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 […]
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Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, South Brisbane
Police have charged a man after a vehicle stolen from Rochedale was allegedly driven dangerously in Runcorn last night. It will be alleged around 7:30pm a grey Ford Falcon sedan, which had been stolen at gunpoint from a 33-year-old man at Priestdale Road in at around 5:30pm, was observed driving at speed on Pinelands Drive […]
Serious traffic incident, West End
Police are investigating after a bicycle rider was located injured in South Brisbane this morning. Preliminary investigations suggest that around 3am, a 30-year-old East Brisbane man was cycling along Vulture Street when he has come off his bike near Besant Street. A member of the public found the rider and called an ambulance. He was […]
Serious traffic crash, Morningside
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating after a serious traffic crash in Morningside overnight. Preliminary investigations indicate just after midnight two cars collided at the intersection of Richmond Road and Molloy Road. A 24-year-old female passenger was transported to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital where she remains in a critical condition. The 22-year-old male driver […]
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 […]
Closure of Operation Papa Apricot, South Brisbane District
Detectives from Acacia Ridge Criminal Investigation Branch have closed an ongoing operation today after four people have been charged with stealing over a million dollars worth of aviation parts. Operation Papa Apricot began on May 8 after a shipping container was stolen from an address on Fairfield Road at Yeerongpilly. Inside the container were a […]
Update 2: Robbery with violence, Sunnybank
Detectives investigating a violent robbery in Sunnybank on December 27 have charged another man. A 17-year-old Moorooka man has been charged with two counts each of robbery and attempted robbery and one count each of assault occasioning bodily harm, common assault, unlawful entry of a vehicle, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and wilful damage. […]
Armed robbery, Sunnybank
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a licensed premises in Sunnybank earlier this morning. At 2.50am, two male entered the Mains Road hotel armed with a firearm and a machete-type implement and made demands for cash. The pair left the business with a sum of money and was seen leaving in a white vehicle […]
VISION & UPDATE: Robbery with violence, Sunnybank
Police have released video of a violent robbery in Sunnybank in the hope people may recognise a vehicle that was stolen during the incident. Around 3.45am yesterday, five men approached two vehicles parked in a shopping centre off Mains Road. Fearing for their safety, the four occupants of the vehicles gathered together into the Mitsubishi […]
Charges after stolen vehicle involved in Bruce Highway crash
Police have charged two people after an allegedly stolen vehicle was involved in a serious traffic crash near Coolbie on December 22. It will be alleged that around 5.30am, a stolen Holden Cruze and a stolen Mitsubishi Challenger were travelling southbound on the Bruce Highway. The Cruze allegedly passed another vehicle (a Toyota Kluger) at […]