Update: Assault and kidnapping charges, Darra

Police have charged a man following investigations into the alleged kidnapping of a woman at Darra on Monday.
It is alleged that around 5pm on Monday, a 22-year-old woman was taken from an address and held against her will, assaulted and threatened with further violence.
It will further be alleged the woman was driven to a number of nearby locations and assaulted before being released yesterday.
The woman located police and was taken to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
A 50-year-old San Remo (NSW) man was arrested in Grafton late yesterday by New South Wales Police and extradited to Queensland today.
He has been charged a number of serious offences including one count each of deprivation of liberty, kidnapping, common assault, enter premises to commit indictable offence, attempted robbery threatening violence and enter dwelling with intent.
The man is due to appear at the Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow (August 10).

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Assault police charges, Mount Gravatt East

Police have charged a man following the execution of a search warrant this morning.
At around 8.40am police attended the Dykes Road home at Mount Gravatt East where they located a woman and a man.
It will be alleged as officers attempted to detain the man, he punched a male constable in the left eye and headbutted a male senior constable to the jaw.
A 31-year-old Mount Gravatt East man has been charged with two counts of serious assault police.
He is due to appear in the Holland Park Magistrates Court on September 19.
A 20-year-old Coorparoo woman has been issued with a notice to appear relating to possessing dangerous drugs, possessing utensils or pipes and possessing property suspected of having been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence.
She is due to appear in Holland Park Magistrates Court on August 28.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or

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Officer in Charge of Upper Mount Gravatt Station promoted to Inspector

The long serving Officer in Charge of Upper Mount Gravatt Station, Senior Sergeant Steve Hollands has  been promoted to the rank of Inspector.
He will be transferring to take up a position as the Inspector, Strategy and Performance working with the Deputy Commissioner (Strategy, Policy and Performance) commencing Monday, August 14.
Senior Sergeant Hollands is sad to be leaving a great station but is looking forward to the challenge of working in a new environment.
Senior Sergeant Hollands has been the Officer in Charge since 2008 and during this period, he has undertaken extensive career development in roles including Patrol Inspector, Detective Inspector, Regional Duty Officer, Staff Officer and also as a support officer to the Deputy Commissioner (Regional Operations). For the past six months, he has been relieving as the Patrol Inspector, Bayside.
Senior Sergeant Hollands said that his time as the Officer in Charge of the Upper Mount Gravatt Station has been

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Crime alert: Break and enters, Wishart

Upper Mount Gravatt Police are currently investigating a number of break and enter offences in the Wishart area. These offences have occurred over the past week usually between 2pm and 11:15pm.
Police are reminding residents in the area to check over their home and vehicle security before going to bed and leaving the house.

Please consider the following tips:

Doors and windows are always locked;
Garage doors are always locked and secured;
Vehicles inside garages and locked and secured with all valuables removed including garage remote controls;
Internal doors providing access to living areas from the garage are locked and secured and if no lock consider installing a lock for added security;
Consider installing an alarm system;
Ensure the removal of keys from security doors;
Remove objects such as ladders and bins that may be used to gain access to higher levels; and
Report suspicious activity to police.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide

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