Detectives have charged a man over the alleged theft of a car in Oxley and the burglary of an 85-year-old woman’s home in Kenmore this week. It will be alleged a 35-year-old Raceview man stole a black Nissan Patrol from a hotel on Oxley Road, Oxley at around 6:30pm on Wednesday. It will be further […]
Category: News & Updates from Queensland Police – Brisbane North
Violent burglary, Wooloowin
Police are investigating a violent burglary incident that occurred at a Wooloowin address this morning. At about 5.30am, three men entered a Thorrold Street address and threatened the elderly male occupant with a knife. The three men fled the scene a short time later west along Thorrold Street with a quantity of cash and other […]
Changing perceptions of Muslim and Police women in North Brisbane
Experiencing difficulties connecting with Muslim women in North Brisbane District was the inspiration for Detective Inspector Karen Ballantyne to create the SHE Program, to build relationships and connect Muslim and Police women in her local community. The QPS SHE Program, See me Hear me Empower me, was delivered by QPS in partnership with two Muslim […]
QPS fixes banning notice error
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has resolved a technical issue which impacted some banning notice information. The QPS is responsible for the transfer of banned person data to the ID scanner network introduced for relevant premises in Safe Night Precincts. Ongoing monitoring of data quality identified on November 8 that some banning orders had prematurely […]
Assault appeal, Fortitude Valley
Detectives investigating an alleged assault that left a man with a broken nose in Fortitude Valley in October are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident. Around 12.45am on Saturday October 13, a 46-year-old man was confronted by a man outside a Brunswick Street convenience store. A brief conversation occurred between the pair […]
Update 3 – Suspicious death investigation, Yeronga
Detectives investigating the suspicious death of a man at Yeronga at the weekend have charged a woman overnight. Police were called to a Yeronga Road unit complex around 7pm on Saturday, December 1 after the body of a man was located inside a wheelie bin. A good response from the community following a request for […]
Update: emergency declaration revoked, Auchenflower
Police have revoked an emergency declaration made at Auchenflower with two men taken into custody at a unit complex this afternoon. Shortly after 11am, officers were attending a Coronation Drive unit to arrest two men when a firearm was discharged from inside the unit. No one was injured during the incident. An emergency situation was […]
Children celebrate emergency services in Aspley
Aspley State School celebrated Queensland Emergency Services by inviting officers from their local Police, Fire and Ambulance Stations along to their last school parade for the year. Firefighter Ben and Police Constable Megan both provided valuable tips to the children in what to do in an emergency. The school Principal generously thanked all emergency services […]
Violent burglary, New Farm
Police are investigating a violent burglary incident that occurred at New Farm yesterday evening. At about 8.40pm, a group of approximately four to six men armed with a firearm and a knife entered a residence on Bowen Terrace and threatened the male occupant. The men punched and kicked the male occupant knocking him to the […]
Armed robbery, Chermside
Detectives are investigating after an armed robbery at a convenience store in Chermside this afternoon. At around 2:30pm three men entered the business on Gympie Road armed with knives and a brick. One of the men threw a brick at a female staff member before the men threatened staff. When staff fled to a secure […]