BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged three people following investigations into break-ins at three businesses across South-East Queensland over the past two days. It will be alleged that around 2.20am on Tuesday February 25, three people forced entry to a service station on Beaudesert Road at Acacia Ridge by smashing the front glass doors. The trio allegedly stole a significant quantity of cigarettes and fled. Arou...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 71-year-old man reported missing from Cow Bay, north of Mossman. Gino Corsini was last seen near Rosewood Road on Sunday, February 16 and has not been seen or heard from since. Officers and family hold concern for his welfare due to the disappearance being considered out of character. He is described as Caucasian in appearance with grey ha...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force and Western Australia Police Force A West Australian man has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of four years, after authorities found child exploitation material on his phone when he returned from overseas. The Perth man, 49, was sentenced in the Perth District Court yesterday (25 February, ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 26 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 11:41 AM JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth The Honourable Sam O'Connor Stronger Homes Grant to build back resilience in North and Far North Qu...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 26 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 11:56 AM Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls New facility for North Queenslanders living with persistent pain * Crisafulli Government opens new North Queensland Persistent Pain Management Service at Townsville University Hospital. * $4.4 million facility consolidates different specialties into one centralised hub, supporting patients with...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have commenced a homicide investigation following a woman being shot at North Toowoomba this afternoon, February 26. Initial investigations indicate that at around 1:50pm, emergency services were called to a Christmas Street address following reports of a disturbance. Upon arrival, a 27-year-old Wilsonton woman was located with multiple serious injuries. She was transported to Toowoomba Hosp...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland Police Service Police will intensify efforts to disrupt crime on the Gold Coast with the return of Operation Whiskey Legion from February 26 to March 5. The high-visibility operation will see specialist police units collaborating to target high-risk offenders, drug and property crime, and anti-social behaviour. Acting Chief Superintendent Peter Miles stated that the operation is a proacti...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for public assistance in relation to a burglary and hit and run crash at Chambers Flats last June. Just before 7.45am on 23 June 2024, emergency services were called to a Farrow Road address to reports of a break and enter in progress involving two males. Police attended and disturbed a man on the roof of the property, police ran after the man before he entered a black Mazda. A...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating the attempted break and enter of two tobacconists at Pacific Pines and Browns Plains overnight. Around 2.45am a group of people wearing balaclavas attempted to break into a tobacconist on Pitcairn Way at Pacific Pines. The group then fled in three vehicles. Officers attended the scene where they located multiple padlocks cut but no entry had been gained. Police were then ca...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged two men following an armed robbery of a tobacco store in Toowoomba City on February 25. At approximately 12.30pm it is alleged two men entered the store on Russell Street threatening a female employee with a knife and demanding cash. It is then alleged one of the offenders went behind the counter and wrestled with the employee before stealing a quantity of smoking products. Both...