Detectives have today charged a teenage boy following threats made to a North Lakes School. It will be alleged the boy made threats to the school and students in an online forum on Monday. The teenage boy has been charged with one count each of use carriage service to make a threat to cause serious […]
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Offenders target shops, small businesses
Police are encouraging small businesses owners and cafe/restaurant owners to be vigilant with business security measures after premises were recently targeted in the Centenary policing area. The large majority of these break-ins and attempted break-ins occur outside business hours and have involved forced entry to the premises. Crime prevention officers urge small businesses to secure […]
Inala crime wrap
Below is the Inala Crime Wrap which covers break and enter and motor vehicle thefts in the Inala Police Division for May 24 – 31, 2018. Police Reference Offence Address Offence Times Entry Method Property Stolen QP1800945935 Break and enter Swallow Street, Inala 11.30am-12.15pm May 24 Rear door kicked in Mobile phone, tobacco pouch, filter […]
Community engagement with Sunnybank and Runcorn residents
On Saturday, June 2, police from Mount Gravatt station, Crime Prevention and Road Policing Unit hosted a community engagement and awareness event. The event took place at two locations: Sunny Place shopping centre (Sunnybank) and Runcorn Plaza. The police were joined by Volunteers in Policing (ViPs) who helped raise awareness and educate members of the public […]
Jewel thief nabbed before the coffee was cold
Yesterday an officer from a large station was buying a coffee from a shopping centre cafe. The officer heard a loud bang and looked around to see a man allegedly breaking a window of a jewellery store with an instrument. The man ran towards an exit with loot in hand and the officer hot on […]
Neighbourhood Watch at its best!
A 33-year-old man from Logan Central was charged on June 9 after observant Runcorn neighbours saw an unknown person in the yard of a nearby residence. Police will allege the man had accessed the home by using a spare key that was left outside in the yard. He had allegedly begun searching through the home […]
Qld Day – Algester
Police from Calamvale, Centenary Crime Prevention Unit and Road Policing Unit attended Algester State School on June 11 to celebrate Qld Day with the community. A large community turnout ensured the police were kept busy talking with kids, handing out information to parents and community members, making badges, showing kids through the police vehicles and […]
Police make further appeal in Britton cold case murder, Airlie Beach
Homicide detectives investigating the murder of Dorothy Britton at Airlie Beach in 1996 have received new information about the case since their appeal in May. The body of the 48-year-old woman was found at 6.30pm on Thursday, 7 March 1996 in her house at Timberlands Road, Jubilee Pocket, Airlie Beach. Mrs Britton was last seen […]
Operation Stopper targets road users
On June 2, police from the Road Policing Unit, Acacia Ridge, Inala Tactical Crime Squad and Mt Ommaney police undertook high visibility traffic enforcement activity on Compton Rd, Kuraby, to provide support to local policing strategies. Police conducted roadside breath and drug tests and searched vehicles. They issued traffic infringement notices and charged people with […]
Armed robbery, River Hills
Police are investigating after a coffee shop was robbed in River Hills this morning.. Officers were called to the Bogong Street shop shortly after 6am following reports that two men entered the business armed with an axe. One of the men grabbed a computer off the front counter and the woman working at the business […]