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Ipswich Police’s new $38 million three-storey complex at Ripley is now officially open ‘for business’. Queensland Police says the new complex will serve as Ripley’s new local station as well as the district base for Ipswich Police. It will house […]
About 10,000 e-bikes, scooters and cycling gear worth more than $2 million will go to auction on the Gold Coast this weekend. (In unrelated news, Queensland Police say two teenager riders on an e-bike died in a collision with a
Federal police officers have been visiting North Queensland airports as they strengthen efforts to ‘bust’ people-smuggling flights. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced the visits after a Woolshed man faced Ipswich Magistrate’s Court today (March 12) on two counts of
Illegal motorbikes are to be seized and crushed on the spot by NSW Police in a crackdown on their growing use on roads and paths. Police have now been empowered to target the growing number of throttle-only, high-powered electric motorbikes,
Mackay station will receive the largest number of new officers after a 79-strong class graduated from the Qld Police Academy in Brisbane last week. Mackay is to receive four officers, the largest deployment for any single station; the city’s northern
A Dubbo man has faced a Queensland court, charged with more than 60 counts of stealing stock and fraud. Queensland Police say detectives from their Toowoomba Rural and Stock Crime Squad travelled to Dubbo, New South Wales, to extradite the
A NSW teenager who made ‘swatting’ calls to the US is facing children’s court today (January 13) after an overseas tip-off. ‘Swatting’ involves making fake calls to emergency services that trigger a large-scale, and armed, response. The Australian Federal Police
POLAIR police operations on the Sunshine Coast will extend into the Moreton Bay region thanks to a $22.8 million three-year funding deal from the Queensland Government. The state government says the funding will secure equipment upgrades on aircraft and permanently
Boaties have been told not to make even one bad decision that could ruin summer fun for everyone on the water. Queensland Water Police (QWP) and other agencies will ramp up patrols across coastal and inland waterways as they continue
Gun ownership laws are to tighten after the deadly terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. A Jewish festival on Sunday was attacked by two gunmen with 16 people killed and 40 injured. A joint
