Stafford Police invite all community members to join them for Coffee with a Cop, next Friday.
Coffee with a Cop is a casual way for local residents and business owners to meet their local Police Officers, hear about local issues, and ask questions all whilst enjoying a delicious cup of coffee on us!
When: Friday September 13, 9am – 11am
Where: Paddock Espresso, 38 Chermside Street Grange
We look forward to meeting you there!
Category: Latest Queensland Police Service News
Special delivery to Vulnerable Persons Unit from Uniforms 4 Kids
Senior Sergeant Wyld and Inspector Smith receive a special delivery from Uniforms 4 Kids and Queensland Corrective Services
Community service workers have helped create beautiful children’s clothing from repurposed police uniforms through the Uniform 4 Kids initiative.
Uniform 4 Kids is an inspirational program which transforms uniforms once worn by police officers and other public safety agencies into beautiful children’s clothing.
The clothing is then provided to vulnerable families in the community.
Uniforms 4 Kids is now getting a helping hand from community service workers on Brisbane’s north side.
The community service workers teamed up with Uniforms 4 Kids and delivered their first consignment of clothing to the North Brisbane District Vulnerable Persons and Domestic Violence Unit (VPU) on Friday, August 23.
This is an amazing partnership between the Queensland Police Service, VPU and Queensland Corrective Services.
It has had a number of great outcomes for the workers in providing a sense of purpose and achievement and
Vehicle security reminder, Fitzgibbon
Police are encouraging residents to ensure their vehicles are locked and secured, especially when parked in and around their home residence.
Between the hours of 5pm and midnight on Sunday September 1, there were seven unlawful entry of motor vehicle offences reported in Cambridge Crescent, Fitzgibbon.
All of these vehicles were left unlocked and it is highly likely that offenders were looking for keys to these vehicles to steal them, and subsequently commit further offences.
The following tips will help reduce the risk of vehicle theft:
If you have off street parking, use it.
If possible, park behind locked gates or in a locked garage.
Remove temptation – always lock doors and close windows when your vehicle is unattended.
Remove all valuables from your vehicle before leaving it unattended.
For maximum protection, an engine immobiliser that meets Australian Standards provides the most effective deterrent to opportunistic vehicle theft.
For more information on vehicle and bike security, click here.
If you
Robbery, Runcorn
Police are seeking public assistance to find a man who may be able to assist in relation to a robbery in Runcorn on August 29.
Around 12.50pm a woman was approached by the man in Woorabinda Street who stole her handbag containing a large sum of cash.
The man ran along Warrigal Road into the carpark of Runcorn Plaza and was last seen in Kalanda Street.
He is described as approximately 180cm tall, medium build with dark black short curly hair shaved on the sides, a beard and wearing a blue shirt and dark coloured pants.
Police are yet to locate the man and appealing to the public to provide any information which may assist in the investigation.
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,
Wounding, Kelvin Grove
Detectives are investigating an alleged unlawful wounding at Kelvin Grove overnight.
It will be alleged at 9.35pm two men attended a Tait Street unit wearing masks and carrying a knife and a crow bar.
They hit the 39-year-old male resident in the head and demanded money.
A struggle ensured during which one of the masked men was allegedly struck several times in the head and neck with a knife.
Both men then fled the scene in a Mitsubishi Lancer been driven by a woman.
Police located the Lancer a short time later in Stafford and the two men were transported to hospital with non-life threatening facial and neck injuries.
Investigations are continuing.
And that’s a wrap for Queensland Road Safety Week
Talking all things road safety
The Gateway Crime Prevention Team, along with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), Volunteers In Policing (ViP’s), Crime Stoppers, and Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) ‘Braking the Cycle’, had their last event for Queensland Road Safety Week today at the Taigum Shopping Centre.
Although Queensland Road Safety Week is coming to an end today, it does not mean that police are forgetting all about it, and neither should you.
Our message continues to be vitally important that road safety is everyone’s business and we all have a role to play.
Heading into the weekend, police want to remind community members to continue being safe on our roads while driving long distances.
Did you know that in 2018, 31 people died and a further 472 people were seriously injured in crashes involving fatigue?
Here are some tips to avoid fatigue when driving:
Avoid driving at times when you are normally sleeping;
On
Update 1: Appeal for witnesses and dash cam – Acts intended to cause GBH charge, Gympie
Gympie detectives are appealing for witnesses and motorists with dash cam vision following an altercation on the Bruce Highway at Gympie on Sunday afternoon.
It will be alleged that around 2.45pm, a white utility was stopped at a red traffic light at the intersection with Monkland Street when a silver hatch back pulled up following an earlier incident.
An altercation occurred where a 31-year-old Amarmoor man sustained serious stab wounds and remains in a critical condition.
Investigators are appealing for anyone travelling southbound along the Bruce Highway and on Monkland Street, who may have witnessed the altercation, to come forward and speak to police.
Police would like to speak to the driver of a white Pantech truck (possibly a horse transporter) that was travelling southbound on the highway at approximately 2:29pm.
The truck is seen stopping at the intersection and turning right into Monkland Street towards Southside.
Police would also like to speak to the driver
Stealing offences, Brisbane North
Between August 16 and August 22, there were four stealing offences specifically targeting laundromats.
These offences predominately occurred during the evening within the following areas:
On evening of August 16, a 24-hour laundromat at Paddington
On evening of August 18, a 24-hour laundromat at Ashgrove
On evening of August 19, a laundromat operating from 6.30am to 10pm at Everton Park
On evening of August 22, a 24-hour laundromat at Aspley
Investigations revealed that offender/s either cut, forced or drilled access to coin machines or from the actual washing and drying machines themselves.
It was likely that the offenders were aware of CCTV at the locations as they dressed to conceal their identity.
Due to some excellent investigative and intelligence work and information from the public, detectives were successful in identifying two male suspects who were subsequently arrested and charged with numerous stealing offences on August 29.
A 19-year-old Bald Hill man and a 31-year-old Kallangur man will appear in
Queensland Road Safety Week at Chermside
You’re never too young to learn about road safety
Police from the Gateway Patrol Group in North Brisbane spent yesterday at Westfield Chermside spreading the word about Queensland Road Safety Week with community members.
Police took the opportunity to remind the public that road safety is everyone’s business and allowed shopper’s to brush up on their road safety knowledge with our road rules refresher quiz.
Shopper’s had the opportunity to sit on a real police motorcycle and in the drivers seat of a marked vehicle.
Which was a big hit, and not just for little one’s.
Thank you to everyone that stopped in to say hi and hear about the ways they can make road safety a priority.
Click here for more information on road safety.
The science behind road safety: Distraction and Inattention
This week is Queensland Road Safety Week and together with Department of Transport and Main Roads, StreetSmarts, we’re committed to putting road safety first. In 2018, 245 people were killed on Queensland roads.
You’ve heard about the Fatal Five but did you know that one in every nine fatalities in 2018 were a result of distraction?
Mobile phones are a distraction in basically every part of our lives.
While they make our lives so much easier in so many ways, they can be deadly on our roads.
Using a mobile phone is a physical, visual, auditory and cognitive distraction. When you’re travelling at 60km/h, looking down at your phone for a mere two seconds can result in you travelling 33.33 metres without looking at the road. That’s 33.3 metres you have travelled blindly, unaware of your surroundings.
Keep distractions to a minimum so you can ensure safer roads for all road users.
The facts:
Driving while using