Help us turn the screws on number plate thefts by taking the opportunity to have tamper proof screws fitted to your plates. Taking this simple step helps not only reduce the theft of number plates but also reduces the incidence of… Read Post
Category: Updates from Queensland Police News
Thieves targeting The Gap
Dear residents of The Gap, thieves have been targeting homes in your area. In the past week there were three burglaries in the following streets: Sassafras, Elvendon and Barrbooka Streets. The thieves are stealing personal items, including jewellery. The main… Read Post
Keep the drones at home when visiting this year’s Ekka
Police wish to provide the following advice from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) on the recreational use of drones/remotely piloted aircraft in/over Ekka grounds: No night flying; No flying over people; No flying closer than 30m to people laterally… Read Post
Keeping kids safe at the Ekka
The first day at the Ekka proved to be the perfect start, sunny without a cloud to be seen and the smell of the hot and tasty dagwood dogs. Police and volunteers got to meet families and school groups at… Read Post
Police display at the Ekka
The Queensland Police Service is again proud to be part of this year’s Ekka Come along to the Police Display located with other Queensland Government agencies and collect your Junior Police ID, notebook and hat. Hunt for clues within in… Read Post
Music returns to Ironside State School
Back in June this year Ironside State School, in Saint Lucia, was broken into and eight musical instruments were stolen, mainly cellos and double basses. A teacher from the school spotted an advertisement on an online classifieds website a few… Read Post
Police issue free wristbands for child safety at the Ekka
Police Minister Mark Ryan and North Brisbane District Superintendent Katherine Innes are urging parents and carers to avoid losing children at the Ekka by collecting free wristbands and organising a meeting point should they become separated. Superintendent Innes said the… Read Post
Requesting your assistance: Suspicious behaviour, Arana Hills
Police are appealing for public assistance as investigations continue into suspicious behaviour where signs have been placed in the Arana Hills area in the month of February. Initial inquiries indicate the suspicious behaviour continued on in the region of Patricks Road… Read Post
Police close drug trafficking operation
Detectives from the Northern Major and Organised Crime Squad (MOCS) have closed an operation targeting the suspected trafficking of illicit drugs. Operation Papa Orthograde began in March this year and identified a number of people allegedly involved in a drug… Read Post
Helping victims of domestic and family violence stay warm this winter
Every August, the Inner West Patrol Group Domestic and Family Violence Coordinator Sergeant Roger O’Malia joins together with Moira Flynn of the Ashgrove Ladies Quilting Circle to donate some magnificent hand crafted quilts to the Windanah domestic violence refuge. “We… Read Post