The Inner West Crime Prevention Unit is warning the public of current scams involving payments with iTunes gift cards. Police have recently seen a number of people coming into stations or ringing up to inform them about phone calls from the Australian Taxation Office asking for payment in iTunes cards. Some members of the community have […]
Category: Updates from Queensland Police News
Arson investigation, Kallangur
Detectives investigating a suspicious fire at a Kallangur business that caused extensive damage in the early hours of Sunday morning are appealing for witnesses to the incident. Around 3.40am, officers attended a pet store on Russell Street after a report of a fire. Preliminary investigations indicate that the premises was accessed and the fire was […]
Inner West crime wrap, 12 November to 18 November
Break and Enter Dwelling The total number of burglaries in the Inner West Patrol Group this past week was 7. Offence locations – Suburb Street Time Entry Method Property Stolen Date Moggill Witty Road Day Front door kicked in TV, cash, passport, birth certificate, external hard drive, 2 x USB sticks, car keys and a […]
Serious traffic crash, Bald Hills
Police are investigating a serious traffic crash that occurred in Bald Hills this morning. Initial information suggests that a motorcycle was travelling southbound on Gympie Arterial Road at 6.30 this morning when it collided with a car and then a guard rail. A 37-year-old man riding the motorcycle was transported to the Royal Brisbane and […]
Update: Traffic related incident, projectile filed – Redbank Plains
Ipswich detectives investigating a traffic incident in which a projectile was fired into a car at Redbank Plains on October 29 have released details of a vehicle of interest. Police would like to speak to the owners of a 2018 red Mazda 3 Hatch with Queensland Registration 957-XZK, as detectives believe they may be able […]
Safe drivers + Safe vehicles + Safe roads = Road safety
On Thursday November 15, we continued our combined partnership between Queensland Police Service (QPS) and Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) with the Road Safety Operations targeting driver behaviour and vehicle compliance issues. Staff from Pine Rivers Operational Group, Inner West Patrol Group (Road Policing Unit), Albany Creek Police Station, Ferny Grove Police Station […]
Burglary with violence, Sunnybank Hills
Detectives are investigating after four men forcefully entered a home in Sunnybank Hills last night and assaulted the occupants. Around 9.30pm, the men wearing hooded jumpers and covering their faces entered while two occupants were home. The occupants, a 21-year-old male and a 19-year-old female, were assaulted with weapons. The men demanded property and the […]
Flashback to the storm of the decade: are you prepared?
The biggest storm in decades to hit the city on the afternoon of Sunday November 16, 2008 and was declared a natural disaster. It has been ten years since that storm event, which had affected residents of The Gap and Ferny Grove police divisions, bringing wild wind gusts and hail that unroofed homes and knocked […]
Inner West Police crime wrap, November 5 – November 11
Break and Enter Dwelling The total number of burglaries in the Inner West Patrol Group this past week was 8. Offence locations – Suburb Street Time Entry Method Property Stolen Date Ferny Hills Joalah Crescent Morning Ladder used to enter an open bedroom window Electric guitar, remote control cars, engagement ring, cash 07/11/2018 Bel […]
Robbery and assault, West End
Detectives are investigating after a woman was robbed and assaulted in South Brisbane last night. Preliminary information suggests around 10pm a 35-year-old woman had just stepped off a ferry and was walking in Orleigh Park near Orleigh Road when it will be alleged a group of juveniles approached and assaulted her. It will further be […]