Category: Latest Queensland Police News – West Brisbane

 
Inner West Police are receiving information that members of the public and local businesses are witnessing criminal offences, suspicious activities and acts of anti-social behaviour occurring within their respective Inner West suburbs.
However, there has been many occasions where these activities have only been reported or discussed on social media sites, community chat rooms or to their respective council or state members etc and not to the police.
Unfortunately, in these occasions, police have not been advised of these occurrences and have subsequently been unable to respond or attend to these issues in a timely manner or have knowledge of these matters.
Inner West Police are urging their residents and local business owners to report police related matters directly to them, rather than by other means, so that they can deal with these occurrences in a timely and efficient manner.
Listed below is the correct method of reporting police related matters to Police:

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Over the past few weeks there has been a  number of news articles and social media reports referencing crime in the Toowong area and a call for a fixed police beat at the Toowong Shopping Centre.
As the Patrol Inspector for the area, I would like to provide some comment on the issue from a Queensland Police Service perspective.
The Queensland Police Service has implemented numerous strategies to monitor and address issues of community safety not just in the Toowong area but across the Inner West Patrol Group.  The strategies include

crime prevention assessments and support,
community engagement,
intelligence assessments  and
highly visible proactive policing patrols.

The strategies and methodologies used by the Queensland Police Service to deliver community safety, are continually evolving and adjusting in response to reported crime, anti-social behaviour and information provided by the community.
It should be noted that current policing methodologies are flexible, agile and intelligence driven and the purpose built “bricks and

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Break and Enter Dwelling
The total number of burglaries in the Inner West Patrol Group this past week was 12.

Suburb
Street
Time
Entry method
Property stolen
Date

Kenmore Hills       
Pamela Place
Evening

Unknown
 
Cards and jewellery

05/06/2020
 

Kenmore Hills
Mirbelia Street
Overnight
Forced entry to side glass sliding doors
Jewellery

01/06/2020
to
02/06/2020

Toowong
Patrick Lane
Morning

Unlocked sliding door
SNEAK BREAK
Nil
06/06/2020

Toowong
Patrick Lane
Morning

Forced entry to front door
SNEAK BREAK
Nil
06/06/2020

Pinjarra Hills  
Moggill Road
Between times
Unlocked ground floor french doors
Unknown

30/05/2020
to
02/06/2020

Chapel Hill
Fleming Road
Morning

Attempted forced entry via laundry window
SNEAK BREAK
Nil

01/06/2020
 

Camp Mountain  
Mary Orr Court
Day
Forced entry to side glass sliding doors
Unknown
02/06/2020

Kenmore
Annabel Street
Day

Forced entry to front french doors
SNEAK BREAK
Unknown
04/06/2020

Kenmore
Harvard Street
Between dates
Unlocked back door
Unknown

05/06/2020
to
06/06/2020

Chapel Hill
Mukurta Street
Evening
Forced entry to rear door
Cash and jewellery
04/06/2020

Upper Kedron  
Wyellan Street
Night

Attempted entry to multiple external doors
SNEAK BREAK
 
Nil
05/05/2020

Auchenflower  
Bangalla Street
Overnight

Climbed through open window
SNEAK BREAK
2016 white Land Rover Discovery with registration 212ZKZ

07/06/2020
to
08/06/2020

Steal from Premises
The total number of ‘steal from premises’ (businesses, schools, garages, etc) this past week was eight.

Suburb
Street
Time
Type
Date

Mitchelton   
Samford Road
Night

Business
Attempted entry only  
02/06/2020

Anstead
Hawkesbury Road
Between dates
Council property

27/05/2020
to
02/06/2020

Ferny Grove
McGinn Road
Morning
Residential carport
04/06/2020

Gaythorne
Bellevue Avenue
Night
Residential

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Several serious crashes over the weekend have prompted police to issue a warning to motorists to drive responsibly.
This weekend alone has seen eight lives lost on Queensland’s roads with a number of others now suffering serious injuries.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, four lives were lost in Townsville when a car flipped after clipping a roundabout. This was after an infant died in a single vehicle traffic crash in Mackay on Saturday afternoon.
Two men also died in a three-vehicle collision around 3.30pm on Sunday afternoon at Bethania.
Later Sunday night, a collision occurred between a car and a truck on the Warrego Highway at Oakey. An altercation has occurred between the two drivers when the driver of the car attempted to grab hold of the truck as it drove off and was thrown into oncoming traffic.
A 19-year-old man was transported to hospital with serious injuries.
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Police are investigating the armed robbery of a convenience store in Sunnybank Hills early yesterday morning.
Around midnight, two men wearing red bandanas across their faces entered the Pinelands Road service station and approached the counter.
One demanded cash from the 23-year-old male attendant while the second made threats while holding a knife.
The first attempted to climb under the counter while the attendant opened the cash register and handed over the till. The two fled towards Farne Street on foot.
No one was physically injured.
The first offender was wearing a grey hoodie, dark coloured trackpants and grey shoes with a white stripe.
The second was wearing a black hoodie, dark coloured pants and grey sports shoes with a blue outline.
They were both wearing gloves and had bags, one blue, the other black.
Investigations are continuing.

