OnScene South East Queensland

01/08/2024

Ram Raid, Vehicle Arson, Assault, Strathpine

Police are investigating after a vehicle arson and robbery incident at a tobacconist in Strathpine last night, July 31.

At around 10pm, emergency services were called to a Gympie Road business following reports a white Nissan Navara dual cab ute had been driven into the security bollards at the front of a shop.

Investigations indicated multiple offenders have then set the vehicle alight before assaulting a 26-year-old Warner man.

A short time later, the offenders have fled the scene.

The 26-year-old man was transported to The Prince Charles Hospital with minor injuries.

A crime scene has been declared and investigations are ongoing.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police.

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29/07/2024

Factory Fire, Narangba

Just after 6:50pm Emergency Services were requested to attend Radon Road in Narangba in relation to reports of smoke emanating from a factory within the industrial complex.

Upon arrival fire fighters observed large plumes of smoke emanating from the factory and further QLD Fire Department appliances were requested to attend.

Fire fighting operations prevented the fire from spreading and successfully extinguished the fire protecting the remaining property and the factory. Unfortunately a camper trailer inside was destroyed.

Initial investigations indicate the fire was sparked by the explosion of a lithium battery from inside the factory. The cause of the fire has been deemed non suspicious.

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07/07/2024

A 40-year-old man has been transported to Royal Brisbane hospital in a stable condition following a single car crash in McDowall at 9.30pm this evening.

The force of impact took down a large power pole and mobile phone tower.

The Energex website advised that over 1000 homes were impacted due to the incident.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

27/06/2024

Updated Emergency Declaration (PSPA), Kingston

Queensland Police have updated the emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) in relation to a fire in Logan last night, June 27.

The exclusion zone has been reduced to only include 191 to 195 Jacaranda Avenue and 469 – 475 Kingston Road.

Residents on Juers Street can now begin to return to their homes.

The section of Jacaranda Avenue (slip road) that runs parallel to Kingston Road remains closed.

27/06/2024

PSPA Declaration, Kingston

Queensland Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) in relation to a fire in Logan, tonight.

Around 10.02pm, emergency services were called to a business on Kingston Road, following reports of a fire.

An exclusion zone has been established.

Police are evacuating properties along the Kingston Road, Juers Road, Skyline Drive, Jacaranda Avenue and Hibiscus Street.

Traffic diversions are also in place.

An Evacuation Centre has been established at the Kingston Butter Factory.

Residents should close windows and doors and keep respiratory medications close by if required.

25/04/2024

Homicide Investigation, Burpengary East

Detectives have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man and the serious injury of a woman.

Initial information indicates around 9.20am, police responded to an address in Bramston Court to conduct a welfare check.

Upon arrival, police located the man and the woman, both aged in their seventies and with serious head injuries.

The man was declared deceased at the scene.

The woman was transported to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

Police have taken a 26-year-old Boondall man into custody.

A crime scene has been declared and the investigation is ongoing.

Police do not believe there is any threat to the public.

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13/04/2024

Police Operation, Emergency Situation, Bondi NSW

Tonight there is an unfolding emergency at the Westfield Shopping Centre at Bondi Junction in New South Wales with reports of multiple people stabbed.

This situation remains active and is currently unfolding. Sadly there has been reports of fatalities.

Our thoughts, prayers and sympathies are with the many people impacted by this tragic incident.

09/04/2024

Stolen Vehicle, Dangerous Driving, North Brisbane

Police are currently investigating after an alleged stolen vehicle was observed being driven in a dangerous manner through multiple areas on the northside of Brisbane earlier today. It will be alleged the vehicle was reported stolen overnight from Indooroopilly.

It will be further alleged the vehicle was at times driving at excessive speeds, performing dangerous lane change maneuvers and at times driving on the wrong side of the road narrowly avoiding collisions with other vehicles.

With the assistance of POLAIR the vehicle was tracked before being abandoned at the BP Service Station on Anzac Avenue at North Lakes. Three juveniles were taken into Police custody at the scene and are currently assisting Police with their inquiries.

