Police have released CCTV footage of a man they want to assist with inquiries in relation to multiple fraud offences. The man purchased a laptop through an online platform and sent the seller a fake bank transfer confirmation. The seller posted the laptop to a parcel locker at the buyer’s request. The seller then realised […]
Category: Updates from Queensland Police – North Brisbane
Armed robbery charges, South Brisbane
A man has been charged over the alleged armed robbery of a supermarket and attempted robberies of a fast food restaurant and pharmacy at Mount Gravatt today. Around 1pm the 39-year-old walked into a Logan Road business armed with a knife and demanded cash. The man attempted to open the register without success and is […]
Update: Suspicious death, Bracken Ridge
Detectives investigating the suspicious death of a man at Bracken Ridge on June 1 have charged a man. The body of a 27-year-old Deagon man was located on the roadway along Barfoot Street around 5.45am. Police established a crime scene and evidence was collected by forensic officers. Following a post-mortem examination and toxicology results the […]
Seven QPS officers acknowledged with the Australian Police Medal
Commissioner Ian Stewart and Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP today welcomed the announcement of the seven recipients from the Queensland Police Service (QPS) who will receive the Australian Police Medal (APM) and be nationally honoured for their distinguished service. The QPS APM recipients share a diverse policing […]
Join us for Coffee with a Cop in Hamilton and learn about home security
Officers from North Brisbane invite you to join them for their next Coffee with a Cop event to be held on Wednesday, June 19, in Hamilton. From 9.30am, local officers and crime prevention staff will be at Leo’s IGA on Racecourse Road, and will be able to officer crime prevention advice, answer your questions and […]
Come and learn about a career with the QPS in Chermside
On Thursday, July 4, the QPS will hold a Recruitment Expo at Chermside Shopping Centre between 5pm and 7pm. QPS officers will have a recruitment display including mainstream police recruiting, Indigenous recruiting as well as information on the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) recruit preparation program. On top of this, little (and big) kids alike […]
Serious assault police, Fortitude Valley
Police have charged a man following the alleged serious assault of two police officers and assault of a third officer in Fortitude Valley early this morning. Shortly after midnight police from Fortitude Valley attended a taxi rank at Warner and Wickham Streets, following a report two men were fighting. It will be alleged as police […]
Horsing around
The Queensland Police Service values its employees and their well being. With this in mind, the QPS has developed a strategy called ‘Our People Matter’ which focuses on the health, safety and wellbeing of all its members and their families. On June 6, as part of this strategy, members of the Crime Prevention and Vulnerable […]
Monthly Coffee with a Cop, Taigum Shopping Centre
On the first Tuesday of every month, police from the Boondall Police Station, along with Crime Stoppers, and our Volunteers In Policing (VIP’s) attend Taigum Shopping Centre from 10am to 11am to give local community members an opportunity to ask any questions they might have, and get to know their local police a bit better…. […]
Celebrating the end of Ramadan
It was a very chilly and windy morning on Tuesday June 4, however QPS officers joined with the Muslim community at Lutwyche Mosque, Masjid As-Sunnah, to celebrate the end of Ramadan with the Eid prayer and festivities. There were many eyes watching the moon movements the night before, as it is only when the new […]