Category: Queensland Police News Updates – South Brisbane

Police from South Brisbane District Crime Prevention Unit urge residents in Eight Mile Plains and surrounding suburbs to re-assess their home security.
At present offenders are committing what police call, FORCED break-ins.
Entry have been gained by removing a sliding door from its track, smashing windows and doors. Offence has occurred during the day, in the afternoon and evening.
Once offenders were inside, they conducted an untidy search. Offenders have been stealing foreign currency, monies, jewelries, alcohol beverages, food, power tools and expensive items.
To reduce yourself a chance of becoming a victim, you can simply use our home security audit list to improve your home security.
Get to know your neighbours as well. If you suspect anyone or a vehicle is acting suspiciously in the area, please write down their descriptions and contact Policelink on 131 444.
Crime Map is showing the break-ins occurred in the last 4 weeks.

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Police Bike Squad
To kick off Road Safety Week, which is being held between August 27 and 31, police from the Morningside Police Station are hosting a bike safety educational event for children at the Colmslie Beach Reserve on Sunday August 26, between 11am and 3pm.
Come down and join your local police for a friendly bike ride around the bike track.
Children will need to bring their bikes, scooters and helmets to the track to partake in this activity, we hope to provide a proactive and educational day for the children, while also having lots of fun.
Morningside Police are proud to work with our community to build partnerships and promote road safety with our kids.

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Just in case if you didn’t make it to the Rochedale Family Fun Day last Saturday you will again have an opportunity to meet with your local police this coming weekend.
This Saturday, August 11, police from South Brisbane District Crime Prevention Unit and Upper Mount Gravatt Police Station will be at the below location between 11am to 12pm to answer any of your questions.
Please come and see us if you like to know more about policing, personal safety and home security.

When: Saturday, August 11
Time: 11am-12pm
Where: Flying Pepper Café, 120 Kate Circuit, Rochedale

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What do you want to be when you grow up? 
I think many of us ‘grown ups’ still ask ourselves this question! Career days are happening all over Queensland in our secondary schools at the moment.
Police often get invited to attend these days but this was particularly special for me as Sunnybank State High School is my old stomping ground.
It was inspiring to see so many students with a passion to pursue such a wide variety of professions. Even if the students don’t necessarily want to join the police, it’s fun to explain what police do day to day.
I was delighted to find out a number of students are chasing my original dream of being a professional soccer player.
I joined School Based Police Officers Shane and Crystal to spread the good word and promote our police service positively.
It’s been over 10 years since I was on the school grounds and to see all

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The Rotary Top Cop Award recognises police officers who go above and beyond within their communities and is nominated and voted for by members of that community. The award comes with $500 that is donated to the award winners chosen charity.

In 2012 Senior Constable Kerri Edwards was the recipient of the Pine Rivers Rotary Top Cop Award and she donated her winnings to the Cancer Council Queensland on behalf of her friend and co-worker Kika Lesa who was battling breast cancer.
Sadly Kika lost the battle not long afterwards and left behind a husband and three beautiful children.
When Senior Constable Kerri Edwards won it again this year she asked Elisa Lesa, the daughter of Kika, if she would mind being present when she donated the award money again to the Cancer Council Queensland.
Elisa agreed and said she was proud to be there in memory of her mum.
Senior Constable Edwards joined by Ron

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Three youths have been charged following a series of traffic incidents last night on the Ipswich and Pacific Motorways.
At around 9pm, Polair tracked a stolen vehicle allegedly travelling at high speed along the Ipswich Motorway and then onto the Pacific Motorway.
The vehicle entered the Clem 7 tunnel towards Fortitude Valley and across the Story Bridge and then back onto the Pacific Motorway, allegedly still travelling at speed.
Officers deployed a tyre deflation device at the Logan Road exit however the driver allegedly attempted to drive around it before colliding with a truck.
As a result of the crash, both front tyres were damaged, forcing the vehicle to come to a stop at Springwood where four people were taken into custody.
Three girls aged 14, 17 and 15 were taken into custody at the scene.
The 16-year-old male driver was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital for treatment to a non-life-threatening head injury.
A 16-year-old boy

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On Saturday, August 4, officers and VIPs (Volunteers In Police) from the South Brisbane District Crime Prevention Unit attended Rochedale Community Day Celebrations at the Rochedale Arise.
Officers and VIPs had the privilege of interacting with the diverse community and educating attendees on the importance of home, personal and vehicle safety.     
This event was run in conjunction with the opening of the new estate at Rochedale and was an excellent forum to welcome new residents to the area and provide them with the essential crime prevention knowledge that they can apply in their neighbourhood.
This was a great opportunity to interact with the community and discuss important issues in this culturally rich part of South Brisbane said Senior Police Liaison Officer Li-Shan Huang.
“Many thanks to all who popped in to say hello, we look forward to working with you to build a safe and prosperous Rochedale”

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Morningside police would like to remind motorists to secure their vehicles to deter opportunistic thieves.
Over the past few weeks we have conducted patrols in and around the Morningside, Bulimba, Hawthorne and Balmoral areas. Disturbingly, in a large number of cases, vehicles left unattended were not locked.
From experience we know that if we make it easy for criminals, they have a tendency to return and also pass this information onto associates.
There are a few simple things that people can do to help prevent their vehicles and/or their valuables being stolen from vehicles.
Motorists are reminded to:

Lock doors and ensure windows are up
Use anti – theft devices ie steering locks, alarms, engine immobilisers etc.
Place valuables in the boot, glove box, centre console or under blankets so thieves aren’t tempted to target your vehicle.
Do not leave keys under the seat, under wheel arches or in the ignition.
Park your vehicle in an area where there is

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Commissioner Stewart with attendees of the dedication ceremony at Toowong Cemetery
Commissioner Ian Stewart joined officers, families, and Friends of the Queensland Police Museum (FOQPM) at Toowong Cemetery on Tuesday to mark the restoration of the graves of two fallen QPS members who died over a century ago.
The two graves were that of Constable Benjamin Ebbitt and Sergeant Thomas Heaney who died as a result of severe injuries from being assaulted on duty, in unrelated incidents, when attempting to arrest offenders.
Sergeant Heaney died in 1906 in South Brisbane from assault injuries he sustained while attempting to arrest two burglars at the Norman Hotel, Woolloongabba in 1905. Constable Ebbitt died in 1894 from assault injuries he sustained when he attempted to intervene and arrest two offenders for an assault in Croydon in 1890.
Searching for the location of Sergeant Heaney’s grave in 2015 led to the chance finding of Constable Ebbitt’s neighbouring grave

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Police are investigating after a woman was assaulted and cut with a knife during the attempted burglary of a business at Morningside yesterday evening (August 1).
At around 5.45pm a 37-year-old female employee disturbed a man who had entered the premises on Breene Place and was taking items from a lower level meeting room.
As the woman entered the kitchen area she was grabbed from behind by the man and a struggle ensued. During the struggle, the woman bit the man on the right hand.
The woman sustained a cut on her arm before the man fled the scene.
She was transported to Mater Hospital for treatment to the wound.
The man is described as Caucasian in appearance, approximately 188cm tall and was wearing a black hat, black jumper, black pants and black latex gloves.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the area at the time of the incident to

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