Anyone with information that could assist with this investigation is urged to contact QLD Police.

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07/04/2024

9:30am -

Dashcam footage has captured the moment a reckless driver changes across three lanes of traffic at high speed and drives through the white chevron area before the exit sign on the Gateway Motorway at Nudgee yesterday afternoon Sunday the 7th of April 2024.

Despite desperate pleas from the Queensland Police Service and Emergency Services for all road users to adopt road safety and to take care on our roads unfortunately that message does not resinate with some drivers.

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13/03/2024

Police Investigate Stolen Car Crash in Labrador:

Police were called at approximately 12.25am to reports of a two-vehicle crash on Frank Street in Labrador.

Initial investigations indicate a Mazda CX3 was travelling south on Frank Street when it collided with a Mazda 3 at the intersection with Marine Parade.

A male and female were seen exiting the Mazda CX3 and leaving the scene following the crash.

They were located a short time later by police and transported to hospital in a stable condition.

They are currently assisting police with investigations.

It will be alleged the Mazda CX3 was stolen from Wharf Road in Surfers Paradise just after midnight.

The driver and passenger of the Mazda 3 were transported to hospital in a stable condition.

25/02/2024

Lamborghini severely damaged after crashing into a power pole on Ashmore Rd, Bundall at 6.30pm this evening. A male was assessed by paramedics however did not require transport.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

25/02/2024

Police are investigating the cause of a car crash on Harbour Town Drive, in Biggera Waters at 6.00pm this evening.

It's understood at least one person was assessed by paramedics but did not need hospital treatment.

09/02/2024

An elderly woman has been transported to hospital following a crash through a garage wall in Paradise Point this afternoon.

The incident occurred at around 4.30pm in Muscovey Ave with multiple emergency services responding to the incident.

The woman was freed from the car and assessed by paramedics.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

28/01/2024

Homicide Investigation, Morayfield

Police have begun a homicide investigation after a woman in her 20’s died in Morayfield this morning, January 28.

Emergency services were called to the Grant Road property just after midnight, following reports a woman had been shot.

Emergency services attempted to assist the woman, however she died at the scene.

The property and a related vehicle have been declared crime scenes, as investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident continue.

An 18-year-old Morayfield man is currently assisting police with enquiries.

Anyone with information that could assist investigations is urged to contact police.

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27/01/2024

2:20pm - Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Kallangur

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal single motorbike crash in Kallangur last night, January 26.

Initial investigations indicate around 11.20pm, a 19-year-old Kallangur man was riding a blue and white Yamaha trail bike along Thompson Road, when he collided with a guardrail.

The man sustained significant injuries and died at the scene.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the circumstances of the crash and are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or have relevant CCTV or dashcam footage, to come forward.

Investigations are ongoing.

Our heart felt sympathies and condolences are extended to the family and friends of the deceased at this sad and tragic time.

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09/01/2024

House/Electrical Fire, Whiteside

Just after 1:40am this morning multiple emergency services responded to reports of a house fire on Whiteside Road at Whiteside. Initial reports indicated that the occupants of the house were unaccounted for.

Upon arrival firefighters were met with heavy smoke coming from inside the residence however all occupants of the house were accounted for and managed to safely evacuate prior to the arrival of emergency services. After the relevant searches were conducted no fire was detected however an electrical fault may have caused the smoke to come from the residence. No persons sustained any injuries.

This matter was deemed non suspicious by QLD Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) and the Queensland Police Service (QPS).

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02/01/2024

Police are investigating a suspicious car fire on Shipper Drive, Coomera at 7.50pm this evening. The car was discovered on a dead end st engulfed in flames.

22/11/2023

Stolen Car, Suspicious Device Incident, Rothwell

Just after 10:00pm last night Queensland Police responded to reports of a stolen vehicle being sighted in Whitlock Drive in Rothwell.

