Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services the Honourable Mark Ryan MP and Aspley MP Bart Mellish joined Commissioner Ian Stewart and other emergency services today to mark the start of the Queensland Police Service’s Easter Road Safety campaign. From today until April 26, the QPS will coordinate a state-wide traffic policing operation designed to […]
Category: Queensland Police News – Brisbane North
Break and Enter, Newmarket
Police are investigating a break and enter that occurred in Newmarket in the early hours of Friday April 5. At approximately 5am, two unknown offenders smashed the front doors of a business within the Newmarket Village, Newmarket Road, Newmarket. The offenders then stole items from the business before leaving in a white sedan vehicle in […]
Update 2: Hit and Run, Tarragindi
A 53-year-old man has died after being involved in a suspected hit and run incident in Tarragindi earlier this year. Around 4am on February 18, the man was jogging along Strathfield Street when it is believed he was struck by a vehicle. He sustained critical head injuries and was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital where […]
Armed robbery, Bowen Hills
Police are investigating a robbery at a supermarket in Bowen Hills. Just before 7am on Saturday, March 30 a man entered the Breakfast Creek Road store in possession of a large sports bag approached a staff member and demanded cash, threatening that he had a weapon in the bag. The man fled on foot towards […]
Fraud investigation, Line Dancing Events
Police investigating a series of fraud complaints across Queensland relating to line dancing events, have released an image of a man who may be able to assist with inquiries. It is believed the 37-year-old man may have information to help solve fraud offences totalling more than $120,000 with trips organised via a line dancing travel […]
Rideables – brush up on the rules
Over the past few months you would have noticed a steady rise in the number of people taking advantage of personal mobility devices such as e-scooters. While rideables make it easier to travel around the Brisbane CBD and surrounding suburbs, it is important to remember that you must comply with Queensland Government rules when using […]
Armed robbery charges, Apsley
A woman has been charged after an ice-cream store was robbed in Aspley this evening. At 6.20pm, a woman entered the store on Gympie Road and police will allege that she produced a knife and made demands for cash. Staff have complied and handed her a sum of cash before she fled the scene on […]
Strangulation and assault offences, Kallangur
Police have charged a man with seven offences including strangulation, assault occasioning bodily harm and serious assault police after officers responded to a triple zero (000) call at a Kallangur home last night (Friday, March 29). Police attended the home around 10.05pm where they located a woman in her 20s with facial injuries following an […]
Operation Romeo Overture, Fortitude Valley
Police have conducted an operation in Brisbane overnight targeting unsafe use of electric scooters in the Fortitude Valley and Brisbane City Divisions. Last night, Operation Romeo Overture ran using 30 officers from Fortitude Valley, Brisbane City and Mt Gravatt targeting people using electric scooters in an unsafe manner. In particular, the operation focused on offences […]
Traffic crash, South Brisbane
Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a traffic crash that occurred at the intersection of Peel Street and Merivale Street yesterday. At about 8:20am, a motorbike and a truck were both turning left from Merivale Street into Peel street. The rider of the motorbike has lost control of the bike, resulting in the rider falling from […]