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Police Appeal for Information Following Alleged Theft at Darra Business

Queensland Police are calling on the local community to help identify the owners of a Ford SUV and several individuals who may have information about an alleged theft at a Darra business.

Mount Ommaney Police are investigating an incident that occurred on 13 January at a business along Ipswich Road. According to Sergeant Tony Maras, officers are working to locate people who were seen in the area between 8.57am and 9.02am that day, around the same time the business reported items missing.

The investigation has revealed that the vehicle and individuals in question may be connected to multiple alleged thefts across the region. Police have indicated that the number plates on the Ford SUV may be false.

Anyone who recognises the vehicle or the people pictured in the police appeal, or who has any information that could assist investigators, is encouraged to contact Mount Ommaney Police Station directly on (07) 3712 5222.

Members of the public can also provide information through Policelink using the online suspicious activity form, which is available 24 hours a day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.

The reference number for this investigation is QP2600081839.

Published 19-January-2026

Fatal Durack Warehouse Fire Being Treated As Suspicious, Police Seek Witness

A fire that claimed the life of a 44-year-old man at a Durack charity warehouse last Friday is now being investigated as suspicious by Queensland Police.

Emergency services responded to the blaze at Citipointe West Marketplace on Freeman Road shortly before 7am on 28 November, with flames engulfing the facility that housed community supplies and hundreds of Christmas hampers prepared for local families.

Firefighters successfully extinguished the fire during the morning, but structural safety concerns prevented police from entering the building until approximately 6pm that evening. It was then that officers made the grim discovery of human remains inside the destroyed warehouse.

The deceased has since been formally identified as a 44-year-old man. According to Acting Detective Inspector Leah Godfrey, the man was not employed at the facility and had not been reported missing prior to the discovery.

“We’re keeping a very open mind at this stage and our investigation is just progressing,” Acting Detective Inspector Godfrey told media. “We’re trying to work through everything to try and ascertain [the source of the fire].”

Police are treating the circumstances surrounding the fire as suspicious and are appealing to the community for assistance with their enquiries.

Investigators are particularly interested in any information, CCTV footage, or dashcam recordings from the early hours of Friday morning. Acting Detective Inspector Godfrey emphasised that footage captured between midnight and 6.45am on 28 November could prove vital to the investigation.

“The adjoining streets are extremely busy with cars, so we’re hopeful that maybe some member of the community has some information that can assist us,” she said.

The warehouse served as a storage facility for the community marketplace, and its destruction has resulted in the loss of supplies intended to support local residents during the Christmas period.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Queensland Police or Crime Stoppers.

Published 2-December-2025

Woman Charged With Manslaughter Over Baby’s Death in Darra

A 63-year-old woman has been charged with manslaughter following the death of an 11-month-old boy in Darra last year.

On April 3, 2024, emergency services were called to an Ashridge Road residence in Darra after reports that an infant was unconscious and not breathing. The baby was declared deceased at the scene.

The Inala Child Protection and Investigation Unit established Operation Whiskey Nocturne to investigate the death. After a year-long investigation, police have charged the Darra woman with manslaughter.

The accused is scheduled to appear before Richlands Magistrates Court on June 4, 2025.

Queensland Police have referenced the case under number QP2400579111.

Man Faces Multiple Charges in Mt Ommaney Covert Filming Case

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A 56-year-old man is facing more than 100 charges related to the alleged covert filming of women and children at Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre. The incidents reportedly occurred between November 2023 and January 2024.

The case came to light on January 6 when a 12-year-old girl noticed she was being filmed on an escalator by a man using a camera attached to a walking stick. Her family promptly reported the incident to the police.

Following an investigation, the suspect was apprehended on January 11. A search of his camera allegedly revealed numerous indecent videos and photographs of women taken without consent in public areas of the shopping centre. A subsequent warrant executed at a Jamboree Heights residence uncovered additional electronic storage devices containing similar content.

Initially charged with five offences, including indecent treatment of a child under 16, the man appeared in court in February and was remanded in custody. However, after a thorough forensic examination of seized devices and CCTV footage, detectives from Inala’s Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU) have now laid 94 additional charges.

The suspect now faces a total of 106 counts of observations or recording in breach of privacy, one count of indecent treatment of a child under 16 (take photograph), one count of attempted recordings in breach of privacy, and two counts of stalking.

The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on August 23. Police are urging anyone with information or who may have witnessed suspicious activity at Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre between November 2023 and January 2024 to come forward.

Published 20-August-2024