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A second man has been charged following a shooting incident in Bald Hills last week.
Carseldine detectives initially charged a 21-year-old man with multiple offences after an occupant in a stolen Audi Q5 allegedly shot at another vehicle before it was stopped on Elizabeth Avenue in Clontarf.
A 20-year-old Bellmere man has also been charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
He is due to appear before the Sandgate Magistrates Court tomorrow.
The 21-year-old Deception Bay man is expected to appear in June.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.

Quote this reference number: QP2000761487 within the online suspicious activity form.

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Earlier this month, Senior Constable Duncan Hill from the Brisbane City Road Policing Unit (RPC) received a thank you package from the pre-kindy/ kindy room at the Banyo Journey Early Learning Centre for all of his hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The centre provided the packages to Senior Constable Hill to hand out to fellow officers as a thank you for keeping their community members safe.

Senior Constable Hill said that the packages contained six letters for police to sincerely thank them for the hard work they are doing during these difficult times.

They also contained paintings from the children to bring a little ray of hope into their day.
While at the Gold Coast Highway and Pacific Motorway border checkpoints on April 22, Senior Constable Hill distributed the letters and drawings to other officers.
The very talented artists
Senior Constable Hill said that his fellow officers were extremely touched and impressed with the paintings.
“They

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With the changes in our community due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Queensland Police Service have developed an Online Domestic and Family Violence Policelink reporting option.
This new reporting mechanism is available now and will be a vital tool in reporting domestic violence for any person who is isolating due to COVID-19. Please remember:

‘If you can safely call, do not use the online/SMS options’;
If the offence is happening now or if you or someone else is in danger dial triple zero;
If you have information about domestic and family violence and if the offence is not happening now and the person is safe then contact Policelink on 131 444;
If the safest way for you to contact the QPS is online or SMS, then use the online options;
Make sure you give clear details about what is happening, tell us if there are weapons involved and any other information that will assist with officer safety

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Detectives are investigating three suspicious car fires which occurred within the Centenary Division between the April 16 and 17.
At approximately 3:30am on April 16, offenders have attended an address at Huon Place, Forest Lake and set a gold 1991 Nissan Pathfinder on fire, before leaving the scene.
At approximately 11:20pm that evening, offenders have driven a stolen grey 2020 Toyota RAV 4 to Sunbird Street, Inala and set it on fire.  This car was stolen from Benier Close, Doolandella on April 15.
At approximately 4:50am on April 17, offenders have driven a stolen grey 2005 Honda Accord to Pelican Street, Inala and set it on fire.  The Honda Accord was stolen from Kathleen Street, Richlands between April 15 and 16.
Police are seeking anyone with any CCTV footage or dashcam vision to contact police in relation to these matters

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Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in Brighton overnight.
Preliminary investigations indicate around 7.45pm, a motorcycle collided with a power pole on Nathan Street.
The rider, a 49-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The 36-year-old female pillion was transported to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Forensic Crash investigators are appealing for any witnesses or anyone who may have dash cam vision to contact police.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.

Quote this reference number: QP2000785065 within the online suspicious activity form.

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Detectives have laid additional charges following investigations into an incident at Bald Hills on Wednesday where a firearm was allegedly discharged into a vehicle.
The 21-year-old has been charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.
He is expected to appear in the Sandgate Magistrates Court in June.
Investigators continue to appeal for anyone travelling on Pine Rivers Bridge and Linkfield Road, who witnessed the silver Audi and its occupants between 1pm and 1.20pm, to contact police.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.

Quote this reference number: QP2000761487 within the online suspicious activity form.

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Investigators are appealing for witnesses to an incident where a shot was fired into a vehicle travelling southbound on Gympie Arterial Road at Bald Hills this afternoon.
The incident is believed to have occurred around 1pm near the Pine River Bridge when a silver Audi containing four occupants was seen driving dangerously before pulling up beside a white Colorado utility.
A short time later the driver of the ute noticed one of the occupants point what is believed to be a firearm out a window.
Just prior to the Linkfield Road overpass, the driver heard a loud noise and observed the silver Audi accelerate away at speed using the linkfield Road exit.
The driver, a 24-year-old man, pulled over and noticed what appeared to be a hole in the rear left passenger door.
He then drove to Carseldine police station where a projectile was located inside the vehicle.
The man did not sustain any injuries.
Investigators are

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Detectives are appealing for public help to identify a man and woman as part of investigations into the theft of property stolen off a woman injured after falling from an e-scooter in South Brisbane on New Year’s Eve.
Around 10.20pm, the 22-year-old was sitting on the footpath adjacent to the southern pedestrian ramp at the southern side of the Kurilpa Bridge when a man approached, appearing to offer assistance.
Instead, the man picked up a number of items including a mobile phone and bank cards from the woman’s purse before fleeing north over the Kurilpa Bridge where he can be seen passing the items to a woman (pictured).
The woman’s cards were used fraudulently to purchase items from a convenience store on George Street in Brisbane shortly before 10.30pm then again at another store on Leichardt St in Spring Hill at 11pm.
The cards were then used again at a fast food restaurant in

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A man has been charged after an appeal for information to an incident at Bald Hills yesterday where a firearm was allegedly discharged into a vehicle.
Around 7.30pm last night Polair observed a stolen silver Audi Q5 travelling through Moreton and alerted police patrolling nearby.
Officers successfully deployed a tyre deflation device on Elizabeth Avenue at Clontarf and Hornibrook Highway bridge before the driver was taken into custody on the Deagon Deviation.
A 21-year-old Deception Bay man has been charged with one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a vehicle, fail to comply with requirements to stop private vehicle, driving of motor vehicle without a licence, enter premises and commit indictable offence, burglary and commit indictable offence, stealing, possess dangerous drugs, breach bail condition and two counts of receiving tainted property.
He has also been charged over the alleged theft of an Audi after it was reported stolen

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Detectives investigating a dispute between the drivers of two vehicles in Capalaba on Monday, April 6 have charged a man.
Around 4pm a 71-year-old man drove his gunmetal grey VW Amarok dual cab ute to the intersection of Redland Bay Road and Neuman Road.
It is alleged the occupants of a white Kia Cerato, a man and woman, exited their vehicle and approached him.
A verbal exchange occurred between the elderly man and the woman as he sat in his vehicle, before the man allegedly punched him a number of times through the driver’s side window.
The 28-year-old Mitchelton man was arrested and charged with serious assault of a person over 60.
He is due to appear in the Cleveland Magistrates Court on April 30.

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