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A 56-year-old Sunnybank man has been charged at a bedside hearing this afternoon following incidents on Brisbane’s southside yesterday morning.
The man has been charged with assaults occasioning bodily harm, attempted unlawful entry of a vehicle for committing an indictable offence, dangerous operation of a vehicle and adversely affected by an intoxicating substance, driver failing to remain at incident and render assistance, driving without a licence, endangering particular property by fire, robbery, four charges of serious assault of a police officer, and two charges of unlawful entry of a vehicle for committing indictable offence.
The man was remanded to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on July 29.
Original release
A 56-year-old Sunnybank man remains under police guard in a Brisbane hospital following two incidents on Brisbane’s southside on Sunday morning, June 23.
It will be alleged at around 9am a 40-year-old woman was clipped by a car as it entered a service station at the

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Police investigating the shooting of a man and woman at Sunnybank on Saturday morning, June 22 are appealing for public assistance to help locate 38-year-old Sunnybank Hills man Brendyn Clark, who may be able to assist with the investigation.
He is described as Caucasian, approximately 175cms tall with a slim build, very short sandy/ginger hair and green eyes.
Anyone who sights Mr Clark is urged not to approach him but to immediately call Triple Zero (000).
Mr Clark is known to the victim’s and to the 24-year-old man arrested on Saturday morning at a Doolandella address. This incident is not believed to be random.
An Incident Centre has been established at Acacia Ridge Criminal Investigation Branch involving a team of detectives and specialist police.
Link to media release issued today and titled ‘Update 1 – Police investigation, Sunnybank shooting’ – https://mypolice.page.link/4DA8
Link to original media release issued on June 22 and titled ‘Man arrested following Sunnybank

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Investigations by police into a shooting at Sunnybank on Saturday morning, June 22 are continuing with police searching for a 38-year-old man in connection with the incident.
A 24-year-old man who was arrested at a Fred Pham Crescent, Doolandella address later that morning has been charged overnight with two counts of being an accessory after the fact to attempted murder.
He has also been charged with 16 other offences some of which include possession of firearms (three), possession of a silencer, an extendable baton, OC spray (capsicum spray), ammunition, an electro-conductive device, and four counts of possessing dangerous drugs and possession of a drug utensil.
Police will allege a search of the house located illegal weapons hidden in a wall cavity in the bedroom.
He is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court later today.
A 21-year-old Doolandella woman, also located at the Doolandella address, was interviewed by detectives.
A black BMW sedan which had

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A 56-year-old  Sunnybank man remains under police guard in a Brisbane hospital following two incidents on Brisbane’s southside on Sunday morning, June 23.
It will be alleged at around 9am a 40-year-old woman was clipped by a car as it entered a service station at the intersection of Mains Road and Turton Street at Sunnybank.
The male driver and sole occupant of the vehicle then entered the office/shop area where he threatened staff before stealing a small quantity of tobacco products.
The man then allegedly poured petrol from a bowser onto the ground, lighting it before speeding off.
Staff extinguished the small fire and police were called.
The female pedestrian was transported to hospital for assessment.
Around 9.15am the same vehicle was travelling along Mains Road at MacGregor when it allegedly slammed into the rear of a car stationary at a set of lights.
The man exited his vehicle and confronted the two occupants of the car,

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Police have arrested a man following a disturbance at Sunnybank this morning in which two people were shot.
Police were called to Goman Street around 7.20am where a man and woman were located with gunshot wounds. Both were transported to hospital, the man in a critical condition and the woman with non-life-threatening injuries.
A crime scene has been declared at Goman Street and a secondary crime scene has been established at a Fred Pham Crescent, Doolandella home, where police located and arrested the man a short while ago.
A vehicle seen leaving the Goman Street address has been located at the Doolandella address and is being examined by police.
Investigations continue and there is no further information known at this time.
Anyone who has any information which could assist police is urged to come forward (details below).
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs

