On Thursday November 23, the QPS in partnership with Northside Alliance Aganinst Domestic Violence (NAADV) hosted several events at Chermside Shopping Centre for ‘Orange the World’. Orange the World, is about promoting 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is a global campaign to raise awareness about violence against women and its impact on a […]
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National Domestic Violence Order Scheme introduced to better protect victims
On November 25 – the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – a National Domestic Violence Order Scheme was introduced to increase protection for victims of domestic and family violence across Australian borders. Over the past 18 months police, courts and justice agencies throughout Australia have been working collaboratively to operationalise this […]
Traffic incident, Sandgate Road Virginia
Officers from Boondall Police Division are currently investigating a road rage incident that occurred at about 5:45am on Thursday, December 14 along Sandgate Road Virginia. The two vehicles involved were a silver Mitsubishi Outlander and a red Suzuki motorcycle. The altercation is alleged to have taken place at several locations along Sandgate Road between Nundah […]
Deputy Commissioner Brett Pointing to leave the Queensland Police Service
Deputy Commissioner Brett Pointing has today announced he will leave the Queensland Police Service (QPS) after a 40-year career. Deputy Commissioner Pointing will take leave from today and officially separate from the QPS in March 2018. Commissioner Ian Stewart thanked Deputy Commissioner Pointing for his contribution to the QPS. “Brett has been a valued member […]
Fatal traffic crash, Newstead
Police are investigating a single vehicle fatal traffic crash that occurred at Newstead yesterday evening (December 14). At about 11.30pm, a male riding a motorcycle crashed on Skyring Terrace. The 24-year-old McDowall man was pronounced deceased at the scene. No one else was injured during the incident. Police are appealing to any members of the […]
Appeal for assistance: Indecent assault, Hervey Bay and Brisbane areas
Brisbane Detectives are appealing for public assistance to identify victims and employers of a man suspected of indecently assaulting numerous women in the Hervey Bay, Maryborough and the wider Brisbane area between 2000 and 2016. It is believed the man worked as a masseuse, as a sole operator and also employed by massage and chiropractic […]
Can you spare 60 seconds to help stop domestic violence?
The Queensland Police are seeking all budding videographers, YouTubers and actors in the making! Are you keen to get creative at the start of your holidays and win some amazing prizes? Then get on board with the 60 Seconds Project. The countdown is on and entries close Monday December 18. The 60 Seconds project calls […]
Drug trafficking arrests close interstate network, Brisbane
Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Drug and Serious Crime Group have charged four men following a joint investigation into an alleged organised drug network with interstate links. Yesterday, police officially closed Operation Radnor Foxcatcher, a protracted investigation with search warrants carried out on a number of Brisbane addresses. This investigation targeted a number of […]
ATM break and enter attempt, Arana Hills
Detectives are investigating a break-in at an Arana Hills shopping centre where an automatic teller machine (ATM) was damaged. Around 3.12am, two men have broken into a shopping centre bunker containing an ATM on Patricks Road. The door of the ATM was forced open, however they were unable to gain entry to the machine and […]
Arson charge, Bardon
Detectives investigating a suspicious building fire that occurred at Bardon this afternoon have charged a teenage girl with arson. At about 3pm at an accommodation centre on Lorward Avenue, a fire was reported coming from the top level of the building. All occupants were safely evacuated however substantial smoke, heat and water damage was sustained. […]