Upon arrival Police apprehended one male offender without incident and successfully located the stolen vehicle. A subsequent search of a residence on Whitlock Drive also located stolen registration plates, keys to the stolen vehicle as well as a suspicious device possibly being a pipe bomb.

Specialist officers from the Explosive Ordinance Response Team (EORT) attended the scene whereby after subsequent examinations the suspicious device was empty and deemed safe. The device was seized by Police. One male offender was taken into Police custody on multiple charges.

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01/09/2023

Stolen Car, Dangerous Operation of Motor Vehicle Incident, Juvenile Male Arrested, Caboolture

Police have charged a 16-year-old boy after he allegedly drove a stolen vehicle dangerously in Caboolture overnight.

It will be alleged in the early hours of Thursday, August 31, a red Subaru was stolen from a Rarity Street, Caboolture residence.

At 9.15pm the Subaru has collided with a Nissan Patrol on Avondale Street at Morayfield. The Subaru left the scene and the driver of the other vehicle was not physically injured.

At 10.30pm a 16-year-old Morayfield boy drove the car to a Beerburrum Road residence where a 17-year-old boy who is known to the driver, tried to stop him driving away by reaching into the vehicle.

The boy fell to the roadway as the vehicle drove away and he was transported to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries by QAS Paramedics.

At 11.35pm police observed the vehicle driving at speed on the wrong side of the road on Pettigrew Street. It is alleged the vehicle drove on the wrong side of the road nearly colliding head on with a Police vehicle with the Police vehicle taking evasive action to avoid a head on collision.

At 11.44pm the vehicle was located abandoned in Wallace Street and a search of the area was conducted by the Moreton Dog Squad with Police Dogs locating the 16-year-old boy in a yard on McKean Street.

The 16-year-old Morayfield boy has been charged with one count each of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.

He will appear in the Caboolture Childrens Court this morning.

Investigations are continuing and police are appealing for anyone with relevant vision of the red Subaru to come forward.

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23/08/2023

Police Investigate Major House Fire, Wolloongabba

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce3hDp0HiDY

Just after 2:35am this morning multiple emergency services responded to multiple reports of a house fully engulfed on Heaslop Street, Woolloongabba.

Upon arrival fire fighters were confronted with a house fully engulfed in fire before the fire spread to adjoining houses.

The full extent of the damage is yet to be determined and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation by QLD Police.

As of 4:30am multiple emergency services remain on scene as the emergency situation remains on going.

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Just after 2:35am this morning (24 August, 2023) multiple emergency services responded to multiple reports of a house fully engulfed on Heaslop Street, Woolo...

23/08/2023

Traffic Crash, Burpengary East

Just after 11:15pm this evening multiple emergency services responded to reports of a traffic crash involving a vehicle driven by a male teenage driver colliding into a stationary traffic control vehicle with teenage driver entrapped inside their vehicle at the intersection of Buckley Road and Cameron Road, Burpengary East.

Firefighters successfully freed the male teenage driver from the vehicle who sustained minor injuries. The teenage driver was transported to the Royal Brisbane Hospital in a stable condition by QAS Paramedics where mandatory alcohol testing will be completed.

Investigations into the cause of the crash are continuing by QLD Police.

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15/08/2023

Single Vehicle Crash, Eatons Hill

Just after 8:40pm this evening multiple emergency services responded to reports of a single vehicle rollover into trees with a young person entrapped inside the vehicle on Eden Drive, Eatons Hill.

Firefighters successfully freed a young male from the vehicle who miraculously walked away from the vehicle with only minor injuries. The young male was transported to the Prince Charles Hospital in a stable condition by QAS Paramedics and is very lucky to be alive.

The young male driver and other occupants of the vehicle thankfully were also uninjured. Investigations into the cause of the crash are continuing by QLD Police.

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15/08/2023

A boat was engulfed in fire and destroyed at around 1.00am this morning in Toorbul. Queensland Fire & Rescue extinguished the blaze and police detectives have commenced an investigation.

