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Police have charged a man following investigations into two alleged assaults on Brisbane buses in December last year.
Today officers released CCTV footage, appealing to members of the public who may recognise the man, to contact police.
At around 2.30pm today, officers conducting routine patrols took a man into custody on Lutwyche Road in Windsor.
The first alleged assault occurred around 7.45pm on December 9, when a 40-year-old man was sitting on a bus as it stopped on Maundrell Terrace in Chermside.
Police will allege the same man assaulted and caused facial injuries to an 18-year-old woman on a bus on South Pine Road at Everton Park at around 5.45pm on December 12.
A 39-year-old Aspley man has been charged with two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm.
He is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on February 4.
Investigators continue to appeal for anyone who may have been a victim of random or unprovoked assaults

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Police have charged a man, after an emergency was declared in Kallangur this afternoon.
The emergency situation was declared shortly after midday, after the execution of a search warrant at a residence allegedly uncovered what was believed to be explosive material.
The scene was rendered safe, following a controlled detonation and the material will now be scientifically tested.
Sections of Coppin Street West and Gardner Street West were closed bordering the intersections of Archer and Cliff streets and reopened at 4.30pm.
A 45-year-old Kallangur man has been charged with five counts of supplying dangerous drugs, two counts of knowingly or recklessly importing Tier 1 goods (human growth hormone) without approval and one count each of possessing dangerous drugs, possessing anything used in the commission of a crime and possessing property suspect of having been used in the commission of a drug offence.
He is due to appear in Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on January 16.
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Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety and Preservation Act in Kallangur.
The PSPA was declared shortly after midday after the execution of a search warrant at a residence uncovered what are believed to be explosive material.
The scene is still being rendered safe, as the nature of the potentially volatile substances located are continuing to be assessed by the Explosives Ordinance Response Team.
A section of Coppin Street West and Gardner Street West are closed bordering the intersections of Archer and Cliff streets.
Investigations are continuing.
There is no further information available at this stage.
A man is currently assisting police with their enquiries.

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.

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Police are investigating after two men were robbed outside of an entertainment venue in Boondall this afternoon.
The men aged 66 and 65 had just exited their vehicles in the carpark of the venue on Melaleuca Drive around 1.50pm when they noticed a Black Mazda BT-50 dual-cab travelling in the wrong direction on the ring road.
The men approached the vehicle as it stopped and the male passenger got out and produced what appeared to be a homemade firearm, demanding money and mobile phones.
The victims complied and the armed men fled the scene in the dual-cab with a sum of money and property.
Police have released CCTV images of a vehicle believed to be linked to the incident with false QLD registration 699VYH.
Members of the public are advised to call Triple if they see this vehicle and not approach the occupants.
The male passenger of the Mazda is described as Caucasian, approximately 177cm tall

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A man has been charged in relation to the alleged production and possession of dangerous drugs following a search of a Keperra home today.
Around 7.30am detectives from the Ferny Grove Criminal Investigation Branch executed a search warrant at a Clemesha Street address.
A search of the property was conducted, with police alleging they located large quantity of cannabis and cannabis seeds. A number of mature cannabis plants was also located in the back yard.
A 63-year-old Keperra man was charged with one count each of producing dangerous drugs, possessing dangerous drugs and possessing utensils.
He is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrate court on February 13.

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

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Police are issuing an urgent warning to the public following an investigation which has uncovered a disturbing development in romance and online scams.
Last night, the Queensland Police Service’s Financial and Cyber Crime Group charged a 32-year-old Durack man following an investigation sparked after a victim contacted police.
Operation Swift commenced following information received from a 34-year-old Brisbane woman who believed she had been dating an offender who had claimed to be a United States soldier.
It is alleged the victim befriended a man she believed to be a U.S Solider on a social media platform in October 2018. Over the course of the following months the victim was groomed into believing the stories provided by the criminal and formed an online romantic relationship.
The victim sent over $200,000 to the “U.S Soldier” via a series of transfers through a money transfer service.
“While this is becoming far too frequent, it is what came next

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Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted at his Nundah house this morning and had his car stolen.
The 55-year-old man was asleep around 4.45am at his Oxford Street residence when he has heard a noise downstairs.
The man went outside when he observed a man, who is not known to him, come out of the lower level his house. The resident grabbed the man’s shirt to stop him however the other man has punched him multiple times in the face. A second man then put what is believed to be a knife to the resident’s neck and told him to let go.
The two men then fled in the resident’s silver 2001 Mazda 323 hatchback with Queensland registration 132GAD which was parked on the street in front of his house. The men had stolen personal items and keys for the car from the house.
Both men are described as 178cm

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Detectives investigating the October 2017 murder of Abdul Mohammed at Kuraby have charged a man this morning.
It will be alleged the 35-year-old was attacked when he went outside of his St George Street home around 12.30am on Wednesday October 25, 2017, to check on a power outage.
Mr Mohammed was located deceased in the front yard a short time later having sustained a number of stab wounds.
Since the initial investigation, detectives from Acacia Ridge Criminal Investigation Branch and State Crime Command Homicide Investigation Unit have sought to identify those responsible for his murder.
A secondary crime scene was established at an address on Didcot Street in Kuraby last year with forensic officers carrying out a thorough examination of the dwelling and surrounds.
A 21-year-old Kuraby man was arrested this morning and has since been charged with one count of murder.
He is expected to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today.
In April last year,

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At 12.30am on Monday, September 3 last year, Public Safety Response Team officer Senior Constable Aaron Izzard was struck by a stolen vehicle at Chermside in which he was carried a significant distance before falling heavily onto the road, sustaining serious life-threatening injuries as a result of the incident.
Over three months Aaron spent 10 days in an induced coma in the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital Intensive Care Unit, and in a head trauma unit and rehabilitation.
He has faced many challenges adjusting to life and continues with his recovery to this day.
Aaron has recently returned to duty albeit in a reduced capacity at the Public Safety Response Team, however he has a long hard road of rehabilitation in front of him.
“I couldn’t be more humbled by the support received by those in the job,” Senior Constable Izzard said.
“The cards and visits certainly assisted and gave me energy to keep fighting.
“My

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The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a multi-vehicle crash in Kedron early this evening.
Ten vehicles including a truck were involved in a traffic crash at the corner of Edinburgh Castle Road and Gympie Road.
Shortly before 6pm a truck travelling south bound on Gympie Road collided with a car stopped in traffic causing eight more cars to crash.
Police and emergency services attended. Eight people were treated at the scene and four people were transported to hospital for observation.
The truck was seized for examination.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the incident.
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.
Quote this reference number: QP1900060999

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