Investigations by police lead them to a nearby caravan where the body of a 60-year-old woman was located inside with significant injuries.
A police Investigation Centre has been established at the Gladstone Police Station with detectives from the Homicide Investigation Unit to assist local detectives.
All parties were known to each other.
A 64-year-old man was taken into custody overnight and has since been charged with two counts of murder and he will appear in the Gladstone Magistrates Court on Monday December 10.
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Comancheros member extradited to Queensland to face strangulation charges
Police have today extradited a 28-year-old Comancheros OMCG member from Canberra to face charges of strangulation.
Members of State Crime Command’s Organised Crime Gangs Group travelled to Canberra and applied for the man’s extradition before the ACT Magistrates Court.
The man will be transported to Queensland today and is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court. He faces two charges of strangulation and one count of breaching a domestic violence order.
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.
Correction – Man arrested for falsifying drought assistance claims
A 41-year-old Cunnamulla man has been arrested for allegedly falsifying documents and claiming drought assistance in excess of $60,000.
Yesterday detectives from State Crime Command’s Major and Organised Crime Squad (Rural) served a notice to appear on the man for 41 charges, including five counts of fraud, 18 counts of forgery and 18 for uttering a false document.
The investigation commenced after the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries referred the matter to police last month.
It is alleged the man falsified and submitted documents in order to receive assistance from the Department, who administers the Drought Relief Assistance Scheme.
“This is a tough time for farmers and those impacted so heavily by the drought. We take offences like this quite seriously as it has the potential to effect those who genuinely need and deserve this assistance,” Detective Inspector Troy Pukallus, MOCS (Rural) said.
The man is due to appear in St George Magistrates Court on
Fatal traffic incident, Paradise Point
Police are investigating a fatal traffic incident at Paradise Point this morning.
Preliminary information indicates that around 10.30am, a 38-year-old Paradise Point woman and her four young relatives had exited a vehicle at Excalibur Court, when a 1-year-old boy sustained critical head injuries.
The boy died at the scene.
The 38-year-old woman and 32-year-old male driver were both transported to hospital suffering shock.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
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Burglary charges, Kenmore
Detectives have charged a man over the alleged theft of a car in Oxley and the burglary of an 85-year-old woman’s home in Kenmore this week.
It will be alleged a 35-year-old Raceview man stole a black Nissan Patrol from a hotel on Oxley Road, Oxley at around 6:30pm on Wednesday.
It will be further alleged that the man parked the stolen 4WD in front of a house on Lochiel Street at Kenmore yesterday afternoon and followed the resident, an 85-year-old woman, into her property when she arrived home around 2pm.
Once in the garage, it will be alleged the man attempted to open the internal door to the house as the woman was closing it.
After a struggle with the door, the woman managed to close and lock it. She then heard the man yelling violently and attempting to gain entry through the door.
She observed the man flee across her front yard before
Violent burglary, Wooloowin
Police are investigating a violent burglary incident that occurred at a Wooloowin address this morning.
At about 5.30am, three men entered a Thorrold Street address and threatened the elderly male occupant with a knife.
The three men fled the scene a short time later west along Thorrold Street with a quantity of cash and other items of property.
No one was injured during the incident.
Police are appealing to any members of the public who may have witnessed two men with fair complexions and one man with a dark complexion in the vicinity of Thorrold Street this morning 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.
Update: Armed robbery, Greenbank
Police have charged a man over the violent armed robbery of a licensed premises at Greenbank on December 1.
It will be alleged at 3.39am on Saturday, two masked men entered a tavern on Pub Lane, one armed with a hammer and the other with a shotgun.
It is further alleged that the men demanded cash from three employees – a 27-year-old man, a 25-year-old woman and their 26-year-old male supervisor – before one of the men struck the 26-year- supervisor in the head with the hammer.
The 26-year-old sustained a minor head injury and was transported to hospital in a stable condition. The other two employees were uninjured.
The armed men then allegedly fled the address in a vehicle, with a substantial amount of cash.
Around 11.30pm that night (Saturday December 1), police located a 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander at Scott Lane, North Maclean, which had been allegedly stolen from a Harvey Bay
Police officer returned to duty, Northern Region
A sergeant from the northern region was stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service on November 23, 2017.
The officer was subject of an investigation regarding allegations of misconduct. The relevant criminal and discipline proceedings have since been finalised. The stand down order has now been revoked and the member has returned to duty.
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 that the allegations against the officer have been substantiated.
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.
Update 2: Suspicious death investigation, Calliope
A man is assisting police with their enquiries following the suspicious death of two people at a caravan park in Calliope yesterday.
Police were called to the Stowe Road complex around 5pm yesterday (Thursday, December 6) when a 63-year-old man was located outside his caravan with significant head injuries.
The man was transported to Gladstone Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Investigations by police lead them to a nearby caravan where the body of a 60-year-old woman was located inside with significant injuries.
Crime scenes have been declared at both caravan sites with scientific and scenes of crime officers processing the areas and uniform and detectives canvassing the caravan park.
A police Investigation Centre has been established at the Gladstone Police Station with detectives from the Homicide Investigation Unit arriving today to assist local detectives.
The man and woman were known to each other.
A 64-year-old man was taken into custody overnight and is currently assisting detectives
Stolen vehicle charges, Toowoomba
Two teenage boy were arrested and charged after driving an alleged stolen a vehicle in Toowoomba yesterday (December 6).
Local police became aware of the vehicle late yesterday afternoon after it had allegedly been stolen from a Glenvale address shortly before 5pm.
Polair were contacted and not long after they arrived in the area the alleged stolen vehicle was sighted in Mort Street, North Toowooomba.
Polair tracked the vehicle relaying its movements to police on the ground.
Around 7.50pm a tyre deflation device (stingers) was successfully deployed on Curzon Street just prior to the intersection with Jellicoe Street.
After running over the stingers the vehicle continued north along Curzone Street before turning into Jellicoe Street where it travelled westbound before colliding with a vehicle at the intersection with Mary Street.
No one was injured as a result of the crash however both vehicles were damaged.
Three male occupants of the alleged stolen vehicle abandoned the car and