An unsuspecting driver and their passenger left their vehicle unattended and unlocked to ‘pop’ quickly into the shops at the corner of Samford and Settlement Road, Keperra for less than 5 minutes on Tuesday, May 2. During this time the… Read Post
Category: Updates from Queensland Police News
Upper level unit targeted, Bardon
A unit in Arabella Court, Bardon was targeted in the early hours of the morning on May 3, when offenders entered the residence by climbing onto a second level balcony and gaining entry through an unlocked and partially open sliding… Read Post
Sneaky offenders: Lock it, check it, don’t regret it
In recent weeks police have noticed a number of ‘sneak’ break and enters of homes in the Inner West Patrol Group area of Brisbane. Suburbs affected include Indooroopilly, Kenmore, Mitchelton, Toowong, Fig Tree Pocket and some other surrounding suburbs. ‘Sneak’… Read Post
Commissioner Stewart responds to media reporting on the Queensland Audit Office report
I want to take this opportunity to clarify a few issues arising from the Queensland Audit Office (QAO) performance audit on criminal justice data. It has been reported in some media outlets today that the Queensland Police Service (QPS) has… Read Post
The “can you hear me?” phone scam
Like every one else – I read the news. The “can you hear me?” phone scam has reportedly been prolific in the United States and the United Kingdom since very early in 2017. Weeks ago I was interested to read… Read Post
Police close major cocaine and ice operation, Brisbane
The Queensland Police Service in partnership with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) have today closed a joint operation targeting a network involved in the sale and distribution of cocaine and ice across Brisbane. Operation Oscar Decimal commenced in February… Read Post
Road safety report: Easter Break – Day 5
A man and a woman have died south of Maryborough on the final day of the 2017 Easter Road Safety Campaign, with the road toll for the holiday period at two. At 3.15pm, a car was travelling northbound on the… Read Post
Road safety report: Easter Break – Day 4
Extra police are out in force today across Queensland road networks as motorists travel home on the last day of the Easter long weekend. More than 3,700 motorists were detected speeding on Easter Sunday including a motorcyclist who was allegedly… Read Post
Road safety report: Easter Break – Day 3
A 25-year-old man from Western Australia had his driver’s licence immediately suspended and has been charged with high range drink driving after being intercepted by police in Cairns late last night. Around 10.30pm, police intercepted a Subaru station wagon on… Read Post
VISION – Dog squad Easter Saturday training
The QPS Dog Squad just sent through this vision of something very unusual they saw during training this afternoon. It can be downloaded below. Happy Easter from Police Media… Read Post