Commissioner Ian Stewart officially launched an artwork for the Queensland Police Service called Look to the Stars at Police HQ today. On the eve of National Reconciliation Week the artwork was produced by Indigenous artist Jenna Lee from Gilimbaa who worked with a specialist reference group from the QPS to inform the artwork. Commissioner Stewart […]
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National Volunteers Week: 20 years of ViPs
This week was National Volunteers Week 2018 and the Queensland Police Service (QPS) marked the occasion by celebrating 20 years of volunteers in policing. The Volunteers in Policing (ViP) program sees volunteers based in local police establishments across Queensland, where they work with officers to assist with customer service, community safety and crime prevention needs […]
Drug charges, Lowood
Detectives from the Major and Organised Crime Squad (Rural) (MOCS Rural) have charged a man after seizing approximately 1 kilogram of ice and a large sum of cash from a rural property near Lowood. Yesterday police conducted a search of a residence in the Bundamba area and located three men and approximately 80 grams of […]
Is your car locked?
Police from Centenary Patrol group are encouraging residents to secure their vehicles in an effort to prevent further thefts from vehicles across the policing division. Police have identified that in most instances, the targeted vehicles have been left unlocked, with valuable property inside. This is always a strong motivator for an opportunistic offender. To help […]
From Darkness to Daylight – fighting family violence
Every year approximately 110 people die from domestic and family violence in Australia. The Darkness to Daylight Challenge covers a distance of just that – 110km, with each 1km representing a life lost to this disturbing epidemic. The run symbolises those lives lost and also those left behind. This year the annual Darkness to Daylight on […]
Serious traffic crash, Rocklea
Two people have been seriously injured following a traffic crash at Rocklea tonight. Preliminary investigations indicate around 5.45pm a car travelling along Balham Road collided with a motorbike at the intersection of Granard Road. The 46-year-old male rider of the motorbike and his pillion passenger, a 26-year-old man, both sustained serious injuries and were transported […]
Don’t be a bystander – Do Something
The month of May is Domestic and Family Violence Month and The South Brisbane Domestic and Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Unit have joined the cause to encourage people to not be a bystander and do something to help eradicate this recurring problem in our community. Want to know more on what you can do […]
Mobile Police visit Forest Lake
Today the team from Centenary Crime Prevention Unit attended Banksia Cct, Forest Lake to undertake crime prevention education and community engagement activities with residents in the area. Last week, over 300 notices were delivered to residents in the area to encourage them to visit the location and chat with police about home security, vehicle security […]
Stealing from cars – Seventeen Mile Rocks
A string of Seventeen Mile Rocks cars were broken into last Wednesday – guess what they all had in common? We need to constantly think about how to make life just that bit more challenging to the lazy and opportunistic thief. One incident involved the owner of the car being distracted while loading the car […]
High-visibility road operations – Inala and Sunnybank Hills
Between Thursday May 17 and Friday May 18, Centenary police conducted high-visibility, intelligence-based static and mobile traffic operations throughout transport corridors in Inala and Sunnybank Hills, targeting both traffic and crime issues. The operation involved deploying a range of operational strategies and was enhanced through the specialist assistance of the Tactical Crime Squad, Property Crime Unit, Investigators and […]