Police in Brisbane were kept busy with a large-scale protest which started in the city CBD before moving to South Brisbane. The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has undertaken a significant amount of planning with a variety of stakeholders regarding anticipated highly planned, well organised and often illegal protest activity by Issue Motivated Groups (IMGs) and […]
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Update 2: Sunnybank shooting
Police investigating the shooting of a man and woman at Sunnybank on Saturday morning, June 22 are appealing for public assistance to help locate 38-year-old Sunnybank Hills man Brendyn Clark, who may be able to assist with the investigation. He is described as Caucasian, approximately 175cms tall with a slim build, very short sandy/ginger hair […]
Stolen property located, Keperra
Ferny Grove Police are trying to locate the owners of $2,000 worth of stolen property. The property is suspected of being taken from businesses in north Brisbane. Detectives stumbled across the property, alleged to have been stolen over the past month, when they executed a search warrant at a house in Keperra. The items include […]
Help protect schools during the winter break
Today, members of the Inner West Patrol Group attended Ferny Grove State High School for their Coffee with a Cop event. Officers were joined by local neighbourhood watch members and teaching staff of the local school and spent the morning mingling with a coffee in hand to keep them warm. It was an opportunity for […]
My Story: Sergeant Alicia Finigan, fingerprint expert
When you think of a fingerprint expert the first image your mind conjures up is probably from the iconic TV series CSI or one from the thousands of true crime docos that saturate Netflix’s viewing catalogues. But art doesn’t always imitate life and the role of a fingerprint expert is far more sophisticated than TV […]
Road safety starts at childhood
Last week, Adopt-A-Cop Constable Chris Smith and other police officers from the Road Policing Unit, attended Samford State School. The QPS officers taught year one students all about road and pedestrian safety, tying in with their health unit of learning how to take care of themselves and their bodies. Through the Adopt-A-Cop program, Constable Smith […]
Launch of Operation Cold Snap
Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP joined Assistant Commissioner Mike Keating at the Roma Street Fire Station today for the official launch of the school holiday road safety campaign, Operation Cold Snap. Between June 29, and July 19, the QPS will coordinate a state-wide traffic policing operation designed […]
Inner West crime wrap, June 26
Break and enter, dwelling The total number of burglaries in the Inner West Patrol Group this past week was eight. Suburb Street Time Entry Method Property Stolen Date Chapel Hill Ludlow Street Unknown Front door smashed Unknown at this stage 15/06/2019 – 17/06/2019 Chapel Hill Chapel Hill Road Early morning Bedroom window damaged – Sneak […]
Indooroopilly State School welcome in their new adopt-a-cop
Yesterday, Indooroopilly State School officially adopted and welcomed in their new Adopt-A-Cop, Constable L-Nishta Roncevich from the Indooroopilly Police Division. During the adoption ceremony, Constable Elle (as she will be known to her school community) and the school captains were each presented with a formal certificate of adoption by Inspector Paul Fogg. Constable Elle said […]
My Story: Sergeant Billy Li, Cultural Advisory Officer
Think policing is all car chases, blaring sirens and handcuffing perps? Think again! https://d2haxmvzil2swt.cloudfront.net/uploads/2019/06/26/82747_4_Billy_Li_Recruit_Video.undefined.mp4 Download Video Sergeant Billy Li is a branch manager for PCYC in the Whitsundays. Before he took that role and when we caught up with him he was a Cultural Advisory Officer with the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Cultural Engagement Unit, […]