Detectives have charged a 50-year-old Fortitude Valley man following an alleged incident at a service station earlier this morning.
Around 1.20am, the man walked onto the grounds of the Barry Parade business and placed a suspicious looking device next to a petrol pump.
He then walked inside and threatened the attendant to give him money from the cash register.
The 50-year-old man has been charged with one count each of armed robbery and bomb hoax.
He is expected to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court later this morning.
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: QP1801782293
Category: Latest Queensland Police News – West Brisbane
Appeal for dash cam footage of Ipswich Motorway crash.
Police are requesting assistance in their investigations into a traffic crash on the Ipswich Motorway.
The crash occurred at 11.30 pm on Friday night and investigators are appealing for dash cam footage of the vehicles involved.
If any motorists travelling outbound on the Ipswich Motorway, between 11pm and 11.30pm on Friday September 22, have footage of a silver 320i BMW (pictured) and a White Toyota 4 Runner, they are asked to contact police.
Of particular interest is footage between the Blunder Rd and Progress Rd exits.
A 26-year-old female from Redbank, the driver of the BMW, and the driver of the 4 Runner, a 36-year-old Kallangur man were transported to the Princess Alexandra hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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
New cameras to make Queensland roads safer
New combined red light speed cameras will be installed at high risk intersections statewide from today.
Assistant Commissioner Mike Keating said the sites were carefully selected by the Queensland Police Service and Transport and Main Roads based on the number and severity of speed and red-light-related road crashes at these locations.
“The Queensland Government is committed to road safety and the reduction of road trauma on our communities,” Assistant Commissioner Keating said.
“By working together, we will continue to create safer roads for Queenslanders.”
Assistant Commissioner Keating said the combined red light speed camera technology would detect motorists who disobey the red traffic light, as well as motorists who speed through the intersection. This means cameras will not only detect a motorist speeding through red lights but also green and amber lights.
“All motorists have a responsibility to drive safely to ensure all Queenslanders get to their destinations safely,” Assistant Commissioner Keating said.
“These cameras will
Robbery with violence, Ashgrove
Police have issued two boys with notices to appear following investigations into a robbery at Ashgrove last night.
Around 11.30pm, it is alleged the pair entered the Waterworks Road Service Station, walked behind the counter and took tobacco products.
It will further be alleged, when the store attendant attempted to stop them, the boys assaulted him, punching him in the head.
Officers located the pair in a car not far from the scene a short time later.
The boys, aged 15 and 17 have each been issued with a notice to appear on one count of robbery with violence.
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: QP1801770140
Sergeant Dan Moore retires after 42 years of service
Officer In Charge of Indooroopilly Police Station Senior Sergeant Shane Hancock farewelling Sergeant Dan Moore
On Monday, September 17, the Inner West Police District bid farewell to one their finest, with the retirement of Sergeant Dan Moore on his 60th birthday.
Sergeant Moore officially retired on Sunday, after serving faithfully and honourably for 42 years and 8 months with the Queensland Police Service.
Sergeant Moore served with the QPS from January 1976 to September 2018, and served at the following police establishments during his policing career:
City Station
Indooroopilly
New Farm
City Station
Atherton
Kowanyama
Atherton
Police Operations Centre
Indooroopilly
Toowong
Indooroopilly
Commonwealth Games Group
During his career Sergeant Moore was an active member of the Queensland Police Bowls Club.
Sergeant Moore successfully represented the QPS in the Australian Police Games, winning medals in both singles and pairs events, and also in the Australasian Police Games.
In his last two years of service Sergeant Moore was attached to the Commonwealth Games Group, wasthe Logistics Supply Officer, where he was responsible
Card skimming arrest, Brisbane
Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Financial and Cyber Crime Group have charged a man following a protracted investigation into alleged card skimming offences.
As part of Operation Quebec Olympic it will be alleged the 31-year-old Brazilian born French national currently in Australia on a student visa attached deep insert skimming devices to Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) across Brisbane.
The man was arrested on July 12 this year after detectives executed a search warrant on a Leichhardt Street address in Spring Hill where it will be alleged they located $22,100 in cash, laptops and hard drive, five ATM deep insert skimming devices, two false ATM ceiling panels with attached pin hole cameras and associated electronics including SD cards and batteries.
