Queensland Police Service, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Queensland Ambulance Service and the SES are again competing by service and state to give the most blood donations during the Emergency Services Blood Challenge, 2018, for the Australian Red Cross. Last year, the Emergency Services Blood Challenge resulted in an amazing 9,422 donations in total. Each […]
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Cool cops, Cannon Hill
Police and VIP’s (Volunteers in Policing) from the Crime Prevention Unit held an information day at the Cannon Hill Kmart Plaza shopping centre to promote Queensland Road safety Week. Several people took the road rules refresher test with interesting results. If you feel you need a quick revision of the road rules or want to […]
Road Safety Week: Remembering Ride Safely 4 me
Almost three years ago Senior Sergeant Ian Park shared his story of losing a friend on our roads as a result of a motorcycle accident. For those of you who don’t remember on Boxing Day 2015, Senior Sergeant Park, or Parkie, as he’s known at work, went to the scene of a motorcycle accident in […]
Motorcycle safety for Queensland Road Safety Week
A motorcycle accident happens in a flash, but the aftermath is traumatic. The faster you go, the harder you hit – and on a bike, you’ll always come off second‐best. The only thing speeding gets you closer to is a crash. In 2017, 50 motorcyclists died and 953 were hurt or seriously injured in crashes […]
Police launch one-off Pride patches for Wear It Purple Day
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) have launched specially designed patches to again demonstrate its support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) youth throughout Queensland through its involvement in this year’s Wear it Purple Day. Wear it Purple Day was established to demonstrate to young people that there is hope, that there are people […]
Students learn life lessons during Queensland Road Safety Week 2018
In recognition of Queensland Road Safety Week (27 – 31 August 2018), Queensland Police Officers used this opportunity to address year 11 and 12 students at the Islamic College of Brisbane, Karawatha. Attendees to the seminar were the typical ‘L’ or ‘P’ licence holders, alongside teachers from the school. Students were advised of key road […]
Morningside Police enforce Queensland Road Safety Week
Morningside Police are currently enforcing the fatal five during Queensland Road Safety Week which is being held from Monday, August 21 until Friday, August 31. Road safety week is a joint initiative of the Queensland Police Service and the Department of Transport and Main Roads to promote community involvement with making our roads safer for […]
Bicycle rider safety for Queensland Road Safety Week
Bicycle riders have less protection than motorists and are more likely to be injured if there is a crash. In 2017, 8 bicycle riders died and 390 were hurt or seriously injured in crashes on Queensland roads. We all need to be aware and share the road safely. Bicycle riders are legitimate road users and […]
Armed robbery charge, Acacia Ridge
Police have arrested a man after a taxi driver was allegedly robbed in Acacia Ridge yesterday. It will be alleged around 4.15pm a man was driven in a cab from Annerley to a hotel at Acacia Ridge before he demanded the male driver hand over cash from the till. When the driver refused, the man […]
Assault Investigation, Sunnybank
Police investigating an incident in which a woman was reportedly dragged alongside a car in a carpark at Banoon Railway Station on Monday, August 6, are appealing for witnesses. Around 5.30pm a 23-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were involved in an altercation at the driver’s side door of a blue Subaru Liberty. The man […]