Attempted robbery charges: Officers from Morningside have charged a 14-year-old Acacia Ridge girl and a 13-year-old girl from South Ripley with the attempted robbery of a 22-year-old woman in Cordelia Street, South Brisbane on February 6. Investigations are continuing. Stealing offences: A 27-year-old Inala man has been charged with stealing offences from businesses along the Moorooka Magic Mile. […]
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Calamvale crime wrap, January
From all the Calamvale Police and staff members we wish you a Happy New Year and hope 2018 brings you happiness and good health. The start of 2018 saw January with 20 reported break and enter offences. There were four reports of unlawful use of motor vehicles and 14 unlawful entry to motor vehicles. Again, we are […]
Robbery with violence, Calamvale
Detectives are investigating following a robbery with violence in Calamvale early this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate at 2:30am a group of men and women became involved in an altercation outside a fast-food restaurant on Compton Road. During the altercation three people were assaulted and had mobile phones and bank cards stolen by a man and […]
Have you lost money to a scam? Are you eligible for a refund?
The Financial and Cyber Crime Group is encouraging any Queenslander who may have been the victim of a scam or lost money through Western Union to take action by February 12. Western Union has agreed to pay a penalty of US$586 million to the United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ) after admitting to aiding and […]
Serious assault, Acacia Ridge
Police are investigating after a man was assaulted in Acacia Ridge overnight. Officers were called at 11.50pm following reports that a man was being assaulted out the front of a hotel on Beaudesert Road. On arrival, a 59-year-old man was discovered out the front of the business with a broken leg. He was taken to […]
Update 3: Evade police, Maryborough
Police searching for two men allegedly involved in a number of incidents in Brisbane and Maryborough on January 4 have arrested a man. At around 5pm yesterday police located a Mazda 3, allegedly stolen from Dundowran Beach on January 4, abandoned on Boscombe Street in Brookfield. Just after 10pm last night Wynnum police were conducting […]
Armed robbery charges, West End, Brisbane
Police have charged two men following investigations of four separate armed robberies that occurred last night in West End, Brisbane. At around 7pm, a 31-year-old man was approaching the intersection of Montague Road and Mollison Street when he was allegedly stopped by two men threatening him with a knife and demanded his mobile phone, which […]
Christmas Road Safety – Festive Break Day 8 report
A motorcyclist has taken flight in the Airport Link Tunnel on day 8 of Festive Break, allegedly detected travelling 192 km/hour in an 80 km/hour zone through Windsor. The rider was one of 3,733 drivers detected speeding on Day 8 of the Festive Break phase of the Christmas Road Safety Campaign. A 24-year-old Korean man […]
Christmas Road Safety – Festive Break Day 7 report
Police have taken almost 500 alleged drink and drug drivers off Queensland roads and detected more than 21,000 speeding motorists in the first week of the Festive Break. On day 7 of the Festive Break phase of the Christmas Road Safety Campaign, 41 motorists were charged with drink driving while 46 drivers returned positive results […]
Closure of Operation Papa Apricot, South Brisbane District
Detectives from Acacia Ridge Criminal Investigation Branch have closed an ongoing operation today after four people have been charged with stealing over a million dollars worth of aviation parts. Operation Papa Apricot began on May 8 after a shipping container was stolen from an address on Fairfield Road at Yeerongpilly. Inside the container were a […]