With Christmas looming many people are already thinking about what will be on their plates. We, at Centenary Crime Prevention, would like you to think about a plate of another kind – your registration plate. Across the Centenary patrol there has been a spate of taking plates. Offenders have a variety of reasons for appropriating […]
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Robbery, Acacia Ridge
Police are investigating after a man was robbed in Acacia Ridge on Monday night. Around 10.10pm a man was walking on Mortimer Road when he has been threatened by a man armed with a pistol. The armed man demanded his wallet and then hit him on the forehead with the pistol and grabbed his wallet […]
Queensland Racing Crime Squad match-fixing charges
Detectives of the the Queensland Racing Crime Squad working in conjunction with the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission have today concluded a protracted match-fixing investigation relating to a leading harness driver. A 35-year-old Logan man, as well as two others, have been arrested this morning and charged with match-fixing and other offences in the harness code. […]
PD Astro and PD Quinn ready for retirement
After illustrious careers with the Queensland Police Service, Police Dog Astro and Police Dog Quinn hang up their harnesses and prepare to live out their retirement in style. At six years old, PD Astro has served the Brisbane Dog Squad and most recently, the Mackay Dog Squad as a general purpose dog for over four […]
Dangerous driving charges, Willawong to Forest Lake
A man and woman have been charged following the pursuit of a stolen vehicle that ended in Forest Lake last night. Preliminary investigations indicate around 5.56pm, Polair 2 kept a stolen white Holden Commodore sedan under surveillance as it travelled along Compton Road at Calamvale until local police could arrive. A short time later police […]
You’re invited to coffee with a cop, Sunnybank Hills
Sunnybank Hills Shopping Town is the place to be for coffee and a chat with your local police this November and December. Acting Senior Sergeant Stuart Bell, Officer in Charge of Acacia Ridge Station says coffee with a cop is a great mechanism for engagement with the local community. “At these events the residents feel […]
Support #itsinthebag this Christmas
This Christmas, Calamvale Police Station is supporting Share the Dignity’s Christmas campaign #itsinthebag from November 18 to December 2. It’s in the bag supports homeless women and women at risk of or experiencing domestic violence at Christmas by providing them with personal hygiene products and small everyday luxuries in a handbag. We are asking our local community to […]
Connecting with our community
South Brisbane Police Liaison Officers Ken Rong and Purdy Huang have been working closely with the Chinese community to identify ways in which they could strengthen the relationship between police and a predominantly non-English speaking Chinese community in Brisbane South. The liaison officers engaged with Vicky Yu, Chairperson of Chinese Community Crime Prevention Consultative Committee […]
A special sort of VIP
The Brisbane Dog Squad are looking for a special sort of Volunteer in Policing (ViP). If you like to spend time outside, are good with garden maintenance and like dogs it might be you. Go to the QPS website and complete the volunteer application form, send it in and you might be getting your paws […]
Does this jewellery belong to you?
Police located the above jewellery items in Sunnybank Hills last night as part of an ongoing investigation and would like to find the rightful owners. If any of these items look familiar to you and you are able to prove ownership – which may be a picture of you wearing the item – Senior Constable […]