Category: Latest Queensland Police News – West Brisbane

Pedestrians share the road with vehicles, but have no protection in an impact.
In 2017, 35 pedestrians died and 357 were hurt or seriously injured in crashes on Queensland roads.
Pedestrian safety is a shared responsibility for all road users.
Pedestrians should stop, look and listen before crossing the road.
Be aware of your surroundings and avoid distractions like headphones and mobile phones.
Use designated crossings wherever possible, as this is where drivers and riders are expecting you to cross.
Be aware and cross with care.
Vehicles must be prepared to give way to pedestrians and be aware of crossings, refuges and traffic signals where pedestrians may cross.
Travel at a speed that allows you to stop safely at these when needed.
Reduce your speed at night around entertainment venues where people gather.
Observe school zone speed restrictions and travel carefully in other areas with children, such as around playgrounds.
By changing behaviours and increasing awareness, we can make Queensland roads

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Police from the Inner West Patrol Group are conducting the Mt Zero campaign this weekend.
It all started up in the mountains and ended at Brookside Shopping Centre on Saturday morning.
Police and members of the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads attended Indooroopilly Shopping Centre on Sunday to continue spreading road safety messages to road users.

Mt Zero is a campaign created to raise awareness of the dangers of Mt Coot-tha, Mt Nebo and Mt Glorious roads.
Common factors contributing to accidents on these roads are speed, lack of rider experience, rider error, visibility and collision with other vehicles.
Police appeal for all road users to slow down and drive to the ever-changing conditions, as the weather affects road surface and debris making it slippery.
Police would like to remind all road users of the dangers of the mountain roads and thank those who came by for their positive contribution and helping to get Road Safety Week

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Detectives investigating an alleged assault that left a man with severe facial fractures in Fortitude Valley earlier this month are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident.
Around 1.43am on Sunday August 5, an altercation occurred involving a large group of people outside licensed premises in Ann Street resulting in a 21-year-old man sustaining facial injuries.
Anyone in the area during 1.30am and 2am on August 5 who may be able to assist with investigations, particularly pedestrians with mobile phone footage or road users with dash cam vision, is urged to contact police.
Investigations into the alleged incident 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 community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
Quote this reference number: QP1801490736

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Queensland Police Service and Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) will engage with road users and general public for Queensland Road Safety Week with a display at the Mt Coot-tha look out this Sunday, August 26 between 8am to 12pm.
We look forward to sharing road safety information with our motorist, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians.
Come along and say hello!
(Please note should we be inundated with rain on Sunday as suggested by the weather people we have a plan B and you will find us on Level 1, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, Moggil Road, between 9am to 12pm)

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The Queensland Police Service have located the two-year-old boy who was taken from a South Brisbane medical facility at 8.10pm yesterday.
Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance.
If you have any further information to report please call 131 564.

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Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey, along with Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan and Commissioner Ian Stewart, have issued an urgent plea to Queensland motorists in the lead up to this year’s Queensland Road Safety Week.
Queensland Road Safety Week is a joint initiative of the Department of Transport and Main Roads and Queensland Police Service working in collaboration with RACQ and CARRS-Q.
The road toll as of 8am this morning was 14 more than this time last year, with 166 lives lost so far.
Mr Bailey urged motorists to consider the risks of unsafe driving every time they got behind the wheel.
“We are preparing for our fourth annual Queensland Road Safety Week next week, but driving safely is a year-round responsibility for all motorists,” Mr Bailey said.
“Last year, distraction, drink driving and riding, fatigue, speeding and not wearing a seatbelt were a factor in 56%

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Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious traffic crash this afternoon at Greenslopes.
Initial inquires indicate about 1.40pm a motorbike and a grey small SUV were both headed inbound on Logan Road just after Juliette Street when they have collided.
The 35-year-old male rider of the motorbike was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
The driver of the grey Hyundia Kona was not physically injured in the crash.
Police are appealing for any witnesses or people with relevant dashcam vision to contact police.

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Police are investigating a suspicious building fire at an educational facility in Everton Hills this evening.
At about 7.20pm, emergency services were called to the facility on Henderson Road in relation to a building well involved in fire.
Emergency services promptly extinguished the fire preventing further damage.
No one was injured as a result of the incident.
Initial investigations indicate the fire may have been deliberately lit.
Any members of the public who have information in relation to this matter are urged to contact police.
 
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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A 30-year-old male detective senior constable from Brisbane Region has been suspended from the Queensland Police Service.
The officer is being investigated in relation to the access and release of official and confidential information without an official purpose related to the performance of his duties as a member of the Queensland Police Service.
The officer has also been issued with a Notice to Appear for the criminal charge of Computer Hacking, section 408E of the Criminal Code and is to appear before the Brisbane Magistrates Court on September 11, 2018.
In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency and accountability, we have undertaken to inform the public when an officer faces serious allegations of misconduct. This does not mean that the allegations against the officer have been substantiated.
Information about the Queensland Police Service Integrity framework can be found at:
https://www.police.qld.gov.au/corporatedocs/reportsPublications/other/Documents/QPS-ESC-Integrity-Framework.pdf
Information about compliments and complaints can be found at:
https://www.police.qld.gov.au/online/ComplimentsandComplaints.htm
If you have information

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On August 7 and 8, North Brisbane District held their QPS Health Expos at Arana Hills PCYC and Sandgate PCYC to launch the ‘Our People Matter’ strategy.
The event was free for QPS employees and families as well as the Emergency Services in the North Brisbane regions.
The Our People Matter strategy is all about promoting the health and well-being of our QPS members and their families, encouraging people to focus on four pillars: Fair and Positive Workplaces, Safe Workplaces, Healthy Minds and Healthy Bodies.
Many attendees obtained useful health checks during the Expos, including blood pressure, oxygen level, heart rate and cholesterol.
There were also mini fitness challenges, dietitian consults, healthy recipes, food demonstrations, grip strength tests and remedial therapies.
For more information on the Our People Matter strategy, head to ourpeoplematter.com.au.

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