Twenty-two speeding drivers caught in three hours

Twenty-two people were issued infringements for speeding during a three-hour police operation at Yatala yesterday.
Non-traditional enforcement methods were employed along Stanmore Road to detect those breaking the law.
Four people were issued infringements for speeding at more than 40km/h over the sign-posted speed limit of 80km/h. The highest speed recorded was a motorcyclist travelling at 172km/h.
One learner driver, who was detected at 116km/h, also received infringements for driving unaccompanied and not displaying his L-plates.
Superintendent David Johnson said police continue to see high speeds detected on Queensland roads despite an increased police presence as part of Operation Cold Snap.
“In the first week of the operation, we have issued more than 3,100 infringements for speeding,” Superintendent Johnson said.
“This means more than 3,100 people have made a decision to put their own life and the lives of others at risk by speeding – and they are only the ones we have detected.”
Yesterday’s operation conducted

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Cash seized, Eight Mile Plains

Police are investigating following the seizure of a significant amount of cash from a vehicle at Eight Mile Plains yesterday.
A station wagon was intercepted by police on the Pacific Motorway around 8.30am.
A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered $4.35 million in cash notes stacked inside a suitcase and a box.
The alleged driver of the vehicle, a 37-year-old Strathpine man, was charged with receiving tainted property and was due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning (August 8).
Investigations are ongoing to determine the origin of the funds.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.

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Dangerous operation of a vehicle, Belmont

A man has been charged after a road policing officer’s motorcycle was struck by a ute at Belmont overnight.
Around 8.30pm, the officer was conducting traffic enforcement on the northbound lanes of the Gateway Motorway near Mount Gravatt Capalaba Road when he detected a ute allegedly travelling at speed towards the Old Cleveland Road exit.
The officer intercepted the vehicle near the Old Cleveland Road off-ramp.
As the officer approached the ute it will be alleged the driver reversed at speed for a distance, colliding with the front of the police motorcycle causing it to fall onto its side and sustain minor damage.
The ute was later located in Parkridge Avenue at Caboolture where the alleged driver, a 60-year-old man, was arrested without incident.
The 60-year-old man has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and serious assault of a police officer.
He is expected to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on September

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Serious wounding, Brisbane City

Police have charged a man after two people were assaulted with an axe in an Adelaide Street carpark yesterday.
It will be alleged just after 5.10pm a man approached a woman who was known to him and threatened her with an axe, demanding she get in his car. A scuffle ensued during which the woman was stuck with the axe and then strangled.
A number of men came to the woman’s assistance and struggled with the other man allowing the woman to escape. The men restrained the man until police arrived.
The Gold Coast woman aged in her 20s received a minor laceration to the back of her head and bruising to her shoulder and hands.
One of the men who assisted, a Norman Park man in his 40s, received a cut on his wrist.
A 29-year-old Wishart man has been charged with two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, acts

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Police urge locals to take vehicle security measures, Stretton and Parkinson

Since the beginning of May, Calamvale Police have received an increase in the number of reports of unlawful entry to motor vehicles in the Stretton and Parkinson areas.
These offences include the stealing of motor vehicles following home burglary offences or targeting parked vehicles where offenders are trying doors and rifling through consoles and glove compartments to obtain money and other valuables.
Calamvale Police are urging members of the community to secure their homes and vehicles even if they are at home.
Everyone is also encouraged to remember to remove any valuables from vehicles and open living spaces, such as wallets, handbags and laptops which may be in plain sight.
To assist in preventing these offences occurring, you are urged to consider:

Closing and locking your doors and garage roller door, even if you are at home;
Locking your car and winding up windows even if parked on the street, in a secure garage or in

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Update: Shooting incident, Archerfield

Police have charged a man and woman following a shooting incident in Archerfield earlier this month.
Investigations indicate that on June 18, at 1pm a man and woman attended a Beatty Road car yard.
Police will allege a short altercation occurred during which a 61-year-old man was assaulted and a series of shots were fired causing damage to nearby vehicles.
Investigations led police to execute a number of search warrants in northern New South Wales and successfully applied for the extradition of a 31-year-old Tanah Merah man and a 25-year-old Coomera woman.
The two were charged with going armed so as to cause fear and acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm.
Both will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today (June 29).

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered

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Four lives lost and three people seriously injured in the past 24 hours on Queensland roads

Four people have died and three seriously injured in the past 24 hours in five separate incidents on Queensland roads.
The crashes come as police launch Operation Cold Snap to coincide the with the school holidays.
The state-wide road safety operation aims to reduce the amount of lives lost on our roads.
The Queensland Police Service is urging everyone to make safe choices when using the roads.
Don’t drive if you are tired, watch your speed, drive to the conditions and avoid distractions.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have been travelling in the areas at the time of the crashes or has dash cam vision to come forward.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating each incident.
Fatal Crash, Pallara
A 19-year-old man has died and two others are seriously injured following a single vehicle traffic crash in Brisbane’s south last night.
Just after 10pm, a car was travelling north on Ritchie Road and lost control hitting a

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Sudden death investigation, Stones Corner

Detectives are investigating the death of a 48-year-old Norman Park man in Stones Corner this morning.
Police were called to Hanlon Park near Logan Road around 5.45am where a man was found lying in a drain by a group of joggers.
He was moved from the drain in an attempt to resuscitate him but was pronounced deceased at the scene.
A crime scene was established and a post mortem will be conducted to help determine the cause of death.
Investigators are appealing for anyone with information or vision which could assist to contact police.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.

Quote this reference number: QP2001316563 within the online suspicious activity form.

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Wounding investigation, Ashgrove

Detectives are investigating after two men, aged 25 and 26, and who were known to each other, sustained serious injuries in North Brisbane this morning which saw both men hospitalised.
Around 2.30am police were called to Waterworks Road in Ashgrove where a 25-year-old man received a stab wound to his upper arm.
The man was transported to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital for treatment to a non-life threatening injury.
Police were then advised a second man had been stabbed and had travelled to a Zillmere address.
A short time later officers attended a Handford Road residence where they located the 26-year-old man inside with a serious stab wound to his chest.
He was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and underwent surgery where he remains in a critical condition.
A Holden Commodore located outside the Zillmere address has been seized for forensic testing.
Investigations are continuing into the incident with police appealing for anyone

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How can you tell if you have a counterfeit note?

Police have seen an increase in a series of counterfeit currency offences across the South Brisbane area recently.
These incidents have primarily involved counterfeit $50 or $100 notes and have been used in an attempt to pay for goods or services.
Could you tell if your bank note was real or not?
Business owners and employees are encouraged to be vigilant. Rather than just taking a note, a good habit to get into is to assess it prior to placing it in the till.
Often counterfeit notes are made from paper that can quite easily be identified as fake. Ask yourself the question ‘does it feel or look right?’
It’s difficult to make a counterfeit note look genuine and a closer inspection will help you identify a fake note from a genuine one.
There is a range of security features on each note that will help you identify if it is counterfeit.
You can find these on

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