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Palm Island police have arrested and charged five men with breaches of the Biosecurity Act (Cwlth) and Chief Health Officer (CHO) Queensland Direction. On March 26, a determination was made under the Biosecurity Act restricting non-essential travel to designated remote communities, which included the community of Palm Island. On March 29, the CHO issued a

Townsville police have charged three youths in relation to a disturbance at the Cleveland Youth Detention Centre on Wednesday, March 18. The incident occurred between 8.45am and 12.50pm and involved five people. It is alleged a small fire was lit, before the group gained access to a roof. The roof and ceiling sustained damage and

Police have charged a man after the alleged discovery of a loaded firearm during a vehicle intercept at Marsden this morning. Around 4am Crestmead officers intercepted a vehicle driving along Fairbairn Street. The driver of the vehicle was acting suspiciously which led police to conduct a search of his vehicle. As a result it will

The community is being reminded to adhere to social distancing principles to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). State Disaster Coordinator Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski said a range of public health directions were in place which would be further clarified by the Queensland Disaster Management Committee tomorrow. “I understand there is confusion around what

Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP, and Commissioner Katarina Carroll have congratulated the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Officers who received Australian Bravery Decorations in honour of their heroic efforts. A total of five officers have received medals and citations as part of the Australian Bravery Decorations, announced by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC

https://d2haxmvzil2swt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2020/03/30/123809_Drug_Arrest.mp4 Download Video Detectives have arrested a man after allegedly locating a significant quantity of cannabis during a raid at a property in Stanthorpe last Friday. Officers executed a search warrant at a Best Lane residence in The Summit where they located and seized 59 cannabis plants with a combined weight of 11 kilograms. Police

Toowoomba Criminal Investigation Branch detectives have arrested and charged a 22-year old Oakey man with armed robbery, enter premises with intent to commit indictable offence and contravene direction. The man has been refused police bail and is expected to appear before the Toowoomba Magistrates Court in relation to these matters tomorrow. If you have information

A 34-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences after evading police from Waterford West to Murrumba Downs. Around 10:30pm last night, police observed a Mitsubishi Lancer driving along Kingston Road which had been allegedly involved in a number of fuel drive-off offences. Officers attempted to intercept the vehicle, however it allegedly sped off. Multiple

Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services the Honourable Mark Ryan MP and Deputy Commissioner Doug Smith have congratulated the latest round of police recruits to graduate from the QPS academy and enter the Service as First Year Constables. This is the second round of QPS recruits to have their graduation fast-tracked in the

Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash involving a truck and car that occurred at Carmila this morning. Preliminary information suggests the Mazda 2 and prime mover collided on the Bruce Highway 15 kilometres south of Ilbilbie around 11am. The male driver of the car, a 29-year-old man from Drayton, suffered significant injuries and was