More than 3000 Queensland state students have been suspended or expelled after being caught with illegal drugs in the past three years.
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Grievous bodily harm incident, Bracken Ridge
Detectives are investigating following an incident in which a woman was injured at an address in Bracken Ridge this morning.
Preliminary investigations indicate at around 10:40am emergency services were called to an address on Aldea Circuit following reports a woman had been doused in an accelerant and set on fire.
The 28-year-old woman was transported to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital for treatment of burns to her arms and chest.
Police have identified a man in relation to the matter, whose current whereabouts are known to officers.
There is no further information available at this time.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
QPS Officers receive bravery awards from the Royal Humane Society of Australasia
A number of officers from the Queensland Police Service attended an award ceremony to receive bravery awards from the Royal Humane Society of Australasia on Friday, July 21.
The awards; seven silver medals, 14 bronze medals, and eight certificates of merit, were presented to QPS officers by The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Councillor Graham Quirk.
The Royal Humane Society of Australasia, formed in 1874, publicly recognises acts of bravery by making awards to those who risk their own lives to save the lives of others. More than 8,450 awards have been made in the Society’s 142 years’ history.
Below is a summary of QPS award recipients. More details relating to each incident are available here: http://www.rhsa.org.au/bravery-award-present
Senior Constable Ben Bjarnesen (Brisbane Region) – Certificate of Merit
Attending the rescue of the occupant of a burning unit, Roma October 28, 2012.
Constable Megan Brunton (Southern Region) – Certificate of Merit
Attending the rescue of a police
Armed robbery, Lutwyche
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a convenience store in Lutwyche early this morning.
At 4am, a woman entered the Lutwyche Road shop and attempted to pay for some items with a debit card, however was unsuccessful.
She has then used a syringe to threaten a staff member.
The woman left the store on foot with a sum of cash and cigarettes.
No-one was physically injured.
The woman is described as being Caucasian in appearance with a proportionate build, shoulder-length curly blonde hair which could possibly be a wig, and was wearing a black dress, white leggings, light-coloured lace gloves or socks on her hands, grey sandshoes with purple laces, and a fabric mask or scarf over her face.
Investigations are continuing.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and
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