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Police are urging motorists to make better decisions on the roads with a mid-year report revealing an eight per cent increase in the number of fatal traffic crashes across Queensland.
A total of 91 lives have been lost on Queensland roads in the first five months of 2020, up from 84 at the same time last year.
Motorcyclists were highly represented in the figures, with one in four of all fatalities either motorcycle riders or  passengers.
Road Policing Command Superintendent David Johnson said police were very concerned with trends in road trauma for the year so far.
“Despite less travel occurring on our roads so far this year due to COVID-19, we are seeing more trauma and that is a troubling.
“Importantly, many of the fatal traffic crashes which have occurred could have been prevented.
“Day-in and day-out, we are seeing road users make poor decisions on our roads and tragically, these decisions are having devastating

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Break and Enter Dwelling
The total number of burglaries in the Inner West Patrol Group this past week was 10.

Suburb
Street
Time
Entry Method

Property
Stolen
Date

Ashgrove       
Stewart Road
Morning

Unlocked front door
 
Linen, tolls, medication, food stuffs, clothing

May 25
 

Pullenvale
Primley Street
Morning
Jimmied side sliding glass door
Cash, foreign currency, collectable items
May 27

Ferny Hills
Ferny Way
Day
Forced entry to rear door
Play Station
May 27

Keperra
Rawnsley Street
Overnight

Garage by unknown means
SNEAK BREAK
Cash, wallet, cards, garage remote

May 27
to
May 28

Bardon
Gerler Street
Overnight

Possible unlocked door
SNEAK BREAK
Car keys

May 27
to
May 28

Mitchelton
Kooya Road
Between times

Possible unlocked door
 
Wallet, cash, cards

May 27
to
May 28

Chapel Hill
Ashburton Street
Between times
Possibly through rear door using ‘Doggy door’
Unknown
May 28

Chapel Hill
Roy Street
Between dates
Window smashed
Cash tin

May 27
to
May 29

St Lucia
Orchard Terrace
Overnight
Open garage door
Bicycle

May 30
to
May 31

Gaythorne
Grays Road
Evening
Attempted forced entry to rear door
Nil
May 30

Steal from Premises
The total number of ‘steal from premises’ (businesses, schools, garages, etc) this past week was 11.

Suburb
Street
Time
Type
Date

St Lucia  
Prospect Terrace
Between times
Construction site

May 25
to
May 26

Toowong
Land Street
Between dates
Residential unit block garage

May 25
to
May 26

Toowong
Bayliss Street
Between dates
Unoccupied residential unit

April

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Police from the Inner West Patrol Group are warning vehicle owners/ drivers that within the past 28 days, thieves have targeted 19 vehicles in the following Inner West suburb locations:
Steal motor vehicles (three):

Ashgrove: Beth Eden Terrace, Todd Street; and
Bardon: Gerler Street.

Steal from motor vehicles (16):

The Gap: Eranga Street (three vehicles targeted), Michaela Crescent, Exeter Street, Malgoa Street, Granton Place and Tarlinga Street;
Ashgrove: Wessex Lane, Exteter Street, Elimatta Drive, Hibiscus Avenue, Aloomba Road (two vehicles targeted); and
Bardon: Jubilee Terrace, Stuartholme Road and Selby Street.

The targeted vehicles had either been stolen or physically broken into both during the day and night.
The targeted locations have mainly been vehicles parked in residential driveways or on residential streets.
Sadly, half of the vehicles broken into had valuable items in full view and/or which had been left unlocked at the time of the offence.
These factors have made it much easier for thieves to help themselves at the expense of the

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During Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, the Queensland Police Service is supporting Australia’s first LGBTI Domestic Violence Awareness Day today (May 28).
Queensland Police Officer and founder of LGBTI Domestic Violence Awareness Day, Senior Constable Ben Bjarnesen, is a DVConnect Board Member and works closely with Queensland’s LGBTI+ communities to provide police support.
Queensland Police are working with DVConnect and Queensland Council for LGBTI Health to support the inaugural LGBTI Domestic Violence Awareness Day on May 28 
Senior Constable Bjarnesen said the day, supported by DVConnect and the Queensland Council for LGBTI Health, aimed to raise awareness of domestic violence experienced within LGBTI relationships and improve the levels of reporting to authorities and support services.
“It’s so important that people from LGBTI communities know that help is available for them, that they don’t have to live with abuse and that everyone, regardless of their sexuality or gender identity, deserves to live a life

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During Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, the Queensland Police Service is supporting Australia’s first LGBTI Domestic Violence Awareness Day today (May 28).
Queensland Police Officer and founder of LGBTI Domestic Violence Awareness Day, Senior Constable Ben Bjarnesen, is a DVConnect Board Member and works closely with Queensland’s LGBTI+ communities to provide police support.
Queensland Police are working with DVConnect and Queensland Council for LGBTI Health to support the inaugural LGBTI Domestic Violence Awareness Day on May 28 
Senior Constable Bjarnesen said the day, supported by DVConnect and the Queensland Council for LGBTI Health, aimed to raise awareness of domestic violence experienced within LGBTI relationships and improve the levels of reporting to authorities and support services.
“It’s so important that people from LGBTI communities know that help is available for them, that they don’t have to live with abuse and that everyone, regardless of their sexuality or gender identity, deserves to live a life

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