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Detectives have charged a man following investigations into the alleged attempted murder of a woman at Yeerongpilly this morning.
Around 1am police attended Gow Street following an alleged physical altercation between two people in a vehicle.
A 29-year-old woman sustained a single cut to her neck and drove herself and a witness to a nearby hospital for treatment to a non-life-threatening injury.
Police conducted patrols of the area and arrested a 23-year-old man nearby.
The man and woman are known to each other.
The 23-year-old Forest Lake man has been charged with attempted murder, possessing restricted items, wilful damage, contravention of a Domestic Violence order and breaching bail.
He is expected to appear at Brisbane Magistrates Court today.

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Today is National Day Action for Road Safety. It is a day where we focus on providing a safe environment for all road users at all times but especially over the school holiday and back to school periods when it is a busy time on the state’s road network.
Police partnered up with Hit105 this morning and kicked off the National Day of Action at Kangaroo Point Cliffs.
“Police will be coordinating a range of increased high visibility activities today for the National Day of Action focusing on the Fatal Five factors – speed, drink/drug driving, seat belts, fatigue and distraction,” Acting Inspector Wayne Clayton said.

It was great to see many of the early morning community engaging with police on this special occasion and the support provided by the various police units and Hit 105 Black Thunder team.

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South Brisbane Chief Superintendent Steven Holahan is leading his senior management officers, his front line team of general duty officers and Chinese and Korean speaking liaison officers to send their early regards for Lunar Year of Rat 2020 to all community members in his diverse policing jurisdiction.

Lunar New Year of Rat is soon approaching and we continue to ask community members to celebrate safely.
For those travelling overseas, please secure your home and prepare for stormy seasons.
We also encourage you to contact the local police station to register your keyholder as the contact point in case of emergency during holidays.

Queensland Police and liaison officers will have a strong presence during various events, such as in Sunnybank Plaza roof top party in the Chung Tian Buddhist Temple this Friday and forthcoming Spring Festival parade on February 8.
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Today, January 24 marks the Nation’s second National Day of Action, representing a day of unity from police across the country, all working together towards one common purpose; road safety.
Deaths on our roads affect everyone. From loved ones to emergency service workers to colleagues and even to those who hear about it on the news, thousands of kilometres away.
Driving on our roads and using our roads should never come at such an irreversible cost.
One death on Australian roads is too many.
Queensland Police know this all too well and so will be joining the Australia-wide day of action and implementing multi-faceted and highly visible enforcement actions.
Acting Inspector Ian Crang said that whilst road safety is a priority for Queensland Police each and every day, this operation will add to the on-going Christmas and back to school campaign, already in place.
“This operation falls within Operation Romeo Sleigh which spans from Christmas holidays,

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Queensland Police representatives were honoured to be invited to celebrate with over 500 guests at the Chinese New Year Celebration Reception on Thursday, January 15 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
QPS representatives enjoyed attending the event
The event also included representatives from all three levels of government, local businesses and interstate agencies.
The program featured many speeches and an array of traditional Chinese performances, music and cuisine courtesy of the hosts – the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Brisbane.
Acting Inspector Peter Bushell from South Brisbane District said it was a lovely way for staff members and officers to continue building their relationships within the community.
“This year’s gathering truly showcases the wonderful relationship between the Service and members of the local Chinese community,” Acting Inspector Peter Bushell said.
“We look forward to working together with the Consul’s office to provide safety education and advice to Chinese speaking communities including

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Police are warning members of the public to be on alert for Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) card skimming devices fitted to ATMs.
A number of ATMs across Metropolitan Brisbane have been targeted by skimming devices over the past week.
The skimming devices are being utilised to steal and obtain unlawful identification data from financial institution bank/ debit cards.

Once this information has been obtained, it is used in various ways to unlawfully take money from the respective customer’s account.
Generally, a skimming device is a cover plate placed over the original card insert point on the ATM (similar to the one pictured above) with a small camera attached to the ATM to record the card’s personal identification number (PIN).
Police are reminding members of the public to be vigilant when using ATMs and use simple security actions such as; inspecting the card insert point for any suspicious attachments and using your hand to cover as

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As the Chinese New Year approaches, the Queensland Police Service are reminding the community to stay vigilant to scammers by providing advice in Mandarin on a current scam that has impacted at least 44 victims in Queensland, all of whom were Chinese international students.
Detective Superintendent Terry Lawrence said during 2019, Queensland victims reported losing between $100 to $128,000 after receiving unsolicited phone calls or online chat messages allegedly from the Chinese Consulate.
“This is a scam; our advice to anyone receiving such calls is to hang up and to report it to police,” Detective Superintendent Terry Lawrence said.
“These forms of social engineering attacks, seen here, across Australia and the world, see criminals pretend to be from a legitimate organisation or government authority to get access to money or personal information.”
A new video, featuring the Financial and Cyber Crime Group’s Detective Senior Constable Shawn Chia explains this so-called Chinese Consulate scam, where

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Detectives have charged a 21-year-old man after two separate alleged robberies at Archerfield this month.
Just before 4pm on Tuesday, January 14, a 34-year-old man was using an ATM on Kerry Road when he was allegedly approached and assaulted by the 21-year-old man, who also stole the money the man had withdrawn.
The 34-year-old man was not physically injured.
Around 10:30am today, a 62-year-old woman withdrew a sum of money from the same ATM. The 21-year-old man allegedly approached her, assaulted her and stole the money she had withdrawn.
The woman suffered minor injuries.
A short time later police located the man travelling in a taxi along the Inner-City Bypass and arrested him.
The Acacia Ridge man is due to appear in Richlands Magistrates Court tomorrow after being charged with two counts of robbery.

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Police have charged a man following an alleged break and enter involving the theft of two vehicles at Coorparoo on January 16.
Around 12am, it will be alleged three men armed with knives and an iron bar entered an address in Buena Vista Avenue and assaulted a 43-year-old man, who was treated at the scene for a minor back injury. The men allegedly fled the scene with cash, property and two vehicles.
A 22-year-old Nambour man has been charged with armed robbery; entering a dwelling with intent at night, threatening violence, armed; stealing; entering a dwelling with intent at night; and armed robbery. He is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court today.
Investigations are ongoing.

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Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault on Ipswich Road this afternoon.
Just after 3pm, a white Nissan Navara and red Mitsubishi Lancer were allegedly driving dangerously along Ipswich Road.
The drivers of both vehicles became involved in a physical altercation at the intersection of Ipswich Road and Stanley Street a short time later.
Investigators are appealing to anyone who may have dashcam footage or witnessed the incident to contact police.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.

Quote this reference number: QP2000139546

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