Category: Latest Queensland Police News

Police have released CCTV images following the armed robbery of a drive through bottle shop in Calamvale last night (July 2).
At around 9pm a man entered the Compton Road business via the driveway, produced what appeared to be a firearm and demanded money from the shop attendant.
The male attendant handed over a sum of cash which the man put in a large black bag before fleeing the scene northbound on Beaudesert Road.
The man is described as Caucasian in appearance, around 183cm tall and was wearing a dark coloured hooded jumper underneath a green coloured flannelette shirt, dark coloured pants, black shoes and a baseball cap.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen the man or have more information to come forward.

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Detectives investigating the murder of 16-year-old Larissa Beilby are renewing their public appeal to locate a vehicle of interest in the matter.
Investigators are searching for a 2014 silver Holden Commodore sedan (pictured) with a sunroof.
The vehicle had been bearing Queensland registration plates 966 WKB which may have since been removed or replaced.
Police are urging anyone who may have noticed a vehicle with a similar description parked in a suspicious location or abandoned to come forward.
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: QP1801175972

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This year the Queensland Police Service is determined to get the message out that there’s no excuse for elder abuse.
Elder abuse is any act within a relationship of trust which results in harm to an older person.
Elder abuse can take various forms such as physical, psychological or emotional, sexual and financial abuse.  It can also be the result of intentional or unintentional neglect.
Using the funds of an elderly parent without their knowledge, such as skimming their pension or taking their key card, is elder abuse. So is intimidating an elderly person into signing legal documents to hand over assets or make new wills. Someone neglecting the care of an elderly person they’re responsible for is elder abuse, and can have devastating effects on health and wellbeing.
Sadly, it is most often close family members who are the abusers. This can mean older people are less willing to tell someone, or we

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A 62-year-old Highgate Hill woman sustained life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car at Woolloongabba this morning.
Preliminary information indicates the woman was crossing Annerley Road at the intersection with Stephen Road around 7.15am when the incident occurred.
She was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with critical injuries.
The driver of the vehicle, a 25-year-old South Brisbane woman, was not physically injured.
Forensic Crash Unit will be investigating.

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A man has died as result of injuries sustained during a single vehicle traffic crash at Aratula yesterday afternoon.
Information indicates a truck crashed into a guard rail on the Cunningham Highway just after 12pm.
The driver and sole occupant of the truck, a 50-year-old Brisbane man, was airlifted to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital but passed away overnight.
Ipswich Forensic Crash Unit continues to investigate the incident.

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A man has allegedly returned an alcohol breath analysis more than five times the legal limit after attempting to ram a police vehicle in the Tablelands region overnight.
It will be alleged around 8.30pm last night officers from Mount Garnet went to intercept a four-wheel drive speeding on the Kennedy Highway before it accelerated away.
As police followed the vehicle it is further alleged the driver stopped suddenly before reversing the four-wheel-drive directly at the police car, attempting to collide with it.
Officers managed to avoid crashing into the vehicle before it was allegedly driven away at high speed, at times travelling on the wrong side of the Kennedy Highway from Innot Hot Springs to Mount Garnet.
A short time later police attended a disturbance at an address on Agate Street where the male driver of the vehicle was allegedly observed threatening another man with an axe.
He then fled the scene in the four-wheel-drive,

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Police have charged two boys following investigations into an alleged armed robbery in Southport yesterday afternoon.
It will be alleged at 4.20pm, a 17-year-old girl and a 19-year-old woman were approached by a group of youths on Queen Street who demanded their shoes and jackets.
One of the boys in the group was allegedly armed with a knife and used it to threaten the two females.
It will be further alleged the group left on foot with the stolen shoes and jackets.
No-one was physically injured.
Two boys were located a short time later.
The boys both aged 14 have been charged with two counts each of armed robbery.
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

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A man has been seriously injured during single vehicle traffic crash at Aratula this afternoon.
Initial information indicates a truck crashed on the Cunningham Highway just after 12pm.
The male driver and sole occupant of the vehicle sustained life-threatening injuries and has been airlifted to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
Ipswich Forensic Crash Unit has commenced its investigations into the cause of the crash.
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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Detectives investigating the armed robbery of a service station at Laidley on Saturday have released vision of the incident.
At 7.20pm three males entered the Vaux Street business armed with two iron bars. They threatened the female staff member and stole cigarettes before running out of the store.
The female staff member was not physically injured during the incident.
Police are appealing for anyone who recognises the males to contact police.
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Investigations by the Forensic Crash Unit into a three vehicle crash at Moorooka last night which sadly claimed the lives of three people continues.
An 18-year-old man from North Booval, the driver and sole occupant of one of the vehicles, died at the scene.
A 33-year-old woman and her 41-year-old male passenger, both from Durack, occupants of one of the vehicles, also died at the scene.
The four occupants in the other car were not physically injured.
The crash occurred on Ipswich Road around 8pm last night with police appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the crash, or has dashcam vision which could assist with investigations, to contact them.
Initial media release: https://goo.gl/T41bCv
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

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