With severe weather systems dumping heavy rainfalls across much of Queensland police would like to remind members of the community, the motoring public and the boating fraternity to exercise extreme care when traversing waterways, watercourses and roadways. Heavy rains and flooded waterways are unpredictable with large volumes of surface water making conditions dangerous due to hazards […]
Category: Updates from Queensland Police News
Christmas road safety campaign launched
Today, the Minister for Police, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP, and Assistant Commissioner of Road Policing Command, Mike Keating launched the 2018 QPS Christmas road safety campaign on the Gold Coast. This year’s launch saw police joined by emergency services including Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Queensland Ambulance Service and RACQ LifeFlight. Assistant Commissioner Keating […]
Santa sighted in Brookfield
On Friday afternoon I had the honour of assisting Santa Claus with some early Christmas celebrations at Brookfield. Although he usually just manages the one vehicle in his line of work, Santa showed me that he can handle a motorcycle as well as he can handle his reindeer and sleigh. Santa had an extensive Naughty […]
Inner West crime wrap, December 3 – 9
Break and Enter Dwelling: the total number of burglaries in the Inner West Patrol Group this past week was nine. Offence locations: Suburb Street Time Entry Method Property Stolen Date Arana Hills Dawson Parade Between dates Unknown Mountain Bike 09/11/2018 to 06/12/2018 Everton Hills Tiverton Street Day Forced entry to rear door Jewellery 06/12/2018 Ferny Hills […]
Inner West police support Perrin Park Christmas event
On Saturday December 8, Police from the Inner West Patrol Group attended the Brisbane City Council’s ‘Movie in the Park’ Christmas event at Perrin Park Taringa to engage with the community and share some Christmas spirit. The visit enabled younger members (and even some older members) of the community to positively and actively interact with police and become junior police officers […]
Celebrating Indooroopilly 9 NHWG members!
On Saturday December 9, Police from the Inner West Crime Prevention Unit participated in an Neighbourhood Watch Queensland appreciation event. The event was held in recognition of the outstanding commitment the Indooroopilly 9 Neighbourhood Watch Group (NHWG) members have provided to the Kenmore East community. The Indooroopilly 9 Neighbourhood Watch Group commenced in January 1989 and has provided […]
Burglary charges, Kenmore
Detectives have charged a man over the alleged theft of a car in Oxley and the burglary of an 85-year-old woman’s home in Kenmore this week. It will be alleged a 35-year-old Raceview man stole a black Nissan Patrol from a hotel on Oxley Road, Oxley at around 6:30pm on Wednesday. It will be further […]
QPS fixes banning notice error
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has resolved a technical issue which impacted some banning notice information. The QPS is responsible for the transfer of banned person data to the ID scanner network introduced for relevant premises in Safe Night Precincts. Ongoing monitoring of data quality identified on November 8 that some banning orders had prematurely […]
Assault appeal, Fortitude Valley
Detectives investigating an alleged assault that left a man with a broken nose in Fortitude Valley in October are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident. Around 12.45am on Saturday October 13, a 46-year-old man was confronted by a man outside a Brunswick Street convenience store. A brief conversation occurred between the pair […]
Hot weather conditions spark warnings!
As Queensland heads into a heat wave, Inner West Police are asking residents to be extra vigilant and keep an eye out for any suspicious activity in and around bush areas. The current heatwave is responsible for fires continuing in other parts of Queensland and residents are asked to play their part in managing fire on […]