A man has been charged following investigations into the robbery of a Meridan Plains service station on September 3.
Police will allege around 10pm, a man entered the Parklands Boulevard business and approached the counter before demanding money from the male attendant.
It will further be alleged the man stole a sum of cash and fled in a white Holden Commodore sedan.
A 21-year-old Morayfield man has been charged with armed robbery. He is scheduled to appear before the Caloundra Magistrates Court on September 26.
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Armed robberies, Logan
Detectives are investigating two linked robberies in Logan this morning and are appealing for public assistance.
Around 3.25am two men armed with an axe and their faces covered forced their way into a Chatswood Road licensed premises at Springwood before fleeing empty handed.
An employee and security guard at the business during the incident were not physically harmed.
Investigators believe the armed robbery was linked to one at a hotel on Bryants Road at Loganholme a short time later.
Around 3.32am, two masked men armed with an axe confronted staff and patrons at the premises before fleeing with a sum of cash. No one was injured during the incident.
An orange coloured Holden Commodore sedan was seen leaving both premises around the time of the incident.
Detectives are urging anyone who was in the Springwood and Loganholme areas between 3am and 3.45am with dashcam footage or information to come forward.
Investigations are continuing.
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Drug seizure, Dauan Island
Queensland Police Service (QPS), the Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Federal Police have arrested two men in relation to the alleged importation of cannabis with an estimated value of $27,000 as part of a joint-agency operation.
On September 1, the Australian Border Force (ABF) Border Monitoring Officer on Dauan Island confronted three PNG male nationals who had just arrived by boat. As a result of that interaction and further questioning, she collected valuable intelligence regarding an alleged attempted cannabis import from PNG.
This information was shared with other relevant agencies including QPS and AFP and resulted in a multi-agency response, which included QPS investigators travelling to Dauan Island.
Upon arrival at Dauan Island, QPS officers allegedly located 30 one-ounce bags of cannabis.
The amount of cannabis located was a significant seizure and investigators believe the cannabis was destined for sale within the local market of the Torres Strait.
A 45-year-old man from Papua New
Update 2 – Homicide investigation, Deception Bay
Detectives investigating the suspicious death of a man at Deception Bay on Sunday night have charged a second man with murder.
Shortly after 11.30pm, police located a 35-year-old man at a Thompson Street address suffering a gunshot wound to the sternum.
The man was pronounced deceased at the scene a short time later.
A 26-year-old Rothwell man was charged with murder on September 4.
He has been remanded in custody to reappear in the Redcliffe Magistrates Court on November 6.
A 28-year-old Scarborough man has this afternoon been charged with murder and is due to appear in Redcliffe Magistrates Court on September 6.
Investigations are continuing.
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Drug operation closure, Townsville
Officers from Major and Organised Crime Squad (Northern), State Crime Command have charged two people with 25 offences following the closure of a drug operation in Townsville yesterday.
Search warrants were executed at a residence and a business in Townsville as part of Operation Papa Ire, targeting the production and distribution of methylamphetamine in North Queensland.
It will be alleged during a search of the locations officers located approximately 250 grams of methylamphetamine as well as a quantity of cocaine and more than $66,000 in cash.
Police will further allege they located two illicit laboratory sites, a loaded shotgun, two tasers and a large quantity of items of equipment and chemicals used in the production of methylamphetamine.
A 40-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman from Gulliver have been charged with offences including the trafficking and production of dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs and weapon offences.
They are both due to appear in Townsville Magistrates
Charges following serious assault, Richmond
Four men have been charged after another man was allegedly violently assaulted over a half-hour period outside of a licensed premises in Richmond, west of Charters Towers last month.
It will be alleged on August 23 around 11.40pm a fight broke out between a group of men in the bar area of the Goldring Street business.
It is further alleged that during the altercation a 32-year-old man was knocked to the floor and continually punched before being dragged to the outside footpath by group of men.
The men allegedly continued to kick and punch the man’s head as he lay on the ground before going back inside the premises, leaving him in the gutter.
It is then alleged that one of the men came back outside and photographed the man as he lay on the ground, kicking him back down when he attempted to sit up.
Soon after, the same group of men approached the
Drug lab charges, Warwick
A 24-year-old man will face drugs and explosives charges in Warwick Magistrates Court later this month following the discovery of an alleged clandestine laboratory in Myrtle Street, Warwick.
Police officers from the Major & Organised Crime Squad (MOCS) Rural, Warwick Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) and State Crime Command’s Illicit Laboratory Investigation Team executed a search warrant at the residential dwelling at 8am on Monday, September 3.
It will be alleged during a search of the property, police located a bedroom which had been used for producing methamphetamine on a number of occasions and over a period of time.
It will be further alleged a quantity of glassware and chemicals associated with the production of methylamphetamine was also seized for further forensic examination, as well as a quantity of illegal pistols and ammunition.
A 24-year-old man has been charged with 14 drug and weapons related offences including possessing and producing dangerous drugs and unlawful possession
Update – Armed robbery, Meadowbrook
A man has been charged in relation to an incident where a woman was allegedly threated at gunpoint and had her vehicle stolen at Meadowbrook on August 27, 2018.
Around 3pm, a woman was parked in a carpark on Loganlea Road when a man allegedly approached her and asked to borrow her phone.
He then allegedly produced what is believed to be a handgun and demanded the woman’s car keys and phone.
A 23-year-old Bundamba has been charged with armed robbery, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, possess knife in a public place and fail to dispose of needle.
He is due to face the Beenleigh Magistrates Court today.
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Update – Death investigation, Cranbrook
Detectives have charged a man following investigations into the suspicious death of a woman in Cranbrook on Monday morning.
Around 10.29am police were called to a Brampton Avenue address after the 73-year-old woman had been located deceased at the residence.
A crime scene was declared as detectives from the Criminal Investigation Branch along with other specialist police and general duties officers attended to investigate.
An Investigation Centre was also established at Townsville Criminal Investigation Branch under Operation Quebec Bonham.
Overnight, a 21-year-old Rosslea man was charged with one count each of murder, burglary and wilful damage.
He is expected to appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court this 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 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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Robbery, Meridan Plains
Detectives are searching for a man they believe is responsible for the robbery of a Meridan Plains service station overnight.
Initial investigations indicate around 10.10pm, a man entered the Parklands Boulevard business and approached the counter before demanding money from the male attendant.
The man stole a sum of cash and fled in a white Holden Commodore sedan.
No one was injured during the incident.
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.
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