Keys are the means to take your vehicle. Protect your property by not making them easily available.
Police are advising Inner West suburb residents that in the past couple of weeks thieves have been breaking and entering residential houses with the sole intention of stealing motor vehicles.
As motor vehicle security technology has increased over the years, it has made it more difficult for thieves to simply break into and steal a vehicle by traditional means, such as ‘hot wiring’ it.
Subsequently thieves are now committing residential break and enters with the intention of directly targeting vehicle keys. Once a vehicle key is located, the offenders are offered unimpeded access to a vehicle and ability to easily drive off into the sunset with their newly and unlawfully acquired bounty.
Residents are encouraged to think about where they store vehicle keys and other personal property that is likely to be targeted by offenders. By simply
Category: Latest Queensland Police News – West Brisbane
Have you lost money to a scam? Are you eligible for a refund?
The Financial and Cyber Crime Group is encouraging any Queenslander who may have been the victim of a scam or lost money through Western Union to take action by February 12.
Western Union has agreed to pay a penalty of US$586 million to the United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ) after admitting to aiding and abetting wire fraud. The DOJ is using this penalty to provide refunds to eligible people worldwide who were tricked into paying scammers via Western Union between 2004 to January 2017.
Australian consumers can find out more information and how to apply for a possible refund of money lost via a scam at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Scamwatch page here:
https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/news/victims-scammed-via-western-union-may-get-refund
“This is a great outcome for consumers. I encourage any Queenslander who has lost money in a scam involving a Western Union money transfer to visit the ACCC website and take the necessary steps to recover
Inner West police wrap, January 15 to 21
Break and enter dwelling: The total number of burglaries in the Inner West Patrol Group this week was six.
Suburb
Street
Time
Entry method
Property stolen
Date
Gaythorne
Pickering Street
Day
Louvres removed in laundry
Cleaning products
15/01/2018
Gaythorne
Lade Street
Morning
Rear window smashed
Clothing, CDs
17/01/2018
Gaythorne
Grays Road
Overnight
Garage side door forced
3 x lap tops, guitar, wristwatch
20/01/2018 to 21/01/2018
Kenmore
Kenmore Road
Overnight
Unknown – SNEAK BURGLARY
Handbag, bag, Australian passport, iPhone, house/work/car keys, cash, jewellery, garage remote.
15/01/2018 to 16/01/2018
Ferny Hills
Quinnia Court
Day
Unknown
Game console and controllers, prescription medication
19/01/2018
Everton Hills
Tiverton Street
Day
Front balcony door – ATTEMPT ONLY
Nil
20/01/2018
Steal from premises: The total number of steal from premises (businesses, schools, garages, etc) was one.
Suburb
Street
Time
Type
Date
Ashgrove
Uniting Church
Overnight
Church hall
16/01/2018 to 17/01/2018
Steal from motor vehicle: The total number of unlawful entries into motor vehicles was four.
Suburb
Street
Time
Location
Property stolen
Date
Ashgrove
Royal Parade
Overnight
Carport
Sunglasses, sunscreen
16/01/2018 to 17/01/2018
Ashgrove
Ashgrove Village Shopping Centre
Day
Carpark
Rear number plate
21/01/2018
Gaythorne
Lade Street
Day
Street
Nil
15/01/2018
Kenmore Hills
Shadowood Street
Overnight
Street
Both number plates
15/01/2018 to 16/01/2018
Wilful damage: The total number of wilful damage offences this past week was five.
Suburb
Street
Property damaged
Date
Ferny Grove
McGinn Road
Shop glass door panel
15/01/2018
Ferny Grove
Lanita Road
House damaged
16/01/2018
Ferny Hills
Kootangal Crescent
House window smashed
15/01/2018 to 16/01/2018
Mitchelton
University Road
Wire cage damaged
14/01/2018 to 18/01/2018
Indooroopilly
Clarence
Please watch out, there are school children about
Police from the Inner West Patrol Group wish to remind all motorists that with the resumption of the school year, all school speed enforcement zones are now back in operation from today, Monday, January 22.
Motorists are further reminded that the gazetted speed limits in all school zones is 40km/h from 7am to 9am in the morning, and from 2pm to 4pm in the afternoon on school days.
