FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH, RANSOME

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Ransome this morning, January 26. Just before 9am a blue Holden Commodore and red Mitsubishi Lancer travelling on Rickertt Road have collided at the intersection with Chelsea Road. The driver of the Holden, a 37-year-old Manly West man, died at the scene. A 4-year-old boy, a passenger in the Holden, was transported to the Queensland ...


FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH, COOLANGATTA

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Coolangatta early this morning, January 26. Just before 5am, a stolen white Suzuki SX4 S Cross with stolen registration plates was travelling south on Dixon Street when it left the road and crashed into two parked vehicles before crashing into a fence at an address near Staplyton Street. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, a ...


HOMICIDE, KIRWAN

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a 24-year-old Kirwan woman following the sudden death of a 9-year-old boy in Kirwan overnight. It will be alleged emergency services were called to a Charles Street residence around 7.05pm following reports the boy was unresponsive. Upon arrival, police located the boy deceased. The woman was taken into custody at the scene without incident. It will be further alleged the woman...


DANGEROUS OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, BURLEIGH

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 26 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Officers from the Gold Coast district have arrested a man following a call to assist from New South Wales Police yesterday, January 25. It will be alleged that at about 5:50pm the call for assistance was made after a Blue Holden Commodore sedan was observed driving at high speed on the Pacific Motorway at Cudgera Creek, New South Wales by the highway patrol about 10 minutes prior. Attempts were made...


CHILD BITTEN BY DINGO ON K'GARI

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 25 -- The Department of Environment and Science issued the following media release: Rangers are reminding parents to keep their children close this long weekend, after a child was bitten by a tagged female dingo onK'gari. The dingo reportedly charged two children, aged four and 12years old, who were swimming in shallow water in LakeMcKenzie (Boorangoora) on Thursday 23January2025. Sadly, the dingo bit the four-year-old child on the left shoulder, resulting in superf...


FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH APPEAL, BIRKDALE

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 25 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Forensic Crash Unit is appealing for witnesses following a fatal traffic crash in Birkdale on January 20. Initial investigations indicate around 11.30am, a 79-year-old Birkdale man was travelling on a mobility scooter when he was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Old Cleveland Road and Buckingham Street. The 79-year-old man was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical ...


BREAK AND ENTER CHARGES, IPSWICH AND SOUTH BRISBANE

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 25 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives have charged a teenager following a series of break and enters across the Ipswich and South Brisbane region this month. It will be alleged the boy was involved in multiple break and enters of businesses in Boonah, Springfield, Browns Plains, Springfield Lakes, South Brisbane and Brassall between January 9 and 23. Following extensive investigations, detectives from the Ipswich Criminal Inv...


SEVEN OFFICERS RECOGNISED WITH AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDALS

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 25 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) proudly recognises seven officers who will be awarded the Australian Police Medal (APM) in this year's Australia Day Honours for their impressive contribution to policing. Announced in January and June, on Australia Day and the King's Birthday, the APM recognises the unsung heroes who deserve both thanks and recognition for their service to the community. Now in i...


MEDIA STATEMENT: A FRESH START FOR QUEENSLAND: CRISAFULLI GOVERNMENT EXPANDS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 24 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 10:47 AM Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last A Fresh Start for Queensland: Crisafulli Government expands Natural Resource Management * Crisafulli Government expands Natural Resource Management funding to boost biodiversity programs. * $117.84 million will be available ...


INTERNATIONAL POLICE OPERATION TAKES DOWN ALLEGED SPANISH DRUG TRAFFICKING SYNDICATE TARGETING AUSTRALIA

CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Footage and images available via Hightail An alleged Spanish-based transnational organised crime syndicate accused of trafficking illicit drugs to Australia has been dismantled, with 11 people charged in Barcelona and Ibiza in Spain following an international police investigation. The AFP provided intelligence to Spain's Guardia Civil in February, 2024, about a group suspected of trying to sm...