On Friday, October 26, the students Ferny Grove State School, led by their Adopt-A-Cop Senior Constable Wanda Bennett, took part in a ‘Walk For Daniel’ along McGinn Road. Ferny Grove State School has undertaken this march annually for nine years as part of Day For Daniel, in memory of Daniel Morcombe who was tragically killed […]
Category: Queensland Police
Man charged with historical sex offences against children – North Brisbane.
As part of Operation Quebec Reef, detectives from North Brisbane CIB South and the Child Abuse and Sexual Crime Group executed a search warrant today at a Sandgate address. Detectives subsequently charged a 55-year-old Sandgate man with historical offences relating to four child victims, with the incidents allegedly occurring in the North Brisbane area between […]
Update – Suspicious behaviour appeal, Murrumba Downs
Police are making a public appeal for any information as investigations continue after a man approached a 12-year-old girl in Murrumba Downs last Monday. As part of their appeal police will be at Duffield Road Kallangur from 7.30am to 8.30am where they will be seeking any information from the public. Officers will be speaking to […]
Armed robbery and pursuit, North Brisbane
A man is assisting police with their inquiries following the armed robbery of Waterworks Road service station at The Gap. Initial information indicates around 1.20am a metal pole was allegedly used to threaten an employee before the alleged offender made off with a sum of money, fleeing in an allegedly stolen white Ford Focus hatchback. […]
Turning the screws on crime, Keperra
Police and Bunnings Keperra are joining forces to help prevent number plate theft. Help us turn the screws on number plate thefts by taking the opportunity to have one-way screws fitted to your plates. Taking this simple step not only helps to reduce the theft of number plates, but also reduces the incidences that follow on […]
Serious assault investigation, Bulimba
A man suffered serious head injuries following an alleged assault outside a licensed premises in Bulimba overnight. Shortly after midnight, police attended a disturbance after an altercation between two groups occurred outside a hotel in Oxford Street. Initial inquiries indicate as a result of the altercation three security guards attended to separate the two groups. […]
Update: Suspicious school fire, Morningside
Police have charged a boy following investigations into a suspicious fire at a Morningside school on October 16. An emergency situation under the Public Safety Preservation Act was declared on the day of the fire with traffic control put in place at Thynne Road and Stephens Street. A 16-year-old boy was charged yesterday with one […]
Have a spooktacular Halloween!
Although not everyone celebrates Halloween, it is becoming increasingly popular to take your monsters and mummies out on the streets, demanding sweet treats! To help you indicate whether you would enjoy a knock on the door come October 31, the Queensland Police Service has created these handy posters which you can use to thwart the […]
Sexual assault charges, Chermside
Detectives from the North Brisbane Criminal Investigation Branch investigating allegations of sexual assault at a Chermside medical facility have charged a man. It will be alleged a 26-year-old woman was assaulted at the facility today. A 50-year-old Carindale man has been charged with one count each of rape and sexual assault. He is expected to […]
Students schooled in SOCO science!
In August, Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) Sergeant Louise Nugent was invited to Brigidine College to give a presentation about the role of forensic science in policing. The Year 11 Science 21 class had been learning about forensic science principles, so Sergeant Nugent was able to show the practical application of science in her role […]