Police will be actively policing and enforcing speed limits and traffic offences in school zones and ask motorists to be vigilant whilst approaching, travelling through and exiting school zones.
Inner West Police would also like to advise motorist that a new operational school zone has been established on Samford Road, Mitchelton, outside the Mitchelton State High School. A number of warning signs have been erected on the inbound and outbound approaches to the school on Samford Road, advising motorist of the establishment and operation of this new school zone.
Please keep our school zones safe
Inner West police wrap, January 8 to 14
Break and enter dwelling: The total number of burglaries in the Inner West Patrol Group this week was 11.
Suburb
Street
Time
Entry method
Property stolen
Date
Kenmore
Gem Road
Unknown
Window left open
Unknown at this stage
04/01/2018 to 08/01/2018
Kenmore
Cedarleigh Road
Day
Unknown
Unknown
10/01/2018
Toowong
Golding Street
Overnight
Garage door forced – SNEAK BURGLARY
Nil
13/01/2018 to 14/01/2018
Toowong
Land Street
Unknown
Front door forced
Key
05/01/2018 to 14/01/2018
Ashgrove
Waterworks Road
Day
Window left open
Television
10/01/2018
Ashgrove
Lovekin Street
Overnight
Front door damaged – ATTEMPT ONLY
Nil
08/01/2018 to 09/01/2018
Keperra
Coachwood Street
Early morning
Front door damaged – SNEAK BURGLARY
Nil – Offender disturbed
14/01/2018
Keperra
Dawson Parade
Evening
Side door left unlocked – SNEAK BURGLARY
Cash
14/01/2018
Mitchelton
Glenholm Street
Overnight
Window left open – SNEAK BURGLARY
House and car keys, vehicle
09/01/2018 to 10/01/2018
Indooroopilly
Wynyard Street
Unknown
Rear door forced
Passport
05/01/2018 to 12/01/2018
Ferny Grove
McGinn Road
Day
Laundry door forced
Chainsaw
13/01/2018
Steal from premises: The total number of steal from premises (businesses, schools, garages, etc) was three.
Suburb
Street
Time
Type
Date
Taringa
Swann Road
Overnight
Storage shed
10/01/2018 to 11/01/2018
Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo Road
Unknown
Barracks
24/12/2017 to 11/01/2018
Toowong
Sherwood Road
Unknown
Shop
06/01/2018 to 08/01/2018
Steal from motor vehicle: The total number of unlawful entries into motor vehicles was 10.
Suburb
Street
Time
Location
Property stolen
Date
Everton Park
South Pine Road
Day
Street
Nil
08/01/2018
Everton Park
Hunter Street
Overnight
Front yard
Both number plates
12/01/2018 to 13/01/2018
The Gap
Belclare Street
Overnight
Driveway
GPS
09/01/2018 to 10/01/2018
The Gap
Michaela Crescent
Overnight
Street
Shoes, game console
09/01/2018 to
Use of unmarked mobile speed cameras in Queensland
There has been some commentary surrounding the use of unmarked mobile speed cameras in Queensland today.
The use of unmarked mobile speed cameras is just one of a suite of measures employed by the Queensland Police Service (QPS) aimed at reducing the state’s road toll.
There are 18 unmarked mobile speed camera vehicles in use across Queensland.
During the 2016-17 financial year there were 106,741 notices issued by unmarked mobile speed cameras in Queensland and 163,176 notices issued by marked mobile speed cameras.
The QPS has no plan to phase out the use of unmarked mobile speed cameras.
Recent research (Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) – Cameron) has determined that the mixed use of both covert and overt mobile speed cameras would produce the best road safety outcomes due to the strong effect that covert cameras have on fatality crashes (as their unknown nature suppresses vehicle speeds across the network thus reducing crash severity)
Thieves target trail bikes in the Inner West
Police are advising motorcycle owners and riders that within the last week a number of trail bikes have been the target of thieves in the Inner West suburbs of Mitchelton and Gaythorne.
At the time of being targeted, the trail bikes were either parked in a residential basement car parks, attached to vehicles, or parked on suburban streets.