It will further be alleged an electronic card reader and writer, numerous blank iTunes cards and gift cards, bag of tools and electronic equipment associated with card skimming were also located.
The man has
Inner West celebrates 30 years of Neighbourhood Watch Queensland
Inner West police and their Neighbourhood Watch Group members give 30 years of NHWQ a big thumbs up!
2018 marks 30 Years of Neighbourhood Watch Queensland (NHWQ), an organisation which plays a vital role in linking the police and the community together, and contributing to keeping Queensland safe.
The Inner West Police District currently has 16 active Neighbourhood Watch groups established throughout the Ferny Grove, The Gap and Indooroopilly Police Divisions.
On Saturday September 15, Police Officers from the Inner West Crime Prevention Unit along with members from their respective Inner West NHWQ groups gathered together to celebrate the 30th anniversary of NHWQ at the Walton Bridge Reserve, The Gap.
The gathering provided the opportunity for Inner West Police to acknowledge and thank their respective Neighbourhood Watch group members for their continual enthusiasm, dedication and contribution to the program.
The gathering also provided an opportunity for those attending to personally meet other Inner West NHWQ members, share ideas and establish networks.
The
Traffic operations to reduce road trauma in the Inner West
Police from the Inner West Patrol Group are conducting a series of partnership operations with Road Policing Command, SPER and Transport and Main Roads Inspectors to target drink and drug driving and defective vehicle offences.
The aim of these coordinated operations is to reduce road trauma due to traffic crashes caused by driver behaviours or faulty motor vehicles.
The targeting of locations is Intelligence-based and is shown to be effective, as police are removing a number of drug drivers.
Removing drug drivers from our suburban streets is especially important, as this is certainly something that benefits everyone’s safety.
If people drive with illegal substances in their system, police will locate these offenders and they will face consequences.
On Wednesday September 12, a successful 3 hour traffic operation was conducted within the Ferny Grove Police Division.
The results from this 3 hour operation were as follows:
Eight offenders charged with eight offences (six for being under the influence of drugs, one offender for blood alcohol content and
Dangerous drugs and weapons seized during Operation Kinetic closure, Brisbane
Detectives have made significant arrests as part of a four-month operation targeting the distribution of methylamphetamine (ICE) and other drugs by a syndicate across Brisbane.
Between May 23 and September 1, police from the Brisbane City Criminal Investigation Branch conducted Operation Kinetic, culminating in a total arrest of 28 persons on 164 charges, including three offences of trafficking.
Approximately 1kg of ICE was allegedly seized along with a large quantity of dangerous drugs located during the operation.
Cash and property was also seized totalling around $270,220, including a stolen Mercedes and Audi.
Notably, eight firearms including shotguns, numerous handguns and a conducted electrical weapon, as well as a sword and knife were seized.
Two 33-year-old men from East Brisbane and a 30-year-old man from Fitzgibbon will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court later this month charged with multiple offences.
Detective Inspector Glen Farmer of the City Valley Crime Group said this operation has yielded results that will have
Thieves targeting Inner West motor vehicles and motorcycles
Police from the Inner West Patrol Group are warning vehicle and motorcycle owners and drivers that within the past 8 days, thieves have targeted numerous vehicles and motorcycles in the following Inner West locations.
Theft of motor vehicles/motorcycles: St Lucia, Ferny Grove, Mitchelton, Samford Valley, Ashgrove and The Gap.
Steal from motor vehicles: Taringa, The Gap, Everton Hills, Ashgrove, Everton Park and Kenmore.
The targeted vehicles and motorcycles had either been stolen or physically broken into both during the day and night.
The targeted locations have included residential garages, communal underground carparks, driveways, carports and vehicles parked on the street or in railway station car parks.
Several of the vehicles were stolen as a result of their respective keys being located in residential dwellings during break and enter offences.
The offender/s then used these keys to drive away the vehicle from the residential address.
Additionally, a number of the vehicles broken into had valuable items in full view or that had been left insecure