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Police in Brisbane were kept busy with a large-scale protest which started in the city CBD before moving to South Brisbane.
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has undertaken a significant amount of planning with a variety of stakeholders regarding anticipated highly planned, well organised and often illegal protest activity by Issue Motivated Groups (IMGs) and individuals regarding proposed mining activity in central Queensland.
The QPS supports lawful and peaceful protest and is committed to working with groups to plan and facilitate lawful activities.
People associated with the protest started gathering in numbers in Reddacliff Place, Brisbane city at around 5pm.
The large crowd, while noisy was mostly peaceful, listened to speeches before heading across the Victoria Bridge shortly before 6pm.
Protesters staged a brief ‘sit-down’ on the Bridge before moving into Grey Street where another ‘sit-down’ occurred before they marched onto Southbank.
Seven people, six men and one woman, were arrested and detained by police for

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Detectives based at Hendra have extradited a man from Victoria this afternoon as part of ongoing investigations into a series of linked armed robberies in Brisbane three years ago.
Taskforce Islands was launched in 2016 after armed robberies at Murrumba Downs, Everton Park, Alderley and Albion during April and May.
The 29-year-old man is expected to be charged tonight and scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow.
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.

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You might not think having your co-worker with you 24/7 sounds ideal, but for Sergeant Jaye Lilley it’s an important part of her dream job.
Former Senior Constable, now Sergeant Lilley works side-by-side with man’s best friend to fight crime with the Brisbane Dog Squad.
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“Choosing the dog squad is a lifestyle choice,” Sergeant Lilley said.
“They live at home with us. They become part of your family. The dog relies on you and we rely on the dog for the results.”
Sergeant Lilley joined the QPS in 2006, at age 26.
From early on in her training Sergeant Lilley had a pretty good idea she wanted to end up in the dog squad, but it was a long road to get there.
First, she had to finish her recruit training, then her First Year Constable work with six months at Petrie and six months at Sandgate before she secured a permanent posting at

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Officers from Mount Gravatt Station are investigating a number of break and enter offences in Wishart, Eight Mile Plains and surrounding suburbs and are reminding residents to be vigilant with their home and vehicle security.
Most break-ins have occurred during the day while residents were away from the home and in some occasions, breaks occurred overnight while residents were home or asleep.
Anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage at the below nominated dates, times and locations is asked to review their footage and contact police with any information that may assist investigations.

Police Reference
Offence Type
Offence Date/Time
Address
Suburb

QP1901060403
Burglary, with breaking
May 29, 7pm – June 1, 1.35pm
Winthrop Street
Wishart

QP1901060801
Burglary, with breaking
May 18, 4pm – June 1, 3pm
Holder Street
Wishart

QP1901093084
Burglary, with breaking
June 5, 1pm – June 6, 10am
Stackpole Street
Wishart

QP1901110050
Burglary, with breaking
June 8, 4.30pm – 9pm
Berkshire Crescent
Wishart

QP1901151593
Burglary, with breaking
June 14, 2pm – 2.45pm
Barcelona Street
Wishart

QP1901173392
Burglary, with breaking
 June 17, 12pm – 3pm
Shillington Place
Wishart

QP1901179413
Burglary, with breaking
June 18, 8am – 3.37pm
Hurlstone Street
Wishart

QP1901179683
Burglary, with breaking
June

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As kids we play the game “cops and robbers”, but very few people get to live the game in reality.
For Plain Clothes Senior Constable (PCSC) Christopher Cronin from the Mount Isa Criminal Investigation Branch, that’s exactly what he does.
“I joined the police in 2010 as a general duties police officer. It took me three years to get a position as an investigator in the Criminal Investigation Branch.”
“It’s something that took a lot of work and I dedicated a lot of hours to. It wasn’t just something that fell into my lap.”
Positioned in Mount Isa, which is a part of the Northern Region, PCSC Cronin is passionate about improving crime rates for the local community.
“One of the things that I look forward to in Mount Isa is obviously helping people.
“An important part of my role is removing narcotics and illicit substances off the street.
“Seizing and removing even the smallest

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