The modus operandi of these thieves have been to either enter an address through an insecure access point or attempt to remove the motorcycle from a vehicle, then simply ride or push the motorcycle away from the occurrence location.
Inner West police would like to remind owners and riders to be vigilant with security and recommend the following tips to protect your pride and joy:
Record the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and engine number, particularly if the motorcycle is unregistered or for off-road/road racing.
Ensure that access points at residential addresses (including garages) are locked at all
Inner West police wrap, December 30 to January 7
Break and enter dwelling: The total number of burglaries in the Inner West Patrol Group this week was 14.
Suburb
Street
Time
Entry Method
Property
Stolen
Date
The Gap
Pilton Place
Overnight
Door damaged SNEAK BURGLARY
Attempt only
01/01/2018 to 02/01/2018
The Gap
Buckara Street
Unknown
Backdoor forced
Unknown at this stage
24/12/2017 to 05/01/2018
The Gap
Yoorala Street
Day
Rear window forced
credit card, flute, cash
06/01/2018
The Gap
Trebonne Street
Overnight
Sliding glass door SNEAK BURGLARY
Wallets, IPad, credit cards, house and car keys, vehicle
06/01/2018 to 07/01/2018
The Gap
Waterworks Road
Day
Front door unlocked
Wallet, jewellery, mobile phone, credit cards
07/01/2018
Keperra
Glenlea Street
Overnight
Garage door left open SNEAK BURGLARY
Handbag, keys, credit cards, purse
02/01/2018 to 03/01/2018
Keperra
Eidsvold Street
Evening
Window left open SNEAK BURGLARY
Nil reported
31/12/2017
Keperra
Balvenie Street
Overnight
Rear sliding door SNEAK BURGLARY
Car keys, vehicle
31/12/2017 to 01/01/2018
Indooroopilly
Belgrave Road
Overnight
Unknown SNEAK BURGLARY
Car keys, vehicle
01/01/2018 to 02/01/2018
Indooroopilly
Harts Road
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown at this stage
22/12/2017 to 05/01/2018
Toowong
Bywong Street
Overnight
Window left open SNEAK BURGLARY
Handbag, purse, mobile phone, credit cards, cash
31/12/2017 to 01/01/2018
Kenmore
Sapphire Court
Overnight
Rear sliding door forced
Jewellery
29/12/2017 to 30/12/2017
Auchenflower
Huxham Terrace
Overnight
Window smashed – nil entry gained
Nil
31/12/2017 to 01/01/2018
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Road
Unknown
Rear door forced
Unknown at this stage
14/12/2017 to 03/01/2018
Steal from premises: The total number of steal
Update 2: Evade police, Maryborough
Police searching for two men involved in a number of incidents yesterday afternoon in Brisbane and Maryborough have released images of two men who may be able to assist investigators with their enquires.
After a series of incidents starting in Sunnybank around midday yesterday the men were last night involved in the stealing of a white Mazda 6 sedan from an address on Waterview Drive in Dundowran Beach around 6:15pm.
The same Mazda 6, with Queensland registration 747-TPY, was involved in a petrol drive-off at a service station on Bligh Street in Kilkivan at around 6:30am this morning.
The two men are described as being in their late teens with short dark hair.
It is believed the two men were travelling south and have since returned to the greater Brisbane area.
Police are urging the public not to approach the two men, but to contact police on Triple Zero (000).
Investigations are continuing.
If you have information
Crime alerts for Keperra
Balvenie Street: Police are seeking witnesses or information about a break and enter offence that occurred in Balvenie Street, Keperra between December 31, 2017 at about 10pm and January 1, 2018 at 10.00am. Residents were home at the time of the offence.
Offenders used an unknown implement to force open a glass sliding door to the residence where they searched the premises. They located keys to a vehicle which was then stolen.
The stolen vehicle being a blue Mazda 3 Hatchback bearing Queensland registration plates 820LYI.
Anyone with information in relation to this offence or know the whereabouts of the stolen vehicle is encouraged to contact local police.
Remember, if you see something, say something.
Glenlea Street: Police are seeking witnesses or information about a break and enter offence that occurred in Glenlea Street, Keperra between January 2 at about 9:30pm and January 3 at 4:30am. Residents were home at the time of the offence.
Offenders used