It's understood a second fire had occurred a day earlier. The fire is being treated as suspicious and fire investigation is underway.

The crime scene was guarded overnight by police.

Witnesses that may have seen suspicious activity should contact crime stoppers on 1800-333-000

14/08/2023

Hazadours Material Incident, Strathpine

Just after 8:00pm this evening multiple Queensland Fire and Emergency Services units responded to reports of a unknown chemical/gas leak coming from inside a motor vehicle parked in a residential garage to a residence on Monroe Crescent, Strathpine. As a result the street was closed in both directions.

Upon arrival firefighters requested the assistance of specialist officers from the Breathing Apparatus and Hazadours Materials unit for the purpose of further testing and fire operations. After extensive investigations and testing no risk to the public was identified and no persons inside the residence or neighboring properties were harmed during the incident.

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12/08/2023

9:10pm - Congratulations Matildas

The Matildas have tonight beaten France to advance to the FIFA Women’s World Cup semi final after an on the edge of your seat game which kept us all in suspense.

Congratulations Matildas you have made our great nation proud.

The Matildas have blasted their way into the final four of the FIFA Women's World Cup. FULL STORY: 7sport.link/3OTMePh

06/08/2023

Single Vehicle Crash, Vehicle Bursts Into Flames, Bruce Highway, Murrumba Downs

Just before 2:30am this morning emergency services responded to reports of a single vehicle which had crashed into trees and subsequently burst into flames in bushland between Wagner Road and the Bruce Highway southbound at Murrumba Downs. Initial reports indicated that a person or persons were possibly entrapped inside the vehicle.

Upon arrival firefighters managed to extinguish the fire quickly preventing the fire from spreading further into bush land and after the relevant searches were conducted thankfully no persons were located inside the burnt out vehicle. It appears the driver and possible occupants of the vehicle fled prior to the arrival of emergency services.

Inquiries to locate the driver and owner of the vehicle as well as investigations into the circumstances surrounding this crash are ongoing by QLD Police.

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22/07/2023

A man has died following a house fire in Upper Coomera this morning.

Police reported that they were at the property conducting a welfare check however shortly after knocking on the door an explosion and fire had occurred.

Officers immediately called for assistance from Fire & Rescue & Ambulance crews however the man could not be saved.

The QLD Fire Investigation Unit has attended to work out what caused the incident.

The Courier Mail has reported that the man’s wife and children have been accounted for and are safe.

For those in need there is help.
Lifeline can be contacted on 13 11 14

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20/07/2023

VIDEO: House destroyed after fire in Northgate QLD
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20/07/2023

Single Vehicle Crash, Narangba

Just after 1:00am this morning QLD Police and QLD Fire and Emergency Services responded to reports of a single vehicle crash into a fence on Mackie Road at Narangba.

The driver and possible occupants of the vehicle fled the scene prior to the arrival of emergency services however substantial damage had been caused to a fence and front yard of a residence as a result of the crash.

Investigations into the cause of the crash are continuing by QLD Police with the vehicle involved towed for forensic analysis.

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20/07/2023

Armed Robbery, Petrie

Police are investigating a robbery that occurred in Petrie overnight. Initial investigations indicate at approximately 5.30pm, two males attended a tobacconist at a shopping centre along Dayboro Road at Petrie.

It will be alleged the males then stole a quantity of cash from the business as well as a staff member's car keys and phone after indicating one the males was allegedly armed with a firearm however no firearm was sighted or produced. It is alleged the staff member has then followed the males out of the store to stop them taking his car.

It will be further alleged the staff member was then able to apprehend one of the males after a short physical struggle whilst awaiting the arrival of Police. Police attended within minutes and took a 41-year-old man into custody. Unfortunately the other male involved fled the scene on foot and is actively being sought after by Detectives.

A crime scene was declared at the business and investigations are continuing by QLD Police. Anyone with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or Petrie Police Station on (07) 3897 7222.

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