Police have charged a boy following investigations into a suspicious fire at a Morningside school on October 16.
An emergency situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act was declared on the day of the fire with traffic control put in place at Thynne Road and Stephens Street.
A 16-year-old boy was charged yesterday with one count of arson and one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
Investigations into the incident are continuing with police asking members of the public who may have seen any suspicious activity in the vicinity to contact them.
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Update – Wounding, Kingston
Police have charged a boy following investigations into the wounding of a 12-year-old girl at Kingston yesterday morning.
At around 7.40am, the girl was walking along a pedestrian pathway under the Logan Motorway, when police will allege she was assaulted.
As a result of the assault, the girl has sustained a laceration to the side of her face and was transported to Lady Cilento Hospital for medical treatment.
A 17-year-old boy has since been charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.
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.
Sexual assault charges, Chermside
Detectives from the North Brisbane Criminal Investigation Branch investigating allegations of sexual assault at a Chermside medical facility have charged a man.
It will be alleged a 26-year-old woman was assaulted at the facility today.
A 50-year-old Carindale man has been charged with one count each of rape and sexual assault.
He is expected to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow.
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 behaviour, Murrumba Downs
Police are investigating after a man approached a 12-year-old girl in Murrumba Downs on Monday morning.
At around 7:40am the girl was walking along Duffield Road when the girl was approached by a man in a vehicle.
The man threatened the girl before fleeing the scene when the girl ran. He was last seen driving south along Duffield Street.
The girl was not physically injured during the incident.
The vehicle is described as a small blue car.
The man is described as Caucasian in appearance and aged in his late 40s or early 50s.
Anyone with information or dash cam vision from the area on Monday is urged to contact police.
Investigations are continuing.
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Wounding, Kingston
Police are investigating the unlawful wounding of a 12-year-old girl at Kingston this morning.
Preliminary information indicates that around 7.40am, the girl was walking along a pedestrian pathway under the Logan Motorway, when she was assaulted by an unknown male, believed to be armed with a knife.
The two were not known to each other.
As a result of the assault, the girl has sustained a large laceration to the side of her face.
She was transported to Lady Cilento Hospital in a serious but stable condition, where she is currently receiving medical treatment.
The male is described as Caucasian in appearance, aged around 17 to 18 years-old, with a proportionate build, narrow face and short light-brown hair. He was described as wearing a fluorescent yellow high-visibility collared shirt and pants or jeans.
Detectives from the Logan Child Protection and Investigation Unit are investigating.
If you have information for police, contact
Update: Armed robbery, Redcliffe
Detectives investigating an armed robbery at Redcliffe on September 30 have renewed their appeal for public assistance to help identify a man who may be able to assist police with their inquiries.
Shortly before 3.30pm, a man entered the Oxley Avenue business and threatened the female employee with a knife while demanding money from the cash register.
The man took the contents from the till before fleeing the store.
The staff member was not injured during the incident.
The man is described as Caucasian, approximately 180cm tall with a proportionate build.
Detectives are appealing for anyone who may be able to identify the man depicted in the below vision to 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 Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000
Fatal Traffic Crash, Gayndah
A 37-year-old woman has died in hospital after a single vehicle traffic crash near Gayndah last month.
Around 1am on September 30, a member of the public located a vehicle in bushland off Gayndah Mundubbera Road, approximately 10 kilometres west of Gayndah.
Emergency services attended the scene where they extracted the driver from the vehicle.
The female driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, was airlifted to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital for treatment for significant head injuries.
The woman from Gayndah was pronounced deceased in hospital on October 15.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating and is appealing for any information regarding the incident.
Man arrested after joint operation into alleged sexual assault of foreign worker
Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sexual Crime Group, Sex Crimes Unit with assistance from the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Border Force, have arrested a man as part of an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a woman near Murgon last year.
The 23-year-old foreign English National was in Australia on a Working Holiday Visa and travelled to a Mondure property in January 2017.
It will be alleged a 48-year-old man sexually assaulted the woman on a number of occasions while she was working on the rural property.
This morning, investigators from Sex Crimes Unit with assistance of police from Kingaroy and Murgon executed a search warrant at Mondure and arrested the 48-year-old man.
He has been charged with two counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and one count of deceptive recruitment.
The man is expected to appear in the Murgon Magistrates Court later today or tomorrow.
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Police uncover hydroponic set ups during morning search warrants
Police have located a significant quantity of cannabis plants during the execution of search warrants at two addresses this morning.
Detectives from State Crime Command’s Drug and Serious Crime Group executed the first warrant at a Farrier Court, New Beith address and located a hydroponic system with what is believed to be approximately 500 cannabis plants.
A separate search warrant was executed at an address in the Greenbank area. Police have also located a hydroponic set up with approximately 400 cannabis plants.
The investigation remains ongoing and police continue to process the scene.
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.
Fraud charges, Townsville
Townsville detectives have charged a woman after she allegedly obtained money from a fundraising page under fraudulent circumstances.
Police will allege the woman received approximately $55,000 from the page while fraudulently claiming the funds would go towards treating her stage five ovarian cancer.
A 27-year-old Douglas woman was taken into custody yesterday afternoon and has been charged with fraud.
She has been remanded in custody to appear in Townsville Magistrates Court on October 18.
Investigators believe several people may have donated to the fundraising page and would like to speak to anyone with information.
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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