BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A person has died following a two-vehicle traffic crash at Port Curtis south of Rockhampton this morning, February 10. Emergency services were called to the Bruce Highway near Gavial Creek at Port Curtis at 3.20am, to reports a crash occurred involving a truck travelling north and vehicle travelling south. The truck then rolled and caught on fire. The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene....
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a 69-year-old woman following the discovery of illegal weapons at a Roma property. On February 5, officers executed a search warrant at a McEwan Street address, locating two tasers and drug paraphernalia. The 69-year-old Roma woman was charged with one count each unlawful possession of a category R weapon and possession of utensils. She is due to front the Roma Magistrates court...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a 19-year-old man following a two-vehicle crash at Benair yesterday afternoon, February 9. At approximately 5:30pm a Holden Colorado utility was attempting to turn off the Bunya Highway into an address when it collided with a Nissan Nivara 4WD travelling in the same direction. The 4WD drive then left the road and struck a nearby tree. A 24-year-old Kingaroy man who was a passeng...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from Organised Crime Gangs Group - Gold Coast Major and Organised Crime Squad supported by Gold Coast and Logan District and specialist units have charged eight people on 58 offences through a major operation targeting drug trafficking and organised crime across south-east Queensland. Through protracted investigations under Operation Whiskey Ghost which commenced in April last year, police...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are continuing to appeal for community assistance to help locate a missing 28-year-old woman from the Dalby/Roma area. Tayla Spies has been missing since February 2 and is known to frequently travel between Roma and Dalby. Following information received from the community, police have confirmed Tayla Spies was last seen in the Surat area between 11-11.30am on Sunday, February 2. Aerial searc...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Crime and Intelligence Command State Drug Squad have charged two people and destroyed a large cannabis crop on a rural farm in Bundaberg as part of ongoing investigations into a national drug syndicate. Operation Whiskey Unearth was established in November 2024 after detectives identified organised crime groups were allegedly purchasing isolated farms in rural Queensland, includin...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: An EMERGENCY ALERT has been issued at 12.05pm Monday 10February 2025 by Charters Towers Local Disaster Management Group. This is a CRITICAL WATER ALERT from the Charters Towers Local Disaster Management Group for CHARTERS TOWERS. Due to intake failure at weir, the Council will be moving to a level 4 water restriction (no watering). The Charters Towers community must continue to remain vigilant with ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Five people have been charged with nine offences after multiple people were allegedly seen running from a stolen vehicle on February 9. Around 9.25pm on February 9, police were called to a Gladstone Street address following reports of multiple people running from a vehicle parked behind a business. Upon arrival, police will allege the stolen vehicle, a white Toyota Hilux, was being driven in a dange...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 9 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from Gold Coast South Criminal Investigation Branch have arrested a man in relation to a shooting incident in Tallebudgera Valley on February 6. At approximately 10.15am today, February 9, police were conducting further foot searches in the area where the incident occurred. During this search, a 57-year-old man was located injured in a structure in bushland and taken into custody without i...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 9 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Brisbane region police have seized 10 knives from three alleged offenders during proactive patrols and operations across the city on Thursday, January 6. Shortly before 4pm, Coorparoo general duties officers were conducting patrols along Logan Road in Stones Corner as part of Operation Raze when they allegedly located eight knives and drugs on a 49-year-old Kangaroo Point man. The man has been charge...