Redland Bay police invite you to have a Coffee with a Cop at Mount Cotton. Coffee with a Cop is a chance for community members to ask questions, voice concerns and get to know local police officers. Bayside District Crime Prevention coordinators and Volunteers in Policing will be on hand to give out advice and information in relation to […]
Category: Queensland Police News Updates
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 […]
Drug operation targets trafficking on Brisbane’s Southern Bay Islands
Police from Capalaba’s Tactical Crime Squad have charged six people with trafficking in dangerous drugs following the closure of Operation Papa Galosh which commenced in February 2017. The operation targeted the supply and distribution of methyl amphetamine on several southern bay islands including Russell, Macleay and Lamb Islands. Police executed 32 search warrants on addresses […]
Local Macleay Island sculpture stolen
A sculpture (pictured) that was created by a local artist and donated it to the Macleay Island Progress Association (MIPA) was stolen from the Macleay Island Jetty between 3pm on January 6 and 3pm on January 7. The sculpture was placed at the jetty by the MIPA for the community of Macleay Island. Plants donated by […]
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 6, 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 […]
Information sought for ‘live’ copper wire thefts
Bayside residents are asked to keep a lookout for anyone acting suspicious or selling copper wire following a series of ‘live’ copper wire thefts from Energex sites over the last few months. The thefts are believed to have been committed by the same person who attends sites in Redland Bay, Mount Cotton and Cornubia and removes […]
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 […]
Christmas Road Safety – Festive Break Day 4 results
Fourteen people were injured as a result of traffic crashes in Queensland on Boxing Day as the Christmas Road Safety campaign – Festive Break phase continues. So far two people have been killed and 98 people injured on Queensland roads since December 23. The state’s most high-risk speeding motorist was captured allegedly travelling at 177 km/hour […]
Update 2: Fatal traffic crash, Manly West
Police have charged a 46-year-old man following investigations into a traffic crash at Manly West yesterday which resulted in the death of two women. The two vehicle head-on collision occurred on Manly Road at Manly West around 11am yesterday. Two passengers in one of the vehicles, an 18-year-old Narangba woman and a 56-year-old woman both […]